Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger, has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his re-election as President of African Development Bank (AfDB). The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Matane, in a congratulatory message on behalf of the Governor, government and people of the state, described the re-election of Dr. Adesina as a clear testimony of hard work and commitment in motivating a bold reform agenda of the Bank. “The re-election of former Minister of Agriculture and former Vice President of Policy and Partnership for the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), would no doubt, accelerate Africa’s agricultural…
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Former President of the Senate, Mr David Mark has congratulated Senator Tunde Ogbeha, as he celebrates 73rd birthday anniversary. In a statement by the Media Adviser to Senator David Mark, Paul Mumeh made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday, March also described Ogbeha as a loyal and dependable patriot. According to the former Senate president Mark, “Ogbeha is my brother and friend who has stood firm through thick and thin in the service to the nation over the years. “Ogbeha has over the years demonstrated loyalty, unwavering commitment to the ideals of nation hood, courage and tenacity of purpose for the…
By Asare Asare, Calabar The national vice chairman of the Federal Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), Mr Peter Ofuka says the association has put in place strategies to impact the tourism sector of Cross River state. Ofuka disclosed that FTAN South South, FTAN Cross River chapter, Chairmen and Secretaries of trade Tourism Associations in the state, met and resolved to work at boosting the subsector. He said they have paid courtesy visits to the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the state as well as the Managing Director of the state Tourism Bureau to concretize ways of collaboration. To bolster…
The Enugu zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has arrested 14 suspected Internet fraudsters, from different parts of Awka, Anambra state. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale on Monday said the suspects were arrested based on intelligence available to the Commission. “Specifically, the suspects , whose age range between 21 and 28 were arrested at Okpuno Awka, Agu Awka and Ngozika estate, all in Anambra State. “Items recovered from them are: different exotic vehicles which include three Mercedes Benz 4matic, three Mercedes Benz AMG, two Lexus Rx salon cars. “Interim analyses of…
The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor has commended the National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, for its efforts in ensuring that the activities of modern biotechnology and its products were properly regulated in Nigeria. She handed the commendation when she paid a working visit to the agency on Monday. Ikeazor noted that since inception, the NBMA has achieved so much by putting in place appropriate measures to protect human health and the environment from the potential harmful impact of products of modern biotechnology. “The world we live now demands an agency like NBMA as transboundary movement of organisms…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 143 new cases of coronavirus. The Centre on its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov Monday evening said Plateau state recorded the highest number of 35, followed by Kaduna which recorded 21 and Lagos 19. The list of states as reported by the NCDC are as follows: Plateau-35Kaduna-21Lagos-19FCT-13Ebonyi-9Adamawa-7Enugu-7Katsina-7Edo-6Kwara-5Osun-3Anambra-2Kano-2Niger-2Ogun-2Benue-1Borno-1Sokoto-1 It further tweeted that confirmed infections in Nigeria now stood at 54,008; 41,638 patients have been discharged while 1,013 have been recorded as deaths.
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate publication of the list of all members of the National Assembly, NASS, and any other Nigerian found involved in contract scam at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The CNPP also called on the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the NDDC “never to be cowed by the National Assembly, which has never been conclusive in any probe.” According to a statement by the Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday, the CNPP was reacting to media reports credited to the Executive Director…
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, has sentenced Akinsanya Olamide Ridwan, a 400-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin to three months community service for committing romance scam. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dele Oyewale made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday, said “the service requires Olamide to clear the drainage at Bekind filing Station, near Tipper Garage, Tanke up to the gate of the University of Ilorin for three months commencing from September 2, 2020. “Ridwan got the jail term on Monday, August 31, 2020 after being arraigned on one…
By Tina George, Minna Tanker drivers on Monday, blocked the Minna-Suleja road in protest against alleged physical assault of one of their colleague by a soldier. Ashenewsonline gathered that the soldier had stopped the said tanker driver, accused him of taking the wrong route and injured as a result of physical assault on the driver. In protest, the other tanker drivers, who witnessed what happened to their colleague, used their vehicles to block the road, thereby preventing motorists from entering or leaving Minna, the Niger state capital. Ashenewsonline further learnt that the incident occurred at about 12pm, at the time the other…
By Tina George, Minna Motorists and other road users in Minna on Monday, woke up to the glaring anger by the youths, who took to the streets to protest the persistent poor power supply in the state. Declining every move by representatives of government to pacify them, the youths also insisted that the state government changed what they describe as ‘fake’, the ‘Power State’ slogan, “since government has failed to restore power supply through the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, to the state. Ashenewsonline reports that the youths, who were on the streets as early as 6am prevented travelers from plying the Minna-Bida…