Tag: REPORT

Insecurity: How non-State actors killed 275 Nigerians, abducted 285 in November

Aminu Imam

In November, records showed that a total of 275 persons were killed, while 285 were abducted across Nigerias six geo-political zones.  Breaking down the figures, which were sourced from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST), out of the 275 killed, 244 of them were unarmed civilians, 17 soldiers – of which 16 were killed in gruesome attacks by some suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP); nine were police officers, three security guards and two vigilantes.  Analysis of the collated data shows that during the month, per zone…

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Prices of maize, rice, sorghum, others to jump in December 2022 Report

Aminu Imam

One of Nigerias commodities market players, AFEX, has forecasted a surge in prices of six food commodities, namely maize, paddy rice, sorghum, soybean, cocoa and sesame by the end of December 2022 to the first half of 2023. AFEXs forecast is contained in its 2022 Wet Season Crop Production Report unveiled at a hybrid event hosted at the firms head office in Abuja yesterday. The report said maize which faces a projected decline in production levels of up to 14% will reach a higher average price point ranging between N214,…

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‘Buhari weak in managing Nigerias economy, governance’ Report

Aminu Imam

Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari has performed poorly in governance, economic and political transformation, according to the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) 2022 Country Report. The BTI measures the development status and governance of political and economic transformation processes in developing and transition countries. Founded in 1977, the report is published biennially by Bertelsmann Stiftung, an independent establishment based in Gtersloh, Germany. More than 250 experts from leading academic institutions and civil society organisations worldwide assessed 137 nations. According to the 31-page report, Nigeria is 108th overall: 86th spot for political…

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Insecurity: ‘Terrorists expand operations in Nigeria; over 800 persons killed in Sept.’ Report

Aminu Imam

A new report has revealed a strategic expansion of the activities of the terrorist group, Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) beyond North-East region, the epicentre of its attacks. The report, titled: Nigeria Security Report and released by Beacon Consulting, a security risk management and intelligence consulting company, also revealed that violent attacks, abductions and fatalities increased in September compared to August 2022, despite the momentum of security forces operations. According to the report, there were 528 incidents perpetrated by terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers, which resulted in 861 fatalities,…

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Red Cross International trains journalists on humanitarian reporting

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has commenced training for journalists to enhance their skills in humanitarian reporting. Robin Waudo, the Communication Officer at ICRC, stated this at a  two-day workshop for media professionals on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the workshop was aimed at improving the reportorial skills of journalists, in reporting humanitarian issues in the region. Waudo said that ICRC has been active in bringing relief to victims of war and natural disasters across the world, through its policy of impartiality, neutrality and independence. He said that…

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Nigeria’s Insecurity: 2,968 killed, 1,484 abducted in three months – Report

Aminu Imam

Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna most violent States At least, 2,968 people were killed, while 1,484 were abducted in Nigeria from January to March 2022, according to data released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, (NST). The NST, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, gathers the data through weekly surveys of Nigerian and international media. According to the data, more people were killed in the North-West region than in other regions in the country, whereby at least 1,103 people were killed within the period in the region. The North-Central region recorded…

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78 percent Nigerians unhappy with State of affairs Report

Aminu Imam

A report by the Africa Polling Institute (API) has shown that 78% of Nigerians are unhappy with the turn of events in the country. The organisation said the percentage was arrived at following a monthly Nigeria Speaks poll undertaken by API in the week of January 24, 2022, to elicit citizens perception and attitudes on topical issues and trends in the social, economic, political, governance and public-life issues. According to the Institute, the poll project is a series of monthly nationwide public opinion polls, aimed at bridging the gap in…

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Torture; CSOs Urge Nigerian Government to Submit report to Convention

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The CLEEN Foundation and Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) have jointly appealed to the Nigerian government to comply with its obligation to the Convention Against Torture by sending its report to the Committee in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention Against Torture Treaty. The demand was made as part of a series of activities carried out by both organizations towards the implementation of the Convention Against Torture in Nigeria. The Foundation said while Nigeria has recorded some progress in terms of the enactment of relevant legal provisions including…

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