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Nigerian, French producers to work on new movie projects

Nigerian, French producers to work on new movie projects

July 4, 2019 12:16 am

Twelve Nigerian film projects have been presented to French filmmakers at the maiden edition of the  French- Nigeria Cinema Days for co-production deals.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the films written, and to be directed by Nigerian filmmakers, were announced  on Wednesday  at the event holding from July 2-3 at the Alliance Francaise in Lagos State.

Mr Yoann Talhouarne, Regional Audiovisual Attaché, Embassy of France in Nigeria, while making the announcement, said that over 50 Nigerian film proposals were submitted, from where the 12 were selected.

After the announcement, the Directors of the proposed films then have a …

Nigerian government suspends RUGA

Nigerian government suspends RUGA

July 3, 2019 12:14 pm

The federal government on Wednesday suspended the controversial Rural Grazing Area settlements for herdsmen across the nation.

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State revealed this at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday after a meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The governor said the reason the planned Ruga was suspended because it was not consistent with the National Livestock Transformation Plan.

He noted that the NLTP approved by the National Economic Council and the Federal Government is a voluntary programme to all the 36 states who like to participate.

“It is not compulsory, it is for any state that …

Nigerian Government denies plan to ban Almajiri

Nigerian Government denies plan to ban Almajiri

June 22, 2019 12:04 am

The Presidency on Friday dismissed media report that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to ban the Almajiri system of education.

The Almajiri system of education is a form of Qur’anic learning system associated with begging on economic and religious grounds peculiar to some Northern states.

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, however, said that the prescription of the Almajiri system had remained an objective of the Buhari administration.

”The Presidency, therefore, calls for caution in responses to the pronouncements by President Muhammadu Buhari on free and

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Nigerian Army begins local production of tactical vehicles

Nigerian Army begins local production of tactical vehicles

June 21, 2019 12:08 am

The Nigerian Army says light tactical vehicles and other weapons being locally produced by its company, Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company (NAVMC), will help in addressing Nigeria’s internal security challenges.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday after he toured production lines in the company located at Rigachikun in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

Buratai disclosed that the first set of the indigenous “light tactical vehicles’’ produced by the company would be exhibited on July 6.

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Nigerian Navy destroys 50 illegal refineries in Delta

Nigerian Navy destroys 50 illegal refineries in Delta

June 19, 2019 12:04 pm

In continuation of its war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region, the Nigerian Navy (NN) yesterday said it destroyed over 50 illegal refineries in the past 32 days around Yeye, Burutu and Ibafa creeks in Delta State.

The operatives attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta also arrested six ships – MT AYSU, MT INTERIM, MV MAMA ELIZABETH, MT MIRACLE, MV NIPAL and SD WATERMAN – as well as 80 wooden boats used by criminals for bunkering of petroleum products siphoned from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines and crude oil well …

Nigerian Army to upgrade museum to international standard

Nigerian Army to upgrade museum to international standard

June 16, 2019 1:52 am

The Nigerian Army has commenced work on upgrading the army museum at the Mambilla Barracks to international standard.

The army which took a cue from the Arlington National Cemetery Museum in fashioning the Nigerian army museum will also be upgrading the Buratai Museum in Borno State.

For the upgrade to be a success, the army is collaborating with National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) to ensure that the vision of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant, General T.Y Buratai, which is to have a professional responsive Nigerian army in the discharge of its constitutional role is met.

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Nigerian singer, Aramide, joins Gov. board of the Grammys

Nigerian singer, Aramide, joins Gov. board of the Grammys

June 15, 2019 8:19 am

Nigerian singer, Aramide Sarumoh, a,k.a  Aramide, and 18 others are to be inducted into the Recording Academy governing board of the Grammys.

The music star, while reminiscing on her music career revealed this on series on tweet posted on her twitter handle, @AramideMusic .

She recalled the time she started singing and how she wanted to just be heard and went on to reveal that after being an active voter of the Grammys recording academy for years, she finally gets to be inducted in its board.

“ And today I’m happy to announce to you that after being an active …

Islamic State reports killing 20 Nigerian soldiers

Islamic State reports killing 20 Nigerian soldiers

June 14, 2019 9:07 am

Islamic State’s West African branch claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nigerian army base in northeastern Borno state and said its fighters had killed 20 soldiers.

The assault, which raised questions about government claims to have almost defeated the insurgents, took place in the town of Kareto on Wednesday.

The barracks were burnt and a tank destroyed, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) said in a statement published on the SITE Intelligence website.

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Security sources had said earlier that the base, home to the from the Nigerian …

Nigerian youths’ strategies to revolutionise agriculture

June 12, 2019 1:11 am

Youth Advocates Nigeria (YAN) has begun an aggressive move towards revolutionising agriculture in the country by removing the stigma of poverty associated with it. The visionary group of young professionals led by Aina Tolulope, an Agricultural Economics graduate of the University of Ibadan, converged in Ibadan, Oyo State, at the weekend, for a seminar on how to collaborate, synergise and harness the available resources in the agriculture sector, locally, nationally and internationally, to take the youth away from the dense labour market.

YAN comprises enterprising farmers on fish, maize, lettuce, cassava among others.Entrepreneurs who gave motivational talks at the seminar …

Nigerian gangs murder 43 in several attacks

Nigerian gangs murder 43 in several attacks

June 10, 2019 9:13 am

Gunmen on motorbikes killed 43 people in waves of attacks in northern Nigeria, police said Monday, the latest violence by criminal gangs raiding villages and stealing livestock.

The series of attacks, carried out overnight Saturday to Sunday in Nigeria’s far northwestern Sokoto state, saw the gangs ride out from forest hideouts, speeding into villages and beginning to shoot.

“They opened fire on the village indiscriminately,” said Abdullahi Dantani, from the village of Satiru, where 18 people were murdered.

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In Sokoto state’s Rabah district, gunmen rode into four villages …

CBN reveals $14.2bn capital flows to Nigeria in five Months

Nigerian banks borrow ₦12 trillion from CBN in six months

June 3, 2019 12:46 am

The nation’s Deposit Money Banks have made frequent visits to the facilities’ window of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the last six months, resulting to ₦12.09 trillion borrowings. Meanwhile, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, would kick off his second term in office tomorrow, having earlier been confimrmed by the National Assembly.

He is now expected to roll out new initiatives and pursue full implementation of ongoing policies in banking supervision and stability; robust microfinancing; price stability through inflation management; sustenance of the unconventional policy to support the ailing economy; and foreign exchange management, among others.

The banks continued to …

Happy Adult’s day to the Nigerian children

Happy Adult’s day to the Nigerian children

May 27, 2019 9:46 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

The society we abuse today, will take its revenge on our children tomorrow – (Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State, and PDP Vice Presidential Candidate)

The greater percentage of the Nigerian children lack every necessary thing it takes to be a child, and to experience childhood.

From toys, good playground, chocolates, care of the parents and guardians, and even basic necessities of life.

Most of these kids engage in child labour, just to help carter for the family, and automatically turning to adults as kids.

Failure of leadership and religion in Nigeria are some of …

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