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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Olufemi Adediran |Animasahun Salman
The Professional Hunters Association and the Nigerian Forest Security Service have warned the federal and state governments against politicising the recruitment process of the newly created National Forest Guard. They cautioned that allowing politics to dictate recruitment would undermine the entire purpose of the initiative. According to them, any attempt to fill the ranks with political loyalists instead of competent and dedicated individuals would render the entire scheme ineffective.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis |Dirisu Yakubu |Stephen Angbulu |Solomon Odeniyi |Isah Ojo |John Charles | +6 more
The Senate and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu to take urgent measures against the renewed terrorist attacks in the North-East. Zulum advised the President to rely more on the professional judgment of the military rather than political voices in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Stephen Angbulu |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Solomon Odeniyi |Tunde Oyekola |Peter Ajayi Dada |Animasahun Salman | +10 more
Organised Labour on Thursday presented a 20-point demand to the Federal Government as Nigerian workers commemorated the 2025 May Day at Eagles Square, Abuja and across the country.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Moses Adewole |Peter Ajayi Dada |John Charles |Faith Awa Maji | +3 more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, deployed a special squad to arrest the rising violence across the country. He ordered all Police Mobile Force squadrons to maintain at least one fully equipped, combat-ready unit on constant standby, effective immediately. He gave the directive during a meeting with Squadron Commanders in Abuja on Tuesday, as bandits struck in Kwara, Benue and Sokoto States, killing 21 persons.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Uthman Salami |Animasahun Salman |Stephen Angbulu |Dennis Naku |Dirisu Yakubu
Former presidential aspirant and presiding overseer of the Lagos-based Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned that under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria risks a popular uprising unless the administration changes course on security and the economy. Addressing worshippers during his Easter State-of-the-Nation broadcast in Ikeja, the former APC presidential aspirant said the country is being driven toward the brink amid a fresh wave of killings in Plateau, Benue and Enugu.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Tunde Oyekola |Faith Awa Maji |Animasahun Salman |Ademola Adegbite
As Christians across the country prepare to celebrate Easter, beginning with Good Friday, security agencies have pledged to ensure safety and peace throughout the festive period. The military high command, state police commands and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps commands assured Nigerians of heightened surveillance, increased personnel deployment, and inter-agency coordination to prevent any breach of law and order during the celebrations.
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1 month ago | 
punchng.com | Ismaeel Uthman |Olufemi Adediran |John Charles |James Abraham |Animasahun Salman |Faith Awa Maji | +1 more
The resurgence of terror attacks in some parts of the North has raised concerns among stakeholders as many displaced residents decry the attitude of both state and federal governments to their plight. Boko Haram, bandits and armed herders were said to have sacked no fewer than 250 communities in the region, with 6,000 displaced residents reported to be sleeping in religious houses in Plateau State.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Bankole Taiwo |Animasahun Salman |Tunde Oyekola
•LG workers, teachers in Zamfara, C’River, Abia, others yet to get minimum wageThe National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Alhaji Haruna Kankara, on Sunday, said about 20 states have yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for local government workers and primary school teachers. The states include Yobe, Gombe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Borno and 11 others.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Solomon Odeniyi |Animasahun Salman
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has warned that the withdrawal of any member state from the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region will have “substantial” implications for the ongoing counter-insurgency efforts. This warning comes amid reports that Niger Republic had pulled out of the MNJTF after previously withdrawing from the Economic Community of West African States. At a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.
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2 months ago | 
punchng.com | Wale Akinselure |Godwin Isenyo |Chima Azubuike |Maiharaji Altine |Animasahun Salman |Isah Ojo | +1 more
Many Muslims had a low-key Eid-el-Fitr celebration following the growing cost of living, which made it difficult for many to celebrate in their usual style. The surge in the prices of food, fuel, and transportation, along with ongoing security concerns, significantly affected the festive spirit across several parts of the country. In the northern part of the country, Muslims called for prayers to end the insecurity, hardship, and economic challenges facing the country.
