The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations says it will strengthen institutional capacity for improved data and information systems for policy planning. Mr Alphonsus Onwuemeka, FAO representative in Nigeria said this at a workshop on data generation and analysis for agencies of government on Monday in Abuja. Onwuemeka said this would also help to track the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. He said that the move was part of the core mandate of FAO to help in strengthening the statistical systems of members’ countries. Onwuemeka said the project was to reinforce competencies of the Ministries, Departments…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the G7 leaders meeting scheduled for June 11, to June 13, in Britain, he said on Monday. South Africa was invited to attend the gathering after the country which chaired the African Union in 2020 played a crucial role in Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramaphosa said in his weekly letter. He said free and fair trade, the global recovery from the pandemic and climate change would be discussed at the meeting. Ramaphosa said the platform is an opportunity to deal with the issue of vaccines and to ensure that intellectual property…
A leading New York City mayoral candidate, Mr Eric Adams has praised the Nigerian community for endorsing him, and expressed the hope that the gesture will increase his chances of emerging victorious in the November election. Adams, in his acceptance speech at the endorsement ceremony held at the Kudirat Abiola Corner in New York, promised to deliver on his campaign promises, especially as concerns involving Africans, especially Nigerians in his government if elected. The Nigerian Forum, co-convened by the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN) and the Nigerian-Americans Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) had earlier ratified the endorsement of Adams.…
The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in Nigeria to suspend the patronage of Twitter immediately. This directive is contained in a Statement signed by the Director General of the Agency, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba on Monday in Abuja. Idachaba noted that it would be unpatriotic for any broadcaster in Nigeria to continue to patronise the suspended Twitter as a source of its information. According to him, section 2 (1) of the NBC Act entrusts the Commission with responsibility to ensure strict adherence to the national laws, rules and regulations. “Consequent on the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria…
The Nahda International University College (NIUC) in Khartoum, Sudan will confer a honorary degree on governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Monday (today), for his intellectual accomplishments. This will happen as he also leads a high-powered delegation of his administration to Khartoum, to witness the graduation of 38 students who are indigenes of the state. The students, a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Bello Muhammad made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday said, studied Medicine and other health sciences at Ibn Sina University (ISU) and Nahda International University College (NIUC), all in Khartoum. It added that 29 of the students…
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed has commended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa for an excellent delivery of Nigeria’s statement and at the just concluded United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, Special Session on corruption in New York, United States. Speaking during a meeting on the margins of the UNGASS, Mohammed expressed satisfaction at the quality of Nigeria’s representation as well as the country’s call for the return of assets that will be channeled to developmental projects for the wellbeing of women and children. She stated that the UN was…
This Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed the authentic account of its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The spokesperson of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in a statement made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, said the chairman’s only and authentic Facebook account is @AbdulRasheed Bawa. According to him, “the following Facebook Groups and accounts: ABDULRASHEED BAWA. (EFCC CHAIRMAN) Public group, EFCC-BOSS Abdulrasheed, bawa 1, @abdulrasheed bawa, @Abdulrasheed Yahaya Bawa and @ Abdulrasheed Bawa purportedly belonging to the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa are fake. “The impostors behind the fake accounts are bent on deceiving unsuspecting Nigerians into…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to increase the amount of foreign exchange allocated to banks to meet the requests of customers. This particularly relates to requests of travelers seeking foreign exchange for travel allowances, payment of tuition and medical fees, among other invisibles. It follows a warning issued by the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, at a meeting with the Managing Directors of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). Emefiele cautioned them to desist from denying customers, particularly travelers, the opportunity to purchase foreign exchange. This is foreign exchange for the purposes of Personal Travel Allowance (PTA), Basic…
…One IPOB militant captured The Nigerian Army says its troops operating in Owerri, Imo state on Sunday, foiled an early morning attack on the Imo State Police Command. A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, said the troops, which were “assisted by the Police Special Forces, eliminated a top IPOB/ESN Operational Commander, Joseph Uka Nnachi (alias King of Dragons), who has been orchestrating attacks against security agencies and government establishments in the South Eastern states. “He has been at the centre of several heinous attacks since the death of Ikonso who gave up the ghost…
Nwanne m, ndewo. My Igbo brothers, I find it necessary to send you this epistle – from a North Easterner to a South Easterner – knowing we are brothers, parented by the same nation. After all, different parts of one body we are. The ailing of a part affects the wellbeing of all other parts. Therefore, I feel your pain but the path some of you want to thread alarms me. Once upon a time, in the North East, a terrorist organisation came with a mantra not dissimilar to what some of you claim. The claims that your tribe is…