The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer( CEO) of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on amended four-count charges bordering on conspiracy, giving false information and cheating to the tune of N6 million. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale on Thursday said. At the sitting, prosecution counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmad informed the court of a pending amended charge and urged the court to strike out…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
There is nothing new under the sun so goes a popular saying. But for most Nigerians the prevailing economic crunch is actually something very new in this clime. By the day their means of survival are being eroded to the extent that even eking out a living for those who pride themselves as members of the middle class has become such a herculean task. And for those who are in the lowest rung of the economic ladder this is the worst of times. The truth is that the number of those who are unable to make ends meet and therefore…
Suspended bandits Wednesday night, stormed Kagara town in Niger state shooting sporadically. A source who confirmed the incident to Ashenewsonline in telephone conversation said the gunmen stormed the twin in numbers and shooting at targets. According to him, although the Police were seen making efforts to confront the gunmen, it was certain that the fire power of the bandits was superior. “You could see the gunmen and hear gun shots. Although the Police tried to confront the armed men, you could see that they had no powerful weapons to do so,” he said. Ashenewsonline could not contact the Spokesperson of…
By Asare Asare, Calabar The Commissioner for Tourism and Culture in Cross River, Mr Eric Anderson has disclosed that most events held during the annual Calabar Christmas Carnival, will no longer be simultaneous. He spoke in Calabar, capital of Cross River State during a courtesy call by officials of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN). While assuring that this year’s carnival will hold in spite of COVID-19 pandemic, Anferson said that the events will be staggered throughout the months of the year. According to him, the tourism subsector of the national economy, had been the hardest hit, impacting the…
By Ejiro Umukoro Fifteen years old Tosin (not her real name) is afraid. In an interview she tells how a man in her neighborhood in Alimosho is fond of molesting young girls, touching them inappropriately and physically assaulting them. And since the lockdown, she says it has gotten worse. To prevent the constant harassment from him she says “me and my other friends in the area avoid him and we have refused to run errands for him.” The man whom she is afraid to name wields great influence in the community and whenever he chances upon them, Tosin says “he…
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says it plans to industrialise yam production in the country to ensure food security, boost job creation and the reposition the economy. The Director-General, Prof. Alex Akpa spoke with news men shortly after a tour of yam seed production facilities at the agency in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the Agency will use Yam Aeroponics System, a state-of-the-art green house, for the production and multiplication of yam seedlings, in partnership with Biocrops Technology Company. NABDAs-yam aeroponics system-3 Akpa said that the production and multiplication of the initial 5 million yam seedlings had been…
There’s been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud. And with services like cloud-based email, many companies are already using this innovative technology – whether they realise it or not. The conversation has changed from asking ‘what is cloud technology?’ to looking at how it can be harnessed to achieve business success. Organisations need to be able to adapt at the same speed as this new technology and take advantage of the opportunities it presents. This will ensure business…
The Laboratory for Geoecology and Sustainable Food Systems (GeoLab) of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, in conjunction with Biospheric Nigeria Limited, recently gave practical expression to University–Industry collaboration by securing over N50 million. The loan is from the Federal Government of Nigeria /Central Bank of Nigeria/Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending- FGN CBN/NIRSAL- Anchor/Borrowers program for cocoa farmers in Akure South and North Local Governments of Ondo State. A statement by the Deputy Director, Communication ańd Protocol of FUTA, Adebanjo Adegbenro made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, said this was the first time that cocoa farmers would…
The U.S. has placed sanctions on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State said on Wednesday that the sanctions are as a result of ICC’s continued investigations of U.S. persons. Included to the sanctions list is Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC’s jurisdiction division. Dpa reports that this year, the Trump administration imposed economic sanctions on ICC employees involved in investigating U.S. troops for potential war crimes in Afghanistan. The ICC was established in 2002 by the international community – with the U.S. declining to join – to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved $3.1 billion for the end to end automation of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. ChannelsTV reports that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure at the end of the FEC virtual meeting in Abuja. She further disclosed that the concessionary period is 20 years and the funding is solely from investors with the revenue expected from this automation pegged at $176 billion. Relatedly, the Council approved N13.122 billion for the upgrade of safe towers in Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt airports, with analogue systems transformed to digital.