The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru has hinted that the Nigerian Army plans to launch the second phase of the ongoing counter-insurgency operation against the Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast. Attahiru stated this while briefing newsmen during an operational visit to Theater Command Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri on Saturday. The Army Chief said his visit was to appraise the military operation in Sambisa general area and boost the morale of troops prosecuting the war on terror. According to him, the synergy between the air and ground forces have been excellent and led to the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman AbdulKareem, has been appointed Ag. Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors (CVC) of Federal universities in Nigeria. A statement by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr. Kunle Akogun, on Saturday, disclosed that Prof. Abdulkareem’s appointment was contained in a letter written to him by the Secretary-General of the Committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu. Quoting the letter, dated 17th February 2021, Akogun said: “I write to most respectfully request the honour to have you serve as the Acting Chairman of Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities. “Given your seniority in…
Food Security: Nasarawa govt. donates 400 hectares of farmland to UNDP The Nasarawa state government has donated 400 hectares of land to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Awe and Keana local government areas (LGAs), for agricultural purposes, with a view to addressing food insecurity. Speaking on Saturday, in Keana local government area (LGA) while handing over the land to the representatives of UNDP, Mrs Munirat Abdullahi, Special Adviser to governor Abdullahi Sule on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Development Partners, said the donation was aimed at ensuring food security in the state, through mechanised farming. The Special Adviser explained…
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Lagos Urban Forest Animal Sanctuary Initiative (LUFASI) and Saint Marks Animal Rescue Foundation (SMARF) have stressed the need to protect, preserve mammals like pangolins, from extinction. The NCF made this known in a statement issued in Abuja, on Saturday, by Mr Oladapo Soneye, its Head of Communications. It said that the groups were set to commemorate the World Pangolin Day (WPD) on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 at LUFASI Nature Park, Eti-Osa, and Lagos. It explained that the WPD was held annually by stakeholders to create public awareness towards conserving and combating trafficking in pangolin species.…
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Bauchi state, on Saturday, said that two people lost their lives while four others were seriously injured in an auto crash in Ningi local government area of the state. Abdullahi, who disclosed this in an interview in Bauchi, said that the accident occurred around 4:30 a.m, on Friday, in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. “The accident occurred very close to Kitabu Wasunnah filling station around 4:30 a.m on Friday morning. We observed that there was a culvert that was being rebuilt in the area where the…
The Ecobank Nigeria has announced that its priced $300 million bond would be listed on the London Stock Exchange. The bank in a statement made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, said the bond issuance will mature in February 2026, with settlement of the bond, which took place on 16 February 2021. According to the statement, the fixed-rate has a tenor of 5 years, carries a coupon rate of 7.125% and accompanied by an Issuer Rating of B- from Fitch Rating Agency and S & P. It added that the coupon/yield represents the lowest ever achieved by a Nigerian financial institution…
National integration and unity came to the fore as governor Abubakar Sani-Bello received members of the National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on a sympathy visit over the recent abductions in Niger state. Senate President, Bukola Saraki who led the delegation, condemned the abduction and called for national unity to end the menace that had bedevilled the country. Senator Saraki said that it was a national issue that should be devoid of partisanship, urging Nigerians to come together to solve the problem. “This matter is a national problem and should not only be left to the government,…
Experts from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, the National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC and National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, have said that efforts to develop cassava seed system would help Nigeria for its transformation and meet the growing demand for seeds of about N10 billion from cassava growers. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in 2029 midwifed a program to develop cassava seed growers on 100,000 hectares across the country, which created huge demand for improved and disease-free planting materials that surpassed supply. “Last year, the demand for certified cassava stems from cassava growers was estimated at N10…
I Am LAYCON, a reality series which premiered Feb. 10 on showmax has broken the Nigerian record for the most viewed show on its first day on Showmax. This was disclosed in a statement that was made available to Journalists in Lagos by Showmax’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria, Onna Okafor. It said the reality series, which is the first Showmax original shot, produced in Nigeria, has the highest first-day views for any show ever on the streaming service in Nigeria, including other popular reality shows like Big Brother Naija and Mercy & Ike. According to the statememt, a week…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved 307.79 million shares valued at N2.91 billion exchanged in 4,393 deals. This was in contrast with 426.27 million shares worth N4.75 billion traded in 4,972 deals on Thursday, a decrease of 27.79 per cent. An analysis of the activity chart indicates that FBN Holdings was the toast of 85.58 million shares valued at N624.73 million. United Capital followed with an account of 52.32 million shares worth N341.82 million, while United Bank for Africa sold 23.35 million shares valued at N192.95 million. Zenith Bank accounted for 17.58 million shares worth N431.96 million; Guaranty…