Abdulllahi Hassan is the Bauchi State Chairman, Senior Civil Servants Association. In this interview with ASHENEWS, he debunked claims that the state government under Bala Mohammed is owing workers salaries, saying it is unfounded rumour peddled by uninformed people. EXCERPTS: What in your capacity, would you say about the salary situation in Bauchi State? The truth is that workers in Bauchi State should only be grateful to government for prompt payment of salaries as at when due. Workers in Bauchi are not owed salaries for even a single months; all salaries are paid promptly and diligently. But It is usual…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted the ban placed against the importation, planting and consumption of Genetically Modified (GM) foods, a statement obtained by ASHENEWS has revealed. The earlier ban by the late former president Mwai Kibaki was precipitated by public health issues raised by the then public health minister Beth Mugo. The cabinet’s lift if the ban on GMO foods import is to help the country cushion the effect of hunger. The cabinet in its meeting chaired by Ruto also allowed the importation and growing of white GMO maize. “In accordance with the recommendation of the Task Force to…
The Director-General of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Ms. Victoria Akai has said that the Dangote Group is a pacesetter in manufacturing and will boosting Africa’s earnings. The multi-billion Naira Dangote Cement Plc, has a presence in over 10 African countries, while the newly incorporated Dangote Fertiliser and oil refinery are capable of mitigating the continent’s shortfall in foreign earnings. “The founder, Aliko Dangote, is a visionary leader and has led the Group to become one of the leading brands in Africa and the world, which is a pride to every Nigerian,” Akai said. According to her,…
“We are duty bound to reiterate concerns of common Nigerians and proffer sustainable measures to address challenges backpedaling realisation of transparent, accountable democratic governance at all levels. This include the fast-approaching 2023 general elections which has triggered topical developments putting to questions credibility, transparency and integrity of the electoral process and institutions.” The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed worry over series of ‘topical developments’ in Nigeria, including questions around “credibility, transparency and integrity of the electoral process and institutions. The Executive Director, CISLAC and Head of Transparency International Chapter in Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) expressed his…
Nigeria’s apex financial institution, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has so far recovered N3.7 trillion intervention funds. The amount is out of the N9.3 trillion disbursed by the CBN in various intervention schemes in the last four years. The Director of Development Finance Department of the bank, Mr. Yusuf Yila disclosed this at a press briefings in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, a total of N5.3 trillion of the intervention funds was not yet due for repayment, adding that the apex bank would slow down intervention schemes, with it’s new move to curtail the inflationary trends. Mr Yila…
A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for the abolition of security votes allocated to the states or provide a framework for auditing the money. Security vote in Nigeria is a monthly allowance that is allocated to the 36 states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the sole purpose of funding security services within such states. CISLAC Executive Director, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani said in New York that allocation for security vote was not usually accounted for. Rafsanjani spoke on the sidelines of the 77th session of UN General Assembly after a launch of “Sustainable…
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna on Thursday, announced Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, a Professor of Microbiology as the 8th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution. Professor Kuta’s appointment was announced by the Chairman of Council, Prof. Olu Obafemi. Born on the 26th October, 1972 at Kuta in Shiroro local government area of Niger state, Faruk attended Government Science Teachers College Wushishi, Niger State from 1981 to 1986, the Federal College of Education, Kontangora, from 1989 to 1993 before proceeding to the prestigious Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 1994 from where he graduated with a Bachelor of…
The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa states where its Backward Integration projects (BIP) are located. The Group is investing hugely in raw sugar production as part of the Federal Government Sugar Master Plan. This is coming on the back of $500 million that has so far been injected into the project in Nasarawa. National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has developed a road map for the realisation of self-sufficiency in the sugar sector within a short time, which led to the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) that…
A time-tested saying goes “The reward for hard work is more work.” But over time scholars went further to say “Hard work from more work comes with progress and subtle rewards”. Throughout history, awards, accolades and honours have served as motivation to give more in service to the advancement of humanity. The foregoing underscores the Democracy Heroes Africa “Man of the Year 2022 Award” clinched by the Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello. As a man of honour, Governor Sani Bello holds close to his chest, the burden of democracy, which he has overtly demonstrated in words and deeds. That’s…
The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has said that the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme is one of the greatest innovations of the federal government. ASHENEWS recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari signed Executive Order 007 in 2019 in order to tackle Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit. Mami, in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media & Communication), Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola on Wednesday, explained that the scheme provides for public-private partnership intervention in the construction, refurbishment and maintenance of critical road infrastructure across the country. According to him, participants in the scheme are entitled to tax credits against…