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Read more →<p><img width="640" height="443" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Umahi-640x443-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Tinubu Won't Cancel Tax Credit Scheme Initiated By Buhari - Umahi" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Umahi-640x443-1.jpg 640w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Umahi-640x443-1-300x208.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <h2>Prominent cement manufacturers have reportedly been invited to a meeting regarding the escalating cost of the product, according to Minister of Works <a href="https://naijanews.com/topic/dave-umahi/">David Umahi</a>.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that he voiced concern that cement producers were not receiving enough business from road and housing construction, and that the price of the commodity was increasing at an absurd rate.</p> <p>The meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 19, 2024, at the Ministry's Conference Hall in Mabushi, Abuja, according to a statement released on Saturday by Orji Uchenna Orji, the Minister's Special Adviser for Media.</p> <p>The statement detailed that <em>“The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has summoned an urgent meeting of all cement manufacturers in Nigeria.”</em></p> <p>It stated that BUA Plc, Larfarge, Dangote Plc, and other entities were invited to the curcial meeting.</p> <p>The minister acknowledged that manufacturers had difficulties and promised to investigate.</p> <p>He, however, lamented that the gap between the ex-factory price and the market price is enormous.</p> <p>He said that for them to develop a common front, they needed to investigate the situation and other issues.</p> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> had earlier reported that the Nigeria’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ahmed Dangiwa, in a proactive move to address the escalating cost of cement and other building materials, convened a strategic meeting with manufacturers within the industry.</p> <p>This was outlined in a statement by his special adviser on media, Mark Chiese, on Thursday.</p> <p>The meeting aims to delve into the challenges facing the sector, with a focus on devising strategies to curb the rising prices and facilitate the provision of affordable housing across the country.</p> <p>The minister expressed concern over the soaring costs of building materials, which have seen a dramatic increase despite Nigeria’s rich deposits of raw materials necessary for production.</p> <p>A recent survey along the airport road indicated that the price for a 50kg bag of cement has surged to N9,000, marking a 38.8 percent increase from its previous rate of N5,500 just a week earlier.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/17/rising-cost-of-cement-minister-of-works-umahi-summon-manufacturers/">Rising Cost Of Cement: Minister Of Works, Umahi Summon Manufacturers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>
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Read more →<p><img width="951" height="485" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Police-Officers-rewarded.webp" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Police To Promote Four Officers For Rejecting N8.5 Million Bribe From Suspected Bandit" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Police-Officers-rewarded.webp 951w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Police-Officers-rewarded-300x153.webp 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Police-Officers-rewarded-768x392.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px" /></p> <h2>The Taraba State Command of the <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigeria Police Force</a> has commended four mobile police officers for refusing N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> learnt that the officers were on a routine stop and search operation when they nabbed the suspected bandit and subsequently rejected the bribe he offered them.</p> <p>The State Commissioner of Police, <strong>David Iloyalonomo,</strong> personally recognized and rewarded the officers at the Taraba State Police Command Headquarters.</p> <p>During an interaction with journalists at the checkpoint, one of the officers involved in the arrest, Ngamarju Gambo, explained that their commitment to fighting corruption and maintaining peace in the country motivated them to reject the bribe.</p> <p>He emphasized that they made it clear to the suspect that engaging in corrupt practices was not in line with the values of the Nigeria Police Force.</p> <p>Iloyalonomo expressed his intention to recommend the officers to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for potential promotion and national recognition due to their exemplary conduct.</p> <p>He identified the four mobile police officers as Inspr Difference Tih AP/NO 362424, Inspr Ngamarju Gambo AP/NO 362385, Inspr Usman Haruna AP/NO 246517 and Cpl Zarudeen Mamuda F/NO 517199</p> <p><em>“The officers, while on patrol duty, intercepted a Toyota Starlet ash in colour with registration number YLA 321 ZY carrying three passengers,”</em> Channels Television quoted the CP saying.</p> <p>He added: “<em>The officers, with their professional intuition, suspected without an iota of doubt the occupants of the vehicle, and upon questioning, the occupants could not give a satisfactory account of themselves.</em></p> <p><i>“They were, therefore, ordered to alight from the vehicle, during which two of the passengers took to their heels and headed towards the nearby mountains, while one suspect was effectively restrained and arrested.</i></p> <p><i>“A search was conducted in the vehicle, and the sum of eight million five hundred and fifty-five thousand nairas was recovered.</i></p> <p><em>“The suspect offered the whole amount of money as a bribe for his freedom but was rejected by the good ambassadors of the Nigeria Police Force.”</em></p> <p>The suspect, along with his accomplices, has been actively assisting the police in an ongoing investigation into a series of past kidnappings.</p> <p>The police commissioner emphasized that once the investigations are concluded, the suspect and his associates will face charges in court for multiple offences, such as kidnapping, banditry, and attempting to bribe a law enforcement officer.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/17/police-to-promote-four-officers-for-rejecting-n8-5-million-bribe-from-suspected-bandit/">Police To Promote Four Officers For Rejecting N8.5 Million Bribe From Suspected Bandit</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>
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