President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala, who is contesting for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),has already emerged as one of the final two candidates for the position. Although the agenda between the president and Okonjo-Iweala was unknown to newsmen as at the time of filing this report, it was however learnt that the former minister’s visit to the Villa might not be unconnected with her efforts to clinch the WTO’s…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Police in Katsina State have confirmed the killing of eight persons in an attack by gunmen on Shau village in the Ruwan-godiya community of Faskari Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, Gambo Isah, a police superintendent, told newsmen that the incident occurred on Sunday night. He said that the gunmen attacked Shau village, razed many houses and wrecked the vehicle of the village head. He added that a combined team of security operatives was deployed to the area to engage the criminals who escaped from the counter-attack.
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has recovered and paid into the Federation Account more than N474 million from Guinness Nigeria Plc unremitted excise duty. The Public Relations Officer of RMAFC, Mr Christian Nwachukwu made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to the statement, the commission’s Chairman, Mr Elias Mbam, said that the recovery was part of the progress recorded by its verification exercise on selected manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Mbam also said that the exercise was done on companies that paid excise duty into the federation account. The chairman said that excise duty…
A Federal High Court has fixed Oct. 19, for continuation of trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). The registry gave the date, following the absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja and Maina on Monday. Also, the trial of a Briton, James Nolan, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion dollars judgment against Nigeria in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) scam. The court registrar announced that today (Monday)’s sitting would not be holding because Justice Abang was attending a seminar. Maina had, on Oct. 8, in a viral video…
Alhaji Ibrahim Mallaha, Chairman of Zamfara chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has died on Sunday in Germany. This was confirmed in Gusau on Monday by Yusuf Idris, Director-General to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Media, Communications and Public Enlightenment. Idris said Mallaha died as a result of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Germany where he was on support machine over kidney related ailments. The deceased left behind four wives, many children, grand and great grand children. A major cotton farmer and contractor, Mallaha was the state Deputy Chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) between 2003 and…
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), is set to inaugurate the Nigeria Agriculture Gender Network (NAGN). This is contained in a statement signed by the Knowledge Management and Communications Advisor, IFAD-Nigeria Programmes, Mrs Vera Onyilo on Monday in Abuja. The NAGN is a national network designed to enhance knowledge sharing, promote experience and information exchange among donor funded agriculture/rural development programmes in Nigeria in respect to women, youth and other vulnerable groups. Onyilo said that the aim of the network is to provide peer support structure, learning and experience…
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the violent crime on South African farms poses not just a threat to the safety of the rural communities, but also to the nation’s food security. The president refuted the claim that violent crime on farms is part of an orchestrated campaign by blacks to drive white farmers off their land. Ramaphosa said in his weekly presidential newsletter that it’s wrong to think that farm attacks affect just a small part of the country’s population. He reminded South Africans that the farming community produces the food they eat, adding that “the farming community is…
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has charged the Legal Aid Council to ensure equal access to justice for all irrespective of means and that Constitutional rights of citizens are respected, protected and defended. A statement from Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice said Malami made the call in Kano on Monday while declaring open a 2-day Legal Aid Governing Board Retreat with the theme: “The Role of the Governing Board in the Corporate Governance: Providing Strategic…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) for his new national teaching policy which came into force last week, raiing the retirement age and service from 60 to 65 and from 35 to 40 respectively; established a special salary scale; provided rural allowance; increased science allowance; promised automatic admission and free tuition for children of teachers in their places of work; automatic recruitment for education graduates, etc. A statement by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akinola made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Monday, thanked Buhari for putting smiles on the faces of teachers in the country. MURIC described…
England international Fran Kirby made one goal and scored another as champions Chelsea eased to a 3-1 home win over title rivals Manchester City in the Women’s Super League on Sunday. Norway’s Maren Mjelde put the home side ahead with a penalty in the 36th minute, and Kirby set up striker Sam Kerr with an excellent first-time ball for the second in the 57th minute. Chloe Kelly pulled one back for City from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute but six minutes later Kirby latched on to a long ball for a breakaway goal that made it 3-1. The…