Tag: Northeast
World Bank earmarks $800m for rebuilding North East
The World Bank has earmarked $800 million to support the rebuilding of the infrastructure destroyed in the North East by…
Northeast: Buhari begins reconstruction of schools, police stations
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Lawan, says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu…
Osinbajo commends Northeasterners for supporting IDPs
Nigerians in the North-East have been commended for their neighborliness and accommodating nature towards Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their…
Buhari promises to secure Niger Delta, rebuild North East
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government has begun mobilizing the military and task forces to…
FG to unveil Northeast peace building assessment programme
In furtherance of Federal Government’s determination to rebuild and rehabilitate the North-East, it is now set to launch a Recovery…
Police to restore civil authority in Northeast
The police force management team has taken a step towards the restoration of civil authority in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe,…
Police, paramilitary to be deployed to towns liberated from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazau (rtd) has confirmed the planned redeployment of police and paramilitary personnel to…
FG will rehabilitate, reconstruct, recover losses in north-east – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that the Federal Government was committed to the rehabilitation, reconstruction and recovery of…
Boko Haram poisoning water sources in villages- Nigerian Army
Nigerian military said information reaching its Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole indicates that Boko Haram terrorists have now resorted to…
Buhari lauds World Bank’s decision to use $2.1bn to rebuild Northeast
The World Bank has unfolded a package which would see it spending up to $2.1 billion in rebuilding the badly…
Boko Haram: UN to set up ‘Early Warning Systems’
The UN says it will set up “ICT-based Early Warning Systems” in Borno and other states in the North East…
Boko Haram: Cleric condemns killing of innocent Nigerians
An Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Kabiru Gombe, on Saturday described as “senseless” the killings going on in some parts of the…
Boko Haram penetrated Northeast due to illiteracy – Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday in Cotonou urged African nations to provide quality education to ensure peace and tolerance…
Deploy more troops to Northeast, Rep tells Jonathan
Rep. Babatunde Adewale (Lagos-APC) on Wednesday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy more troops to states affected by insurgency. Adewale…
Boko Haram: Army to launch offensive in North-East, says Minimah
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to…
Boko Haram kill scores in attack on Damboa
Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting…
Over 6000 flee Boko Haram violence in one week – NEMA
Boko Haram violence has forced over 6,000 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno to flee their homes within…