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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a dismissed soldier, Aliyu Adamu, for defrauding three applicants of N200,000 under the guise of helping them secure jobs in the Nigerian Army.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Muhammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

“Operatives attached to ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters has taken a significant step in apprehending an individual involved in fraudulent activities. L/Cpl Aliyu Adamu from Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has been arrested on charges of impersonation, cheating, criminal misappropriation, and criminal breach of trust.

This arrest follows complaints from three individuals who reported that L/Cpl Aliyu Adamu collected a total sum of two hundred thousand naira from them, promising to secure jobs for them in the Nigerian Army.

However, they were not invited to the Nigerian Army depot for training as promised. The suspect admitted to having been dismissed as a Lance Corporal from the Nigerian Army a few months ago for being absent without official leave for a year. Furthermore, he confessed to using the money collected from the victims for personal purposes,” the statement reads in part. #Instablog9jaNews #Information #Awareness #StayUpdated

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Instagram is launching "Teen Accounts," designed to provide additional privacy for users under 18.

The Meta Platforms (META) social media app's new built-in protections for teen users include limits on who can contact them and the type of content they can see. Teens younger than 16 will need a parent's permission to change any of the included settings, the company said Tuesday. 

Users currently must verify that they are at least 13 to create an Instagram account.

Instagram Teen Accounts automatically will be set to private, meaning teen users will have to manually accept any new followers. The accounts also will be subject to the strictest messaging settings, meaning only people "they follow or are already connected to" can message them. Teens can also "only be tagged or mentioned by people they follow," Instagram said.

Additionally, Teen Accounts will receive reminder notifications to leave the app after an hour each day and sleep mode—which mutes notifications and sends auto-replies to direct messages—will be enabled between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. daily. 

Teens who create accounts now will be subject to the new restrictions, with existing accounts converted within 60 days in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, and in the European Union (EU) "later this year." Beyond those countries, Teen Accounts will go into effect in January.

Last October, a coalition of 33 states sued the tech giant, alleging Meta's social media platforms harm children and teenagers and accentuate a national mental health crisis.

The plaintiffs accused Meta of targeting children and teenagers with addictive and manipulative features to keep them engaged on its apps to maximize advertising revenue and profits.

Last month, the reported that Meta and Alphabet's Google had a "secret deal" to target Instagram advertisements to teenagers on YouTube.

Meta shares edged higher to $534.88 Tuesday afternoon. Shares are up about 50% this year.

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Nigerian journalist Jimi Disu has lamented the economic hardship plaguing the nation.

Speaking on Nigeria Info FM, he said: “Nigeria has never been this bad. Just this morning, I was talking to an ordinary person, and she told me that in her home, they’ve resorted to one meal a day. Even during the war, it wasn’t this bad in this part of town.

To cut a long story short, I’m going to be spending about N120,000 on electricity for an apartment, and I live alone. Not only do I live alone, I also have two homes: a day home and a weekend home. It’s the weekend home I’m talking about.

In my estate, the minimum amount one can spend on electricity is N50,000. I said Nigeria has never been this bad. If you’re not careful, you’ll sell a house only to use the money to clear some debts and have just a little left to buy something for the house.

The dilemma now is that you can’t save because the Naira has no value.”

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country’s foreign exchange reserves are at risk due to the petrol subsidy removal, lower crude oil earnings, increased external debt servicing obligations and rising import bills.

CBN disclosed this in its Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Policy guidelines for fiscal years 2024/2025 released on Tuesday, September 17.

However, the apex bank projected an overall positive economic growth for the period based on continued policy support to the agriculture and oil sectors, reforms in the foreign exchange market, and the effective implementation of the Finance Act 2023 and the 2022-2025 Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP).

According to the apex bank, “The outlook for Nigeria’s external sector in 2024/2025 is optimistic, with expectations of favorable terms of trade due to a sustained rally in crude oil prices and an improvement in domestic crude oil production.

The positive outlook is supported by the continued high crude oil prices, driven by production cuts, as well as gains from capital flows and remittances.

However, lower crude oil earnings, the removal of fuel subsidies, rising import bills, and increased external debt servicing obligations could pose downside risks to the accumulation of external reserves. [SWIPE]

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American rapper Sean Love Combs, better known as Diddy, will remain in custody pending his trial after a New York federal judge denied his $50 million bail proposal on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

The judge remanded the musician in custody after prosecutors argued he was a “serious flight risk”.

The 54-year-old music mogul was arrested on Monday evening over alleged racketeering conspiracy, s+x tr@fficking, among others. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

CNN reports Combs will appeal the decision to hold him without bail in front of US District Court Judge Andrew Carter on Wednesday afternoon. If the appeal is denied, Combs will be remanded back to the detention center.

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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a flood alert to Nigerians as the management of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is set to begin regulated water releases into the country.

NIHSA’s director-general, Umar Mohammed, in a statement on Tuesday said the dam’s regulated water releases will commence on September 17.

According to the statement, “The water discharge is anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m³/s over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River, which serves as the primary source into the reservoir and a significant tributary to the Benue River.

Nonetheless, the dam operators have indicated that the planned water discharges will be gradual to avoid surpassing the conveyance capacity of the Benue river system and triggering substantial flooding downstream in Nigeria. The overflow from the Lagdo Dam is projected to cease once there is a noticeable reduction in the flow into the Lagdo reservoir.

The agency unequivocally states that there is no need for alarm as major flooding downstream in Nigeria is not anticipated since the flow levels along the Benue River are still within cautionary limits.

Nevertheless, it is of utmost importance for all states bordering the Benue River system, namely: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, and Rivers, along with the government at all levels (federal, state, and LGAs) to heighten their vigilance and implement appropriate preparedness measures to mitigate potential flooding impacts that may arise due to an increase in flow levels of our major rivers during this period.

The agency will continue to diligently monitor the flow conditions of the transboundary Benue River and the national inland rivers, and consistently provide regular updates on water levels across major rivers to prevent further flood disasters.”

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