The federal and Yobe state governments on Wednesday signed an N8.4 billion Damaturu Water Supply projects. Signing on behalf of the federal government, the Assistant Director Urban Water Supply, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Habu Hassan said that the project would be completed within 24 months. On February 10, the Federal Executive Council approved N8.4 billion for the construction of a dam for the projects. Hassan explained that the contracts divided into three are all groundwater or borehole-based projects. He said that Lot ‘A’, for the Malam Matari project would be handled by Gamji Company Nigeria Limited for N3.7 billion. The…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria cannot afford another civil war because it will not augur well for the country. Osinbajo said this at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants, organised by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja. “The thing about the kind of conflict in this part of the world, developing countries, is that it is usually a war without end. Everyone who thinks he has some monies stored up somewhere will eventually run out of money. “Everyone who think he can go and hide somewhere, won`t even find a place to…
By Tina George, Minna In the face of the increasing banditry in Niger state, six informants have been arrested by security agencies for passing information to bandits. ASHENEWS gathered that the informants were arrested in Shiroro and Munya local government areas of Niger state. A security source said that the informants were arrested while on their way to give information about the movement of troops deployed to the areas to bandits. While one of the informants is reported to be a medical doctor, others are youths and farmers.
By Tina George, Minna Against Nigeria state government’s directive that the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, currently seeking refuge in Minna, the Niger state capital, return to their various non-secured villages, the IDPs have vowed never to go back and be killed by bandits. The IDPs are currently taking refuge at IBB Primary School, close to Minna Emir’s palace. The school was turned into an IDP camp following an attack on villages in Shiroro and Munya local government areas by bandits. When ASHENEWS visited the camp Tuesday afternoon, our reporter saw some of the IDPs leaving while others insisted that they…
The Nigeria Air Force, NAF, has launched a 2,000 hectares farm project under its Nigeria Air Force Investment Ltd, NAFIL, at the Tactical Air Command (TAC) Base in Makurdi. Launching the project, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) TAC, Makurdi, AVM Idi Lubo said the project would provide over 500 direct jobs on completion, as well as guarantee food security in the country. He said the collaboration between NAFIL and Circum Farms would enhance food security and cordial relationship between the host community and NAF personnel. “Food security is vital to every nation and no nation will depend on the other…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources, Mr Mutu Ebomo has called on the federal government to provide more funding to support the operations of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC. He made the call on the federal government in Benin on Tuesday after an inspection of the facilities of the company in Ologbo, Oredo local government area of the state. He noted that NPDC had performed well using its facilities to produce hydrogen for domestic consumption “We are proud of it as an indigenous company. The challenge the company has is mostly fund, if not, it has…
The U.S. government has pledged support to combat the growing insecurity in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region. The U.S Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen during his virtual visit to Africa on Tuesday, said that the U.S was committed to supporting Nigeria to address these challenges through resources, information sharing, capacity building, equipment, amongst other ways. “And I think it is fair to say that the challenges that Nigeria faces when it comes to security are quite extraordinary. “And you referenced them – whether it’s terrorism, whether it’s banditry and criminality,…
A mental health expert, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, on Tuesday urged both the federal and state governments to work out modalities to ensure universal healthcare coverage for diseases outbreak in Nigeria. Owoeye, also the Director, Clinical Services, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, made the plea in an interview in Lagos. He said there was need to work out modalities to ensure universal healthcare coverage for many diseases, so that people would not have to pay on their own for most of the cost for health services. According to him, universal health coverage strategies will enable everyone to access the services that…
The federal government has inaugurated a home-grown ‘Plagiarism Detection Software Code’ called EagleScan to enhance the integrity of higher institutions. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the inauguration of the software in Abuja on Tuesday said that plagiarism was a form of corruption. Osinbajo said that the initiative was part of the core mandates of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration that announced the zero tolerance for plagiarism. According to him, the Federal Government is fully committed to support all initiatives that will continue to build and enhance the integrity of higher institutions. “Let me also say that the government will give all…
By Tina George, Minna A lawmaker representing Suleja/Tafa/Suleja Federal Constituency, Abubakar Suleja on Tuesday, doled out N50 million to his loyalists as reward for standing by him for many years. According to him, it is necessary for him to show appreciation to them for remaining his supporters all this while. Suleja urged them to use the money judiciously, adding that the disbursement will be in three phases. ASHENEWS reports that while some were given N1 million, other groups got N500,000, N300,000 and N200,000 each, respectively However, following the disbursement of the money, the lawmaker has come under criticism on social…