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NDE To Give N4.2m Loan To Small Scale Business Owners In Bauchi

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4 years ago

October 8, 2021

Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, the Director General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has directed the directorate to give out the sum of N4.2m as a loan to 168 small scale business owners in Bauchi state.

Mr Lawan Yaya, the state Coordinator of NDE, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday.

Yaya explained that Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, who was wrongly addressed as Nasir Argungu, D-G, NDE, in an earlier report published (not this medium), gave the order to embark on the programme with a view to assisting the beneficiaries on how to maintain and manage their small businesses.

He revealed that each of the selected individuals would be given the sum of N25,000.

“We were directed by Director General, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo to run a programme where we will be recruiting 168 people.

“Basically, we want to enhance them with a soft loan of N25,000 each for small businesses.

“Our intention is to assist them on how to maintain and manage their own small businesses,” he said.

The state coordinator appreciated the D-G for his foresight in alleviating the economic hardship of the people, praying God would continue to grant him more empowerment ideas that would help the youth and women in the country.

Yaya further revealed that the directorate had also concluded plans to recruit 50 graduates in order to sensitise them on business enterprises.

“This is because most of the graduates don’t have business expertise and some of them will say if they have money, they will do a particular business.

“We just want to sensitize them on how to run and mitigate some risks in their businesses.

“We want to also recruit one hundred people which includes both graduates and non graduates for yet another sensitization programme.

“This programme is NDE in collaboration with Nazeemursaj Nigeria Limited and we will sensitise them on business enterprises which is how to manage their businesses.

“This programme will help them to look for loans in other financial agencies like CBN Nirsal programme currently running a loan package where people without business ideas are not considered with the loan.”

He added that NDE was serving as a gateway for the beneficiaries of the programme to obtain the loan, thanks to the astute initiative of the D-G, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo.

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Charlie Kirk Shooter Arrested, Named

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14 hours ago

September 12, 2025

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United States authorities have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 21-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah, according to NBC News, citing five senior law enforcement sources.

Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on Tuesday while speaking at a debate at Utah Valley University.

Authorities said the attacker fired a single round from a rooftop in what they described as a targeted assassination.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the arrest, telling Fox News that investigators acted “with a high degree of certainty” in taking Robinson into custody.

Trump praised the joint efforts of local police and state officials in the investigation.

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FBI Releases Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Shooter, Recovers Weapons Near Scene [WATCH]

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22 hours ago

September 12, 2025

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The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office on Friday released video footage of the man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk fleeing a rooftop after the incident on September 10, 2025.

The bureau, in a statement accompanied by the video link shared on X on Friday, noted that the video shows the shooter climbing onto a rooftop shortly before the attack and then jumping off and fleeing the scene after firing the fatal shots.

Investigators also reportedly found the weapon and ammunition used in the shooting in a wooded area near the university.

The agency wrote, “The FBI has released a video and more photos of the shooter in the Utah Valley shooting. The subject is seen jumping from the rooftop of a building after the shooting.

“Around 12 pm Mountain Time on September 10, 2025, the subject climbed up to a rooftop; after he shot and killed Charlie Kirk, he jumped off and ran away. He left a gun and ammunition in a wooded area near the university.

“Trace evidence collected from the rooftop scene included shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print. Anyone with information in this case should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit fbi.gov/utahvalleyshooting.”

The bureau added that it is working closely with law enforcement partners to seek justice in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The PUNCH reported on Thursday that the FBI released initial images of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Kirk.

The agency also offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of those responsible for his death.

Meanwhile, two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk also told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued.

31-year-old Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump and the head of the largest conservative youth movement in the United States, was shot dead while attending an event at Utah Valley University.

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Russia Threatens Poland Over Belarus Border Closure

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1 day ago

September 12, 2025

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Russia, on Thursday, urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow’s close ally, calling the closure “destructive” and warning of consequences.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday the closure of the border with Belarus from 0000 on September 12 (2200 GMT on September 11), in response to the upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian war games.

“We urge Warsaw to consider the consequences of such destructive steps and to review its decision as soon as possible,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

The border closure was to “justify a policy of further escalating tensions in the centre of Europe”, she added.

NATO’s eastern flank members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are on high alert due to the massive drills, which according to Tusk are designed to simulate occupation of the Suwalki corridor, a strategically important area in Poland.

Usually held every four years, the 2025 iteration of Zapad is the first during the conflict in Ukraine, and is due to run until September 16.

Belarus had said in January that 13,000 troops would be involved in the drills, but in May it said the number was to be reduced by around half.

Zakharova said Warsaw had “demonstratively” ignored the “goodwill” gestures by Moscow and Minsk to move the exercise away from the Polish border and to reduce the number of military personnel participating.