By Tina George, Minna Users of water in Niger state would soon get meters for water to enable them get charged approparatly for the water they consume, the General Manager of the Niger state Water and Sewage Corporation has disclosed. According to him, the Corporation is introducing metering because of complaints by water users in the state that the are being billed exorbitantly. Speaking to newsmen in Minna during the Urban WASH Quarterly Media Round-table, the General Manager said that with metering, the Corporation would be fair in charging its customers and ensure they get value for their money. “We…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
As voting begins in the Edo governorship election, presiding officers have insisted that electorate will be allowed to vote without wearing a face mask in compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols. They also insist on adherence to social distancing as provided in the guidelines for the conduct of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Mr Oyesanmi Ezekiel, the presiding officer at Central Primary School, Iruekpen, told the eligible voters to wear face masks before voting in units 3, 4 and 5 at Iruekpen. As part of efforts to ensure compliance with social distancing, Ezekiel marked out areas…
The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, TPI, has terminated the appointment of its lecturer, Kelani Omotosho, over alleged sexual misconduct with a former student. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mrs Modupe Fawale in Ibadan on Saturday. The management said the lecturer, from the department of Urban and Regional Planning, was sacked for allegedly embarrassing and tarnishing the image of the institution. In the termination letter dated September 15, 2020 and signed by the registrar, it read: “you will recall that you were engaged in an inappropriate behaviour and poorly managed relationship with your former student.…
The troops of Operation Sahel Sanity that are fighting banditry and kidnapping in the northwest region have foiled bandits’ attacks and rescued 22 kidnapped victims. The troops also recovered arms and ammunition in various operations in Zamfara and Katsina States. Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday. According to him, troops deployed at Moriki and Jangeru, responded to a distress call on Sept. 13, and folied a planned bandits’ attack on Mai-Zuma village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara. This, he said, followed severe shoot out…
Divers have rescued five persons from the Akaeze-ukwu River in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi as a ‘608’-model bus plunged into it on Friday evening. The bus was said to have 38 passengers on board. Mrs Stella Uchegbu, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander in Ebonyi, in a telephone interview that the incident involved the bus and an articulated vehicle, adding the rescued victims were unconscious and were taken to the hospital. “We can, therefore, not confirm if any person is dead or not and the FRSC team (Ishiagu unit) is still at the scene for rescue efforts.…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 221 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. According to it, the new cases are confirmed from 18 states in the country. The new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 56,956 in Nigeria. The public health agency said that Lagos had 59, the highest number of cases, followed by Abia with 46 cases and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 22. Among others were; Rivers, 11, Bauchi, 7, Benue, Ekiti and Imo, 6 each, Kaduna, Kwara and…
Treble winners Bayern Munich crushed Schalke 04 8-0 with a hat-trick from Serge Gnabry and a superb debut from Leroy Sane on Friday. It was a sensational start to the new Bundesliga season and the win sent an ominous warning to potential challengers. Also, it was the biggest opening win in Bundesliga history. Bayern Munich showed they had lost none of the sharpness which helped them to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy less than a month ago in dominant fashion. Gnabry grabbed his first goal for the hosts with a fine turn and shot in the fourth minute in…
The Federal Government will support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, with N75 billion survival fund to cushion the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses. Alhaji Dikko Radda, Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, SMEDAN, disclosed this during the closing of National Business Skills Development Initiative, NBSDI, in Katsina on Friday. The SMEDAN boss said that the N75 billion survival loan would support 500,000 MSMEs and 333,000 artisans across the country. He pointed out that the implementation of the N75 billion MSMEs Survival Fund nationwide would help to cushion the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on small…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the governors of Kebbi, Sokoto and Niger States, to jointly come up with formidable strategies and assist flood victims in their various states. The Sultan spoke on Friday, when he paid a courtesy call on Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, at Government House, Birnin Kebbi to sympathise with the government and people of the state over the flood which ravaged the state. The Sultan, who noted that, all natural disasters like flood were ordained by the Almighty Allah, said that, they must be faithfully accepted by Muslims. “We are also here to…
Aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region, the office is expected to become operational in H2 2021 As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook (www.Facebook.com) today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria – its second office on the African continent. Aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region, the office is expected to become operational in H2 2021 and will be the first on the continent to house a team of expert engineers building for the future of Africa and beyond. Facebook’s office will be home to various teams servicing…