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Insecurity: Mobile networks shutdown in Zamfara

Mobile telephone networks were shut down in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents said on Monday. This was coming after authorities ordered a telecoms blackout to help armed forces tackle armed gangs of kidnappers terrorizing the area. Eye witnesses…

3,000 Kogi youths to be employed – Gov. Bello

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has commended the proposed National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) scheme in the state, noting that it would provide employment for 3,000 youths in crop farming, animal husbandry. Gov. Bello made this known when…