President Muhammadu Buhari will on Oct. 8, present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the Joint Session of the National Assembly. President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan read the letter from Buhari, conveying his intention to present the budget to National Assembly at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja. “May I crave the kind indulgence of the distinguish Senate to grant me the slot of 11 hours on Thursday 8th October,2020 to formally present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the Joint Session of the National Assembly. “While I look forward to addressing the joint session, please accept, Mr Senate President, the assurances of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Executive Director of Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Prof. Mohmmad Ishiyaku has called on scientists to aim for clarity when they communicate about their researches. Prof. Ishiyaku said at the opening of a three-day media training workshop held recently at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria that clear communication will ensure research products do not end up on the shelves but readily get public buy-in. He noted that, as researchers strive for clarity, interacting with the media does not come that easily, hence scientists should practice and be patient to master how best to…
Identification of the virus dramatically reduced infections through blood transfusions By Tina Hesman Saey Three virologists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Harvey Alter, of the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Michael Houghton, who is now at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and Charles Rice, now of The Rockefeller University in New York City, will split the prize of 10 million Swedish kronor, or more than $1.1 million, the Nobel Assembly of the Karolinska Institute announced October 5. About 71 million people worldwide have chronic hepatitis C infections. An…
By Erin Garcia de Jesus In the four days since revealing he had COVID-19, President Donald Trump has been treated with three experimental drugs to bring the infection under control: monoclonal antibodies, the antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone. Individually, all three treatments have shown promising results in clinical trials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization to give remdesivir to patients ill enough to require hospitalization. Several large studies have shown steroids can reduce the risk of death in critically ill patients. And biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals just released preliminary antibody results on September 29 from an early-stage clinical trial with…
Following cross-nation clamour for restructuring Nigeria, the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has reminded the Federal government and the general public of the six reliefs it enumerated and demanded for Nigerian Muslims since October, 2017. In a statement by the Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola and made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Tuesday, the organisation revisited the six reliefs, earlier presented exactly three years back. “We demanded six reliefs on behalf of Nigerian Muslims exactly three years ago. The reliefs were contained in a press release issued by MURIC on 9th October, 2020. We are aware that the present government is not positively disposed…
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, has pledged to ensure a comprehensive investigation into allegations of infractions against personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police. The Press Secretary to the Minister, Mr Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Dingyadi said the idea was to secure justice for the victims and reprimand erring officers involved in such violation of citizens’ right and unprofessional conducts. He expressed concern over the incessant report of infractions against personnel of the squad and other Police operational units. The Minister called on the leadership of the Nigeria…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday inaugurated two committees to complete the ongoing reconstruction work s well as facilitate full restoration of civil authorities comprising policemen, civilian joint task force, JTF, local government officials and magistrate courts in six towns located in Marte and Gwoza local government areas. The two committees, which have security officials among members, are to undertake resettlement at Marte in northern Borno as well as Ngoshe, Kirawa, Hambagda, Ashigashiya and Warabe in Gwoza local government area of southern Borno, after all safety measures and essential public services are put in place.…
English Premier League (EPL) side Arsenal completed the biggest move of transfer deadline day on Monday as they secured the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid. “La Liga on Monday informed Atletico Madrid at 23:28 that representatives from Arsenal arrived at the footballing body’s headquarters looking to meet Thomas Partey’s release clause,” read a statement on Atletico Madrid’s website just before the midnight CET deadline. “Thus, the player has unilaterally ended his work contract that he had signed with the club through to 30 June 2023.” The deal is worth 50 million euros (45.37 million pounds). Arsenal then announced…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 120 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. NCDC’s announcement of the new infections on its official twitter handle late on Monday takes the total number of infections in the country to 59, 465. According to the agency, no death has been recorded for the second consecutive day. This keeps the COVID-19 death toll at 1,113 in the country. Based on data released by NCDC, 183 persons were discharged after recovering from the virus. It disclosed that the new infections were reported from 13 states from across the country. The NCDC said…
Israel launched an airstrike on a Hamas target in Gaza late on Monday, following a rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli army said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The Israeli Defence Forces said a rocket was fired from Gaza into southern Israel earlier on Monday evening. According to local media it landed in an open field and caused an alarm to be sounded in the nearby kibbutz Kerem Shalom. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is listed as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the U.S., and the European Union. dpa