Monthly Archives: January 2018

7.5m Nigerians jobless since 2016 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said 7.5 million Nigerians were out of job between January 2016 and December 30, 2017. The bureau stated this in “Labour Force Statistics Vol. 2: Employment by Sector Report,” released yesterday in Abuja. According to NBS, out of the country’s labour population of 85.1 …

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Herdsmen Set Farm Of Former SGF Ablaze

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, yesterday, stormed the farm of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado near Akure, the Ondo State capital, setting it on fire. Falae’s personal assistant, Captain Moshood Raji (retd) confirmed the incident to newsmen. He said the herdsmen destroyed …

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Suspected herdsmen kill pregnant woman in Ekiti

Some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday killed a pregnant woman in Orin Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The eight months pregnant woman is said to be a Tiv woman from Benue State. It was learnt that the assailants also …

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