Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has opined that zoning the Presidency to a particular region may be disastrous for the country because it will leave us with option of having “two useless candidates” during the 2023 presidential elections. Sanusi spoke on Arise Television on Friday. According to him, discussions surrounding where a president should come from, had never been part of him. “I have always objected to this idea that we should focus on where the president comes from. We have got Southern Governors saying we want the presidency and some northern governors saying that they want it in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Shehu Dalhatu-Tafoki, Deputy Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly says the current security situation in the state affects over 90 per cent of the farmers. The lawmaker, representing (APC Faskari) Constituency, disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Katsina, regarding Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. Faskari local government area is among the frontline areas affected by banditry and kidnapping. According to Dalhatu-Tafoki, the issue of agriculture, which is one of the cardinal objectives of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration had suffered a lot due to the banditry. “When you look at the frontline LGAs in the state, you will realise that…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. and some Fintech operators have said that technology companies could leverage Nigeria’s capital market platforms to raise funds. They made the submission at the virtual TechNovation Conference organised by the NGX with the theme: “Technology, Platforms and Markets”, on Thursday in Lagos. They urged technology companies to embrace the inherent opportunities in the capital market for fresh capital. The Director-General of SEC, Dr Lamido Yuguda, in his goodwill message, said that digital and technology-enabled business models had helped the market to restructure in various aspects. Yuguda said, “The theme of…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerians not to use the proposed Fifth Generation (5G) Technology against the unity of the nation. Pantami made the appeal at the virtual, 10th edition of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF 2021), organised by Nigeria Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group (NIGF-MAG), led by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. The theme of the forum was: “Internet That Works For All”, with sub-themes in the areas like accessibility, infrastructure, policy and regulation, and capacity building and development. The yearly forum affords stakeholders the opportunity to participate and…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), says use of vulture body parts for traditional medicine is responsible for the bird going extinct in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, Oladapo Soneye, NCF’s Communication Officer, said the foundation arrived at the verdict after a virtual meeting with stakeholders. The NCF therefore, said it was taking decisive steps to contain the dangerous trend and save vultures from going extinct in Nigeria. The foundation said that it had also joined the BirdLife Partnership worldwide, to curb the global decline in the number of vultures. Dr Joseph Onoja, Director, Technical Programmes, NCF, stressed…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that cholera had claimed 2,791 lives across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2021. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Wednesday, in Abuja, that a total of 81,413 suspected cases were recorded within the period of nine months. Ihekweazu identified the affected states as: Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Rivers and Zamfara. “As at 19th September 2021, a total of 81,413 suspected…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday announced an 18-month debarment of Rockey Africa Limited and its affiliates for fraudulent practices. According to a statement from the AfDB on Wednesday, the affiliates include Aerospace Aviation, Eva-Top Agencies, Sony Commercial Agencies, Beta Trading Company and Madujey Global Services. Similarly, the bank group also debarred Mr Robert Kamau Wachira, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockey Africa Limited for 24 months. The debarments took effect from August 5 for all the six companies, which are registered under the laws of the Republic of Kenya. The statement said that an investigation conducted…
Prof. Pat Utomi, renowned political economist, says Nigeria holds a very bright future in spite of her challenges. Utomi, a former presidential candidate on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this remark in Lagos on the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary. According to him, the country has had her days of great hope, days of great expectations and days of despair and anxiety about whether it is facing the right direction not to talk of moving at the right speed in that direction. “I believe Nigeria, in spite of all these problems, holds a very bright future. I…
The largest search engine in the world, Google on October 1, celebrated Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day anniversary with a doodle. Google celebrated Nigeria on its website with a special doodle depicting a red coloured Eagle atop an image of the national colours of Green and White. A click on the doodle opens up another page where very important facts and videos about Nigeria and its history were displayed. In celebration of Nigeria 61st Independence, Google said “Today’s doodle celebrates this monumental occasion with a depiction of Nigeria’s national animal and symbol of strength— the Eagle.” Explaining the design, Google stated:…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad has agreed to restore telecommunications services within the state capital of Gusau effective Friday 1st Oct. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Mr. Zailani Bappa, and made available to newsmen in Gusau on Friday. Bappa said the restoration of the telecom services in the state capital became necessary following the tremendous successes recorded in the fight against banditry in the state. He added that restoring telecommunications to Gusau would ease the hardship faced by both the private and public sectors in…