In a move to reduce the pressure on the naira, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised a 7,000-man special task force across its 14 zonal commands to clamp down on dollar racketeers. Cardoso argued that the foreign exchange market was facing increased demand pressures, causing a continuous decline in the value of the naira. Meanwhile, The PUNCH findings show the EFCC special task force is operating in all its 14 commands with over 7,000 operatives or about 500 operatives in each command. He stated, “The Special Task Force is operating in all our 14 commands, and we have about 500 operatives in each command’s task force; that equals over 7,000 operatives overall. “It is illegal to ask for payment of whatever sort in foreign currency here in Nigeria.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, Wednesday decried the exclusion of Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) in governance, assuring them of equal opportunity and all-inclusive governance in the state. Otti stated this during the Abia State Disability Day Celebration/Interactive Session held in Umuahia, lamenting the exclusion of the people from playing active and leadership roles in the political and social life in Nigeria. In his speech, the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Sir Nwaobilor Ananaba eulogized the talents exhibited by persons with disabilities and thanked Governor Otti for his support in giving them a sense of belonging. He stated that a youth empowerment platform will soon be launched to facilitate the smooth dispensation of their welfare/empowerment packages. Speaking earlier, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Persons with Disabilities, Mr. David Anyaele thanked Governor Otti for his determined commitment to championing the welfare of people with disabilities in the state.

Nigerian Tribune, gathered that FUTA alone won 17 grants out of the 185 research proposals scheduled for funding under the 2023 Grant Cycle. With 17 grants, FUTA, posted one of the best showings among other niversities with its researchers winning funding grants to the tune of N426,656,552.45. Following closely on the feat are OAU and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT-MINNA), with both having 16 proposals approved by the intervention agency. He said for the current grant cycle, N5.1 billion will be released for the funding of 185 successful research proposals. Suffice to state that the TETFund research awards are of two types namely, National Research Fund (NRF) and Institution Based Research (IBR) with different modalities for selection and awards.

As Nigeria gear up for their first game of the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament against Senegal on Thursday (today), D’Tigress forward Lauren Ebo is confident that the team’s preparation would be enough to lead them to success, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The FIBA Olympics qualifying tournament holds from today to February 11 in Antwerp, Belgium with 16 teams competing for 12 places at this summer’s Paris Olympics. D’Tigress qualified automatically for the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament as winners of the 2023 Women’s Afrobasket in Rwanda. Speaking ahead of today’s game against fellow Africans Senegal, Ebo is hopeful of D’Tigress qualification for the Games. After their first game against Senegal, Rena Wakama’s women will then face the United States the following day.

The Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has disclosed that two companies in the Dangote Industries Group will be listed on the exchange soon. Kwairanga made this revelation on Tuesday during a closing-gong ceremony in honour of the Senate Committee on Capital Market and Institution’s visit to the NGX headquarters in Lagos. He said, “As at last week, the president of Dangote assured me that the Dangote Refinery is going to be listed on this market very soon. He also said that apart from the refinery, he is going to list the fertiliser company (Dangote Fertiliser Limited). In his comments, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market & Institutions, Senator Osita Izunaso, stated that the legislative arm of the government would be advising the executive to encourage companies in the energy value chain to list on the capital market.

Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has announced plans by his administration to cultivate 150,000 hectares of wheat next farming season. The governor, who spoke in Dutse, the state capital, on Wednesday, when he received the Africa Development Bank delegation, disclosed plans to expand the programme to other crops in 2025. The Federal Government had allocated 40,000 hectares of land for wheat farming to Jigawa State under the initiative to enhance food security in Nigeria where over 10,000 farmers are supported with agricultural inputs for effective farming. Fregnen said the National Agricultural Development Scheme will be supported in the areas of irrigated land, farmers’ financing and the provision of opportunities for the young people for the development of the region. Other key stakeholders appreciated the support and commitments of the Jigawa State Government and assured a willingness to maintain the cordial relationship between the two parties.

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Jigawa Governor, Alhaji Umar Namadi has announced plans of the state, to cultivate 150,000 hectares of wheat next season farming, saying the “only way to move people out of poverty is through the development of agriculture”. She disclosed that Governor Namadi expressed his determination to improve food security in the state and the county in general. It be recalled that Jigawa state was allocated 40,000 hectares of land for wheat farming under the initiative to enhance food security in Nigeria where over 10,000 farmers are supported with agricultural inputs for effective farming. The statement said the Jigawa state governor thumbed up for President Tinubu for initiating various agricultural intervention programmes since the inception of his administration. Other key stakeholders appreciate the support and commitment of Jigawa state government and assured willingness to maintain the cordial relationship between the two parties.

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The queues were also noticeable at filling stations along Ikorodu Road in Lagos. Our correspondent observed that many of the filling stations along the Ikeja axis, through Obafemi Awolowo Road in Ikeja, were shut. It was also reported that all the filling stations along Ogunnusi Road, inbound Berger, did not sell petrol to customers. It was gathered that filling stations owned by the NNPCL along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway did not dispense fuel as of Monday evening. However, it was observed that the queues still persisted in filling stations as of the time of filing this report on Tuesday evening.

In TI’s newly-released 2023 Corruption Perception Index, Nigeria listed 145 among 180 countries and scored 25 out of 100 points. The Bola Tinubu government must rescue the country from sinking deeper into the noxious corruption mire. In 2015, Tinubu’s predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, recalled that $150 billion of Nigeria’s oil wealth was looted in the 10 years to 2015. In a 2023 report, an NGO, Open Society Foundations, linked widespread corruption to Nigeria’s democratic shortcomings. A report by global consultancy, PwC, ominously stated that corruption could gulp 37 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP by 2030.

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The World Bank’s latest Food Security Update report released on Tuesday says inflation in food prices remains high globally across low, middle, and high-income countries. The report highlighted that in 63.2 percent of low-income countries, inflation exceeded 5 percent indicating a 1.3 percentage points increase from the previous food update of January 17, 2023. However, the Bank said in high-income countries food inflation surpassed 5 percent in 44.4 percent of nations, marking a decrease of 1.9 percentage points from the previous food update. According to the report, in 71 percent of the 165 countries with available data, food price inflation outpaced overall inflation in real terms. The World Bank’s Food Security Update stated that the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) reports that recent assaults by Houthi rebels on vessels in the Red Sea have led to a 40 percent reduction in trade volumes through the Suez Canal, thereby reducing global food security.