Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola and Noimot Salako, Ogun Deputy Governor have urged Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence. They made the plea on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) held at the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), B-Zone IVC Permanent Site on Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The theme for the 111th edition of the IVC entitled “How Could This Be” was targeted at examining issues affecting Islam and how it could be addressed. Represented by Abdur-Rasaq Oladejo, the Sultan admonished the students to eschew violence, urging them to be constructive in their presentations…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is ending year 2021 by winning global overall best company in oil and gas reforms at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) global awards in Seoul, South Korea. The company picked the award for Nigeria against other countries in Africa and the Middle East that were implementing the OGP at the summit of member countries, for setting up a Beneficial Ownership (BO) registry to end anonymous companies in the country. The Deputy Director/Head Communications and Advocacy of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Obiageli Onuorah disclosed in a statement that many factors were…
Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese Mathew Kukah has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he owes Nigerians explanation and answers to when killings will end. Kukah stated this in his 2021 Christmas day message titled, “A Nation Still in Search of Truth and Vindication”. According to the Bishop, “Does the President of Nigeria not owe us an explanation and answers as to when the abductions, kidnappings, brutality, senseless, and endless massacres of our citizens will end? When will our refugees from Cameroon, Chad or Niger return home? We need urgent answers to these questions”. The cleric advised the president to…
By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammed has described those operating civil society organizations (CSOs) in the state as ignoramuses, for accusing him of signing the 2022 budget “secretly”. A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media, Communications and Public Enlightenment to the governor, said the CSOs’ accusation was a desperate attempt to crave relevance, “by ignorantly accusing the state government for what they thought was a breach in procedure over the 2022 appropriation bill.” The statement added that the appropriation bill is “a document guiding the spending of public funds to be monitored by the lawfully…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on Nigerian Christians not to “not miss the message of the season-love one, respect one another and have compassion for one another” as they celebrate Christmas. In a message he personally signed and made available to news men on Saturday, Tambuwal lamented the world that is plagued with challenges including COVID-19, climate change, terrorism and economic meltdowns, and called on citizens “to set aside our differences and forge a common front to halt these malaise threatening our collective existence, unity and integration. “We must all ponder on the security situation in our country,…
Nigerian government has approved a new national policy for biosecurity. The development is in its demonstration of commitment to protect the environment, human health and socio-economic development of Nigeria. According to the Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor the policy was approved at the special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Thursday. “The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Biosecurity Policy and Action Plan 2022-2026 to ensure, among other things, biosecurity for the protection of the environment and human health from harmful biological agents and to protect our socio-economic development. “The policy document aims…
Contrary to the Police Service Commission’s, PSC, recent order that Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkarim Dauda breached due process for seeking extension of tenure of service, emerging document obtained by ASHENEWS indicate that President Muhammadu Buhari indeed expressly approved the extension on September 22, 2019. The Commission after its 13th plenary meeting held on Monday and Tuesday, December 20th 21, 2021 had faulted CP Dauda’s tenure extension and directed CP Abdulkarim Dauda to tender his letter of retirement with immediate effect for breach of due process/illegal extension of tenure. The Commissioner in charge Media and Publicity in the Board of…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 80 persons have so far died from Lassa fever as of Thursday. The NCDC’s disclosed the information during its routine situation report of Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on in Abuja. According to NCDC report, 434 cases have been reported in the country. The NCDC report, named the states affected by the infections to include Edo (192), Ondo (150), Taraba (21), Ebonyi (17), Bauchi (15), Benue (8), It added that while Plateau recorded eight cases while Kaduna recorded seven. Others are Enugu State (5), Nasarawa (3), Kogi (3), Cross River (1),…
Nigerian governors have said they will review the proposed privatisation of the 10 generating plants across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs), by the federal government. The governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a communique issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti at the end of a teleconference. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in June 2019 said it will privatise the remaining 10 Nigerian National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs), as part of efforts by the Federal Government to boost power supply for Nigeria’s…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of banditry in Isa Sabon Birni and other local government areas in Sokoto State. Director, Reliefs and Rehabilitation of NEMA, Alhassan Nuhu said the items were immediate and interim support to cushion the hardship faced by the victims. He expressed concern over the incidents and urged communities and other stakeholders to be vigilant at all times. Items distributed were foodstuffs, beddings and clothes, 2,000 bags each of rice, beans and millet, 500 kegs of palm oil, 100 cartons of bathing soap and 100 cartons of detergents. Others were…