The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Salisu Abdullahi, as the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The confirmation of Abdullahi’s nomination followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during plenary. In the presentation of the committee Chairman, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, Abdullahi was found to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge and full grasp of the law, in response to questions put to him on the independence of the judiciary. He said that the appointment of the nominee satisfied the requirements of the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The World Bank says Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years running. The bank said this on Wednesday in Washington DC in its gas flaring satellite data for 2020, compiled by World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR). It added that the satellite was first launched in 2012. It said that the seven countries produced 40 per cent of the world’s oil each year, but accounted for roughly two-thirds (65 per cent) of global gas flaring. “This trend is indicative of ongoing, though differing challenges facing these…
Nigeria Diaspora Network (NDN), on Wednesday, said it would support the country with $10 million to ensure that transparent and accountable candidates are elected into offices in the 2023 elections. NDN, an association of Nigerians living abroad, made its plan known in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Akintunde Ademola, in Abuja. According to the group, the Nigeria Diaspora Network will support good governance candidacy programme for Nigeria’s next election. “NDN, a composition of Nigerian professionals abroad, was established to lend logistics and media support to leaders — particularly young leaders — kicking off projects and founding new organisations to fight…
The Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido will be dropping the visuals of ‘LALA’ featuring Ckay on April, 29. The afrobeat star took to his official Twitter account on Wednesday to announce the release. He tweeted, “Creating this music video was an amazing experience, my whole career, one thing I have always preached in my own words is “We Rise by lifting others”. “So in my own little way, meet some of my friends all having fun doing something we all enjoy! “Davido feat Clay Lala video, 29 April, 2021. The audio of Lala was released…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) as part of deliberate measures to address the worsening poverty in the country. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the First Lady Conference Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The approved NPRGS was submitted to the Federal Executive Council by Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). “The Presidential Economic Advisory Council had some weeks back submitted…
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has barred Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Ltd. from conducting business with it for the next three years. The bank said on its website on Wednesday that the debarment, for engaging in “collusive and fraudulent practices” during a business tender, took effect from Feb. 23. It stated that the infringement was committed under the Transport Facilitation Programme for the Bamenda-Mamfe-Abakaliki-Enugu Road Corridor connecting Cameroon and Nigeria. The bank added that an investigation by AfDB’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Maxicare engaged in collusive and fraudulent practices during the tender for the construction of weigh stations…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an augmentation of N665 million for the procurement of poultry equipment for displaced poultry farmers in Borno, Yobe, Plateau and Zamfara. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, disclosed this when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. “Today, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development presented a memo to Council on behalf of National Emergency Management Agency seeking the approval of Council for the revised estimated cost and augmentation…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS) have solicited the support of the Nigerian Army for their regional stabilisation programme. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Wednesday said the calls were made during courtesy on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru by the organisations. Yerima said the UNDP delegation was led by its Resident Representative Mohamed Yahya, while the UNOWAS delegation was led by its Senior Political Officer Williams Liforgo in separate visits on Tuesday. The UNDP Resident Representative Yahya said…
The National Coordinator, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Salisu Mohammed says the lifeline of the project has been extended by two years. Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during a retreat organised by the Anambra state Ministry of Environment under the NEWMAP. The NEWMAP is a tripartite eight-year project between the World Bank, Federal government and participating state governments. It is aimed at addressing the Nigerian gully erosion crisis in Southern Nigeria and land degradation in Northern Nigeria on a multi-dimensional scale. Mohammed said that NEWMAP was initially predicated on a $500 million loan for the participating…
The Senate has passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment Bill. This followed the adoption of the report of Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Sen. Uba Sani, Chairman of the Committee, said the committee engaged stakeholders including AMCON, Ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) before arriving at its conclusion. He said the stakeholders in their submissions suggested that AMCON be empowered to take possession, manage, sell, transfer and assign property used as security for eligible…