Tag: northern nigeria
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UN, FAO raise alarm: Food insecurity looms in Northern Nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF) said the United Nations (UN) – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had warned that people in northern Nigeria are at risk of acute food insecurity. The UN-FAO projected that an estimated 13 million people in the area face the risk of acute food insecurity…
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No responsible leadership in Northern Nigeria – Gov Matawalle
Governor Mohammed Matawalle has lamented that the North lacks responsible leadership to steer it through troubled waters the region finds itself, as its ruling elite have no vision for the region beyond gaining political power. The governor also warned that banditry ravaging the Northwestern region of Nigeria can swallow the entire country if necessary measures…
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Nigeria will burn if Northerners retaliate attacks – ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said that Nigeria will be in flames if Northerners retaliate the attacks on them in other regions. Emmanuel Yawe, ACF’s spokesman, said this while cautioning Northern youths against retaliation in the face of all forms of provocations. Yawe begged Northern youths to remain calm and not set Nigeria ablaze…
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Special Report: Looming hunger in Northern Nigeria as bandits, flood truncate farming activities
Activities of bandits and the inevitable flooding in the climax of the raining season is already threatening to push some communities in Northern Nigeria especially, the North-West into famine. While the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported in September this year that over a hundred thousands homes and wide areas of crops have been destroyed…
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El-Rufai: Northern Nigeria backward, uneducated, unhealthy
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i, was unsparing in his assessment of Northern Nigeria on Saturday as he described the region as backward, uneducated and unhealthy. He also quickly added the positives, some that may be controversial: the north feeding the nation, producing its richest citizen, the northerners less involved in fraud and being more…
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Why Northern Nigeria will continue to remain poor – Dangote
African richest and Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said Northern Nigeria will continue to remain poor except states governments move to close the development gap between the north and the south. Dangote, who spoke at the 4th edition of the Kaduna Investment Summit (KadInvest 4.0) in Kaduna on Wednesday, berated…
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Tasty foods for the Northern Nigeria traveller
Northern Nigeria offers numerous attractions for tourists, and besides visiting the tourist-worthy sites, travellers can also enjoy tasty traditional food of the north. Although the food of the region is not considered as the primary reason for its popularity, one cannot ignore the fact that the Northerners have contributed richly to Nigeria’s national food identity.…
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Gov. El-Rufai worries over rising security challenges in Northern region
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has described insecurity in the northern region as a major challenge that require the involvement of the region’s leaders for solution. He said this on Tuesday while receiving an entourage of the Zamfara Council of Chiefs on a courtesy call in his office. The delegation was led by its…
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Buhari asked us to divert developmental strides to northern Nigeria – World Bank
The President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari specifically requested that the bank restricts its developmental grants to the northern part of the country. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the northern Nigeria has over the years been ravaged by the deadly insurgent group, Boko Haram. The World Bank and…