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Gunmen have abducted 20 medical and dental students in Benue state. The victims, said to be students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were traveling when they were ambushed by gunmen around Otukpo area of the state on Thursday evening. They were on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. Catherine Anene, the state police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters on Friday morning, sparking concerns for the safety of the abducted students. Meanwhile, the names of the 20 medical and dental students, reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 39 mpox (monkeypox) cases and zero deaths have been recorded in the country this year. On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern” after a surge in cases recorded in Africa. Mpox is endemic in Nigeria and many countries in Central and West Africa. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Jide Idris, NCDC director-general (DG), said the cases were recorded across 33 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). He said Bayelsa (16), Cross River (5), Ogun (4), Lagos (4), Ondo (3), and…
A coalition of Rivers State leaders has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the escalating political conflict between Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The group, led by Chief Sunnie Chukumele, warned that the situation could lead to severe conflict if not addressed promptly. The coalition accused Wike’s allies of attempting to destabilize the government and criticized the faction of the state assembly led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule for trying to starve the state of funds through court actions. They also denounced former local government chairmen who have refused to step down despite…
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), has confirmed an attempted breach of its website domain, which occurred just a day after the bank renewed its domain name. State reporters reveals that the attempt led to a temporary disruption of the website, leaving customers unable to access online services and sparking concerns about the potential compromise of customer data. On Thursday, the bank issued a statement to address the situation, clarifying that while there was an attempt to compromise its website, the incident was unsuccessful, and the website was not cloned. The bank reassured its customers that their data remains secure, emphasizing…
The reduction in the prices of Garri, Akpu(fufu), milk, and other items pushed Nigeria’s food inflation to fall by 39.53 percent in July 2024 from 40.87 percent in June of the same year. The National Bureau Statistics July’s Consumer Price Index and Inflation data was released on Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s food inflation rate in July 2024 was 2.47 percent, which shows a 0.08 percent decrease compared to the 2.55 percent rate recorded in June 2024. NBS explained that the fall in food inflation can be attributed to the decline in the average prices of Garri, Akpu(Fufu), tin…
The WhatsApp number of Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been hacked and cloned by an impostor, who currently deployed it into some fraudulent transactions running into millions of naira in the name of the governor, Leadership Newspaper is reporting. One of the conversations requested favour from a close ally of the governor asking him to send N7 million to someone on the governor’s behalf, promising to refund later, as the governor is currently in the United States for a state’s function. The cash, it was gathered, was to be transferred to a dedicated account, but the official…
President Bola Tinubu and President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement on a gas pipeline for Gulf of Guinea. In a statement on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesman, the agreement on the Gulf of Guinea gas pipeline project was signed on Wednesday. Ngelale said the agreement further affirms the two nations’ partnership for mutual development. According to Ngelale, the agreement covered legislative and regulatory measures for the gas pipeline, establishment and operation, as well as transit of natural gas, ownership of the gas pipeline, and general principles. In his remarks, Tinubu said the signing of…
In an unexpected and embarrassing turn of events, a pornographic video clip interrupted a crucial investors’ call organized by Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) on Thursday. The call was part of a hybrid roadshow aimed at securing dollar investments for the federal government’s dollar-denominated domestic bond. The incident occurred during an online session attended by investors, analysts, bank officials, and government stakeholders, who had gathered to discuss the prospects of the federal government’s $500 million domestic bond, set to be issued on August 19. The DMO has yet to issue a statement regarding the incident, which has been linked to…
The computation of the new minimum wage for junior federal workers have been completed by the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission (NSIWC). That of workers in the senior cadre will be ready in the next two or three weeks. A Presidency source, who made these known yesterday, said both data would be collectively forwarded to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) for further processing and implementation. The source added that the NSIWC is waiting for the conclusion of negotiations between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress(TUC) on one side and the federal…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 33.40% in July 2024, according to the latest figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rate dropped by 0.79% when compared to the 34.19% recorded in June 2024. State reporters revealed that the reduction in inflation is happening for the first time in 19 months since December 2022, when it last dropped to 21.34%. On a year-on-year basis, the rate was 9.32 percentage points higher than in July 2023, when it stood at 24.08%. This indicates an increase in the headline inflation rate on a year-on-year basis for July 2024…