Sokoto state executive council, presided over by governor Aminu Tambuwal has approved N437 million for procurement of 2,500 double deck beds and 5,000 mattresses. This was disclosed at a media briefing jointly addressed by the Attorney General and commissioner of Justice, Sulaiman Usman; his counterparts of the ministries of Health, Dr Ali Inname; Science and Technology, Dr Kulu Haruna and that of Higher Education, Prof Bashir Garba, shortly after the council meeting on Thursday. According to Dr Haruna, the beddings and mattresses will be distributed to all schools, including Government Girls Science Academy Kasarawa, which is now under construction. Usman…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A Professor of Agricultural Production Economics with the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Prof Adegboyega Oguntade has said that increased and improved commercialization of agriculture through deliberate efforts by government and key drivers of the sector, will guarantee food security in the country. He gave the recommendation while delivering the 133rd inaugural lecture of FUTA with the title: “Subsistence Farm to Farm Firms; Progress and Challenges,” on Tuesday 17th August 2021. Oguntade identified food insecurity as a major issue which must be tackled with the seriousness it deserves. According to him, “all the problems confronting Nigeria at the moment,…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has observed that for the country to effectively fight insecurity, more equipments, personnel and joint decisive efforts need to be made by security forces, to roll back the current deplorable security situation. The governor made the observation when he received the new General Commanding Officer, GOC, of the 8th Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto, Major General Uwem Bassey. Tambuwal also called on the Chief of Army Staff to come to the rescue of Sokoto state, which he said, “needs very urgent intervention as bandits’ attacks are becoming alarming in the state.” Assuring the…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said that government would soon reconstruct the affected parts of Sokoto Central market razed by inferno. He stated this while receiving the newly elected officials of State Chamber of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (SOCCIMA) and Sokoto Traders Association (STA). According to the Governor, the state government has distributed N3 billion soft loan to traders and that plans were underway to distribute another N4 billion to farmers. Tambuwal thanked the federal government for its donation of relief materials to victims of the inferno at the Sokoto Central market, assuring them that soon the state government…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Prof Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for a second term of five years. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong. “Others reappointed by the President include Prof Abubakar Rasheed, who will serve as Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, for another five years; Hamid Bobboyi, who will serve as Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, for a second term of four years; Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe as Registrar…
Nigeria’s major tribal and regional pressure groups, Ohanaeze, Arewa Consultative Forum, Afenifere, the Middle Belt Forum and some prominent Nigerians have bought in to Katsina state governor, Bello Masari’s call for citizens to acquire arms for self-defense. Masari on Tuesday, told Katsina citizens acquire arms and protect themselves from bandits and other criminal elements. Reacting, the National publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Alex Ogbonnia on Thursday said that the governor’s call signaled government’s inability to protect its citizens. “Now, the instruments of violence are no longer the monopoly of government and the government now asking the people to arm…
Alhaji Ahmed Joda died on 13th August and since his passage, there has been a remarkable outpouring of emotion at the loss of this great and endearing elder statesman. He was a skilled, experienced and well-respected public figure who spent almost his entire 91 years on earth devoted to building a better Nigeria. His life and engagement defined a concept whose meaning we no longer know – PUBLIC SERVANT. For him, it was service to his country and the entire citizenry. Self-service, personal aggrandizement, corruption, sectional or religious interests were anathema to him. His concern always was how to improve…
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria and the beginning of addressing decades of host community restiveness. The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Monday upturned the August 23, 2019 ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja which held that the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was entitled to the renewal of the Lease on OML 11. In the ruling, the Appellate Court held that the Minister of Petroleum Resources has the discretion whether or…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has charged members of the Board of the NNPC Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL), to explore all available options to bring an end to the current challenge of petroleum products importation. Kyari gave the charge Thursday while inaugurating the Board of the newly incorporated subsidiary of the Corporation, NNPC Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL), at the NNPC Towers, Abuja. The NNPC Greenfield Refinery Limited is a subsidiary of the Corporation set up in December 2020 with a mandate to oversee the establishment and operation of new refineries. The GMD,…
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the ground is clearly levelled for the November 6, 2021, Anambra state gubernatorial election. There are many parties in the scramble for the governor’s seat, but going by visible indices, it’s safe to say the fight would be fought majorly by three political parties, viz: the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Sequel to the various political squabbles dogging the leadership of most parties in the race, especially the most notable among them, evidences are emerging to suggest the lack of seriousness on their side, for…