Protocols The North East came into existence on the 5th of May, 1967 when, in his bid to check the influence of Odumegwu Ojukwu in the East, General Yakubu Gowon created 12 states out of the four regions in the country. On the 3rd of February, 1976, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed divided the monolith North Eastern state into three – Borno, Bauchi and Gongola. These three states were further divided into six by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on the 27th of August, 1991. From Borno we got Yobe, Bauchi gave birth to Gombe and from Adamawa came Taraba. From a…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian Central Bank, CBN, says President Muhammadu Buhari will formally unveil the country’s digital currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday, at the State House, Abuja. The apex bank made this known on its Facebook page on Sunday. According to the bank, the eNaira is a result of years of research to advance the boundaries of payment systems. “The launch of the eNaira is a culmination of several years of research work by the Central Bank of Nigeria in advancing the boundaries of payments system in order to make financial transactions easier and seamless for every strata of…
Sokoto state government written to Nigerian government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state. The decision followed an enlarged security council meeting on the fallout of bandits attack on Goronyo market that left 43 people dead last week. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this when he received the North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) represented by governors of Borno and Gombe states, Babagana Zulum and Muhammad Yahaya, who paid condolence visit to the state on Saturday. According to Tambuwal, the call for the reversal of the blockade became necessary in view…
Nigerian Northeast governors have donated N20 million to Sokoto state government over recent bandits attack and killings of 43 people at Goronyo market in Goronyo local government area of the state. Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum announced the donation when he, in company of his Gombe state counterpart, Muhammad Yahaya visited Sokoto on Saturday, to condole with the people and government of the state over the bandits attack that claimed lives in Goronyo. Zulum expressed displeasure over the incident and offered that his counterpart in the region, especially his state which has more than a decade experience of engaging the…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Rotary Club of Bauchi Central has staged a walk to commemorate this year’s World Polio Day. Those that participated in the walk included polio survivors, Rotarians from Rotary Club of Bauchi state and Rotractors from ATBU. They carried placards and marched from the palace of the Emir through Nasarawa gate to the Government House. Receiving the group, state first lady, Aisha Mohammed said though Nigeria had been certified polio-free, there is need to continue with immunization and surveillance. “We are happy that Bauchi is continuing with the monthly immunization plus days; that will sustained the…
Ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland next week, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Mele Kyari has advocated for the consideration of what he calls “energy justice” in the implementation of energy transition. Discussions on countries transiting to less carbon-intensive energy sources have been gaining momentum in the last few years, with global leaders calling for a shift away from fossil fuels as a critical action towards tackling climate crisis. Speaking at the 17th All Nigerian Editors’ Conference in Abuja where…
The sixth of eight stadiums for next year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been opened, the emirate’s government wrote on Twitter on Friday. The Al-Thumama Stadium can accommodate more than 40,000 spectators. The arena will host six group matches, a round of 16 match and a quarter-final. In its first match, Qatari teams Al-Sadd and Al-Rajjan met in the final of the Emir Cup. The arena is located 12 kilometres south of the capital Doha and has the shape of a traditional woven Qatari cap. After the World Cup, the capacity of the stadium is to be reduced by…
The Adamawa government has approved N18.714 billion loan to enable the state access the federal government’s bridging finance facility. Dr. Umar Pela, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, stated this while briefing newsmen at the end of the emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, in Yola on Friday. Pella said the emergency SEC meeting followed a memo written by the state Ministry of Budget and Finance, as a first step in acquiring the loan. He said the loan would help the state to cushion the effect of repayment of federal government’s loans and intervention facilities. “Federal government have opened a window…
The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars in government spending to counteract the devastating effects of a global pandemic. The Biden administration said Friday that the 2021 deficit, for the budget year that ended September 30 was $360 billion, lower than 2020 as a recovering economy boosted revenues, helping to offset government spending from pandemic relief efforts. Before the deficit ballooned during two years of a global pandemic, the highest the…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic, Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has said the Northeast lacks development and this is fuelling insurgency in the zone. Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, stated this at the 24th, 25th and 26th convocation lecture of Modibbo Adama University in Yola on Friday. According to Buratai, who was the Guest Lecturer, the underdevelopment of the North-East was the major factor fuelling insurgency and insecurity in the geopolitical zone. “Any country that does not ensure the development of its people would have security challenges. “We should not rely on the military option as the only way to…