Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed has explained why the excess crude account has been depleted. The federal government had in a communiqué issued at the end of the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting for July, said the balance in the ECA dropped from $35.37 million to $376,655 in June. No further details was provided. Speaking at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday July 27, Ahmed …
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A Joint Security Tactical Team has foiled an attempted bandits attack on communities in Munya, Shiroro and Paikoro Local Government Areas of Niger State. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday, May 15. “On 15/05/2022 at about 0700hrs, information was received that suspected armed bandits were sighted at Zazagha and injita villages of Munya LGA,” the statement read. “Joint security tactical teams were immediately drafted to the area, and discovered that …
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) identified as Aliyu Muhammed Lawal, has died from a stray bullet during a crossfire between security operatives and bandits along Kaduna-Abuja road. It was gathered that the bandits were engaged by the security agents while they were trying to cross the highway at Kasarami Village at about 8pm on Friday, May 13. According to Daily Trust, the deceased who was serving in Abuja was hit on the head while on …
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has said it has been a very difficult time living under the Buhari-led administration. In an interview with Vanguard, Falae said insecurity has been at an all-time low in the history of Nigeria. He also pointed that Nigeria has never been so divided as it currently is under the Buhari government. ”All Nigerians know all that it has been living under the Buhari’s regime. I don’t need …
An SS3 student was killed during a clash between security operatives of the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) and suspected rice smugglers at Irosu village near Badagry. Alade Oba, 18, was hit by stray bullet and died on the spot during the clash with JBPT comprising Customs, Army and Immigration on Saturday, June 19. The JBPT, which was established in the aftermath of the border closure of August 2019, is yet to be disbanded. It was gathered …
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has commented on the widespread killings and insecurity witnessed across the country. In an interview on Channels Television on Monday November 30, the Kaduna state Governor disclosed that he and other Governors are frustrated with the current security architecture. El-Rufai who noted that the governors are only called chief security officers in name, stated that they have no control over the police. He also disclosed that he doesn’t have a say in who gets posted …