Governor Aminu Tambuwal has appealed to the National Assembly to speedily consider the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before it. The governor Tambuwal made the appeal on Monday on the occasion of the First Quarter 2021 Public Lecture Series held at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), chaired by the Governor of Kebbi State, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. “I would want to appeal to the National Assembly, using this podium, not to allow their efforts to be in vein as ours when we attempted (to pass the PIB) during the Sixth and Seventh National Assembly,” the former Speaker…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has called on the federal government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to initiate the exploration of oil in the Sokoto Basin. Speaking as a Chief Host during the First Quarter 2021 Public Lecture Series at the Usmanu Danfodio University (UDU) Sokoto, the governor said the three states, including Kebbi and Zamfara were ready to cooperate for the realization of that. At the occasion chaired by Kebbi governor Atiku Bagudu, Tambuwal said “the government of Sokoto state and indeed, I can say so for the governments of Kebbi and Zamfara, are ready and willing…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari has disclosed that the corporation is ready to play important role in the future energy and has set machineries to lead Africa in transition to low-carbon energy and renewables. He disclosed this in a paper titled: “Navigating Energy Transition and the Imperatives of University – Industry Collaboration”, which he delivered during the First Quarter 2021 Public Lecture Series at the Auditorium of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto on Monday. Towards leading in the global shift to renewable energy, the corporation, he said, had institutionalised…
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman has identified the National Maritime Transport Policy as key to unlocking the huge potential and vast opportunities in the nation’s blue economy. Bala-Usman said this in a statement Ibrahim Nasiru, NPA Assistant General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, issued to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. According to her, a well-articulated National Maritime Transport Policy will support local content development and create good value jobs. She noted that the much anticipated policy would attract high-impacting direct foreign investments, within the context of the Federal Government’s Economic Growth and Sustainability Agenda. ”We look…
The District Head of Ketare and Kanwan Katsina, Alhaji Usman Kankara, has bestowed a chieftaincy title of ‘Sarkin Yaki (Chief Warrior) on a former Spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, retired Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka. PRNigeria reports that Kukasheka was honoured among other personalities, after the approval of the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman. The honour was part of activities to mark the twentieth anniversary of the appointment of Alhaji Usman Kankara, a former top Customs officer to his forefathers’ throne. Others appointed include Awwal Usman Bello Kankara as Ciroman Kanwa; Alhaji Ibrahim Samaila as Sarkin Fada; Bishir Samaila as Sallama;…
A member of the National Assembly, NASS, in the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Salame Friday midnight, braved up to kill one of gunmen, who attacked his Bado area residence of Sokoto around 3am. According to Salame, who represents Gwadabawa/Illela federal constituency, he killed one of the assailants. “I was attacked in my house in Sokoto by armed robbers. But by Allah’s powers, I was able to shoot and kill one, and injured some”, he said. Confirming the incident, and the Sokoto State Police Command said the robbery attempt was thwarted by the swift response of the joint metropolitan Police Patrol.…
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Friday converged in Abuja to address challenges confronting pastoralists in the country. Sultan, who is the Chairman Board of Trustees of the association, harped on the need to find workable solutions to address security and socioeconomic challenges confronting members of the association. The Sultan who decried the stereotyping of Fulani herdsmen and associating them with crime stated that it was not every criminality perpetrated in the country that was done by the Fulanis Abubakar, however, emphasised the need for pastoralists…
A new UN Environment Programme, UNEP, report released on Tuesday, January 26 2021 has found that climate change cases have nearly doubled over the last three years and are increasingly compelling governments and corporate actors to implement their climate commitments, as well as pursue more ambitious climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. According to a statement issued by the Head of News and Media at UNEP, Keisha Rukikaire and made available to ASHENEWS, the report reveals that climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world. The report,…
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has hailed the judgement by the Netherland’s court of appeal, which held Shell liable for the oil spills it caused across coastal communities of the Niger Delta Nigeria. Recall that in 2008, four Nigerian farmers from Ikot Ada Udo, Oruma and Goi in Niger Delta and Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands, sued Shell as a result of oil spill that affected farmlands of the three Nigerian villages. Shell was sued in a Dutch court by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN)’s sister non governmental organisation in Netherlands (Milieudefensie/Friends of…
The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has taken over the mantle of leadership of the Nigerian Army in an elaborate handing over ceremony by his predecessor, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Attahiru alongside other service chiefs. In line with the Nigerian Army tradition, the outgone army chief decorated his successor with the insignia of the office and handed the play of office to him. The pulling out parade for Buratai will take place on Friday. The outgone Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Buratai, while…