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…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
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…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. In a statement by the Social Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Deputy President of the Senate, Yomi Odunuga made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Sunday, Omo-Agege expressed concern over the incessant cases of extra-judicial killings, harassment, illegal arrest and extortion of defenseless citizens by some officials attached to SARS in different parts of Nigeria. The Deputy President of the Senate cited the alleged shooting of a man by operatives of SARS in his constituency in Ughelli, Delta state over the victim’s…
Popular TV host, and BBNaija anchor, Mr Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has described the ban by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu of the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS as “press release without action”. The IGP in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, Frank Mba on Sunday, banned FSARS from further patrol and stop-search duties with immediate effect. However, Ebuka through his Twitter handle @Ebuka prayed that the press release is put to action. “Press releases without any action are way too common. We’ve been here before. #EndSARS “Better not be like the constant…
Investigation by Economic Confidential has revealed that 55 candidates selected for sponsorship by the Federal Scholarship Board for the 2020 BEA foreign education, are not eligible to apply for the scholarship in the first place. To qualify for the scholarship award, an applicant must have at least 5 distinctions (A and B) in five subjects, including Mathematics and English. The applicant must also be between the age of 18 and 20 years. However, checks by the Economic Confidential revealed that some of the ‘lucky’ beneficiaries of the scholarship are overage, while quite a lot are as young as 16 and some…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage trade in Nigeria, to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade. A statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, Philip Kyanet made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Sunday said “in addition to registration in the applicable Special Register for Cabotage Vessels and Ship Owning companies, and obtaining the Certificate of Cabotage Registration/ License, operators with expired registration certificates are to ensure the renewal of their Cabotage Operational Certificate/License for all Cabotage vessels within three months. “At the expiration of the three…