The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) has awarded N6.99 million in scholarships to 113 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The association announced this in a communique issued by its President, Mr Abdul-Fattah Olanlege, after its 2021 Annual Reunion Conference held at the University Central Mosque in Ile-Ife on Sunday. The theme of the conference was: “Nigeria at a Crossroad: The Myths, The Facts, The Realities.” Olanlege said that the association had disbursed a total of N40 million to over 700 students of the institution since the scholarship was introduced in 2009/2010 session. He said the association stressed…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says 95 farms and property worth N1.5 billion have been destroyed by flooding in eight local government areas of the state. Dr Sale Jili, Executive Secretary of the agency, said this when he spoke in Kano on Sunday. Jili said that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had earlier predicted flooding in 25 LGAs of the state due expected heavy rainfall. “About 26 persons were killed 2,026 houses destroyed, 95 rice farms washed away and 19 persons injured due to flooding in the state,” he said. Jili named the affected LGAs to include Bunkure,…
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club says it had pencilled down 16 new players for screening, ahead of the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Idris Malikawa, the Media Officer of the club, said this in a statement on Sunday, in Kano, adding that the decision was taken at a Board meeting held at the club’s secretariat in Kano with a view to strengthen the team for the forthcoming season. “16 new players from various clubs have been pencilled down and will be invited by the club for negotiations very soon, ahead of the 2021/2022 football season,” he explained.…
FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd on Sunday announced a N500,000 business grant to five Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through its SMEConnect initiative aimed at boosting employment. Mrs Oludolapo Adigun, Group Head, Retail Banking, Lagos Mainland 1, FirstBank, listed the five beneficiary SMEs to include: Buyscrap Nigeria Enterprise; Arteasy Nigeria; Gris Business; Digital Solutions Network and Edatsu Technology Ltd. She said each of the SMEs was given a N100,000 grant to support their businesses after the SME clinic 2021, held in partnership with Techpoint Africa. Adigun explained that SMEConnect was one of the tools by which FirstBank delivers the capacity-building pillar…
The Director, Public Affairs Directorate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Auwalu Umar says the institution retained the N90 (Ninety Naira) official cost of hostel bed-space, fixed 40 years ago, to make things easy for students. Speaking in Zaria on Sunday, Umar said in spite of the ridiculously low amount being charged, the institution was able to provide hostel to 35 per cent of its over 55,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. He said that as part of efforts to complement the efforts of the institution, a private firm, BUA Group, and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), had assisted in constructing…
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the implementation of Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) does not mean automatic increase in the pump price of petrol in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “There is no gainsaying that the PIA signals the implementation of full deregulation of the downstream sector. “However, it remains worthy of note that the PIA does not automatically translate to any immediate increase in the price of PMS. “The current price will remain until a negotiation with organised labour, which will develop…
By Ali Sabo Internet connectivity is becoming part and parcel of humans’ lives all over the globe, but the story in the undeveloped countries most especially those living in the African continent is different and not encouraging. Millions of people in Africa are finding it difficult to access this network and even in places where these networks exist most of the time it’s inefficient and costly. The emergence of covid-19 pandemics has exposed how fragile humans are and their dependence on the services the internet provides to their daily lives. Reports have indicated that only less than 50% of the…
…Also arrests wanted drug dealer in church … Another excretes 68 wraps of heroin at Lagos airport A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kgs of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has been arrested at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos state. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, had traced the wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, on Sunday 15th August, 2021, to a popular pentecostal church at Mike Ajari street, Ojodu Berger, where they arrested him…
The Chairman, Education Committee of Nigeria-British Business Forum, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has appealed to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, to speak out on recurring school kids abductions in Nigeria. Adeagbo, also, Chief Executive Officer, UK Child’s Rights Group and founder, I-A Foundation, made the appeal in Abuja on Sunday. The Education Committee of Nigeria-British Business Forum is a think-thank set up to enable professionals in diaspora to contribute toward economic development of Nigeria. Adeagbo said the appeal to the world body was to draw international attention to “the depressing incidents of kidnappings in Nigeria which has been forcing millions…
The Federal Ministry of communication and digital economy, has said that it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It said that the agency’s 2,000 properties nationwide would be deployed to money spinning ventures. Dr Isa Pantami, the minister disclosed this in its special interview programme, NAN Forum that property and development, logistics, courier and a micro finance company were among the forthcoming ventures. According to him all assets of NIPOST scattered all over the country would be fully utilised to maximise revenue generation for the emerging business enterprises. The Minister had on Aug. 3,…