President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the spate of banditry in Zamfara state and North central. He also reiterated the commitment of his administration to safeguard the lives and property of all citizens irrespective of their socio-economic status in the society. Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, said the president made this position known at the routine meeting National Security Council, which was presided over by President Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Magashi, the security chiefs updated the president on the latest security situations across the country, including the renewed onslaught against bandits…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The North Central Union for Credible Leadership, NCUCL, has come down hard on a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Alex Kadiri for urging the Zone to forget its quest for the nation’s presidency. The ex-lawmaker represented Kogi East from 1999 to 2003 in the Senate. Reacting to the call in a statement by NCUCL’s chairman, Ganiyu Salau described it as shamefully defeatist and self-serving. The youth group added that Kadiri’s comments that the North Central should concentrate on securing the national chairmanship of the APC instead of dissipating energy in seeking for the presidency in 2023, is…
World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, says Africa with the lowest vaccination coverage at two per cent is unacceptable, calling G20 Health Ministers to support regional vaccine manufacturing. Ghebreyesus told the G20 health ministers meeting in Rome that almost 75 per cent of those doses have been administered in just 10 countries, while Africa had the lowest vaccination coverage at two per cent. The director-general pointed out that: “Many countries continued to face steep increases in cases and deaths” – despite that more than five billion vaccines had been administered globally.” According to him, WHO’s global targets are to…
The federal government says it will meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association on Sept. 7, to avert the union’s plan to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Akpan, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, will be meeting with leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union on Sept. 7, at the Minister’s Conference room at 2pm. JOHESU had on Sept. 3, issued the…
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), says it has rescued nine victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Isma’il Abba, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday, that the victims were rescued on Thursday in Kazaure local government area of the state. Abba said the victims were rescued by the men of the command operating on Kazaure-Daura-Kwangolam axis on Sept. 2, at about 4 am, saying that the victims, aged between 20 and 29, were rescued on their way to Libya enroute Niger Republic. The comptroller added that the victims, comprising…
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, says the Judiciary will no longer condone indiscipline or allow any Judge to tarnish its image. The CJN gave the warning on Monday, in Abuja, at a marathon meeting with seven invited state Chief Judges over conflicting ex parte orders. According to a statement by Mr Soji Oye, the Supreme Court Director of information, the meeting which commenced at 11 a.m. lasted until 5:30 p.m. The meeting began with a one-on-one interaction with the CJ in this order: FCT Abuja, Rivers State, Kebbi State Cross River State, Jigawa State, Anambra State, and Imo…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the summit of BRICS leaders on Thursday. The summit will focus on the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) and international developments, including the events in Afghanistan, the Kremlin said. “On Sept. 9, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will take part in the XIII BRICS summit, which will be held in the videoconference format under India’s chairmanship. “The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will discuss the current state and the prospects of strategic partnership, including joint steps against the spreading of the Coronavirus infection,’’ the Kremlin said in a statement…
The federal government says it will soon commence the construction of a modern toilet with borehole and solar powered pump, as part of efforts to curb cholera outbreak in the FCT. The Minister of Environment for State, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, disclosed this in Abuja, on Monday, while inaugurating the National Environmental Sanitation response to the Cholera outbreak in Nigeria. Ikeazor, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Abel Enitan, said that the efforts would also target the eradication of open defecation in the community. She said that the government would construct the toilet with borehole and solar powered…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again expressed displeasure over litigations, particularly the conflicting orders emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdiction. INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, expressed the displeasure at the commission’s quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties held on Monday, in Abuja. Yakubu said that the conflicting orders were making the work of the commission difficult. “I am aware that some of the cases are still in court and therefore subjudice. “I must say that some of the decided cases are making our work difficult and we have been crying out loud for a long time.…
The Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) on Monday shut down eight commercial banks and the state head office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over alleged N456 million tax debts. Mr Mohammed Etsu, the Executive Chairman of the internal revenue Service, told journalists following the exercise that it was carried out in line with the provisions of the relevant tax laws of the state. “What we are doing is in line with the provisions of the relevant tax laws,” he said. Etsu identified the affected banks and their liabilities as: Stanbic IBTC (N113.2 million) Polaris Bank (N74.8 million), UBA…