The National President of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, Alhaji Aliyu Oroji Wamakko has revealed that the association will build 77,400 houses across the 774 local government areas of the country. Addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday, Oroji said that the affordable houses are to be provided under the association’s “Rural-Urban Housing Initiative – RUHI.” He explained that the gesture was the association’s modest efforts to reduce the existing housing deficit in Nigeria, which currently stood at over N22 million. “Under this largesse, each of the 774 local governments in the country will get one hundred houses. “REDAN…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Jordan Noble Bukayo Saka has broken onto the scene this season and has made a huge positive impact in Arsenal’s first-team no matter where he’s playing on the pitch. His versatility at such a young age has not gone unnoticed, and his fine season saw him earn a new contract at the club. His recent performances have been praised by pundits as well, notably with an assist in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City, and a goal in their 2-0 win away at Wolves. As a whole, there’s little information about the Arsenal youngster online, but here’s 10 facts…
By Tina George, Minna As public and private schools resume in Niger state on Monday, parents whose children attend private schools are lamenting over the demand that all children pay full school fees upon resumption. While some of the schools are giving two weeks grace, others are demanding full payment as the children resume on Monday, October 5, 2020 while others are asking parents to pay half of the fees upon resumption. Various parents who spoke to ASHENEWSONLINE lamented that they were cash-strapped as majority of them have had to turn to their various cooperatives to borrow money to pay…
Goals from Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema with some top-class saves from Thibaut Courtois gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Levante on Sunday for a third consecutive La Liga victory. Brazilian forward Vinicius, Real Madrid’s match-winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid, also gave his side the lead at Levante. He controlled a loose ball inside the area and took his time to curl into the far corner in the 16th minute. Real Madrid missed chances to extend their lead but in the end had to rely on another exceptional performance from Courtois to see out the victory.…
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has unveil a pilot Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS) in Kano ahead of the 2021 hajj. Chairman of the commission, Zikrullah Hassan, who unveiling the scheme in Kano on Sunday, said the scheme was designed to ease the cost of fare to the holy land. According to him, the choice of Kano for this event is not an accident but one carefully made because of its status and unique history as the first centre of pilgrims’ departure to Makkah for many decades. Hassan added that the new system would operate concurrently with ‘Pay As You…
Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe got on the score-sheet for Arsenal in the second half of their Premier League home win against struggling Sheffield United on Sunday. The Gunners scored two goals in four minutes to grab a 2-1 victory, as their misfiring attack finally found its rhythm. The visitors frustrated Arsenal for the first hour, but Saka, born in Ealing, Greater London, to Nigerian parents, broke the deadlock by heading home following a snappy passing move in the 61st minute. Substitute Nicolas Pepe added a second three minutes later. Irish striker David McGoldrick, gave his side hope with a…
Rafael Nadal blew away American qualifier, Sebastian Korda, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 to romp into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday and close in on a record 13th title at Roland Garros. With the sun out and the wind up on Court Philippe Chatrier, it always looked like mission impossible for the 213th-ranked Korda, and so it proved in a one-sided fourth-round match. Nadal has lost no sets and only 23 games in reaching his 42nd Grand Slam quarter-final although he is yet to face a seed. Rising Italian Jannick Sinner, the first player since Nadal in 2005 to reach the…
The Journalism Communication and Media Centre, a Non-Governmental Organisation, says disregard for agriculture by Nigerian youth is a major challenge negating the attainment food security and zero hunger by 2030. Founder of the organisation, Mr Obinna Chukwuezie, on Sunday in Abuja that governments at all levels must make deliberate efforts to make agriculture more attractive to youth. While stressing the need to modernise agricultural practices, Chukwuezie emphasised that increased engagement of the youth in the agricultural sector will guarantee food sufficiency in the country. He, however, expressed concern that a large population of the Nigerian youth has abandoned agriculture for…
Labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence a total shut down of the company’s operations following the sack of 600 Nigerian employees and other anti-Labour practices by the management of the company. The Unions, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroelum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) gave the directive in a joint statement on Sunday. NUPENG’S President, Mr Williams Akporeha, and the President, PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, said: “We have directed our members in Chevron to withdraw their services. “We also…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed its support for the party’s candidate in the Saturday Ondo State governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). The Forum Chairman and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal made the declaration in a statement issued by the Director-General of the forum, C.I.D. Maduabum in Abuja on Sunday. Tambuwal said that the PDP governors were united, strong and primed to do its utmost to ensure the election of Jegede who has the experience, dynamism and programme of action to return Ondo State to her glory days. He said that the forum’s attention was drawn…