By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman The inactivity of youths and children, in most northern Nigerian communities has caused a dilemma for many governments and parents: During school breaks, children are exposed to several social as well security risks including youth involvement in criminal activities, psycho-active substance consumption, prostitution and school dropouts Concerned about this situation, the JMD Foundation, founded and solely funded by Capt Jamil MD Abubakar has committed to improving the populations’ living conditions using sport involving sensitising the young and reinforcing their health knowledge, sensitising on the dangers of idleness and fostering the empowerment of vulnerable groups. JMD Foundation is…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday adopted minimum cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2021/2022 academic session. The Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who announced this in Abuja on Tuesday, said that universities are not allowed to go below 120 and Polytechnics and colleges of education, not below 100 marks for admission. The cut-off marks were approved at the policy meeting on administrations to tertiary institutions in Nigeria, which was virtually presided over by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, represented by the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono. Oloyede at the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed all banks in the country to publish the names and Bank Verification Number (BVN) of defaulters of the new forex policy. A circular with reference number BSD/DIR/PUB/LAB/14/059, dated August 30 2021, signed by the Director, Banking Supervision Department, Haruna Mustafa, and addressed to all banks in the country, expressed concern about reports of sharp practices by some unscrupulous customers to circumvent the new CBN policy on the sale of forex for overseas personal and business travel. According to the circular, some of the practices include use of fake visas and cancellation of…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has signed the state Security Challenge Containment Order, in which the government adopted 12 measures to contain banditry in the state. Abdu Labaran, the Director General, Media to the governor disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina. According to him, the governor announced that the Order comes into effect from August 31. “The governor has ordered for the immediate total closure of Jibia-Gurbin Baure road to motorists until further notice. Travelers plying the road are advised to go through Funtua. “Immediate closure of Kankara-Sheme road for all commercial vehicles, who…
The decades of appalling performance of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) have left many Nigerians wondering if NESI could ever be remedied seeing that the role of NESI in the state of Nigeria’s economy cannot be overemphasized. From the several households scattered across Nigeria, through the Small and Medium Enterprises to the large electricity consumer in the manufacturing sector, a turnaround of NESI will in no small measure positively impact the very fabric of Nigeria. This is because virtually all business need electricity to thrive. It is worthy of note that despite the plethora of interventions from several quarters…
The decades of appalling performance of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) have left many Nigerians wondering if NESI could ever be remedied seeing that the role of NESI in the state of Nigeria’s economy cannot be overemphasized. From the several households scattered across Nigeria, through the Small and Medium Enterprises to the large electricity consumer in the manufacturing sector, a turnaround of NESI will in no small measure positively impact the very fabric of Nigeria. This is because virtually all business need electricity to thrive. It is worthy of note that despite the plethora of interventions from several quarters…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has clarified an alleged indebtedness to the federal government of Nigeria in respect to outstanding taxes. Its company secretary, Mrs Uto Ukpana, made the clarification in a notice posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday. Ukpana recalled that on Jan. 8, 2020, the office of the Attorney General of the Federation had transferred the case of MTN Nigeria’s alleged indebtedness to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Customs Service for resolution. She explained that MTN Nigeria cooperated with the authorities and provided relevant evidences to demonstrate full compliance…
Mr Kehinde Ibiteye has disclosed how he risked his life to deliver N2.5 million ransom to kidnappers of his brother-in-law, Mr Kayode Ajayi, and his son, Olawale, in a forest in Bwari area of the FCT. Ibiteye made this known while giving a special thanksgiving to God for his safe return, on Sunday during a service at the Word of Life Area of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Kubwa, Abuja. The RCCG member, while narrating his experience, said his aunt’s husband, together with his son, were kidnapped at Ungwan-Fulani, a suburb in Bwari where they live at…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the federal government’s plans to increase the nation’s oil and gas reserves, are on course and being boosted by strategic policies and programmes. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Osu said the national aspiration of Nigeria was to increase its reserves from 36.91 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels, in the short to midterm. He said the government was also targeting increasing Nigeria’s proven gas reserves from 206.53TCF to 250TCF. According to him, the strategic focus for Upstream includes bid rounds, reserve…
The event of 20th July 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on moon with three scientists watched live by an estimated 650 million people across over 70 countries was simply beyond imagination. One most astonishing phenomena in the Apollo mission was the effective 2-way communication between the Apollo 11 and the NASA, there was nothing like “no service” or “poor service” covering an average distance of 384,400 km between earth and the moon. There was an ecstasy of relief and tremendous joy at NASA when Armstrong’s voice was heard announcing, “the Eagle has landed”, which signaled safe landing. It was a…