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  It is not a gainsaying that the ravaging effects of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East region have left millions of people homeless, and thousands of lives have been lost while properties worth billions of naira have been destroyed. However, it is painful to note that the region has been left with no infrastructure due to the activities of the insurgent group. The United Nations published on its website around 2021 that over 1,400 schools were destroyed and many were forced to close in the North-East, all as a result of the endless attacks of the Boko Haram members. Besides, over 2,295 teachers lost their lives, while over 600,000 kids lost access to education in the region. Similarly, the huge destruction caused by the insurgency group has left the North-East with no education, no outstanding facilities, no good roads, no water and power supply. This made the region to be the most undeveloped region in the nation with a high number of out-of-school children, particularl...

  The   Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed a divergent view with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the impact of the attacks on the electoral body’s offices and facilities in different parts of the country and how this will impact on it. While the President said the electoral body had no excuse not to conduct credible, free and fair elections despite the attacks as the funds it requested had been made available to it, INEC noted that its funds were overstretched by the attacks as it would have to rebuild and replace the destroyed facilities. Buhari had on Friday assured the United States of America that the attacks on the offices would not stop the conduct of next year’s general elections. The President spoke in Washington DC during a conversation co-hosted by the United States Institute for Peace, the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Th...

  Amid emerging new scramble for Africa, especially from China and Russia, the much anticipated three-day United States-Africa Leaders Summit, which is exploring collaboration on economic engagement, democracy and climate change, kicked off, yesterday, in Washington DC, with 45 of the 49 invited African heads of government. Of the invited, only South Africa, Zimbabwe, South Sudan and The Gambia were represented by their Ministers of Foreign Affairs. At press time, last night, President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to make his presentation at the Summit on supporting conservation, climate adaptation and energy transition, with hope of exerting commitments on deeper ties between Nigeria and the U.S. Earlier, at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the United States is committed to ensuring young people can continue to bring their talents and hard work to the benefit of people across the continent and in the United States. “We’ve g...

  It is no longer news that the Federal Government will begin drilling for oil in Northern Nigeria, as Gombe and Bauchi States have officially become oil-producing states following the discovery of 1 billion barrels of crude oil. Buhari pursued the initiative aggressively upon taking office, and it is now a reality. In addition, a 50,000bdp refinery and a 150MW power plant will be built near the sites, as Nigeria will focus on local consumption Today Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was spotted at the groundbreaking event held at the Kolmani Oil Field, the project is powered by the Kolmani Integrated Development Project. See photos of Tinubu, Buhari, and other governors at today's historic event. Buhari, Tinubu, Bala Muhammed Launch Oil Drilling Process In The North - Politics - Nigeria (nairaland.com)