The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has introduced an Electronic Booking Device as a one stop shop to ease its activities. The corps said the device is not a Point of Sale (POS) machine as wrongly assumed by some members of the public. The FRSC does not use POS machines but a digitised e-ticketing device to enhance ease of doing business, the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He added that the device was being used for on-the-spot synchronisation of traffic offenders’ information into the national database. “The device is a…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Niger Government has constituted a committee to investigate circumstances that led to the death of former Commissioner for information, Danladi Ndayebo, at the IBB Specialist Hospital. The Niger Secretary to the Government (SSG), Ahmed Matane made this known while addressing a news conference in Minna. Ndayebo, a former Commissioner of Information during Babangida Aliyu administration, died on November 7, following a motor accident along Minna-Suleja road. Matane said that the state government received information of some level of alleged non-professionalism in the management of the deceased by IBB Specialist Hospital Minna. He said that it was alleged that the deceased was…
The Kremlin in Moscow, has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, would not attend next week’s G20 Summit in Bali. However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would travel for the meeting of the 20 major industrialised nations on the Indonesian island. Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov disclosed this to the Russian state news agency TASS, on Thursday. Earlier, an Indonesian official had also hinted that the Russian president would not be attending the Bali meeting. Putin had long left open his participation in the meeting, scheduled to hold between November 15 and 16. dpa
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned of “highly unequal access” to vaccines against COVID-19 and other diseases in rich and poor countries, calling for global market changes. According to the WHO for example, the vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, has only been introduced in 41 per cent of low-income countries. WHO said in a report published on Wednesday, that this was compared to 83 per cent of high-income countries. “Affordability can also be an obstacle, as sometimes middle-income countries actually pay more than wealthier ones due to price differences. “The right to health…
Many airports across China have cancelled the majority of their flights due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. China’s state newspaper, Global Times, reported on Thursday. The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, which had a particularly bad outbreak of cases, cancelled over 1,000 flights. More than 700 flights were also cancelled at two major airports in the capital Beijing. The government is implementing strict measures to contain the spread of the virus such as flight cancellations, lockdowns, forced quarantines and mass testing. In spite of the country’s zero-Covid policy, which has put a heavy strain on its…
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in conjunction with its Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast partner, SuperSport, has announced a continent-wide talent search to find Africa’s next WWE Superstar. The campaign was announced in an interractive media briefing in Lagos, to herald Lagos as the host city for a multi-day tryout in February 2023. James kimball, WWE Head of Tarlent Operations and Strategy led the delegations from the U.S. to meet with their Supersports team led by Marc Jury, the Chief Executive of Supersports. According to Kimball, the search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar “is now open to Nigerians and citizens of other…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says its interventions have contributed to creation of more than 440,000 jobs in Nigeria, with women and youths accounting for 60 per cent. Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the president of AfDB said this at the African Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) Immersion Fund Roundtable in Lagos. The roundtable with the theme, “Enhancing the Capabilities of MSMES in Africa: The Role of Direct Foreign Investments (DFIs)’’ was organised by Access Bank PLC. Adesina was represented by Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General of the Nigeria Country Department of AfDB. Adesina said the bank had supported more than 20,500 MSMEs,…
The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year. South Africans already get free visas on arrival in Kenya, while Kenyans were charged and required to provide proof of sufficient funds and return flight tickets. The new agreement is set to take effect on January 1. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Kenya on his first official trip to the country. He and Kenyan President William Ruto praised the Ethiopia peace agreement signed…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri ASHENEWS reports that at least 74 persons were hospitalised while about 100 vehicles were reportedly vandalised when hoodlums attacked the campaign convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Wednesday. The presidential campaign trail of the opposition party landed in Borno, an All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled state on Wednesday, the 9th of November 2022. The PDP campaign spokesperson, Senator Dino Melaye disclosed this during the party rally in Maiduguri. He accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of deploying thugs to attack them and stop the…
By Zagazola Makama, Maiduguri The Nigerien National Guard otherwise known as Garde Nationale du Niger, have killed five Boko Haram terrorist and rescued eight abducted victims in Diffa. ASHENEWS gathered that the Boko Haram terrorists on November 8, stormed the village in Maldjori, a village between Garin Wanzam and Kitchandji and kidnapped eight of the victims, including seven women and one man. An intelligence source told a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama that the Defence and Security Forces, more specifically Niger National Guard elements on alert, embarked on a pursuit of the fleeing terrorists. The…