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Buhari Laments Influx of Illegal Arms, Condemns Killings in Ebonyi Odumakin Contracted COVID-19, Recovered, Dies of Lung Complications Buhari, Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Atiku, Tinubu, Govs, others pay tribute to late activist Our Correspondents complications, after testing discharged penultimate have been intubated and, in he was rushed to the Lagos at IDH had so affected his negative to COVID-19 twice. Monday from the Infectious the process, suffered lung State University Teaching lungs that recovery was The fiery spokesperson of He had earlier contracted the Diseases Hospital (IDH), Yaba, complications. According to Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, difficult. Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba COVID-19 but had recovered Lagos, the isolation centre for close family sources, when where he eventually passed Odumakin’s wife, Dr. socio-political group, and tested negative to the COVID-19 patients. the complications in his on yesterday. Joe Okei-Odumakin, who Comrade Yinka Odumakin, virus on two consecutive But while still battling respiratory organs did not give Family sources told yesterday, died from lung times. Odumakin had been the disease, he was said to way as quickly as expected, THISDAY that the intubation Continued on page 8 Report: Fintechs Raised $120.557 Million in 60 Deals in 2020… Page 5 Sunday 4 April, 2021 Vol 26. No 9492 www.thisdaylive.com T N400 RU N TH & REASO Sule Cautions against Reprisals over Murder of Herders’ Leader Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, yesterday expressed sadness over the killings of two leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breaders Association (MACBAN) in Nasarawa State and cautioned against reprisal attacks capable of worsening the situations. Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Nasarawa State, Alhaji WEDDING FATIHA Mohammed Hussain, and R-L:: Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila; Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje; Speaker Kano State House of Assembly, Rt Hon his counterpart in Toto Local Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari; and Rep. Sani Bala during the wedding Fatiha of Chairman, House Committee on Power, Rep. Magaji Dau’s son on Saturday 3 April Government Area of the state, 2021. Photo: Speaker's Media Unit Continued on page 15 Buhari Laments Influx of Illegal Arms, Condemns Killings in Ebonyi, Anambra Directs relevant agencies to fish out perpetrators President to submit supplementary budget on security, says Lawan Adopt new strategies to fight insurgency, banditry, Niger Senator tells security agencies Deji Elumoye in Abuja and killings in both Anambra and face the consequences of their In a related development, Senatorial district in the security base in the Shiroro Laleye Dipo in Minna Ebonyi States, which claimed action, however, sympathised the country's security agencies national assembly Senator local government of Niger some lives, including three with a former Central Bank have been advised to adopt Mohammed Sani Musa has state on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari policemen. of Nigeria governor, Professor new strategies to fight suggested. This is as the President of has expressed worries over Buhari, who immediately Chukwuma Soludo, who also insurgencies and banditry Musa made the suggestion the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has the increasing influx of illegal directed security agencies to survived a recent attack at now prevailing in parts of against the backdrop of disclosed that President Buhari weapons into the country, even fish out the persons behind his hometown in Isuofia, the country, the Senator the massacre of 7 security as he condemned the recent the attacks and make them Anambra State. representing Niger East operatives in their Allawa Continued on page 5 At Easter, Nigerian Leaders Felicitate with Christians, Urge Unity, Cooperation…Page 12 2 SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2021 • THISDAY SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2021 • THISDAY 3 4 SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2021 • THISDAY ͼ˜ͺ͸ͺ͹˾THISDAY, THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER 5 PAGE FIVE REMEMBERING CHRIST AT EASTER L-R: Palm - Avenue Senior Circuit Steward, Bro. Abiona Babarinde; Palm - Avenue Circuit Presbyter, Very Rev Mathew Ogunsiji; Bishop, Diocese of Lagos West, The Rt. Rev.(Dr.) Sunday Ogunlere; Conference Legal Officer, Very Rev (Barr.) David Olufemi; Palm - Avenue Cathedral Senior Steward, Bro. Olabode Adeyemi; all of Methodist Church Nigeria at the Palm Sunday service held at Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral of Blessing, Palm - Avenue, Lagos Report: Fintechs Raised $120.557 Million in 60 Deals in 2020 Obinna Chima services providers; while 74.7 last year were startups year, with $35 million Series “For the third time in a solidified global financial per cent was attributable to in agriculture ($200,000), B fund raising. It is however, session, technology startups services providers’ interest Financial technology (fintech) six startups that individually education ($150,000), energy worthy to note that the fintech in the financial services in the Nigerian market. startups in Nigeria raised a raised at least $10 million. ($3,000,000), financial services startup last month raised $170 industry raised more than half “Unlike in the last two years, total of $120,557,026 in 60 Also, while 3.5 per cent, ($64,793,455), healthcare million in a Series C funding of the total amount raised by the industry didn’t get any deals in 2020, the Nigerian which was 15 of the deals were ($32,249,955), human resources round, bringing its total fund Nigerian technology startups regulatory hit. In June 2020, Startup Funding Report 2020 local; 37 (71.2% of the total ($2,830,000), media ($750,000), raising to $225 million since in 2020. In 2019, financial the Central Bank of Nigeria published by Techpoint Africa amount raised), were foreign mobility and logistics its launch five years ago. services had 51.1 per cent released an exposure draft of has revealed. deals, and nine (25.3% of the ($793,616), online retail Other companies that with the share rising to 53.7 a regulatory framework for According to the report total amount raised) were deals ($13,970,000), retail ($20,000) featured among the top deals per cent in 2020. sandbox operations to guide obtained yesterday, of the 60 with participation by both local and services ($1,780,000). of the year were 54gene, Aella “The acquisition of Paystack innovation in the country’s deals, 18 of it were pre-seed and foreign investors. However, In all, the report showed that Credit, Helium Health, Kuda, – a financial services provider financial services space,” it rounds. it pointed out that there were 26 financial services providers TradeDeposit, Field Intelligence, founded by Nigerians – by stated. A further breakdown of more than 15 undisclosed deals raised a total of $64,793,455. Autochek Africa, Resource Stripe for over $200 million the amount raised showed in the year. Flutterwave which had a Energy, CredPal, YellowCard, topped the list of happenings t4FF QBHFT GPS that 53.7 per cent of the total Some of the sectors that Series B funding in 2020, was Youverify, Xend Africa, in the Nigerian tech startup NPSF PO 5FDIQSFOFVST funding was raised by financial benefited from the funding listed as the top deal of the Lifestores Pharmacy and Okra. space in 2020. This further DPOUJOVBUJPOGSPNMBTUXFFL BUHARI LAMENTS INFLUX OF ILLEGAL ARMS, CONDEMNS KILLINGS IN EBONYI, ANAMBRA would later this month submit illegal weapons and arrests Allawa and Bassa as a result security, I think the National in this area and, Mr. President done quite a lot in that area. a supplementary budget to of a large number of arms of the Thursday incident. Assembly has done quite a lot gave the security chiefs six If you look at the spread of the National Assembly to suppliers would be intensified. Closing the camps is not in that area working with the weeks to restore security in federal government projects request for more funds to According to him, the federal the solution to the problem Executive arm of government our rural areas, particularly, across the country, you will tackle insecurity across parts government would continue since chopping off the head and, recently, on Monday or because the rainy season will agree with me that the federal of the country. to empower the police and the has never been the solution so, the Speaker of the House come pretty soon – maybe government has not favored Buhari, in a statement armed forces in their brave to persistent headache, what of Representatives and I met in the next two months and any part of the country. yesterday by his Media struggle against terrorism, we should do is to devise new with Mr. President, and the without security in the rural “I think the government is Assistant, Garba Shehu, banditry and kidnapping". methods of tackling insurgency center of our discussion was areas, there’ll be no farming. doing quite a lot to ensure condemned a deadly attack and banditry. the security of the country. “And when there’s no that there’s that equitable that took place on Monday Senator Mohammed Closing of the camps will “How do we engage the farming, our food security distribution of projects night in the three communities Sani Musa open the communities to more security of this country? It has will be threatened and our across the country. I believe of Egedegede, Obegu and attacks by bandits he said. been a nagging issue, but it security situation will be that the unity of this country Amuzu in Íshíelu Local The federal Lawmaker Musa commiserated with is not an issue that cannot be further complicated.” will continue to be our major Government Area (LGA) of lamented that the nation was officers and men of the solved. With the appointment The Senate President, who focus. From time to time, you Ebonyi State and promised losing too many of its trained Nigerian Army and those of the new Service Chiefs, we underscored the importance of hear some people talking of that the perpetrators of the personnel to bandits and even of the police as well as the have seen newer strategies and unity in national development, maybe establishing their own “heinous attack” would not the Boko Haram elements families of the deceased Mr.
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