An Appeal Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan against the judgement of the Federal High Court Damaturu. ASHENEWS reports that the appeal is in respect of the candidacy of Yobe North Senatorial District contested under the All Progressives Congress (APC), which Bashir Machina won. Machina had won the primary election of the APC in May 2022 when Lawan, who presently represents the district, opted to contest the presidential primary election APC in June. Lawan lost to Bola Tinubu and Machina was asked to step down for Lawan but…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
This is 14-year-old Fatima Adamu Maikusa who has set exceptional record after winning seven medals in different competitions in Mathematics from across the world. Fatima, who has become a role model to many girls started displaying her Mathematical strength at the age of nine. From Gombe state Nigeria, Fatima is currently a Grade 11 Student at the Nigerian Turkish International School (NTIC) in Kano, Nigeria. So far, Fatimah has won seven international medals in Mathematics across the world including: 1. American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08) 2. International Eduversal Mathematics Competition, Jakarta, Indonesia 3. International Math Challenge, Bangkok Thailand 4. Kangourou…
“Even if it means that the National Assembly will reduce sitting allowances or be paid on casual allowances basis whenever they sit at the lower and upper chambers, by cutting the recurrent expenditure in the budget of the federal lawmakers to settle the ASUU arrears, let it be. It will be in the overall national interest of Nigerians” Senator representing Borno South District at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to slash the salaries of lawmakers by half to settle members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Nigerian government paid half salaries to the…
Former chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amos Adamu is alleged to have collected £1.3 million to back the Qatar 2022 bid. ASHENEWS recalls that the world football governing body in 2017 had banned Adamu for two years over violations of ethics. This came after he was banned in 2010 for three years for accepting bribes in relation to the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. A member of Qatar’s World Cup bid Phaedra Almajid made the allegations in new Netflix series which FIFA uncovered on Thursday. According to Almajid, she was in the…
The Nigerian government has approved a national policy on welding and welding related fields with urgent implementation as part of the efforts to fast track industrialization and sustainable development. This is contained in a statement issued by Josephine Ademu, Chief Information Officer (Press) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and made available in Abuja on Friday. Dr Adeleke Mamora, Minister of STI disclosed this at the North-West zonal dialogue in the STI ecosystem on establishment of Technology Incubation Centres (TICs) in Kano on Thursday. Represented by M. J. Bassey, Director, Chemical Department of the ministry, Mamora said…
The 35th National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) continues to excite Nigerians as the display of Nigerian creativity in indigenous fabric designs left many marveled. This is due to the level of creativity displayed by various states that had used local fabrics peculiar to their state to make different costumes. The indigenous fabric and fashion competition segment of the festival held at National Stadium, Lagos, had the states of Bayelsa, Delta, Ogun, Kogi, Ekiti and Kwara exhibit their wealth of creativity. Delta, known as the Big Heart state, took creativity to another level as they exhibited local fabrics used…
Experts say the outbreak of COVID-19 nearly three years ago has triggered a greater appreciation of the importance of health security and intelligence capabilities. The pandemic highlighted how devastating an infectious disease can be within a short period of time and its potential impact on the global economy. It also showed how it can dramatically change our daily lives and social interaction. To forestall an impact of a similar magnitude, experts say it is important that developing countries upgrade their health personnel, infrastructure, and institutions. Due to their weak health infrastructure, developing countries such as Nigeria are vulnerable to biological…
The FAME Foundation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) School for the Blind Children, Jabi in Abuja, have extolled the virtues of a business mogul, Chief Femi Otedola, on his 60th birthday. The Executive Director of the foundation, Ms Aderonke Bello, spoke on Thursday at the celebration of Otedola’s birthday in the FCT School for the Blind Children in Abuja. Bello said the foundation decided to celebrate Otedola’s birthday in the school in view of his charity to the less privileged, especially persons with disabilities in the country. According to her, this is done under the foundation’s programme known as “HerSTEM Initiative” aimed…
The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called on the Federal and State Governments to provide more grants to farmers to boost food production and end hunger. Hajiya Fatima Abdu, SWOFON Treasurer and a farmer made the call in an interview in Bauchi on Friday. ”Governments need to break the barriers that are holding back women farmers and preventing them from accessing critical farming inputs. “They should ensure women have secured land rights and also provide women with vital funding and support for farming to adapt to climate change. “Such support would protect women’s rights and boost productivity. It…
The risk of death, hospitalisation and serious health issues from COVID-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status. A study published on Thursday suggested. “Reinfection with COVID-19 increases the risk of both acute outcomes and long COVID,” said Dr Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “This was evident in unvaccinated, vaccinated and boosted people.” The findings were drawn from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data collected from March 1, 2020 through April 6, 2022 on 443,588 patients with one SARS-CoV-2 infection. While 40,947 with two…