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COVID-19: NDE Produces 20,000 Face Masks In Bauchi

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5 years ago

May 13, 2020

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Bauchi State on Wednesday commenced the production of 20,000 safety face masks for the masses in a move to contributing its quota toward the containment of the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the state.

Speaking during the commencement of the production exercise in Bauchi, Mr Nasir Argungu, the Director General of NDE, said the masks would be distributed to the people free of charge.

He added that the gesture was a collaboration between NDE and ‘Future Assured Initiative’, a Non-Governmental Organization of the first lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Buhari.

“One of the ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is the use of safety facemask, that is why the NDE and Future Assured Initiative come together to see that people are provided with face masks free of charge.

“We all know that NDE has trainers in various trades, therefore, we felt it’s necessary for us to assist this trainers as well as our trainees since we are in lockdown so as to keep them busy and at the end of the day, there is going to be an incentive for the production of the face masks,” said the Argungu.

A cross section of trainees engaged by the NDE to produce over 20,000 face masks

The NDE boss who was represented by Mr Lawan Yaya, Bauchi state Coordinator of NDE, revealed that five states had also queued in for the production and each state was expected to produce 20,000 face masks.

The five states are: Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano states.

Argungu also advised the NDE trainees posted under the trainers engaged for the production of the face masks to put in their best in order to learn new inventions.

“If not because of this pandemic, nobody was thinking of sowing this kind of face masks, but with this Coronavirus, it is now a thriving business to produce face masks.

“Therefore, it is an eye opener for them, maybe after the training they will be able to go to the market, buy the materials and start sowing so as to make ends need,” he said.

Also speaking, Mrs Halima Muhammed, who spoke on behalf of the trainers engaged for the production of the face masks, said they would all put in their best and ensure that the masks were produced flawlessly.

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Boko Haram Once Nominated Muhammadu Buhari As Negotiator – Jonathan Revealed

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October 3, 2025

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as their negotiator.

Jonathan said Boko Haram chose Buhari to negotiate with the Nigerian government on their behalf.

He made the disclosure while speaking at the public presentation of Scars, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), in Abuja.

Jonathan said the insurgents named Buhari after his then-administration set up several committees to explore dialogue with the group.

Jonathan said: “One of the committees we set up then, the Boko Haram nominated Buhari to lead their team to negotiate with the government.

“So I was feeling that, oh, if they nominated Buhari to represent them and had a discussion with the government committee, then when Buhari took over, it could have been an easy way to negotiate with them and they would have handed over their guns. But it was still there till today.”

Jonathan noted that the inability of Buhari to eradicate Boko Haram terrorists showed that the crisis was more complex than often portrayed.

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Edo: Pandemonium As NDLEA Operatives Chase Escaping Driver With Shooting

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October 3, 2025

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There was pandemonium at Oka Market, Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City, Friday, as operatives of the State Command of Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) shot sporadically in chase of an escaping driver.

In the course of the commotion, traders and residents took to their heels, probably to avoid being hit by stray bullets, while others were confused, not sure of what caused the sporadic gunshots.

The sporadic gunshots which lasted more than five minutes at the gate of the NDLEA Head Office, by Oka Market, followed a hot chase of an articulated vehicle driver who was said to have brushed their (NDLEA) vehicle.

The driver, who reportedly brushed the NDLEA vehicle refused to stop for negation, which prompted officers at the scene to alert their colleagues who waited at the alert.

According to eyewitnesses, as the escaping articulated driver approached the NDLEA office, officers who were said to have been alerted by their colleagues pursuing the trailer began to shoot.

Seven of the tyres of the trailer were deflated by bullets of the NDLEA operatives yet the driver refused to stop.

The officers continued to shoot while pursuing him, until he was caught.

A source said that the driver brushed their vehicle on the way, and that every effort by the officers to stop him so they could settle the matter proved abortive; hence the gunshots and deflation of the tires.

“It was a simple thing; they jammed our men, but the officers tried to stop him so that they could settle, but the driver refused to stop. That is why the men have been shooting to stop him. Even after bursting about seven tires, he was still running, but we caught him and they are bringing him back to our office,” he concluded.

Calls and messages sent to the commander, Edo State NDLEA Command, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, were not responded to as at when filing this.

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JUST IN: Court Bars Police From Enforcing Tinted Glass Regulation

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6 hours ago

October 3, 2025

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The Federal High Court sitting in Warri has issued an order directing the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to maintain the status quo in the ongoing case concerning the controversial tinted glass permit.

The case, Suit No. FHC/WR/CS/103/2025: John Aikpokpo-Martins v. Inspector-General of Police & Nigeria Police Force, came up for hearing today.

Delivering the interim order, the Court directed the police authorities to respect judicial processes pending further proceedings in the matter.

Confirming the development, Kunle Edun, SAN, who led the legal team, noted that the directive is a major step in ensuring that the rule of law is upheld while the substantive issues in the case are being determined.

Details of the ruling and the next adjourned date are expected shortly.

Further updates coming soon…