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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa, has urged top officers and commanders of the armed forces to work collaboratively to eradicate insecurity in Nigeria during the official handover ceremony for Maj Gen Olufemi Oluyede, who has been appointed acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Friday in Abuja.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar II, while addressing the Northern Governors Forum at a meeting held in Kaduna on Monday, pleaded with the 19 governors of the Northern region to support the establishment of the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Commission in the region and ensure its success.
In a statement on Sunday titled “TCN clarifies on efforts to restore bulk power in Northern Nigeria amid security challenges,” General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah explained that vandalism caused the outage, disrupting bulk power supply to the region reiterating that insecurity in the area has hindered swift repairs, delaying restoration of electricity supply.
A press statement issued by Sidi Ali, Hakama (Mrs.) CBN Ag. Director, of Corporate Communications late on Thursday said no deadline is fixed for the circulation of old naira notes directing all its branches to continue to issue and accept all denominations of Nigerian banknotes, old and re-designed.
