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الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 187 JULY NIGERIA N200 12 – July 18, 2021 INSECURITY Two Govs In Borno As ISWAP names new field commanders Security agencies keep mum PAGE 9 Anambra 2021: Test Case For INEC 11 PAGE APC INEC Job: Kano Bakers NIRSAL MFB Says Convention Threaten Strike, If Alleged Diversion Delay: Matters Onochie Thrice IRS, BUA, Others Fail Of AGSMEIS Loan Arising Denied APC To Reverse Price Unfounded PAGE 23 PAGE 25 PAGE 7 2 PAGE EDITORIAL Kidnappings, Banditry, Still Big-time Business t is disheartening that banditry and kidnapping has epicentres of these activities, there are reports of pockets turned to a business empire running into billions of of these insanities going on in other parts of the country naira in the country, surpassing earnings in legitimate but not pronounced as it were. This has prompted calls from earnings in so many sectors. With this gruesome and stakeholders for the security agencies and state governors murderous trade, devious individuals have become ever to adopt proactive measures that would nib in the bud these Idaring and obdurate. miscreants who began to hold down the nation’s future From yet unofficial records, an estimated N3.5 billion has which resides in the youths and kids in various institutions been received as ransom since the menace became a booming of learning who have now become soft targets. trade among perpetrators. While it appears there has no The operations of the bandits no doubt tallies with the quick fix of the situation, authorities appear overwhelmed modus operandi of and philosophy of Boko Haram which and unable to bring the situation to a check. CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 While Kaduna, Zamfara, Niger States have become Sudden Death In Young People: Causes And Symptoms PAGE 10 NLC Advocates Subsidy, Debt Insight Into Imo SWAN Chairman Sale Of NNPC Servicing Dominate 6 Lawmakers’ Advocates Inclusion Shares To All N11.907trn 2022 On NSC Board Nigerians Suspension PAGE 22 Budget PAGE 12 PAGE 24 PAGES 16 – 17 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا July 12 - July 18, 2021 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] From left:Section1 Manager, Kamil Abdulgafar; Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Ameachi; and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani, during inspection of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Railway Station in Apapa Lagos on Thursday, July 8. PHOTO: ALBERT OTU/BJO/NAN NIRSAL MFB Says Alleged Diversion Of AGSMEIS Loan Unfounded BY AHMED IDRIS disbursement process. while repayment had the AGSMEIS application questionnaire replaces thousands in bulk by NMFB, Incidentally, both had also commenced after process had now been physical or telephone “it is not out of place that we NIRSAL Microfinance Bank AGSMEIS loan approvals moratorium. improved by leveraging on interview. receive customer feedback, (NMFB) has said allegations for different sums. Upon “This explains why technology to bring about Essentially, the AGSMEIS both positive, negative and that it had diverted the disbursement, the loan of Rebecca Zamari Daniel was efficiency following a fully- loan is one of the initiatives even unfounded. sum of N5 million loan N500,000.00 was approved receiving text messages automated process from of the federal government “One of such came in the facility under the Agri- in favor of the rightful person for the repayment of a start to finish. through the Central Bank of form of an unresearched Business Small and Medium using her Bank Verification N500,000 loan. The statement further Nigeria (CBN) which aims report alleging the bank Enterprises Investment Number (BVN) but with a “Presently, the said the applicants are now to support SMEs and agri- misappropriated N5 million Scheme (AGSMEIS) with wrong phone number.” information mismatch has able to carry out a BVN businesses. relating to an AGSMEIS loan respect to a beneficiary was Omar, however posited been sorted and the N5 validation exercise, conduct Omar explained that beneficiary. He assured the unfounded and baseless. that the loan had since million loan for Rebecca a credit bureau check given the onerous task public that the accusations The bank also noted been utilised by the said Zamari Daniel booked. “ and provide guarantors of administering the were unfounded and that the alleged diversion beneficiary in early 2020 The statement added that online, whereas online disbursements of loans to baseless. of “AGSMEIS loan of N5 million was by staff of NMFB is far from the truth”. In a statement made FG To Clampdown On Arik, Bi-Courtney As Debts Hit N37bn available to AljazirahNigeria in Abuja by its Head of The Federal Government airlines’ total debt burden not hesitate to go after the owes about N14 billion as in Lagos, is a subject of Corporate Communications, has expressed readiness to regulatory agencies debtors. at the last count. It has not lingering disagreement Halima Idris Omar, the bank to clampdown on debtors stood at N22 billion. A “In fact, service providers paid a single dime since the between BASL and FG/ described the incident in in the aviation sector, breakdown showed the in our system have said time it started to run the FAAN over breaches of with accumulated debt sum of N19.37bn and question as a, “rare case of ‘these guys are owing us, terminal building. And we agreement, for which Bi- hitting N37bn. Minister of $6,993,284 million (N2.7 we should take the money have not ceased giving him Courtney has also laid claim swap of phone numbers with Aviation, Hadi Sirika, at the billion) as unremitted from the money being electricity, water, fire cover, to N200 billion worth of similar names in 2019, when weekly ministerial briefing, Ticket Sales Charge (TSC), given as palliatives.’ We said and so on. He hasn’t paid a compensation. full automation had not been yesterday, said Bi-Courtney and Cargo Sales Charge no; the intent of President dime for 13 years. In its reaction by its deployed.” Aviation Services Limited (CSC) collected on behalf of Buhari is to ensure that “And if we go to shut his spokesman, Mikail Mumuni, While clarifying the (BASL) and Arik Airline the Nigeria Civil Aviation he cushions the effect on doors, the media, of course, BASL, operator of Murtala doubts, the bank said: “The are in the pole positions of Authority (NCAA) and its businesses. Let us find a way and Nigerian people will say Muhammed Airport, Lagos fact of the matter is that this debtors to various aviation sister agencies. of surviving, and let them we are killing businesses Terminal Two (MMA2) was a rare case of swap of agencies. Yesterday, he said the take the money. but he is killing our services denied owing the Federal phone numbers with similar In a related development, debt had climbed to N37 “So, this brings to the too. Because we need to Airports Authority of names in 2019, when full the Federal Government billion and a source of worry question of the money have that money to provide Nigeria (FAAN) any amount automation had not been has instructed airline for the agencies and service owed to the parastatals. It is for that toilet that you are at all. In a statement on deployed. operators to refund the providers to the sector. He about N37 billion that they looking at in Lagos airport. Thursday night, he said: “The phone numbers of full cost of travel tickets to said the government had are owing, especially Arik, We will go after the money.” “On the contrary, it is FAAN two applicants bearing the passengers after a two-hour deployed a great deal of the culprit. I know they are The BASL facility in that owes Bi-Courtney over same name (Rebecca Daniel delay. discretion in handling the owing us about N14 billion. question, that is the N200 billion by depriving and Rebecca Zamari Daniel) Sirika had in November situation, vowing, however, If you owe the government, Murtala Muhammed it of its legitimate earnings exchanged places during the 2020 said the local that the authorities would you owe FAAN. 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Sarah is a graduate of Economics, University of Ilorin, she intends to build a brand Get breaking Nigeria and the rest of the world news from will reckon with in hair making. aljazirahnews.com الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا July 12 - July 18, 2021 www.aljazirahnews.com 4 ة Like our facebook page www.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news review e-mail: [email protected] Monday, July 5, 2021 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 I Never Praised Buhari For Arresting Nnamdi 2023: Obasanjo Speaks On Alleged Plans To Top Stories Kanu – Ihedioha Form New Political Party Former Imo State Governor, Former President of Nigeria, special report Emeka Ihedioha has described Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Legitimacy Question as fake, the press release which has denied rumours that he quoted him as commending is planning to float a new Continues To Cloud President Muhammadu Buhari political party ahead of the Ethiopia’s Election PAGE 12 for arresting Nnamdi Kanu.