Pakistan’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman has insisted that rich polluters must pay their due as country is deluded by devastating floods According to her, the rich polluting countries which are predominantly to blame for the “dystopian” climate breakdown have broken their promises to reduce emissions and help developing countries adapt to global heating, adding that reparations were long overdue. More than 1,200 people are dead and a third of Pakistan is under floodwater after weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains battered the country – which only weeks earlier had been suffering serious drought. In an interview with the Guardian, the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) was reported at N600.15 billion for Q2 2022. This is according to the VAT Q2 2022 Report released in Abuja on Saturday. According to the report, this shows a growth rate of 1.96 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N588.59 billion in Q1 2022. The report said the local payments recorded were N359.12 billion, while foreign VAT payments contributed N111.13 billion in Q2 2022. It said on a quarter-on-quarter basis, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply recorded the highest growth rate with 116.47 per cent,…
…Osinbajo hails US Inflation Reduction Act, says both countries can work together on climate change, global challenges A renewed commitment by both Nigeria and the United States to work together on many global issues, especially on Climate Change and the global energy transition towards net-zero emissions emerged yesterday at the White House after a meeting between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and his American counterpart, Vice President Kamala Harris. Prof. Osinbajo while responding to welcoming remarks by VP Harris noted that “we very strongly believe that we (Nigeria and US) in the coming years, will need to work together again…
We have looked at various forms of government in the first part of this treatise. We ended with the posers, “Can we continue this way? Is it the fault of the system or the operators of the system? Should we scout for a better system or better operators? Should we look inwards? Will a system in tandem with our inner being be the answer to our multifaceted and ever-growing problems as a nation?” We signed off with this thought: “Perhaps we have been imposing on ourselves systems that are alien to us, to our culture, to our souls.” Some think…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has elected Umar Usman Bambaru as it’s new president. Barambu, who a student of the Department of Library Science , Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state succeeds Asefon Sunday Dayo who has completed his term.
The Kano state chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared support for the suspension of the party’s presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu by the National Working Committee on grounds of sabotage and anti-party activities. Kachikwu’s suspension was announced Friday in a statement signed by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (Politics), Bamidele Ajadi, which said the presidential made “false, misguided and defamatory video” about Ralph Nwosu, national chairman of the party and some other national officers. “The NWC viewed with great concern the baseless and defamatory video made, published and circulated by Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, which was intended to disparage…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah The Sokoto state commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, has launched X-SQUAD in his determination to review crime fighting strategies in the state. It is also in his efforts towards strengthening the existing security strategies for return of peace in the state The X-SQUAD, Gumel said would serve as additional anti-violence Quick Reaction Striking Force in all emergencies and to complement the existing tactical units, a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Sanusi Abubakar made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday said. Members of vgilante group “The squad will work with the native and intelligence community to…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun local government area of the state, has ordered Dauda Ajadosu from parading himself as the Eesa of Obaagun. The court also held that the selection and appointment of Dauda Ajadosu as the Eesa of Obaagun by the Olobaagun of Obaagun, Oba Jimoh Okunade Kayode II should not be recognized until the determination of the suit before it. The court presided over by Justice Jide Falola held that the position of Eesa of Obaagun remains vacant until the matter is determined. Ajadosu who hails from Oniayowo lineage…
Stakeholders in the electoral sector have called for sensitisation of citizens, especially at the grassroots and schools to curb vote buying ahead of 2023. The stakeholders made the call at the “Policy Dialogue on Addressing Vote Trading in Nigeria: Lessons from Comparative Experiences”, organised by the Electoral Forum in Abuja. Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, Senate Deputy President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Otive lgbuzor, said vote buying had become a common phenomenon in Nigeria’s political system. According to him, vote buying has brought negative consequences to the country’s electoral system. Omo-Agege said vote trading was primarily driven by material context and immediate…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Friday inaugurated a physiotherapy complex at the Jaji Military Cantonment Medical Centre in Kaduna. He reiterated his commitment to improve all Army medical facilities to provide skilled and specialized management to personnel who sustain injuries. “The Physiotherapy complex will facilitate treatment of injuries in veins and nerves, among other injuries that had hitherto not been attended to here; it will enhance and facilitate personnel quick recovery,” he said. Yahaya added that the physiotherapy complex would also facilitate treatment to those in need within the Cantonment, thereby making it easier to get…