In Kaduna state, terrorist stormed the Government Secondary School in Chikun local government area of the state on Thursday morning. According to a teacher in the school who narrowly escaped, at least 280 students were kidnapped.
The governor of the State, Uba Sani has assured the people the State that he will do everything within his powers to ensure the safe return of the abducted students. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, just a day before the kidnappings said that the insecurity level in the country has reduced drastically since President Bola Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023.
Akpabio made this statement while contributing to a debate on a motion regarding the recent killings in Benue State. He noted that while the latest attack was an Abberation, there was a recorded decrease in the frequency of major killings across the country.
As many Nigerians continue to lament over rising inflation the country, The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun has said the 22.7 trillion Naira printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means overdraft, under Former President Muhammadu Buhari, was responsible for the current inflation in the country.
Edun stated this while briefing the Senate Committee on Finance in Abuja on Wednesday. He added that during the period, the printing of naira in trillions was carried out without any corresponding productive activities.
As the world marks international women’s day today, leaders from across the globe including Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu joined women in the celebration.
The president in his women’s day message said that the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress, fits well within his administration’s policy initiatives, on educating and empowering women, not only through inclusion in governance, but also by ensuring that they remain relevant in the development process across all sectors of the economy. The Nigerian Airforce have also celebrated their air women in a video now making rounds on social media.
A picture showing, the governor of Niger state, Umar Bago, kneeling to greet President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, has gone viral. Bago had visited the president at the presidential villa on Thursday, ahead of his planned visit to Niger state to launch some machinery for large-scale agro-value chain development in the state. Many Nigerian’s have taken to social media to react to the Governor’s humbly.
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