The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Professor Joseph Fuwape has said that the institution has justified the reason for its establishment, which is to promote science and technology education in Nigeria and contribute to the country’s scientific and technological advancement. The Vice Chancellor made the assertion during the press conference heralding the commemoration of the 40 years of existence of the university on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Professor Fuwape said FUTA, established in 1981, has become the country’s most research intensive university and has contributed excellently to the education sector in Nigeria by sterling distinctions…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Justice Edward Asante, President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has warned that the recent political upheavals in Guinea and Mali portend grave danger towards a consolidated democracy in West Africa. Asante made this known while speaking at an event organized by the UN Association of Ghana (UNA-Ghana) to mark the UN International Democracy Day in Accra, themed “Role of UN Associations in Promoting Democracy, Human Rights and World Peace”. The Communications Department of the ECOWAS Court disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to Asante, the recent developments were particularly disconcerting as it represents the…
A group of lawyers, defending Kano Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara have announced their withdrawal from a suit file by the state government against him. The cleric has been remanded by the Upper Sharia Court at the Kurmawa Correctional Centre, as the case goes on. The lawyers, who were engaged to defend the cleric against the blasphemy charge, have however announced their withdrawal from suit numbers CR/1/2021 and CR/631/2021, in a letter addressed to the judge of the Upper Shariah Court, dated September 15. “Following what transpired between the defendant and his lawyers, as well as a meeting between him and…
Governors of the southern states of Nigeria, on Thursday met in Enugu, two months after they met in Lagos. Among other things, the governors expressed their support for the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by state governments. Reading the communique issued after the meeting, Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu disclosed that the governors resolved and affirmed the position that the collection of VAT fell within the powers of state governments. “We resolved to support the position that the collection of VAT falls within the powers of the state. “The meeting reaffirmed its earlier commitments to fiscal federalism and emphasised…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday slumped at a programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The chairman, who was speaking on the importance of digital identification in commemoration of the National Identity Day, remembered the death of a staff of the commission and suddenly became emotional. Unable to continue his speech, Bawa walked off and sat in his chair and slumped. Accompanied by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, the EFCC boss was immediately rushed out for medical attention. Shortly after, the Chairman returned to the hall and…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Abuja Regional Office, in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), has approved 20 Biosphere Reserves across the globe. The biosphere reserves were approved on Wednesday at the on-going 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC) in Abuja. A Biosphere Reserve (BR) is an international designation by UNESCO in the MAB programme and a biosphere reserve includes one or several protected areas and their surrounding landscapes. BR combines both biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The 18 BR included…
Three Chinese astronauts have started their return journey to Earth from the Tiangong space station, which was under construction. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft magic ship carrying taikonauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, undocked from the core module Tianhe of the station ahead of their return journey, Chinese state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV spoke of the last day before the official landing mission, which indicated that the astronauts are expected to return to Earth on Friday. The capsule was supposed to touch down in Inner Mongolia in northern China. A search and rescue team was ready on Thursday. However,…
Trinidad and Tobago’s health minister has dismissed Nicki Minaj’s claims that her cousin’s friend was left impotent after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Terrence Deyalsingh said the Caribbean country had found no evidence of a patient with such side effects and officials had wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim. U.S. rapper Minaj, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, sparked a global backlash after tweeting she knew of someone whose testicles became swollen after getting the vaccine. She said he became impotent. Mr Deyalsingh joined the long list of politicians and health experts dismissing the claims. He…
The Bauchi state government is to plant 550,000 seedlings of variety of trees in its efforts to address the problems of deforestation. Mr Ibrahim Kabir, the Director-General of the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA), disclosed this in an interview in Bauchi on Thursday. He said the tree project will cover 53,000 hectares of land. “These trees will be planted in the 20 local government areas (LGAs) of the state under the government drive of establishing community nurseries where seedlings would be raised. “This initiative is to assist government to check desertification, promote afforestation as well as address the pressing…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will on Thursday represent his country at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Osinbajo, had on September 8, participated at a virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the political situation in Guinea and Mali. The authority had decided that Guinea be immediately suspended from all ECOWAS governing bodies and statutory meetings. ECOWAS leaders had also…