Migration of Internally Displaced Persons from the Jos ethno-religious crises to the neighbouring Bauchi State is on the increase despite the resettlement of over 4,000 persons. NEMA North-East zonal coordinator, Aliyu Baffle Sambo said the continuous increase in peoples’ migration could only be addressed by providing the widows and orphans with shelter, food, water and security. 

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The Federal Government has approved the resuscitation of the Federal Government scholarship awards to students in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Sam Egwu said Federal Government had equally implemented the Reciprocal Bilateral Education Agreement, and the Common Wealth Scholarship.

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Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said the total projected demand for agri-business financing required in Africa from now till 2050 stands at $620.4 billion. Mallam Sanusi said funding globally from various sources had been declining over the years, just as he said Official Development Assistant, to sub Sahara Africa’s agriculture dropped.

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South Africa's opposition leader has called for an investigation into whether President Jacob Zuma has broken the government's strict ethics code. This says all members of the cabinet must declare their financial interests within 60 days of taking office.

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Police in Cyprus have confirmed they have found the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, three months after it was snatched from its grave. Police on the Mediterranean island said remains thought to be those of the ex-president had been found at a Nicosia cemetery after a tip-off.

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The Haitian authorities have released one of the last two US Christian missionaries being held for trying to take children out of the country. Charisa Coulter, from Idaho, left prison accompanied by US embassy staff and is expected to fly back to the US.

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Indonesian security forces say they have killed a suspected militant during a shoot-out on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta. The raid was thought to be linked to an ongoing operation against militants in Aceh province that has brought a number of arrests.