The Niger state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Umar Bago, has called on the people of the state to participate in the ongoing voter’s registration before it is late. Bago said in Minna on Saturday that it was only by so doing that they could elect credible leaders of their choice. He stressed that all eligible residents, who had attained the age of 18 and above should register before it closes and serve as a tool for effective participation in the electoral process. “If you know you have now attained 18 years of age or have…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
ASHENEWS – JUNE 8, 2022: The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) has said that the TELA maize variety currently undergoing National Performance Trial in Nigeria is a high impact yielding variety that Nigeria needs to overcome its national maize deficiency. TELA maize is a genetically modified variety engineered to resist fall armyworm, stern borer, and mild drought. The variety was developed by the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) under an international collaboration coordinated by the Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). Executive Director IAR, Prof. Mohammad Ishiyaku, said at the TELA Maize Seeing-Is-Believing/Field Day at the Institute for Agricultural Research Station Minjibir,…
The National Industrial Court has declared that the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Gov. Nasir el-Rufai in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike was unconstitutional, null, void and of no effect. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, delivering judgment on Thursday, also held that the governor lacked the power to set up the commission of Inquiry to investigate the strike of May 16 to May 19, 2021 and the activities that emanated from it. The court stated that although the governor could set up a Commission of Inquiry, but not the type that bordered on labour dispute. In addition, the court stated…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has promised the new leadership of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) of the commission’s unflinching support towards advancing the socio-economic agenda of the Assembly for the sub-region. Danbatta gave the pledge during a recent courtesy visit of the new executives of WATRA, led by its new Chairman, Sekou Oumar Barry of the Republic of Guinea. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde on Thursday, Barry came to vist Danbatta in company of the first and second Vice…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) early generation seed company, GoSeed says it made significant progress in 2021 as sales of improved cassava planting materials averaged $267,277 despite COVID-19 restrictions. the company revealed recently during the annual meeting of the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) today. “Sales were driven primarily by orders from farmers and processors who aim to get higher yields to meet consumers’ demand,” said Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, the Vegetative Seed Specialist of IITA GoSeed. “The sales were achieved despite COVID-19 restrictions that hurt seed supply chains,” she…
Goge Africa, a culture and tourism media brand, on Tuesday said it would soon launch “Destination West Africa Project” to improve intra-Africa travel and tourism. Mrs Nneka Moses, Managing Director, Goge Africa and Coordinator Destination West Africa Project, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, in Lagos, said the project would be executed with other partners. She said that it had been observed that intra-Africa travel and tourism had its challenges, bothering from lack of awareness of its destinations, to barriers that impede air travel. According to her, this has further been exacerbated in a post pandemic era. “This…
Sokoto state governor and one of the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has stepped down for Atiku Abubakar. Tambuwal announced his decision at the venue of the ongoing presidential primary of the party Saturday evening. “Time has come for us to make sacrifices in the interest of our party and our nation. I have come to the conclusion that I have to step down,” he said. Details later…
In 2021, at least 500 people out of 10,000 confirmed cases of Cholera were reported dead. Currently, twenty two out of the 27 local government areas in Jigawa are vulnerable to the disease. This is despite the billions of naira the state government said it has invested in the healthcare sector, particularly primary healthcare. In this investigation, Arinze Chijioke reports on how the parlous state of primary healthcare and poor epidemics preparedness is contributing to high morbidity and mortality rates in Jigawa state. By Arinze Chijioke As each day passes by, Mariya Sabo misses her husband. She wakes up every…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described the BUA Cement Sokoto as one of the most modern cement plants in the world. He stated this while leading a media tour of 30 editors to the cement plant in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to the him, with gas analyzers used in regulating carbo emissions released into the atmosphere; air purifying mechanisms set up to enhance the quality of air released from the cement manufacturing process and filters that are capable of capturing 99.9% of dust in order to make the environment healthy and conducive for the workers and…
The Federal High Court Lagos has declared the amended 6th edition of the National Broadcasting Code as illegal and the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) as lacking in powers to prohibit exclusivity on the right for privately acquired intellectual property in programme contents of a right holder. Recall that the minister of information, Lai Mohammed had launched the amended the code on August 4, 2020, seeking to regulate content exclusivity, enforce content sharing and empower the NBC to determine prices at which content is sold to sub-licensees by rights holders. However, the Executive Director of Dux FM 94.7, publisher of Metro…