Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, minister of Steel Development, says the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA) is one of the cornerstones of the federal government’s plan to grow the economy to $1 trillion by 2030. Speaking during a visit to the agency on Thursday in Kaduna, he said President Bola Tinubu is determined to rehabilitate…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has said that Nigerians are tired of the country’s worsening insecurity. Speaking on Thursday while briefing state house correspondents on the outcome of the National Security Council Meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, Nigerians are gravitating towards self-help. The NSA who was…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi was arrested to answer questions on security matters. Mamu, who has been involved in negotiations for the release of abducted victims of the March 28, Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, was arrested in Kano on Wednesday. The DSS, in…
President Muhamadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of $150m from the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) for distribution to the three tiers of government.Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this at a media briefing on Monday, in Abuja.The briefing was centred on the fiscal policy measures being adopted by the federal…
CUBA is choking. It is being suffocated by the natural corona virus whose vicious Delta variant is sweeping like a flu through the pearl, but whose artificial American variant is deadlier. Six weeks ago, Cuba had no fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. With six decades of suffocating American blockade, it had learnt to live like…
Six people have been reportedly killed by bandits in attacks on communities in Kagoro District, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Thursday night. Sources said the affected communities include, Zunuruk, Gajere, Maraba and Kukum. According to the source, one person each was killed in Zunuruk, Garaje, Mararaba while three others were killed in…
