BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS, NEUTRALIZED IN RANN, BORNO STATE
On Friday, May 28th, troops of the Nigerian Army successfully neutralized ten Boko Haram terrorists in Rann, Borno State. They also destroyed a Boko Haram gun truck & recovered multiple weapons including one anti aircraft gun, two machine guns & eight AK-47 rifles.
NEWLY BUILT 45,000 TON CASSAVA PROCESSING PLANT IN RIVERS STATE
A newly built 45,000 ton cassava processing plant to produce 12,500 tons of flour per annum has been inaugurated in Rivers State. The project that was funded by Shell and the Rivers State government will engage 3,000 farmers. With this development, Nigeria will reduce its N100bn expense on importing starch.
GOOD MESSAGES ON THE STREETS OF LAGOS
On Friday, May 28th, we took pictures of banners bearing messages of hope and inspiration displayed in some parts of Lagos. We think a good Samaritan was at work to raise the spirit of Lagosians! Thank you!
FIRST SUCCESSFUL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE NAF
On Friday, May 28th, a surgical team led by Sqn Ldr Ismail Tsauni of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Hospital, Abuja successfully carried out a laparoscopic surgery on a 54 year old patient who had gallbladder stones.
ABU STUDENTS WIN GLOBAL CLOUD AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPETITION
3 Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students – Dahir Muhammad, Mustafa Jimoh and Khalifa Muhammad – won the Global Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Competition. They defeated 150,000 students drawn from 2,000 universities in 82 countries.
Press Statement on 4th National Day of Mourning and Remembrance of victims of violence in Zamfara state on 28th May,2021
Dear Patriots, We stand before you today with much pains and concern as we mark the 4th National Day of mourning in remembrance of all victims of violent killings across the country. The spate of attacks and increased number of killings of innocents Nigerians in almost all the States in the Federation is an issue […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 19
22nd – 28th March 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up across Nigeria to investigate the excesses of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have continued sittings in the FCT and these 11 states in the week under review: Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Lagos, Osun, and Oyo. On […]
12,000 FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM CBN RICE PYRAMID PROGRAMME IN EKITI STATE
On Tuesday, May 18th, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled 278,000 metric tonnes of rice pyramids in Ekiti as it kicked-off the Rice Pyramid Programme in Ekiti State. This is a spinoff of the N700bn Anchor Borrowers Programme.
RESCUED CITIZENS IN NIGER STATE
A number of bandits were chased away from their camp in Alawa forest of Shiroro Local Government after the Nigerian Army led by Maj. Gen. Ali Keffi conducted an operation on Wednesday, May 19th. Some citizens previously captured by the bandits were rescued during the operation.
AS NIGERIA MOURNS
In February, 2021 and again earlier in this month of May, over 127 Civil Society Organizations joined in calling attention to the atrocity violence, lawlessness and bloodletting that have taken over all parts of Nigeria. On those occasions, we called on government at all levels to provide leadership in ensuring that the security and welfare […]