A bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA Teaching Hospital, was read for the first time at the plenary of the Senate on 18th February 2021. The bill titled, “Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital Establishment Bill 2021 (SB638)”, was sponsored by the senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Ayo Akinyelure. The spokesperson of the university, Adebayo Adegbenro told ASHNEWS on Tuesday that the process for the establishment of the FUTA Teaching Hospital was initiated through the commencement of the School of Health and Health Technology in the 2015/2016 academic session. “This followed the National…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in charge of Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa states, ACM Kayode Olagunju, mni, HAS arrested 305 motorists for offering bribe to men and officers of the Corps. A statement by the spokesperson of the zone, RC Olusegun Owoeye made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday, warned motorists to stop offering bribes to marshals, while reminding road users that both bribe givers and takers were committing criminal offences as in Sections 8, 9 an 10 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) Act, 2000 and also Section 10 (5) (i)…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit by filed by the former governor of Abia state and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Kalu seeking to stop his retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on the same alleged money laundering charges, to April 20. The adjournment followed court’s position that EFCC, listed in the case as the first defendant in the suit, was not properly served with the originating summons. The EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs at the resumed hearing, drew the attention of the court to the fact that the originating summons was served on…
Six members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, have visited to commiserate with their Niger state counterpart, Abubakar Sani-Bello. The visit is to commiserate with him over the recent abduction of Kagara school boys and the release of 53 passengers abducted from the Niger State Transport Authority, NSTA, bus. The chairman of the Forum and Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi led governors of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal; Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule and Plateau, Simon Lalong. Fayemi explained that they were in the state to commiserate with governor Abubakar Bello over the abduction of the Kagara students and to commend…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, received Imo governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. Reports in Abuja says details of the meeting were not known, but speculations are that the meeting may be connected with the arrest of Senator Rochas Okorocha. Recall that an incident occured in Owerri for which 14 persons, including a senior legislative aide to Okorocha, Steve Asimobi were arraigned in a magistrate court on Monday.
The Nigerian Army has arrested 20 members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for killing four soldiers on escort duties in Orlu. A top Military Intelligence Officer disclosed to PRNigeria that the IPOB militia ambushed and killed the soldiers, who were on the escort of the Director Civil Affairs, Brig.-Gen. HE Nzan on inspection of the Civil-Military Project at Nkwerre in Orlu, Imo state. “They also took the patrol van belonging to the soldiers. “Since the beginning of the year, the activities of IPOB militias through its untenable and unreasonable demand for secession, has adversely affected the security…
Nigerian Senate during plenary on Tuesday, confirmed the ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. They are General Abayomi G. Olonisakin from Ekiti state; Lt. General Tukur Y. Buratai from Borno; Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete E. Ibas from Cross River; Air Marshal Sadique B. Abubakar from Bauchi and Air Vice Marshal Muhammad S. Usman from Kano.
… Day 2021 to mark the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Pakistan on Monday announced that it will host the 2021 World Environment Day in partnership with the UN Environment Programme, UNEP. A statement by UNEP made available to ASHENEWS on Monday said this year’s theme will be on ‘ecosystem restoration’ and focus on resetting the program’s relation with nature, even as it will also mark the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030. The World Environment Day, which takes place on June 5 of every year on 5 June, is the…
The North East Development Commission, NEDC, says it will spend N6 billion to execute projects in 112 local government areas across the six states. The NEDC Managing Director, Alhaji Mohammed Alkali disclosed this at the flag-off of its Rapid Response Intervention Projects at the Multi-Purpose Hall in Maiduguri on Monday. He said that RRI Projects initiative was conceived following the governing board’s maiden regional fact-finding tour of the region. He said that members of the board witnessed the harrowing conditions the citizens were living in the wake of the insurgency. He explained that the commission resolved that it had to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on national issues including security challenges facing the country and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the closed doors meeting, the senate president described the deliberation as fruitful, saying Nigerians troubled areas would in the two months have their environment secured to enable them engage in agricultural activities and other businesses. According to him, the government cannot shy away from securing the environment in both rural and urban parts of the country. “I have come to meet…