The head of the Kano Zoological Garden, Sai’du Gwazor has announced that a team of experts has captured the lion that escaped from the zoo.

 

 

He said the lion was found on the zoo premises in a cage belonging to goats, adding that it had killed and eaten all the goats in the cage.

 

 

GWARZO said the rangers had succeeded in locking up the cage before the lion was shot with an injection which made him less harmful.

 

 

There was panic on Saturday night around Zoo road in Kano metropolis when the lion escaped from its cage at the zoological garden.

 

 

The lion had escaped when the rangers were trying to put it back in its cage after they returned from a national agricultural show which took place in Nasarawa State.

 

 

The incident had forced many residents of the area to remain indoors while motorists had deserted the ever-busy Zoo road since the incident happened on Saturday night.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has decried the spate of kidnappings across the country saying, its employees had now become key targets of kidnap attempts.

 

Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the National Institute for Security Studies.

 

The NNPC boss said the oil firm had decided to step up its inter-agency collaboration to contain the spate of insecurity of lives and property in the cause of its operations.

Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World Food Day. A Non Governmental Organization, the FoodClique, said government must ensure Nigerians have access to at least two square meal per day.

 

Founder of FoodClique, BOLAJOKO FADIPE said a situation where some families in the country go to bed hungry is unacceptable.

 

He also expressed worry with the statement made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, SABO NANONO that the cry by some Nigerians of hunger in the land is laughable.

BOLAJOKO FADIPE said the Minister is far from the reality in the country.

 

According to him, the country must put measures in place to curb wastages saying the group plans to distribute free foods to those in Resettlement centre in Okobaba, Ebute Metta to mark the Day.

 

World Food Day is marked every October 16 to highlight challenges faced by the people in accessing food around the world.

 

 

Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World Food Day. A Non Governmental Organization, the FoodClique, said government must ensure Nigerians have access to at least two square meal per day.

 

Founder of FoodClique, BOLAJOKO FADIPE said a situation where some families in the country go to bed hungry is unacceptable.

 

He also expressed worry with the statement made by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, SABO NANONO that the cry by some Nigerians of hunger in the land is laughable.

BOLAJOKO FADIPE said the Minister is far from the reality in the country.

 

According to him, the country must put measures in place to curb wastages saying the group plans to distribute free foods to those in Resettlement centre in Okobaba, Ebute Metta to mark the Day.

 

World Food Day is marked every October 16 to highlight challenges faced by the people in accessing food around the world.

 

The meeting between the organized labour and representatives of the Federal Government has been moved to today Wednesday, October 16, to allow for sorting out of all grey areas of contention.

A top Labour Official, who pleaded anonymity, hinted that the organized labour had shifted its earlier position from 29 per cent to 25 per cent for grade levels seven to 14, while for levels 15 to 17 now 20 per cent, which was earlier 24 per cent.

The Federal Government has made its earlier position to shift from levels seven to nine to 17 per cent and levels 10 to 14 at 15 per cent.

It also shifted that of levels 15 to 17 to 12 per cent.

At Tuesday’s meeting in Abuja, the Head of Service, Mrs. FOLASHADE YEMI-ESAN, expressed hope that the meeting would get to a logical conclusion when it reconvenes today.

Deputy President of NLC, AMAECHI ASUGWUNI, who spoke on behalf of the organized Labour, urged to the Federal Government to shift grounds for agitation ahead.