
Food Imports Rise 122%, Deficit Hits N4.9trn Despite continuous government efforts to shore up food production in Nigeria through various intervention programmes, the country recorded foods trade deficit worth N4.92 trillion between 2018 and 2022. Available data shows that Nigeria is not growing enough food for the populace, leaving the country with no option but
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FCTA Restricts POS Operators to Commercial Areas Over Insecurity The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday in Abuja directed Point of Sales (POS) operators to restrict their operations to only commercial areas in the nation’s capital. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, issued the directive at a news briefing. He said
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IGP Deploys Armed Drones to Tackle Nigeria’s Insecurity Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has deployed three armed drones to tackle insecurity across the country. Public Relations Officer for the police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement. He said the newly acquired drones will assist the Police in monitoring active crime scenes, coordinating response
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Zamfara Govt Directs Residents to Take up Arms Against Bandits Residents in Zamfara State have been urged to arm themselves in case of bandits attacks. Zamfara authorities ordered the Commissioner of Police to give gun licences to people entitled to bear guns in response to the state’s high rate of attacks. The administration declared that
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Insecurity: Ondo Assembly to Review Amotekun Law – official The Ondo State House of Assembly says it has commenced the process of amending the law that established the State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun to deal with the rising insecurity in the state. Gbenga Omole, the Assembly’s spokesperson, said this on the sidelines of the
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Kaduna Train Attack: Why We’re Finding it Difficult to Rescue Captives – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says the use of the captives of the Kaduna train attack as shields by bandits is making rescue operations difficult. He said this while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Sallah homage at the State House, Abuja.
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