The Senate has urged the Federal Government to ensure the safety of electoral officials and election materials during elections. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion, ‘Election Violence in Ekiti and Need to Eschew Restraint’, at the plenary on Wednesday. The motion was sponsored by Sen. Biodun Olujimi (PDP- Ekiti). Olujimi, in her lead debate, noted the sudden disruption of the March 20 by-election for the Ekiti East Constituency 1 seat, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She recalled that the by-election became necessary following the death of Mr Juwa Adegbuyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Tina George, Minna The Niger State Ministry of Health says is currently monitoring 200 people that have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in for adverse reactions. Investigation by ASHENEWS reveals that the vaccination has been halted to allow monitoring of those that have taken the vaccine, under the monitoring is termed under the “Advance Effect Following Immunization (AEFI)” and “Advance Effect of Special Interest (AESI)” evaluation, to see if there is adverse effects. ASHENEWS further gathered that although the ministry rolled out the vaccines to local government councils on Tuesday, primary healthcare centres, PHCs, had been directived to…
The Northwest zone Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force on Electricity Offences (SIPTEO) North, has dragged 10 persons, including two women before the Chief Magistrates Court in Kaduna, for assaulting staff of Kaduna Electric, KAEDCO. A statement by the spokesperson of Kaduna Electric, Abdulaziz Abdulahi made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday said, the arraignment followed a petition by KAEDCO against the assault. “The 10 suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy, energy theft, threat, intimidation and assault contrary to various Sections of the Miscellaneous Act Cap N 17 Law of the Federation and Sections 54, 271, 241 and 377 of the…
By Tina George, Minna Niger governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has bemoaned the low level of participation of women in political processes and activities in the state. Speaking in Minna at the Get Involved Leadership Training organized by the Lead Generation Initiative on Wednesday, the governor said that the state needed more women to participate in political processes. According to him, the state had not achieved gender equality at the political level because of the unwillingness of women to participate in politics. “There are very few ladies participating in the political process in Niger state. We need more women to participate in…
African leaders and finance ministers have called on global leaders and financial institutions to support the continent’s recovery measures from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made the urgent call during the Conference of African Finance Ministers (COM), which was hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the ministerial gathering that Africa demonstrated that it is not only capable of facing the crisis in the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also ready to formulate and implement solutions. Ahmed, however, stressed that…
Two farmers in Kebbi have been honoured by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their prompt repayment of the loan they obtained from the bank. Alhaji Almustapha Mai-Gwandu was honoured with the Farmer of the Year Award, while Mr John Yah was the runner up. The two received certificates and undisclosed monetary reward. The CBN Branch Controller in Kebbi, Alhaji Mannir Abdullah said at the event in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday that the two farmers were among the beneficiaries of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund of the bank. Abdullahi, who was represented by Alhaji Ardo Idris, said the…
As Nigeria ranks first in Africa, sixth in the world and 157,000 people die yearly from tuberculosis, governors are gearing up to stage fight against the scourge. This is coming as the Governors’ Forum, NGF, joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Tuberculosis Day. A statement by the Chairman of the Forum, Fayemi Kayode made available to ASHENEWS on Wednesday, noted that the advent of COVID-19 pandemic and its control measures in 2020, further impacted on the health system, including TB services, which also set back the progress made in tuberculosis. He stated that the commemoration day…
The Niger state government has announced the outbreak of avian influenza (flu) in a cluster of poultry farms in the state. The Information Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Abubakar Kuta, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Minna. Poultry in the state were being infected by type A flu. The statement disclosed that thousands of birds in the state, worth millions of naira, had been lost to the flu. It advised poultry farmers to be vigilant and to report any incident of sudden high mortality of their birds to the ministry. The statement…
By Justina Auta The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), has embarked on free cancer awareness and cervical cancer screening for women and girls in Kuchigoro community of Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The National President, MWAN, Dr Mininim Oseji, said the exercise was part of its 2020 Women’s Right to Health Information (WORTHI) project targeted at screening at least 60,000 women and girls on cervical cancer. Oseji said the free cervical cancer screening would improve the health of women and children, expand the role of women in the achievement and maintenance of health in the country. “This is part of…
Niger state governor Abubakar Sani Bello has laid foundation stone for the construction of 279 housing scheme at the Old Barrack, Suleja. A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Mary Norl-Berje on Tuesday said the housing project, which is in partnership with Bamhill Properties is code-named General JT Abubakar Social Housing and is expected to be completed in two years and on a 40,000 square metre land. Laying the foundation stone, Sani-Bello noted that shelter is key, and that the state government will intensify efforts by creating the enabling environment for more public-private initiatives in the housing sector for…