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By Femi Alabi The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have partnered to enhance processes related to the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Reuben Muoka, NCC Director Public Affairs and Ayodele Babalola, Technical Adviser, Media, and Communications to NIMC on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, in recent times, the NIN-SIM linkage exercise has become subject of national discourse, reflecting the critical importance of aligning SIM registrations with individuals’ unique national identification numbers. “Recognising the significance of this initiative in enhancing security and improving service…
By Halimah Olamide In what seemed like a reprisal for the killing of about 17 soldiers including a Commander and two Army Majors, the Okuoma community in Delta state has been razed down. Videos seen by the NPO Reports showed that structures were set ablaze while people scampered for safety. The Nigerian Army had earlier declared a manhunt for those youths who killed the soldiers. NPO Reported on Saturday that the soldiers were ambushed while on a mission in the area. Defence Acting Director of Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, had said in a statement on Saturday that men of…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tnubu on Sunday granted the Nigerian Army the presidential order to fish out the killers of its men in Okuoma, Delta state. In a statement personally signed by the president, he said the incident showed the dangers faced by men of the Nigerian forces in the discharge of their duties. “As a nation, we must constantly remember and honour all those who have paid the ultimate price to keep our country safe, strong and united. “The officers and men who died in Okuama community have joined the pantheon of great men and women who gave…
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo An Islamic cleric Ademosu Ahmed Adeshola on Sunday linked dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian currency to poor governance. He said that the current migration of Nigerians to other parts of the world is another reflection of the years of maladministration that the country has gone through. While speaking as the Guest Lecturer at the Abdul-Rafih Masjid Rotimi Williams Estate Muslim Community, Iju Lagos on Sunday, the cleric reminded those present that Ramadan is an opportunity for all humans to renew themselves. Adeshola said when Nigeria was good no one reckoned with foreign currencies such as Dollars or…
By Femi Alabi President Bola Tinubu has directed the the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Lawal Adamu-Usman, to convene a stakeholders meeting to map out the best options to enhance community policing and decimate the terrorists in the constituency and across the state. Adamu-Usman on Sunday met with President Bola Tinubu on the abduction of Kuriga students and other security challenges in Kaduna State. Adamu-Usman told Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the discussions centred on ways to contain the security challenges and offer support for those displaced by the terrorists. Adamu-Usman said “ the stakeholders meeting will also address the…
By Femi Alabi The Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Segun Olatunji whose whereabout is currently unknown. The journalist was said to have been taken away by armed men in military Uniform on Friday. Amnesty International made the call on its X, “Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of journalist Segun Olatunji — whose whereabouts is currently unknown. “According to his family, he was ‘taken’ by armed men in military uniform on Friday in Lagos.”. It was reported that the armed men on Friday at about 6pm stormed the residence of the Editor…
By Femi Alabi The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government of Osun, Oba Hameed Oyelude, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reopen the nation’s border with Benin Republic. Oba Oyelude, who made the appeal in a chat with journalists on Sunday in his palace in Kuta, said the reopening of the border would ease the burden of Nigerians economically. “At the time the Benin Republic border was closed, the Federal Government was protecting the economy of the country. “But I want to urge the President to look at the possibility of reopening the border to ease…
By Femi Alabi The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has charged Nigerian athletes to make significant impact as the track and field event of the ongoing African Games starts on Monday. The minister stated this on Sunday in Accra when he visited the athletes ahead of the commencement of the highly anticipated track and field events. He expressed confidence in the team’s ability to make Nigeria proud, urging them not to waiver in their pursuit of excellence and dominance over rival teams like Egypt. “I am charging the entire contingent to keep the chase on Egypt, and steer…
By Femi Alabi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu and a 30-yeard-old dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, for allegedly selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said officers of the Agency on patrol around Opolo area of Yenagoa intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Edesemi and recovered 200 grams of chin-chin produced with cannabis sativa, which he was on a mission to deliver to a buyer. He said that a follow…
By Femi Alabi United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that the introduction of Multiple Micronutrient Supplement (MMS) for pregnant women in Nigeria will reduce high rate of maternal and infant mortality. The fund’s Chief of Nutrition, Nemat Hajeebhoy, said this during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in 2020 stood at 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births, making it one of the countries with the highest MMR globally. The Federal Government, has, however, taken steps to transit from Iron and Folic Acid Supplements (IFAs)…