10 things Nigeria’s Northern State Governors Forum should do as part of an ambitious plan to create 20m jobs and woo our youths away from crime and terrorism

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Open a 20,000 square kilometre National Game Reserve in Taraba State. Make it the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Designed along similar lines to South Africa’s Kruge National Park, it should employ about 5,000 park rangers to police and fight off poachers

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Assaulted phone repair man says he will not pursue case against CCT chairman Danladi Umar

BATTERED phone repair man Peter Onyuike who was physically assaulted on the orders of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman Danladi Umar has said that he will not be taking any further action on the matter in order not to infuriate the powers-that-be.

 

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Debt Management Office concedes that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb with high borrowing levels

NIGERIA'S Debt Management Office (DMO) has warned that the federal government is storing up problems for the future with its increased borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

As of December 2020, Nigeria's public debt was N32.9trn ($86.3bn) according to the most recent official data available. Of this total,  N12.7trn ($33.3bn) was external debt, contracted by the federal government, while N20.2trn ($53bn) was domestic debt, including loans taken from banks.

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South East Governors Forum launches regional security outfit known as Ebube Agu

GOVERNORS of the five states in Nigeria's southeast geo-political zone have decided to emulate their counterparts in the southwest of the country and establish a regional security outfit similar to Amotekun.

 

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Nigeria's communications minister Sheikh Pantami reported to be on CIA terrorist watchlist

NIGERIA'S communications minister Alhaji Isa Ali Ibrahim also known as Sheikh Pantami has been listed on the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) terrorist watchlist over his extreme religious stance and his links with Al-Qaeda.

 

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Leicester City plan to swoop for Ademola Lookman in the summer of Fulham get relegated

ENGLISH Premier League giants Leicester City are planning to purchase Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman in the summer should his current side Fulham fail to retain their premiership status and get relegated.

 

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Osinbajo launches ambitious Solar Home System programme aimed at getting power to 25m Nigerians

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has launched an ambitious green energy programme aimed at providing electricity to 25m Nigerians through the federal government's Solar Home System (SMS) programme.

 

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National Association of Resident Doctors call off their Covid-19 hazard allowance strike

NIGERIA'S National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) has suspended its nationwide strike initiated on April 1 to protest the non-payment of their salary arrears and the promised coronavirus hazard allowance.

 

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Nigerian Power Generation Bill 2021

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Six regional powers grids will be established across the country, with each responsible for providing electricity to the states within its domain

[2] A national grid will operate on top of this serving as a supplement whenever there are shortages in any geo-political zone

[3] Zonal grids will be free to sell excess power generated to other zones or export it as a commercial product

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