Tag Archives: Borno

By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed essential food items to widows and vulnerable members of the Christian community in preparation for the upcoming Christmas celebrations. Over 6,000 people will benefit from the gesture, including 1,605 IDPs who have each received a bag of rice, 1 carton of spaghetti, and 1 gallon of cooking …

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Speaking at its “Facts Behind the Figures” session on the NGX Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Monday, Champion Breweries Plc (“Champion” or “the Company”) projected more than a five-fold increase in revenue and over ten times growth in profit after tax following the acquisition of Bullet, Nigeria’s No. 1 ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic brand.

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When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor Nigerians, I paused, not in celebration, but in disbelief. Where, exactly, is the evidence of this money?

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Determined to enthrone a peaceful society for business to thrive, the Nigerian Army's nationwide operations, have recorded major gains as four terrorists were killed while 64 criminal suspects were arrested.

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In this chilling but fierce interview, Olivia (her pseudo name for security reasons) explains to Okosun Dennis, Nationalwire, her narrow escape from the jaws of death orchestrated by her husband, who desperately wanted her dead.

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The Kuchingoro camp sheltering Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja is a huge camp. However, well-meaning Nigerians through various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have been visible with various projects including Water and Sanitation facilities. In this report facilitated by Christian media organisation, the Journalists For Christ (JFC) International Outreach, sponsored by the World Association For Christian Communication, …

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 Some of Nigeria’s most influential and powerful business leaders traveled to Maiduguri on Tuesday in a first-ever collective visit to camps for internally displaced people where aid agencies have been responding to the most urgent needs of women, men, and children freshly displaced by the ongoing conflict. Mr. Adewale Tinubu, Group CEO of Oando Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest indigenous …

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Bayo Akinloye A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria today, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children. The CJTF is a local militia that helps the Nigerian security forces in the fight against insurgency in north-east …

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Tayo Olanipekun The United Nations (UN) and its partners require N 353,880,000,000  to continue providing basic needs to the most vulnerable people in Nigeria as part of the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy for the country. This as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) together with the UN Development Programme and other partners is today in Abuja launching the 2019 Nigeria Regional …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Cameroon breached international and regional agreements by denying refuge to over 9,000 Nigerians who fled the violence in Borno State to the country last week, maintaining it cannot send back the refuge seekers. NRC, in a statement made available to Nationalwire on Monday night, said the authorities of the two countries …

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