The Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them. It also told the president to bomb all bandits’ locations to annihilate them. It urged President Buhari to declare all known leaders of bandits wanted and arrest them wherever they were for speedy prosecution. The resolution was sequel to a motion on banditry in Sokoto State, particularly at Sokoto East Senatorial District sponsored by Sen. Ibrahim Gobir (APC-Sokoto) and co-sponsored by eight senators. Leading debate on the motion, Sen. Gobir noted that Sokoto East Senatorial District had become a safe haven…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Education has been largely and globally defined as the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university. Education in a more plain language is the process of imparting all forms of knowledge formal, non formal and or other forms. This is the more reason why governments across the world strive to adequately fund education, at all levels. As it is always said and nay true, education is the best legacy to be bequeathed to the youths, the future leaders of the nations, including Nigeria and Sokoto state. Doing otherwise certainly spells doom to the society.…
It is rather amazing how one, claiming to be an ex- corps member under the faceless name of Bilyaminu Mohammed woke and wrote a piece in the Daily Trust Newspaper of Monday, September 27, 2021, erroneously castigating the NYSC scheme that has earned itself an impeccable reputation and integrity, nationally and internationally, since 1973 when it was established by an elder statesman, former Head of State, retired General Yakubu Gowon. Indeed the establishment of the scheme was never a mistake as it has continued to operate in line with the unassailable vision and mission of its founding fathers. The NYSC…
Climate change has intensified sanitation and the water crisis, according to WaterAid, a non-governmental organisation focused on the water and sanitation sector. “The climate clock is ticking and if efforts are not made to better understand, value and protect this vital resource, making it a central feature of climate change adaptation strategies, then we face a very bleak future”, Dr Evelyn Mere, Country Director, WaterAid Nigeria, said in a statement. The statement was issued by Mrs Oluseyi Abdulmalik Communications and Media Manager, WaterAid Nigeria, to the media on Wednesday, in Bauchi. WaterAid noted that the government must respond to the urgent…
The World Bank has declared as effective “Nigeria’s $750-million COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. Mr Aso Vakporaye, the Chairman, Federal CARES Technical Committee, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Vakporaye explained that the World Bank recommendation was contained in a letter which the Country Director of World Bank Office in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, addressed to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. He said that the World Bank stated that the Federal Government had met all the conditions for eligibility for the credit line. Vakporaye recalled…
Mr Cui Jianchn, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, has said the Chinese government is ready to help Nigeria reduce the level of poverty in the African country. Cui made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the closing of the Nigeria-China Cultural week and award ceremony, a lineup of activities to commemorate the Oct. 1 National Day of both countries. On the celebration of China’s 72 anniversary, Cui said his country has recorded robust growth and successes in its economy, innovation, poverty eradication, the Belt and Road Initiative, amongst others. Cui said that part of his…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sexual abuse and exploitation, allegedly carried out by WHO staff in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is “a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’’. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this in his remarks at the press conference on the “report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse’’ at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The director-general said the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation was carried out by some WHO staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in the DRC. An independent panel, commissioned by WHO, identified…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba says the Nigeria Police will soon begin the recruitment of 20,000 junior police officers. The IGP gave the hint on Tuesday evening, when he paid a working visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at the State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan. Baba informed the governor that Nigeria Police has every intention to increase its strength in terms of junior police officers’ recruitment. He said it overcame all the issues that had been delaying the recruitment process, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the recruitment. He assured the state government that every…
The Family Succor and Upliftment Foundation is seeking South-East traditional and religious leaders’ support to eradicate gender-based Violence (GBV) and other harmful practices in the zone. Mrs Rachael Umahi, Founder of the foundation and Wife of the Ebonyi Governor, made the plead on Tuesday in Abakaliki, during South-East Traditional and Religious Leaders’ Summit on Ending GBV and other practices. The summit was organised by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and Spotlight initiative in support of the foundation. Mrs Umahi, represented by her Special Assistant on Welfare Matters, Mrs Patience Okorie, said that with all efforts made so far, GBV was…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is collaborating with African countries to develop and structure innovative financing instruments to address insecurity and challenges to economic growth investment and development in the continent. President of AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the fourth edition of the Africa Resilience Forum (ARF 2021), a high-level flagship event of the bank, held virtually on Tuesday. The event had as its theme: “Covid-19 and Beyond: Working Together for a Resilient Continent”. The event is aimed to reflect on policies and approaches that support the continent’s efforts around conflict prevention, peace, and state-building initiatives. Adesina stressed…