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November 23, 2021 Arewa Consultative Forum Says Attacks On Abuja-Kaduna Road A National Shame

Arewa Consultative Forum Says Attacks On Abuja-Kaduna Road A National Shame

The apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described the recurring attacks, abduction and killings of innocent people on the Abuja-Kaduna highway as a national shame.

The ACF, through its national publicity Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, expressed worry that on a daily basis, Nigerians are being terrorised, kidnapped and killed without let on this road.

One of the latest victim of this act of terror is Hamida Sagir, a retired director of protocol at the Federal Capital Development Authority and a governorship aspirant in Zamfara State who was shot and killed at Rijana, a village along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

Yesterday, a joint team of security operatives led by the Kaduna state Commissioner of Police, Mudashiru Abdullahi visited the scene to assess the situation on the highway.

According to Mudasiru, 11 travelers were rescued.

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November 23, 2021 Gunmen Kll Four, Injure Others In Katsina State

Gunmen Kll Four, Injure Others In Katsina State

Gunmen have stormed Barawa community in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State where they killed four people and left many others injured.

Residents of the area said the suspected bandits in their numbers attacked the village where they also carted away goods and domestic animals.

Barawa community is about 10 kilometers away from Katsina city.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that a number of residents were also kidnapped during the incident while other reports had it that the residents were only dispersed with gunshots.

Katsina State Commissioner for Sports and Social Development, Sani Danlami confirmed the attack saying the state government had provided relief materials to the wounded and the families of those killed.

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November 22, 2021 SERAP Slams President Buhari With Lawsuit Over Non-Disclosure Of N6trn NDDC Fund Looters

SERAP Slams President Buhari With Lawsuit Over Non-Disclosure Of N6trn NDDC Fund Looters

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged financial misappropriation within the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

This was contained in a lawsuit filed by SERAP lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare and Opeyemi Owolabi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

According to the Organisation, this suit is due to the failure of President BUHARI “to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6 trillion in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019, as documented in the recent Forensic Audit Report on NDDC.

SERAP also sought “an order of mandamus to direct and compel President BUHARI to publish the names of those indicted in the alleged misappropriation of over N6trn in the running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) between 2000 and 2019.

The suit, which has been assigned to Justice Binta Nyako at Court 2, is fixed for hearing on 29th November 2021.

 

November 22, 2021 IMF  Tells Nigerian Government To Remove Fuel, Electricity Subsidies Early 2022

IMF  Tells Nigerian Government To Remove Fuel, Electricity Subsidies Early 2022

The International Monetary  Fund has advised the federal government to completely remove fuel and electricity subsidies in early 2022.

The Washington-based Organisation noted that the removal of “retrogressive” fuel and electricity subsidies should be considered a priority as part of the government’s fiscal policy.

In its preliminary findings at the end of its official staff visit to the country under the Article IV Mission, IMF also called for reforms in the fiscal, exchange rate, trade and governance aspects of Nigeria.

The IMF noted that Nigeria’s past experiences with fuel subsidy removal, which have all been short-lived and reversed, underscore the importance of building a consensus and improving public trust regarding the protection of the poor and efficient and transparent use of the saved resources.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, reacting to the development, said the IMF has no right to tell Nigeria how to run its affairs.

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