Category: Nigeria News

Kaduna mobilises residents for identity card enrollment

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The Kaduna State Residents Identity Management Agency has embarked on a sensitization and advocacy tour to mobilize residents for the ongoing resident registration and identity card enrollment exercise in the state. The Executive Secretary of KADRIMA, Dr. John Danfulani, led the tour to several Chiefdoms and emirates in Southern Kaduna, where he addressed royal fathers and community stakeholders on the importance of the initiative. Addressing residents of Kachia on Thursday, Danfulani explained that the exercise aims to build a comprehensive database of all residents in Kaduna State, which would aid…

DHQ links foreign herdsmen to Benue, Plateau killings

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The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent spate of violent attacks in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of Nigeria to foreign herders who have infiltrated the country through its porous borders. Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye said linguistic and physical evidence suggests that many of the attackers are not Nigerian nationals. “When you hear them speak, you can often tell they are not from here. For example, the Hausa spoken in Nigeria differs from that spoken…

Trump to announce trade deal with UK

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The United States and Britain were reportedly set to announce a trade agreement on Thursday that could have implications for President Donald Trump’s tariffs assault, but the scope of the deal could be limited. The New York Times and Politico reported that the agreement would be with the UK, citing multiple people familiar with the plans, while the Wall Street Journal said it would be a “framework” of a deal. It would be the first such trade agreement since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on US trading partners on what he…

FG begins overhaul of NYSC scheme, plans teachers’, medical corps

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FG Approves ₦77,000 Monthly Allowance For NYSC Members

The Federal Government has set up a committee to carry out major changes to the National Youth Service Corps. The goal is to make the scheme stronger, more useful to national growth, and better suited to the needs of Nigerian youths. This decision followed rising concerns about the safety of corps members, poor facilities, and whether the NYSC still fits into today’s social and economic realities. The inauguration of the committee happened in Abuja on Tuesday, with key people from government, civil society, and private businesses in attendance. Speaking at…

Nigeria loses N1.3bn to tomato ebola in three states – Minister

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The Federal Government says Nigeria has so far lost more than N1.3 billion to the outbreak of Tuta absoluta, commonly known as the tomato leaf miner or “Tomato Ebola” in three states. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this at the ongoing four-day capacity-building workshop for financial institutions on Wednesday in Abuja. The workshop is organised by HortiNigeria in collaboration with the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending Plc. Kyari said the outbreak had consequently led to the surge of a 50-kilogramme basket…

Aiyedatiwa denies seizing Ondo cocoa farmers’ land for private firm

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The Ondo State Government has refuted claims by some cocoa farmers in Odigbo Local Government Area that it had sold their farmland in Oluwa Forest Reserve to a private firm, thereby ejecting them from their means of livelihood. Hundreds of farmers in the council area on Sunday staged a protest against the private firm SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited and the state government, accusing them of destroying their farm plantation in Oluwa Forest Reserve in Odigbo LG in a bid to take over the land. During the protest, the aggrieved farmers…

NMA commends Otti for 100% doctors salary hike

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The Nigerian Medical Association, Abia Chapter, has commended Governor Alex Otti for approving the 100 per cent Consolidated Medical Salary Structure for employed doctors in the state. The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Ezinwa Ezuruike, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Umuahia, expressed the group’s appreciation to the governor. He said that the landmark approval announced on April 29 restored long-awaited pay parity for state-employed doctors. Ezuruike noted that the development underscored Otti’s continued commitment to strengthening the health sector and improving the welfare of health professionals in the…

Why Wigwe’s helicopter crashed – US transport board

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The United States National Transportation Safety Board has attributed the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others to pilot error caused by spatial disorientation. The NTSB report, released on Wednesday, further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety management processes”. This was contained in the NTSB final report unravelling the reasons for the helicopter crash in February 2024. Preliminary report had earlier shown that the helicopter, registered as N130CZ, crashed while operating under visual flight rules…

AI key for health, education, innovation, says Bill Gates

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture. The philanthropist stated this at a meeting with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday. Gates visited Subianto and Indonesian philanthropists in the capital, Jakarta, where he spoke about his optimism that AI-driven innovation will help tackle global challenges. He said, “AI is going to help us discover new tools. And even in the delivery of health, education and agriculture advice, we’ll be using AI. “Once we finish…

Tinubu presents ₦1.78trn FCT budget to N’Assembly

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President Bola Tinubu has presented a ₦1.78 trillion budget proposal for the Federal Capital Territory to the National Assembly. Tinubu, in a letter read on the floor of the Green Chamber on Tuesday by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, urged the lawmakers to fast-track its passage to facilitate critical development projects in the nation’s capital. Tinubu stated that the budget presentation was in compliance with Section 299 of the Nigerian Constitution, which empowers the president to lay the FCT’s budget before the legislature. In his letter, the…