Former Nigeria’s president, Olusegun Obasanjo has commended governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto for giving attention to infrastructural development in the state. Obasanjo who stated this while laying the foundation of a flyover at Rujun Sambo area on Saturday, observed that the capital projects being undertaking by the Sokoto state government would boost the economy of the state. According to him, infrastructural development, especially on transportation was so vital for the development of any state. In his remarks, Tambuwal stated that ranslortation is the vein through which all activities for the socio-economic transformation of the society flow. “This flyover at Runjin…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Chairman, Dantata Conglomerate, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata has been honoured with a national recognition award as the Industrialist of the year 2021. A statement by the spokesperson of Dangote Conglomerate, Sanusi Bature made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, said the award ceremony was organized by the Business Day newspaper in collaboration with the Nigeria Stock Exchange, NSE. The event titled, “Nigeria Investor Value Award (NIVA) 2021”, which held on Saturday at Lagos Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, attracted captains of industries, financial institutions and business moguls from within and outside the country. The statement explained that Dantata, who was awarded…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Loyalty. Morale boost. Bravery. Galantry. All these in the Nigeria Police are required in all officers and men but they have to be also encouraged. They are attributes that must not ONLY be found in officers and men, but also be seen to be built in them. Security agents generally should always be encouraged in all ways, including but not limited to issues of justice and fairness; rule of law and equity. This is a product of months of investigation, of course, seeing how some police officers ‘grow’ in ranks above their colleagues with whom they started…
The Director-General, World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to deliver the keynote lecture at the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM Chartered) diamond jubilee celebration. Mr Tony Fadaka, Registrar, NIM, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Fadaka said the WTO DG would deliver a lecture with the theme: “Celebrating 60 Years of Management Excellence: Poised for More”. The Registrar said the choice of Okonjo-Iweala as guest speaker was in consonance with what the institute represented, and in recognition of her wealth of experience and achievements nationally and globally. He said that the institute’s 60th…
The Kaduna state government said on Friday that bandits have shot dead three of the abducted students of Greenfield University. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the death of the students in a statement on Friday in Kaduna. Several students were abducted on Tuesday night from the university campus at Kasarami village off Kaduna-Abuja highway, and one person was killed in the process. “The remains of three students were found today (Friday), in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university and have been evacuated to a mortuary by the Commissioner, Internal Security and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the restoration of the leases on OMLs 123, 124, 126 and 137 to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which is in production sharing contract with Addax Petroleum. Addax Petroleum is wholly owned by Government of the People’s Republic of China. The leases belonging to the Federation were revoked on March 30, 2021. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He said the restoration of the OMLs was in line with the current administration’s commitment to the rule…
Network providers across the different telecommunications network in Lagos say they are yet to receive approval to resume registration of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). The telecom operators made the disclosure in separate interviews in Lagos on Friday. The federal government suspended the registration of new SIM in December 2020 and lifted the ban with effect from April 19. A visit to some of the network providers’ customer service outlets, observed that no SIM registration was done, as most subscribers who requested for new SIM were turned down. Some officials of the different network stores in some parts of Surulere…
The Chairman of Nigerian Governors‘ Forum, NGF, Mr Kayode Fayemi says the forum is collaborating with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to strengthen democratic and economic institutions. Yinka Iyinolakan, NESG’s Head of Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Friday, that Fayemi gave the assurance during the inauguration of the NESG-NGF Economic Roundtable (NNER) Steering Committee. Fayemi, who is also the governor of Ekiti state, said that the steering committee was tasked with the responsibility of strengthening institutional relationships between all tiers of government. Iyinolakan said that other governors in attendance at the virtual inauguration included governors Abdullahi Sule…
By Tina George, Minna Journalists in Niger have been tasked to undertake more reporting around vaccines in order to address the distrust and lack of confidence surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines in the state. This was the crux of the one day workshop for journalists organized by the Technology and Development Research Network, TEDREN, of Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna and Media Mentors Network in Minna on Wednesday. The Niger state Immunization Officer, Abubakar Kpantu stated that the media could help in addressing vaccine hesitancy in the state. According to him, there is the refusal of the vaccine among the target groups…
Sokoto state government has earmarked N11 billion for the reconstruction of Shagari- Tureta road and the purchase of 12,000 metric tonnes of NPK and UREA fertilizers for 2021 wet season. The executive council meeting chaired by the deputy governor, Manir Dan’Iya on Thursday, approved N7.6 billion for the road reconstruction and N3.4 billion for fertilizers purchase, respectively. The Commissioner of Information, Isah Galadanci joined by that of Land and Housing, Surajo Gatawa; Finance, Abdussamad Dasuki; Health, Ali Inname; Higher Education, Bello Muhammad and Justice, Suleiman Usman, briefed newsmen shortly after the meeting. According to Galadanci, the council also resolved to…