Yobe is a small agrarian state on the path to becoming great. All those who governed it ensured this. All the past governors, one way or the other, have taken the state beyond how they met it. There have been hiccups here and there, disappointments now and then, but that’s okay; that’s human nature for you, and how anything human grows. The current governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has, since receiving the baton of the state’s leadership, been doing his best in the infrastructural development of the young, growing state that Yobe is. He is about commissioning thousands of houses…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By VOA Cybersecurity experts say Microsoft’s recent disclosure that alleged Russian hackers successfully attacked several IT service providers this year, is a sign that many U.S. IT companies have underinvested in security measures needed to protect themselves and their customers from intrusions. But a U.S.-based association of IT professionals says the industry’s efforts to combat foreign hacking attacks are hampered by their customers not practicing good cyber habits and by the federal government not doing enough to punish and deter the hackers. In an October 24 blog post, Microsoft said a Russian nation-state hacking group that it calls Nobelium spent…
The founder of PenPlus Media Consults Ltd, publishers of ASHENEWS, Abdallah el-Kurebe has felicitated with the publisher of RoyalNews, Abdulazeez Arowona who was turbaned as the Shettima of Okuta Emirate, in Baruteen local government of Kwara state. He extolled the virtues of the Shettima, whose turbaning formed part of the annual Gaani Cultural Festival in Okuta community. According to el-Kurebe, Arowona is a promising youth whose contributions to the development of traditional institutions is unquantifiable. The ASHENEWS publisher prayed Allah to grant the Shettima the strength to discharge his duties with ease. Among those that attended the event were state…
Beneficiaries of a free eye care outreach organised by March 8th Initiative, an NGO, also known as Friends of Prof. have commended the organisers for restoring their eyesight. Dr Ebi Awosika, Coordinator of the outreach which held in Jos on Thursday and Friday said that the exercise was part of activities put together by the group to mark the March 8 birthday of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. According to him, the group had been holding similar programmes across the six geopolitical zones of the country in support and recognition of the vice president’s birthday. He said the outreaches were held…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Abuja on Saturday for Abidjan to attend the meeting of the Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire Binational Commission. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the meeting would be the second edition. The maiden edition of the meeting, which took place in Abuja in August 2013, led to the signing of six sectoral agreements and the establishment of Special Implementation Committees in both countries to monitor progress. The second edition of the meeting will be co-chaired by Osinbajo and…
Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) on Saturday in Abuja commended the coordinated efforts of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) and military intelligence agencies at ending terrorism, banditry and other crimes. This is contained in a statement signed by AYF’s president, Muhammad Matazu. The group also expressed optimism that the country was on its way to overcoming its security woes if the tempo was sustained. It commended the sustained and accurate bombardments carried out by the NAF resulting in the killing and injuring of hundreds of bandits and other criminals in the north-eastern part of the country. It noted that the bandits and…
Forty-four students of Bells University of Technology, Ota Ogun state have graduated with First Class degrees in the 2020/2021academic session. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, announced this on Saturday during the institution’s 13th convocation, conferment of Doctorate degrees and presentation of prizes. According to him, a total of 595 students graduated for the 2020/2021 academic session. This comprised 44 students who made first class honours; 218 students with Second Class Upper honours; 272 with Second Class Lower; 61 with Third Class honours. The vice chancellor said that 195 post graduate students also bagged different degrees. Ojediran said that the university…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released a revised guidelines for its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). This is contained in a document “Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) Guidelines” released by the apex bank’s Development Finance Department in September 2021. According to the CBN, the programme evolved from consultations with stakeholders comprising the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, State Governments, agro-processors, commodity associations, financial institutions and smallholder farmers to ramp up agricultural production, boost non-oil exports and diversify the revenue base of Nigeria. Key highlights of the guidelines The CBN in line with its developmental functions as enshrined in…
Stakeholders at a two-day 2021 Kano Social Influencers Summit have thrown their weight behind electronic transmission of results as well as direct political party primaries. This is contained in a communique signed by the chairman of communique committee, Haruna Adamu and made available to ASHENEWS on Friday. The summit was held at the Digital Bridge Institute, Kano between October 27 and 28, 2021. According to the stakeholders, direct political party primaries and electronic transmission of results after voting would reduce the extent of electoral fraud. While urging “President Muhammadu Buhari to endorse those elements of Nigeria’s electoral reforms,” the Summit…
The Mr LA Care Foundation founded and funded by Lawal Usman on Wednesday, concluded the disbursement of the third batch of its N50m donation to aid Kaduna state students meet the disabling high tuition imposed by the state governor, Nasir Elrufai. Recall that Mr Adamu, fondly called Mr LA, the Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate in the 2019 elections for Kaduna Central pledged an initial sum of N50 million to ease the pains caused parents and students with the near 100% increase in tuition announced by Elrufai. Known for making promises and keeping them, Mr LA immediately commenced disbursement to…