Mouth-watering prizes await talented persons and creative individuals who can produce slogans, photographs, and poems for Nigerians to mark the country’s 60th Anniversary. According to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved an inclusive National Independence Celebration program in line with Covid-19 protocols and guidelines. Pantami, said this is to celebrate Nigeria’s Diamond Jubilee. The theme of the celebration is “Together at 60.” He said to ensure inclusiveness, the thematic and creative aspects of the event would be designed by Nigerians for Nigeria.…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The death toll from an explosion-triggered fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has risen to 11, police and physicians said on Saturday. The explosion occurred on Friday night when Muslim worshippers were about to end their evening prayers at Baitus Salat Jame Masjid in Narayanganj district, nearly 25 kilometres south of Dhaka, Police officer Zayedul Alam said. He added that 37 out of 40 victims with severe wounds were rushed to Dhaka’s state-run specialised burn and plastic surgery institute. Overnight, 10 people died at the hospital, physician Partha Sankar Paul told reporters. A seven-year-old boy, who had…
The Board of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has dismissed 18 officers for various allegations, including desertion, forgery, number plate racketeering, bribery, and scandalous behaviour. A statement by the spokesperson of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem made available to news men on Friday, also said 10 more officers were punished for other offences. “The board of Federal Road Safety Commission has granted approval for the award of various degrees of punishment to 28 officers of the Corps in accordance with the provisions of the FRSC Regulation on Discipline. “The officers had been found culpable for desertion, forgery, number plate racketeering,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 156 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC through its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov Friday night said the total number of cases is now 54,743. Lagos is leading with 36, with FCT following with 35 cases. The cases as announced are as below: Lagos-36FCT-35Oyo-29Kaduna-10Abia-9Osun-5Ogun-5Enugu-5Rivers-4Nasarawa-3Ekiti-3Imo-3Edo-2Kwara-2Katsina-2Plateau-2Niger-1 It also said 42,816 persons have been discharged with 1,051 deaths.
The Pan African Agricultural Journalists, PAAJ, a continental association, has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his re-election as President of the African Development Bank, AfDB. A statement by the President, Mr. Stanley Ihedigbo, made available to journalists across the continent on Friday, described the re-election of Dr. Adesina as a clear testimony of his hard work and commitment in motivating a bold reform agenda for the Bank. “The re-election of former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, will no doubt accelerate the development of Africa’s agricultural value chain and food security. “The Africa Agriculture Journalists are desirous of partnering with…
Dr Junaid Mohammed thinks it is a bad idea. I think it is a good idea. We are talking about the sudden split in the Northern States Governors Forum. The Governors of the North-East geo-political zone left that forum last week and regrouped as North-East Governors Forum headed by the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Dr Mohammed dismissed the new geo-political group as “nothing but an unwise political move that will serve no useful purpose.” Mohammed does have a knack for sound political judgments. I usually do not find reasons to disagree with him most of the…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) of Enugu Depot, warns that until the Emene depot if reactivated by the Federal government, petrol might cost more in the South-East. Speaking with journalists in Awka on Friday, the Chairman of Enugu depot of the association, Mr Chinedu Anyaso said the depot had been lying moribund since 2005. He said the depot was strategic to the national economy, adding that it was serving Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, parts of Imo, Abia, Cross River and North-Central, including Benue State. Anyako described the cost of transporting products from Lagos, Warri, Benin, Calabar and other…
TheKwara zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the sum of N147.7 million recovered from suspected treasury looters to the Kwara government. The Head of the zonal office, Mr Kazeem Oseni, during the handing over in Ilorin on Friday, said the sum was recovered from contractors, who handled projects of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service. While saying that N9 million was recovered from officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, he added that the commission recently quizzed officials of the board, including its suspended Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Bayo Onimago, for allegedly including some ghost workers…
The Kebbi state chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), has commended Atiku Bagudu over the appointment of nine chairmen to Boards, Commissions and Parastatals in the state. Mrs Laiatu Bamaiyi, NAWOJ chairperson in a statement on Friday urged the newly appointed members of parastatal, boards and commissions, to lead by example. “We urge governments and the private sector to encourage and support the present administration so as to promote Kebbi State,” she said.
Russia’s COVID-19 sample vaccine, arrived Nigeria and received by the Minister of Health, Mr Osagie Ehanire on Friday. A statement by the Director, Information, Media, and Public Relations, Olujimi Oyetomi in the ministry of Health, said the Minister received the samples from the Russia Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin, during a visit to the ministry in Abuja. “Russian Federation Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Alexey L. Shebarshin on courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Health Ministers, Russian-made COVID-19 Vaccine finally here,” the statement reads.