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Nigerian Army To Set Up Cattle Ranches Nationwide

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The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army would be raising up cattle ranches in almost all the divisions and brigades.

Mr. Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Army Logistics, Patrick Akem, said this on Tuesday at the Commissioning of Mogadishu Cantonment New Mammy Market (former Abacha Barracks), Abuja.

The Army Chief said in keeping up with modern cattle rearing tradition, he sent officers to Argentina to look at how cattle were reared.

“Argentina has a population of 41 million people, but it feeds about 400 million people around the world with its beef.

“To take it to the next level, we want to adopt a system where the cattle are not just free ranging coming from Sokoto to Port Harcourt, thereby making their meat tough to eat, the products will soon be coming from our own farms and ranches,” he said.

He said he created the Barrack Investment Initiative as a platform that affords Army family members the opportunity of raising up fishing ponds, vegetable gardens, fruits, livestock, chicken and their eggs.

According to him, the intention of the Nigerian Army was not just to secure the country, but to contribute in growing the economy of the nation.

He added: “We want to tell our wives that they can live beyond the salaries of their husbands, so we are trying to empower the women in the barracks to be able to form co-operatives, so as to access loans and to a large extent be able to fend for themselves and their families, even without the salaries of their husbands.”

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Air Passengers Stranded As Aviation Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder Nationwide

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Air passengers in Nigeria are stranded at airports nationwide, as airline operators jostle for aviation fuel, amidst scarcity that is getting worse.

On Tuesday, the passengers, some of whom were on transit, waited endlessly for the departure hall. While few were lucky to later travel, others were later informed that their scheduled flights had been cancelled.

Aviation fuel, otherwise called Jet-A1, is a specialised type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft and normally accounts for over 30 per cent of operation cost of an airline.

Jet-A1 is 100 per cent imported into Nigeria and subject to fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. In the last 12 months in Nigeria, aviation fuel has steadily climbed from N104 to N240 per litre in Lagos and as high as N270 in northern part of the country.

Flight delays and outright cancellations means that air travelers are unable to meet scheduled appointments at their respective destinations. In extreme cases, this may also result to huge loss of revenues for those hoping to seal some business deals.

At the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, for instance, about three out of every four flights were cancelled, with operators citing “operational reasons”.

The Guardian learnt that one of the airlines operating at the GAT, in fact, cancelled all flights on Monday, and left passengers to learn of the development on getting to the airport.

At the Murtala Muhammed Airport II (MMA2) Terminal, also in Lagos, airlines like First Nation, Med-View, Azman and Dana Air were carrying out services but behind schedule.

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Buhari To Rehabilitate 414 Grazing Reserve Centres Nationwide

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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is set to rehabilitate the 414 grazing reserve centres and stock routes across the country, what it described as steps taken to end the clash between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country.

National Coordinator, Grazing Reserve Rehabilitation at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mahmud Ibrahim, disclosed this while speaking during a sensitisation and mobilisation programme on the issue at Wawazange Grazing Reserve in Dukkku Local Council of Gombe State.

Ibrahim said government would not rest until the lingering crisis between farmers and cattle breeders ended. According to him, the project, which is being carried out by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, is in conjunction with Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria to curtail the crisis among farmers and herdsmen in the country.

He said 10 states had already been mandated for the rehabilitation of the grazing reserves and stock routes. National Secretary of the breeders’ association, Baba Ngajarma, lauded the effort made by the government, saying that the project would sensitise farmers and herdsmen, adding that they must shun violence and embrace one another.

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Fuel Crisis: 39m Litres Of PMS Distributed Nationwide– NNPC

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said, yesterday, 1,194 truckloads of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, comprising 39.4 million litres of the products were distributed across the country.

The NNPC, in its Daily PMS Supply and Distribution schedule for Tuesday, April 19, 2016, said the product was loaded from various NNPC and major marketers depots nationwide. In addition, the report disclosed that five NNPC and marketers vessels are currently discharging at various depots/jetties nationwide, while seven NNPC import/shuttle vessels have been programmed to do Ship-to-Ship (STS) operation for onward discharge to inland depots.

The NNPC further stated that 21 import vessels laden with a total volume of 844.1 Million litres of PMS have been confirmed to arrive in the month of April, 2016 for NNPC. Giving a breakdown of trucks dispatched to selected states, the NNPC said 467 truckloads of PMS, comprising 15.41 million litres was dispatched to Lagos; 141 trucks, carrying 4.65 million litres was dispatched to Abuja; while Kano, Port Harcourt and Kaduna received 759,000 litres, 957,000 litres and 1.188 million litres respectively.

Ebonyi, Ondo, Sokoto and Borno got 132,000 litres, 495,000 litres, 264,000 litres and 231,000 litres respectively, while Cross River and Plateau received 528,000 litres and 297,000 litres respectively. The NNPC further stated that it has 17 days sufficiency up from three to four days sufficiency in March at the peak of petrol shortage, while it appealed to motorists not to engage in panic buying.

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Police To Build Affordable Houses For Junior Officers Nationwide

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Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, says the force has commenced the building of affordable houses nationwide for inspectors and other lower rank officers in its efforts to improve their welfare condition.

Mr Arase announced this on Thursday at the commissioning of the Nigerian Police Force Micro Finance Bank in Kaduna State, North west Nigeria.

The Inspector General of Police, represented by the DIG in-charge of Finance and Administration, Dan’Azumi Doma, disclosed that through the NPF Micro Finance, Officers, rank and file of the Police Force can assess loans which they can use to build their own houses and carter for their families.

While reassuring the determination of the current management of the Nigerian Police Force to improve on the welfare of officers and men, the DIG explained that the housing initiative is targeted to boost the morale of the personnel and make them comfortable even upon retirement.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Umar Shehu and Chairman of the NPF Micro Finance Bank, Azubuko Udah, both urged the police personnel and members of the public to patronize the bank.

The Nigerian Police Force Micro Finance Bank was established in 1992 as a welfare scheme to mobilize funds to carter for the welfare of police officers.

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Police Resumes Stop & Search Nationwide

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Following a rising wave of suicide attacks in parts of the country, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has directed the commencement of special stop-and-search operations on roads and highways nationwide.

Emphasis, however, would be placed on roads in and out of major cities and towns. Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Shogunle, disclosed the move from the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He said the development was a response to intelligence reports.

Shogunle advised citizens to bear with the police during the security operation which he described as a temporary measure put in place to address the intelligence received on the rising wave of suicide attacks.

“The special security measure, stop and search, are in no way a return to roadblocks. Any unprofessional conduct should be reported at the nearest police station,” Shogunle said.

He also urged the general public to cooperate with the police by providing answers to questions that might be asked as well as allowing their vehicles to be searched.

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Ogogoro Producers Kick Against Nationwide Ban

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Producers of Ogogoro under the umbrella of Raw Gin Producers Association of Nigeria, RGPAN, has urged the federal government not to ban the local gin popularly called Ogogoro based on recent casualty recorded from its consumption in some states of the country.

The Chairman of the association, Mr. Aritson Kroboakpo said  in Lagos yesterday that native gin, whose production and consumption in Nigeria pre-dates  independence and is not injurious to health , unless when adulterated.

Faking of products, the Association also noted, is not only peculiar to local gin, even as the group promised to work with government to ensure that quacks in the local gin production are eliminated.

The Association is reacting to the call for the ban of ogogoro by the government following the unfortunate incident that happened in Ondo State, where it was reported that some okada-riders collapsed after drinking ogogoro in a popular relaxation spot, and the most recent incident that occurred in Rivers State.

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Fuel Scarcity: GTB Closes Branches Nationwide

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Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) announced it was closing all its branches nationwide due to the worsening scarcity of fuel scarcity in the country.

Customers have already been notified. “The current shortage of petroleum products in the country has limited our ability to supply diesel to all our branches, in order to continue normal branch operations.  Due to this, we unavoidably have to close our branches nationwide at 1pm on Monday, 25th May 2015,” the notice read.

The bank appealed to clients to understand the current situation and assure them it was working hard to find alternative solutions to problem.

“Whilst we have had to take this step to close branch operations early, we would like to seek your understanding at this time, and assure you that we will continue to work hard at finding alternative solutions to this situation and will advise you once the situation has abated.”

It added that the bank alternative channels such as e-Branches, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Internet Banking SMS Banking, Mobile Banking would be fully functional and available for their customers. “All our alternative channels will be fully functional and available for all your Personal and Business Banking”.

The bank also apologised for any inconveniences this might cause to its customers.

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IG Orders Tight Security Nationwide Ahead Of Presidential Inauguration

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The Police High Command urged members of the public to continue collaborating with officers and men of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to stamp out crimes, including terrorism.

The statement noted that the police had perfected strategies to prepare a safe and secure ground for hitch-free inauguration of new governments nationwide.

Meanwhile, the IG has warned policemen against involvement in land dispute, stressing that such cases should be referred to the court of law or for Alternative Dispute Resolution.

He frowned at the participation of police officers in land issues, which he said bred corruption, noting that land dispute is not a criminal matter that should be settled by policemen unless there is a criminal dimension to the case.

Arase at a meeting with Inspectors and the rank and file at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday, cautioned his men against carrying bags for VIPs, insisting that this is not part of their job schedule as security personnel.

Apparently reacting to reports of policemen carrying VIP bags and luggage, especially at the airport and at public functions, the IG who flayed such conduct, stated that any policeman, particularly men of the Special Protection Unit, caught degrading himself would be severely punished.

The IG announced that 36,599 rank and file would be promoted soon, adding that the police management is also working hard to improve the welfare of men of the Force.