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Nigeria, Kazakhstan to Sign MOU in Agriculture, Trade, IT Collaboration
Nigeria, Kazakhstan to Sign MOU in Agriculture, Trade, IT Collaboration
By: Michael Mike
Nigeria and Kazakhstan are preparing to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cement bilateral relations aimed at building cooperation in agriculture, trade and information technologies.
The plan is presently been consummated at a business conference in Abuja on Sunday, facilitated by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, which brought into the country 30-member Kazakhstan’s
delegation from its public and private sectors to explore several areas of cooperation.
Speaking at the conference, the minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications, innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said the ministry had already developed a strategic blueprint with six pillars, adding that each of these pillars is a potential area of collaboration and partnership with the Kazakhstan team.
The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Faruk Yabo, said: “In particular, pillar number one speaks about knowledge, capacity building and talents. I’m aware that Kazakhstan is quite advanced in terms of its knowledge base in ICT. So this is a big area that we can partner.
“We already have the world’s largest capacity-building initiative that we are running, which is the three million technical talents by 2027. This is intended to train Nigerians in technical talent so that at least 1.5 million of them will be able to work in Europe and the remaining ones could be here.”
He also said the two countries were looking to cooperate in artificial intelligence, adding that Nigeria had just finished drafting its artificial intelligence strategy.
He also called for cooperation in the development of digital infrastructure.
On his part, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who highlighted the giant strides made so far in the agriculture sector by the current administration, said Nigeria could collaborate with Kazakhstan in many areas of the sector.
Kyari said: “We’re meeting with them on Tuesday at 2 o’clock, and we will talk more and elaborately on some of the opportunities that exist between Nigeria and Kazakhstan in terms of the agricultural space.
“We are not asking only for them to come and invest. We are also asking for us to partner with them. What is it that they need? We have products that we have in abundance here.”
The Kazakhstan head of delegation, Alibek Kuantyrov, on his part, said this is the first official delegation from Kazakhstan to Nigeria, adding that the huge population of youths in the two countries provided an opportunity for cooperation.
“Our main trajectory is economic development, and we are the largest economy in Central Asia. So the same as Nigeria, Nigeria is a leader in the African continent.
“We see Nigeria as a very important partner and also the channel to go through the whole continent, and I think we can work together in terms of the transit of goods, trade and also making pure mutual investment in the field of minerals.
“We’re also an ICT and AI nation and also a FinTech nation, the sectors that are being developed in Nigeria and now we have managed and come to a conclusion that we can also open some FinTech and banking companies in the Nigerian markets.
“We can also exchange our ICT products and make an exchange of students because we have a target in our country to prepare at least 1 million IT specialists.”
The Ooni of Ife, who conveyed the meeting, said President Bola Tinubu should be credited for being proactive and making the business conference a reality, adding that it was a follow-up from the meeting between the presidents of the two countries in Abu Dhabi in January.
“They are very bullish. They are serious. They mean business. They’re here with their largest contingent, and they want to see how to explore so many things, and it will really help Nigerian youth in terms of employment. Look at another beautiful thing that came up today as a country. They’re changing their visa policy for them to accommodate Nigerians that are so talented in the area of tech, artificial intelligence, in area of writing codes.”
Nigeria, Kazakhstan to Sign MOU in Agriculture, Trade, IT Collaboration
Why is the northeast being sidelined in a party like APC? – Chillariye
By: Yahaya Wakili
The former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yobe State, and adviser on nongovernmental affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, CON, Alhaji Adamu Abdu Chillariye has expressed his grievances on how the Northeast is being marginalized by some parts of the country.
He said people in some part of the country are acting like the Northeast is not part of Nigeria because anything concerning the Northeast for development, they will quickly kick against it.
Alhaji Adamu Abdu Chillariye disclosed this in a special interview with NEWSng in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said, like the Northwest seat, they together endorse President Ahmed Bola Tinubu alone for a second term without mentioning Kashim Shettima as his deputy.
“Where is Kashim Shettima, his vice? Why will they not endorse President Tinubu and Kashim Shettima at the same time to continue in 2027? What is the reason behind why they will not mention Kashim for the second time as a Tinubu vice?” Chillariye queries.
“I want to draw the attention of the Northeast in general. What are they doing? This Kashim is our son, and all that they assigned him to do, he did it very well, and if some part of the country will endorse Tinubu alone to continue, why, we in the Northeast, would not come out and say Kashim Shettima should continue with Tinubu?” he said.
He appealed to northeast stakeholders. What are they doing? We are hearing rumors that they will drop Kashim Shettima in 2027. Despite that, we are not sure of it, but if it is true, what is his fault or what offense did he commit? Let the northeast know that this Kashim is our son. We must show to the world that we want Kashim to continue together with his boss Tinubu in 2027.
Chillariye revealed that, since this party is our own, we wouldn’t reject it, and we would not allow any party to defeat our great party, APC. We will try our best to see that it wins the presidential seat. So why would we not show him our solidarity to continue with him in the 2027 election?
“Anything meant for the Northeast, they will say we should not do it. Are we not a part of Nigeria, or are we foreigners? In fact, we are original Nigerians, and we know some of them are from Niger. We are advising the party, and we thank the national chairman of the party for saying openly that Kashim will continue with Tinubu.
Alhaji Adamu Abdu Chillariye maintained that if the South-South says Tinubu should continue, the Northwest will say Tinubu should continue, so why in the Northeast would we not say Kashim and Tinubu should continue together? Therefore, I use this medium to continue with the propaganda for this campaign before the Northeast stakeholders to sit and assure the world that Kashim Shettima should continue with Tinubu.
“Kashim Shettima is the most loyal vice president, and since they started together, let’s allow them to complete their second term together, and what we need from our people now is support and prayers, because some people are supporting their own. Why would we not support our own, please?” Chillariye added.
Why is the northeast being sidelined in a party like APC? – Chillariye
Borno police arrest 15-year-old over infanticide in Monguno IDP camp
By: Zagazola Makama
The Borno State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old girl for allegedly dumping a newborn infant’s body in a pit toilet within the Charamari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Monguno.
According to a Police source on May 22, 2025, at about 9:15 a.m., it was reported that earlier the same day at around 6:00 a.m., the body of a newly born infant was found abandoned in one of the camp’s pit toilets.
The sources said that the suspect, identified as Yafalmata Alhaji Mustapha, aged 15 years, and a resident of the camp, is currently in police custody for investigation.
“Police and medical experts visited the scene where photographs were taken, and the infant’s body was evacuated to General Hospital Monguno. The medical doctor confirmed the infant dead upon arrival, and the corpse was deposited at the hospital for autopsy,”said the sources.
Following the autopsy, the body was released to the Camp Chairman of Charamari IDP Camp for burial according to Islamic rites.
Borno police arrest 15-year-old over infanticide in Monguno IDP camp
Angry villagers killed two Armed robbers in Gubio, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Two armed robbers were fatally injured by angry villagers following an attack at Charimeleri Bush in Gubio Local Government Area, Borno State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred occurred on May 21, 2025, at about 5:30 p.m., when two unknown armed men armed with machetes, knives, bow and arrow pursued two young boys, Abdu Ali and Abba Ali who were grazing a flock of 25 sheep in Charimeleri Bush.
The suspects stole the entire flock and fled, but the boys ran home to alert their father, Bukar Umara. Villagers quickly mobilized and followed the rustlers’ footprints, eventually intercepting them and recovering the stolen sheep.
A violent confrontation ensued during which one of the robbers stabbed a villager, Fannami Bukar, in the chest. The villagers retaliated, fatally injuring both suspects, leading to their death.
Security forces promptly visited the scene, documented the incident with photographs, and recovered exhibits including a bow and arrow, a sheath knife, and two head veils.
The two injured robbers were rushed to Gubio General Hospital where they were certified dead by the attending doctor.
The stabbed victim was taken to the Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) Gubio for treatment and is reportedly responding well to medical care.
Angry villagers killed two Armed robbers in Gubio, Borno
Why is the northeast being sidelined in a party like APC? – Chillariye
Borno police arrest 15-year-old over infanticide in Monguno IDP camp
Angry villagers killed two Armed robbers in Gubio, Borno
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