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Lockdown: Small Scale Businesses incurred debts.

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Businesses in Kano have made unprecedented losses during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The chairman Sabongari market elders committee made the statement while interacting with the Nigerian Tracker.

Read also:The Fallacy of WAEC cancellation in  Nigeria.

Alhaji Ibrahim Danyaro said the most affected by the lockdown are those running small businesses.

Those operating small scale Businesses are the most affected, only God knows how they are running their day to day lives.

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Many of them are indebted and they could not be able to repay back the debt.

On patronage in the market, the norm is that there is a reduction in patronage after the lockdown.

Read also:Sabongari Market elders commend KNSG for lifting the lockdown

Most companies have also increased prices and the price of commodities has skyrocketed especially rice.

Danyaro said rice is now more expensive in the hands of Farmers because the government did not do what is expected.

Alhaji Ibrahim Danyaro

Alhaji Ibrahim Danyaro, chairman Sabongari Market elders

He said the Federal Government has done well in reviving rice farming but a lot needs to be done to boost rice farming

He said all categories of Businessmen in Kano have suffered including the Aviation sector, the Ports Authority.

 

There is a need to devise new strategies where more companies will emerge for rice milling and processing.

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Fubara’s Whereabouts Unknown As Military Moves Trucks Into Rivers Govt House

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The movement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt.

The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu.

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Tinubu declared emergency rule amid the attacks on oil installations in Rivers State.

Some militants groups had threatened to blow up pipelines if the Rivers House of Assembly impeach Fubara.

However, hours after the lawmakers served the governor with notice of alleged misconduct, the militants carried out their threat.

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Breaking :President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state,Removes Democratic Structures

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The president made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in the state.

Tinubu said Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly are “hereby suspended for an initial period of six months”.

“Having soberly reflected on and evaluated the political situation in Rivers State and the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State having failed to make a request to me as President to issue this proclamation as required by section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, it has become inevitably compelling for me to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State with effect from today, 18th March, 2025 and I so do,” the president said.

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Tinubu meets with service chiefs in Aso Rock

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President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a high-level meeting with the service chiefs at the State House.

Among those in attendance are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff; and Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police.

Also present are Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser; Oluwatosin Ajayi, director-general of the State Security Service; and Muhammed Muhammed, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency.

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