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September 24, 2021 UNICEF Says Over 300,000 Children Killed, Several Mentally ill Over Insurgency in Northeast
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UNICEF Says Over 300,000 Children Killed, Several Mentally ill Over Insurgency in Northeast

The North East where the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that more than 300,000 children lost their lives in the last 12 years because of the insurgency ravaging the region.

UNICEF disclosed that over one million people have been displaced within the period under review.

The agency further divulged that no fewer than 5,129 out-of-school children were currently battling mental health challenges as a result of the conflict in the North.

According to a statement jointly released by the European Union and UNICEF, they noted that a recent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Needs Assessment of conflict-affected children in north-east Nigeria revealed pervasive psychosocial distress manifesting as high levels of anxiety, suspiciousness, anger, aggressiveness, and hyper-vigilance.

UNICEF’s Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins said the scars of conflict are real and enduring for children.


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September 22, 2021 President Buhari Orders FIRS to Tax Digital Transactions as Nigerians Await Appeal Court Ruling On VAT
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President Buhari Orders FIRS to Tax Digital Transactions as Nigerians Await Appeal Court Ruling On VAT

As Nigerians await the verdicts of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court over who has the legal power to collect Value Added Tax (VAT), Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to ensure that digital transactions are taxed.

Speaking at the 17th General Assembly and 10th anniversary of the West Africa Tax Administration Forum in Abuja, the SGF, said Nigeria was putting in place measures to ensure that it keeps up to date with these developments and answer the question of what to collect and how to collect it, as far as the digital economy is concerned.


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September 22, 2021 World Trade Organisation DG Okonjo-Iweala Asks Manufacturers to Invest in Covid Vaccines Production in Nigeria
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World Trade Organisation DG Okonjo-Iweala Asks Manufacturers to Invest in Covid Vaccines Production in Nigeria

The ongoing United Nations General Assembly in the United States as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the inequity in accessing COVID-19 vaccines is unacceptable.

After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in New York for the 76th session of the UNGA, Okonjo-Iweala said she briefed the president on efforts to mobilise COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to Nigeria.

The former Nigerian Minister of Finance expressed displeasure over the “lopsidedness” in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, saying even the vaccinated are unsafe where most of the population is not vaccinated.


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September 22, 2021 Army Says More Than 8,000 Boko Haram Terrorists Have Surrendered – GOC
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Army Says More Than 8,000 Boko Haram Terrorists Have Surrendered – GOC

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Abdulwahab Eyitayo has said more than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have so far surrendered to troops.

He said the terrorists surrendered from their enclaves in Sambisa Forest, as well as other hideouts.

Eyitayo, who is also the Commander, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this during a visit by the Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, and a team of Defence Correspondents from Abuja in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

He said the surrender by the repentant terrorists was a welcome development, adding that, the overwhelming fire power of the troops was responsible.

According to him, “one of the reasons they are surrendering in droves is the overwhelming fire power from the troops”.


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