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  We will remain committed to African integration and border mgt- DG NBC The National Boundary Commission has said that it will remain committed to the promotion of peace, prosperity and integration in border management in the region in line with the African Union treaty on Border issues.  The Director General of the Commission, Surv. Adamu Adaji gave this assurance at the African Border day which held in Abuja.  In his remarks Adaji noted the 2021 border day with the theme "Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the African We Want" is geared towards highlighting the importance of arts, socio-cultural heritage in reducing the weight of the borders as barriers of separation between African countries and building a peaceful, prosperous and integrated African continent we want.  He stated that the Government of Nigeria is very conscious of the need to strengthen political, security and socio-economic cooperation between her and her neighbours hence it attaches great im

  TROOPS NEUTRALIZE ISWAP TERRORISTS IN DIKWA, CAPTURE GUNTRUCK, ARMS,  AMMUNITION  The gallant troops of Operation HADIN KAI decisively dealt with ISWAP terrorists who attempted to infiltrate Dikwa town on Tuesday, 8 June 2021.  The terrorist elements mounted on 5 Gun Trucks, some on mortocycles and other foot soldiers tried to infiltrate the town through Gajibo axis but were met with superior fire power by troops in conjunction with air bombardment by Air Task Force.  The marauding terrorists were thoroughly vanquished forcing them to withdraw in high state of confusion abandoning their truck, guns and ammunition. During the encouter, 6 members of the terrorists groups were neutralized, several others were severely injured while the survivors withdrew in total disarray leaving behind their dead collegues. Items recovered during the encounter include 1 Gun Truck, 8 Ak 47 rifles, 40 rounds of 7.62mm Special, 39 special ammo, 3 motorcycles and 6 magazines. To mop up the area, troops con

  By Dr. Goje Mohammed, Executive Secretary of Yobe SEMA. In the early hours of 3rd June 2021 one Ibrahim Garba Darman called to report a case of a Vulnerable Households who needed urgent attention. Upon recieved of the call, SEMA health team swung in to action and located the household. A House of 6 individual The Father an IDP whose right hand and left leg were Amputated The children 2, 5, 10 and 14 years all sick and bedridden The elder sister 14 ,is the breadwinner and provides food for the house by working as housemaid in the neighbourhood. SEMA health team evacuated them to specialist hospital were they recieved treatment. Today 8th of June 2021, with the support of Medical team @ the state specialist Hospital, all the patients have fully recovered, discharge and returned home. In addition to the medication as directed by Governor Mai Mala Buni, vulnerable households of this category were also to be provided with food basket and as well link them with empowerment opportunities. S

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Railway project of the Federal Government was in tandem with the State's Transportation Master Plan, just as freight stations crisscrossing the State would provide manufacturers good platform to export their goods and services to the outside world. The Governor who stated this in an interview after inspecting the new Abeokuta Train Station at Laderin Estate with the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Ameachi, said apart from Abeokuta station, Kajola and Agbado in the state also have freight stations. "I want to enjoin our indigenes to begin to patronise the services as extra wagons will commence operation tommorow. "There are freight stations along this train corridor at Kajola and Agbado and we do not have a doubt that manufacturers will take advantage of this freight stations to load their containers for export and also receive their containers coming from ports to this State&

•Baba Suwe, 454 Other Property Owners Get N2.2 Billion Compensation Pains associated with vehicular movement around Ijede town in Ikorodu area of Lagos State are now things of the past, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu commissioned the first phase of the newly constructed Ijede Road on Wednesday. Residents defied the midday downpour to receive the Governor and his team for the formal inauguration of the 6.05 kilometre-long dualised stretch, traversing Itamaga and Ewu Elepe. Construction work to start on the second phase of the project, measuring 5.9Km from Ewu Elepe to Gberigbe, which is the gateway to the Imota Rice Mill being built by the State Government in the Ikorodu Division. Besides, the Governor handed over compensation cheques of varying amounts to residents, representatives of worship centres and businesses affected by construction of Ijede Road, Igbogbo-Igbe Road expansion project, Oba Sekumade Road rehabilitation and Agric-Isawo Road construction. The Ijede Road, which was a