Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara, has donated nine Peugeot 406 vehicles to professional media unions and organizations in the state. The beneficiaries include the state chapters of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ; Radio, Television and Theater Arts Workers Union, RATTAWU; and the National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ. The governor made the donation Sunday night, shortly after he hosted members of the unions to break the Ramadan fast at his residence, saying the gesture was to ease members’ transportation needs. He also donated similar brand of vehicles to media houses based in the state as well as the state’s chapter…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday in Abuja announced the dissolution of 31 national sports federations. The minister also immediately announced the constitution of caretaker committees to oversee the federations until elections into their boards. Following is the full list of members of the caretaker committees: AQUATICS FEDERATION OF NIGERIA NAME DESIGNATION 1 Babatunde Fatai Williams Chairman 2 Onyeacholom Stephen Augustus Member 3 Sani Mohammed Secretary-General ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF NIGERIA NAME DESIGNATION 1 Olamide George Chairman 2 Maria Wophill Member 3 Adisa A. Beyioku Secretary-General BADMINTON FEDERATION OF NIGERIA NAME DESIGNATION 1 Francis Orbih Chairman…
By Gami Tadanyigbe The Food Hygiene Initiative of Nigeria (FHIN), an NGO, has urged the National Assembly to pass the Nigeria Food Safety and Hygiene Surveillance Corps Bill into law to promote food safety and job creation. The Director-General of the organisation, Dr Jonah Karimu made the call at the closing of a three-day training of 10th Batch of over 400 participants on food safety and hygiene organised by FHIN in Abuja. Karimu expressed satisfaction over the progress of the bill which has passed second reading, adding that if finally passed, it would go a long way to address poor…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kebbi State Council, on Sunday supported 18 families of late members of the union. The union presented bags of rice and cash to the families in Birnin Kebbi. The event was attended by the wife of Kebbi Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, who donated N200,000 to the families. She commended the NUJ for remembering their colleagues who died. The governor’s wife was represented by Hajiya Zahrau Wali, Special Adviser to the Governor on Women and Social Development. She explained that supporting the less privileged and vulnerable groups was part of her passion and would continue…
A child who leaves skelewu to dance surugede must be reminded; surugede is a dance of the spirits. Those whom the gods want to kill they first make mad. Osinbajo fears civil war. War is hell, but we could be in for worse. The rampant slaughter of police and military personnel on the streets is the devil at full throttle. Our governments have only a little time to spare us a slow descent into Armageddon. No one will enjoy a Sergeant before the cascade into a Liberia. Igbo elders and elites are silent. They lost their voice against evil when…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Nigerian journalists as they celebrate this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Lawan in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi, in Abuja on Sunday said that May 3 was set aside every year to remind governments around the world of their obligation to facilitate and respect press freedom. He said the commemoration of the day was also to remind journalists the need to respect the ethics of their profession. Lawan said he was proud that Nigeria has a vibrant media that have always resolutely defended freedom of…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has warned individuals and groups against utterances aimed at dividing the country, saying it “will no longer tolerate deliberate machinations by subversive and hostile groups whose agenda is to throw the country into anarchy so as to serve the interests of their sponsors.” A statement by the spokesperson of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya on Sunday, said this is even “while the Service reaffirms its unambiguous support to an indivisible, indisolluble and united Nigerian state in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.” The service condemned statements that, it said, have continued to threaten…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Sunday said cutting down of a tree either in private compound or in a public place without permission would attract a fine of N100,000. Mrs Riskatu Abdulazeez, the Director, FCTA Department of Parks and Recreation, made this known during a tour of the sites where flamboyant trees are planted within the city centre, in Abuja. She noted that once any tree planted in private houses had grown, it would become a public property that requires the permission of government before its removal. She explained that government was making efforts to mitigate the effects…
A media expert, Dr Piman Hoffman has condemned the recruitment of unprofessionals by some media organisations, saying the attitude has dented the image of journalism profession in the country. Hoffman, an Assistant Director with African Climate Reporters, noted that some private media organisations now recruit “phone callers, quacks and other unprofessionals into the field of journalism”. Hoffman made the observation when he spoke to newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna on the World Press Freedom Day. He advised such media organisations to stop the embarrassing action in order to save the profession. Hoffman urged the Nigeria Union of Journalists and other…
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has called on prospective investors to express interest in purchasing 100 per cent shareholding in any of the five power generation companies constructed under National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) listed for sale. It said this in a document signed by the Director-General, Mr Alex Okoh, and made available to the media on Sunday. The document said that it was in continuation of the ongoing reforms of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry and consistent with the Nigerian Electric Power Policy and Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act, 2005. It also said that the Board of…