By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to a meeting over the recent redesign of Nigeria’s naira notes. According to a statement by the Director General of the forum, Mr. Asishana Bayo Okauru, the agenda of the meeting is detailed titled “The Economic and Security implications of naira redesign and withdrawal policy.” The meeting, convened by the Chairman of the Forum, who is also the governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is scheduled to hold virtually on Thursday, January 19, 2023. “The discussion…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has warned that Nigeria cannot afford not to conduct peaceful and credible elections in 2023 as a lot is at stake even within the sub-region should the country fail. This is even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hailed the Commission over its dialogue with leaders of political parties towards peaceful 2023 general elections, describing it as very commendable The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, who was represented by ECOWAS Commission Programme Officer on Mediation, Directorate of Political Affairs, Dr. Brown Odigie, stated this…
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 317 packages of compressed Marijuana worth N20.6 million, along the Abuja-Lokoja Highway.
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that rioting youths had burnt down the Divisional Police Headquarters in Kaffin-Korro, Paikoro local government area of Niger state. This online platform gathered that the incident, which happened on Tuesday was in reaction to the murder of Rev. Father Isaac Achi, a Catholic priest of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, Paiko by bandits on Sunday morning. ASHENEWS earlier on Sunday reported that the cleric was burnt alive when bandits set his house on fire during an attack. Reports further revealed that Tuesday’s incident turned violent shortly after a group of women had convened…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has visited a student of the institution, who was involved in an auto crash along the Calabar-Ikom highway. Desmond Likita had left Makurdi for Calabar for school resumption before the unfortunate incident which occurred along the Calabar-Ikom highway on January 8. Obi, who visited the student at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), offered financial assistance to him for his medication. She, thereafter, directed the Director of UNICAL Medical Centre, Dr. Kaiser Etta, to liaise with the management of UCTH for his treatment. While wishing the student…
The Delta state Police Command on Tuesday, confirmed the death of two suspected kidnappers on Tuesday. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe told newsmen in Warri that police operatives at Orogun in Ughelii North local government area of the state neutralised one of the suspects on Friday. He said the suspect and members of his gang were on the police watch list over their involvement in a foiled robbery operation in Orogun Community on June 23, 2022. “The suspects were seen gathered within the Unukpo-Orogun palm tree plantation. “The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Orogun mobilised and led police operatives to…
A policy analyst, Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, says the solution to the challenges faced in the nation’s education sector can be found in resetting and repositioning it. According to him, the sector should be prioritised and repositioned for a world in which everyone may aspire to reach his or her full potential. Mba-Uzoukwu, also the Managing Partner, GrandCentral Africa, stated this while delivering the 53rd convocation lecture of the University of Lagos on Tuesday in Lagos. The theme of the lecture is: Finding the Boundaries of the Possible; Venturing Beyond. He noted that the breadth of the challenges faced by the sector was matched only by the heights of its…
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government has signed an agreement with Duduwa Consult Limited for the construction of a shopping complex in Suleja. The project, billed for completion by the end of 2024 will see to the construction of 240 shops at the former Old Minna Garage located in Suleja, Suleja local government area of the state. According to the project brief, the project is worth N1.3 billion and would be implemented under a PPP agreement. Speaking during the signing of the agreement on Tuesday, the Niger State Commissioner of Investment, Commerce, and Industry, Ramatu…
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate for Itas/Gadau/Jama’are Federal Constituency election in Bauchi state, Ms. Shamsiya Abubakar has pledged to empower youth and women if elected in the 2023 general election.
Benue House of Assembly on Tuesday approved requests by the state governor, Samuel Ortom to access two loans totaling N2.2 billion to pay the state’s counterpart funding on two schemes. The first loan of N1.2 billion is expected from the United Bank for Africa PLC to pay counterpart contribution to the Federal Government’s statutory allocation in the state’s Universal Basic Education Programme. The second loan of N1 billion is to be sourced from Zenith Bank PLC to pay the state’s counterpart contribution to the Federal Government’s World Bank-assisted Agro Climatic Resilience project in semi-arid landscapes. The governor had told the House…