Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on Nigerian citizens to remain level-headed in spite of inundation by insecurity and economic instability in the country. Tambuwal who stated this in his statewide broadcast to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Sunday night also called on citizens to not only never politicize the security situation but also to singularly and collectively cooperate with security agencies to halt the malady. “As our nation is on daily basis being inundated with sufferings, killings and economic instability, we must remain level-headed and never politicize the security situation amidst us. We must, singularly and collectively…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, received in audience, Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, in Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tambuwal is one of the front runners for the opposition People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential ticket. Although details of the meeting was not made known to newsmen, a source in the presidential villa said it could not be unconnected to national issues, specifically insecurity. The ace presidential aspirant of the PDP in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, did not reveal details of his meeting with the President. Tambuwal is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, vice…
Nigerian government has renewed the appointment of the Chief Medical Director of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto, Prof. Anas Ahmad Sabir. The renewal is contained in a letter No. DHS/129/12/12//31 dated 20 April, 2022 and signed by the Minister of Health, Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire. “I am pleased to inform you that His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the renewal of your appointment as Chief Medical Director (CMD), Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State for a second and final term of four (4) years with effect from 17h May, 2022. “This renewal of appointment…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International (TI) Nigeria has said that the recent presidential pardon of corrupt politicians is a validation of public perception of the president Muhammadu Buhari’s reported disproportionate and lop-sided fight against corruption in Nigeria. A statement by the executive director of CISLAC/TI Nigeria, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani made available to ASHENEWS on Saturday also said that the development is a major setback to country’s achievements in the fight against corruption. According to Rafsanjani, “the pardon further confirms the poor rating of Nigeria on different global indexes and reports like the Corruption…
Global agricultural commodity prices maize and wheat hit their highest level ever last month, and the trend has continued in recent weeks. “In March, the FAO Food Price Index averaged 159.3 points, up 12.6% from February, when it had already hit its highest level since 1990,” the FAO cautioned. Prices of commodities such as vegetable oil, grains, meat, sugar, and dairy goods, according to the Rome-based UN organization, drove the increase. The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on maize and wheat prices According to the most recent data, international wheat and corn prices both increased by about 20% between February…
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Sokoto state, Sulaiman Usman, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has become a Fellow of THE United States-based Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership (FCIML). According to a letter dated March 8, 2022 and signed by the Secretary/Membership Representative of FCIML USA, Isreal Henry, the Institute will provide the Fellow, Usman “with management Information, advocacy and professional networking opportunities which will help in advancing his career. “It will provide opportunity for exchange in research Information with other people in management and leadership fields as well as participate in various conferences.”
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Nigeria is directionless. There are no pilots, there’s no autopilot. Everybody is on his own. Even the government is being run as if there is no one in control. Sokoto state governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and his political party, All Progressives Congress (APC), have rendered Nigeria directionless. Speaking while inaugurating the New Yenagoa City bridge, which links the new Yenagoa City on Saturday, Tambuwal also said the current situation in the country had made makes Nigerians feel the absence of government. According…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have statistically analysed the usage patterns of bicycle sharing systems (BSSs) in order to make the systems more efficient. The study conducted in four large real-world BSSs cities in USA, is aimed to actively rebalance the number of bicycles across the various ports with optimization algorithms and to obtain realistic benchmarks for testing these algorithms. BSSs are a popular transport system in many of the world’s big cities and provide convenient and eco-friendly mode of travel as well as help reduce traffic congestion. According to the study, although bicycles…
Half-measures won’t halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, which is what we need to do. We need to go all in. By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ms Inger Andersen has said that the picture painted by the current assessment cycle of IPCC report on climate crisis facing humanity is not pretty. She made the statement during the launch of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report on Monday. Andersen observed that while “the first two IPCC reports told us that climate change is here, now, and causing…
Nigeria and the Netherlands’ institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the exchange of knowledge for protective vegetable cultivation. The Nigerian team were representatives from JMSF Agribusiness Ltd, Eupepsia Place Ltd (Soilless Farm Lab), along with the leading communicator, the Africa Farmers’ Stories while Koppert Biological Systems, Pan African Seeds BV, Priva, Viscon, Leiden Delft Erasmus universities and Seed2Feed Foundation represented the Dutch Partners. A member of the Nigerian delegation to the Netherlands, Mrs Victoria Madedor, noted that her team had been having virtual meetings with the Dutch side for almost two years and that it was great…