Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York Governor, retaining the office she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. According to reports, she defeated Republican congressman Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump who ran a campaign focused on fear of violent crime. “Tonight you made your voices heard loud and clear. You made me the first woman ever elected to be the governor of the state of New York. “But I’m not here to make history, I’m here to make a difference,” Hochul told supporters on Tuesday night at an election party.…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the appointment of Garba Bilal as the substantive Head of the Civil Service in the state. According to a letter signed by the governor on Thursday in Damaturu, the appointment takes effect from November 9, 2022. “I wish to convey your appointment as the Head of the Civil Service, Yobe state. “Your appointment into this excellent office is predicated on your performance, dedication to duty and excellence records of service. “This appointment is with effect from 9th November, 2022,” he said. The governor wished Bilal well in discharging his duties, noting that…
Britain’s medicines regulator has approved Novavax’s Nuvaxovid vaccine as a COVID-19 booster for adults 18 and older, the U.S-based biotech company said on Wednesday. Novavax Inc said that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has expanded the conditional marketing authorisation for Nuvaxovid as booster dose following a primary series of shots. Nuvaxovid is also available for use as a booster in adults aged 18 and older in the US, European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Israel. The MHRA previously granted conditional marketing authorisation for Nuvaxovid as a primary series in adults aged 18 and older in…
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Mr Anderson Ezeibe has made case for the federal government to empower polytechnics to award their bachelors of technology to end the BSc and Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy. Ezeibe made the call in Kaduna at an award presentation and farewell ceremony organised by ASUP, Makarfi Chapter to mark transition of Shehu Idris Collage of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi (SICHSTM) into Kaduna State University (KASU). SICHSTM was merged with KASU to be awarding degrees by Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i. He said the measure, if adopted, would also ensure full…
Adidas says it plans to continue releasing shoes designed in collaboration with Kanye West without the Yeezy brand, after terminating its partnership with the U.S. rapper in October. Bosses at the German sportswear brand reiterated it was the “sole owner” of certain design rights and upcoming colour ways, that intended to make use of them next year. The company announced it was ending production of its Yeezy branded products with “immediate effect” at the end of October. But on a Wednesday call to discuss quarterly earnings, Adidas’ chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer said plans to “leverage the existing inventory” were currently…
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from buildings and construction hit a new high in the world, leaving the sector off the track to decarbonise. Released at the latest round of climate talks at COP27 in Egypt, the 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction found the sector accountable for over 34 per cent of energy demand and around 37 per cent of energy and process-related CO2 emissions in 2021. According to the new report, in spite of an increase in energy efficiency investment and lower energy intensity, the building and construction sector’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions have rebounded from…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun, located at Iyana Mortuary area of the state capital was gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday. The facility was allegedly set on fire by suspected hoodlums who scaled the perimeter fencing into the commission’s premises. The hoodlums, numbering about eight, were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and threw same into the building from different points to light up the facility. A source, who pleaded anonymity, said the security guard on duty, Azeez Hamzat, made a distress call to the police…
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…
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