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It’s a new day, a new week, and a new month.
We are leading with the continued search for schoolgirls abducted in Zamfara State, the imminent arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, and the importance of the soon-to-be-launched Dangote Refinery to the Nigerian economy.
Search for Jangebe Girls Continues
On Saturday, the students and staff abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kagara in Niger State regained their freedom. A heartwarming development. But over 300 schoolgirls taken in a Junior Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State are still missing,
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Sunday said his administration is still working on the release of the girls.
Zamfara is one of the states negotiating peace treaties with bandits and despite the kidnapping, which took place on Friday, Governor Matawalle has vowed such diplomatic efforts will continue.
Ali Ndume: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army said blanket amnesty is not the solution to ending insecurity as it could lead to new forms of criminality.
Dig deeper: From Chibok to Dapchi to Jangebe, school kidnappings have become a major feature of terrorism in Nigeria.
Nigeria Set for COVID-19 Vaccines
About 3.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to leave India today and arrive in Nigeria by Tuesday, more than a year after the country recorded its first coronavirus infection.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced this on Saturday.
The vaccines are courtesy COVAX, a global scheme backed by the World Health Organisation to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines across the world.
But there might still be delays. This isn’t the first time government officials have declared a date on which the vaccines might arrive.
“I can assure you that the vaccines are coming and they are coming very quickly barring any change in the delivery plan that has been released to us by UNICEF,” Mustapha said.
NCDC: On Sunday, Nigeria reported 240 new cases of the virus and two deaths, according to the disease control agency.
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