Veteran journalist and founding Editor of TELL Magazine, Dare Babarinsa, will deliver the 11th Annual Lecture of the Registry of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The lecture with the title Information Management and Effective Governance of Tertiary Institutions holds on Thursday September 23, 2021 by 10am at the University Auditorium, a statement by the Chairman of Local Organising Committee, Adegbenro Adebanjo on Monday said. Expected at the FUTA Registry Lecture series, which has become a key event in the Nigerian Higher Education System, are Academic and Administrative heads of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and similar Institutions, Professional University…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande says Nigeria is a strong voice on the global stage and has been a pre-eminent regional voice for Africa. Muhammad-Bande said in New York that the world had also been listening to Nigeria’s voice on the global stage. He cited the likes of the Director-General of World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina among others. “We have a voice that is listened to. We have seen Dr Okonjo-Iweala; it is an attestation of what Nigeria can do. We have also seen how…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG) has thrown its weight behind the remarks by Northern Elders Forum spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed hinting that the northern region would use its voter superiority to retain political power at the centre beyond 2023. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria on Saturday during the inaugural of the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series by the CNG students wing while referring to the Southern governors recent position that power must shift to the South. The CNG in apparent reaction to the responses of Ohanaeze, Afenifere and the Middle Belt Forum MBF to Baba-Ahmed,…
The Nigerian troops, comprising military and mobile police forces, have eliminated 42 armed bandits at Allawa Community in Shiroro axis of Niger State. The joint security operatives laid an ambush for the bandits, who were fleeing the ongoing military operations in neighbouring Zamfara state. According to a source involved in the operation, soldier was killed while another sustained injury during the gun duel. “The troops got credible intelligence on the movement of the bandits toward Alawa. “They were escaping from military onslaught in forests of neighbouring Zamfara and we engaged them at Maganda Junction. At least 42 bandits were killed,…
The Ministry of Education has assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the South East, will be given another opportunity to write the examination. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, made this known while monitoring some examination centres in Abuja on Monday. Echono frowned at the September 13 disruption of examination centres in the South East. He, however, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination across the country which was written by over 1.57 million candidates. According to Echono, the ministry will put modalities in place to ensure…
…Posts ₦295.72bn from sale of petroleum products The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded a total crude oil and gas export sales of $219.75m in May 2021, representing 180.29% increase on sales from the previous month of April 2021. This is contained in the May 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad. According to the report, crude oil export sales contributed $181.19 million (82.45%) of the dollar transactions compared with $4.22 million contribution…
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says Nigeria will join other world leaders to push for global COVID-19 vaccine equity at the ongoing UN General Assembly high-level meetings. Muhammad-Bande said in New York that President Muhammadu Buhari would join other global leaders to push for global vaccine access. The Nigerian envoy said that the issue of equal access to vaccines was paramount at the 76th session of the General Assembly, based on its theme. The theme for the 2021 General Assembly is, “Building Resilience through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to…
…NDLEA storms Edo forests, destroys hectares of drug farms; intercepts cocaine, heroin going to Canada, Australia Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, continued their nationwide ‘offensive action’ against drug traffickers in the past week, seizing hundreds of kilograms of illicit substances at the airports, courier firms, hideouts and destroying hectares of cannabis farms in the remote forests. Attempts by a female passenger, Isesele Obehi and one Emmanuel Chibuzor Omebere to export illicit drugs to Europe through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja were thwarted by narcotic officers who arrested them…
The Coalition of Shiroro Associations (COSA) has raised alarm over influx of fleeing bandits, currently being chased from Zamfara and other neighbouring states, to Shiroro some villages in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. A statement by the spokesperson of the Coalition, Salis Sabo made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, said “there is influx of large number of terrorists in some villages of Shiroro local government of Niger state. “The terrorists are trooping into some villages on motorcycles with masked faces. They are believed to have flown in to the local government from Zamfara or other adjoining troubled states,”…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is organising a two-day residential story development bootcamp for selected investigative journalists in Cote d’Ivoire from September 22 – 23, 2021. This follows the successful editions held in Ghana and Niger. The Bootcamp will provide a platform for participating journalists (drawn from print, radio, television, and online news media organisations), to brainstorm story ideas and discuss more effective approaches to pursuing those stories. It will also be an opportunity for peer learning, experience sharing, and mentorship. The two-day residential bootcamp will comprise interactive presentations from seasoned media professionals, group works, and practical story…