The ECOWAS Parliament, in its bid to curb the rise in the number of children on the street as well as lifting them up, has unveiled an initiative to aid them. Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, at the inauguration on Friday in Abuja, said that ECOWAS also launched a Parliament for Street Children to serve as the voice for the deprived and abandoned kids Tunis, who commenced the inauguration with the induction of the Bureau of the Street Parliament, said that Children’s rights were to be protected as backed by the UN. Tunis was represented by the Second…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says there are no genetically modified fish and animals yet in the Nigerian market. He made this assertion on Friday in Abuja during stakeholders meeting for the review of draft guidelines on Genetically Modified (GM) Fish, animals, food/feed, and grain import. Ebegba noted that most of the fish and animals developed had not been released internationally for commercial level stressing that the development of GM animals was not like a crop. He said that there were more stringent measures to Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) thereby it needed more stringent biosafety…
The Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) says it is making concerted efforts to meet the country’s industrial and house-holds sugar demands. Alhaji Abdulsalam Waya, the DSR Head of Sales and Marketing, Northern Region, made the pledge at a trade briefing and unveiling of a new sugar packaging, in Kaduna. Waya, who tagged the unveiling as “New Look, Same Great Quality”, gave the assurance that DRS was committed to meeting the sugar needs of house-holds and industries. “What is happening here is a grand reunion of two partners – the company and its customers – in a bid to ensure mutual progress in the…
The federal government has expressed optimism that courts and state assemblies would re-open next week, following the resolution it reached with the striking workers in the sectors. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige stated this while addressing journalists at the end of a closed door meeting between the government and workers’ unions on Friday in Abuja. The meeting was called to smoothen the grey areas in the Memorandum of Action (MoA) reached on May 20. The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) had embarked on nationwide strike on April 6. They…
President Muhamamdu Buhari says membership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick into the FIFA Council will provide benefits that will lead to the advancement of football in Africa. The president stated this on Friday in Abuja, when he had an audience with the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare and Pinnick, at the State House. He, once again, congratulated the NFF boss on his election victory into the strategic body that sets the vision for global football, assuring him of Nigeria’s support in his new position. “The position on the Council of the world’s…
Dangote Industries Limited says its three million metric tonnes granulated urea fertilizer plant is now completed and its products will flood the Nigerian market from Monday. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Group, made the disclosure on Friday, as the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, came on a final inspection tour of the facility in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The Emefiele was in company with five senior bankers and Chief Executive Officers of Firstbank, Guarantee Trust, Access, United Bank of Africa and Zenith banks. According to Dangote, the three million metric tonnes of Urea is certified and licensed by all regulatory authorities…
The federal government has announced indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed made the announcement through a statement by the spokesperson to the minster, Segun Adeyemi on Friday. According to the statement, there were persistent use of the platform for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. Mohammed said the federal government had also directed the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria. Meanwhile, Twitter users who spoke with ASHENEWS lamented that government’s position was insensitive to the…
A former aide to President Mohammadu Buhari, Kawu Sumaila has observed that the continuous attack by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, unknown gunmen and other criminal gangs in the Southeast, should make right-thinking Nigerians think against supporting Igbo presidential candidacy in the 2023 general elections. According to him, Igbo leaders both in the Southeast and elsewhere were not condemning the activities of IPOB and unknown gunmen, which has caused wanton destruction of public property and loss of lives in their region. Sumaila observed that contrary to northern leaders who were openly condemning Boko Haram terrorists and banditry in the…
Senator Aliyu Wamakko has mourned the deaths of 13 persons who died in a boat mishap in Doruwa village, Shagari local government of Sokoto state, describing it as shocking and saddening. ASHENEWS earlier reported that the boat capsized killing 13 people, including eight women and five men Thursday evening. Wamakko, in a statement by his spokesperson, Bashir Mani said he was shocked on receiving the news of the unfortunate tragedy. He lamented that the mishap happened barely nine days after the death of over 100 persons in a similar tragedy in Kebbi state. He prayed the Almighty Allah to grant…
A boat mishap on Thursday claimed 13 lives in Ginga village, Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. ASHENEWS reports that the boat capsized when 18 Ginga villagers were sailing to Doruwa village. The chairman of Shagari local government council, Aliyu Dantani Shagari confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with ASHENEWS. “Eighteen people were sailing to Doruwa village from Ginga village. They had to cross over the Shagari Dam and that was when the boat capsized. “Of the 18 people, eight women and five men died while five people survived,” the chairman said.