The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says implemention of Ease of Doing Business (EODB) reforms is paramount for Nigeria’s competitiveness in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Kamar Bakrin, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, made this known on Saturday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, at a workshop organised by the ministry. Bakrin, in a presentation, said EODB reforms, being implemented by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), would continue in order to make Nigeria highly competitive for AfCFTA. Recall that PEBEC was set up in July 2016 by President Muhammadu…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Julius Enehikhuere The ongoing campaigns for the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election are characterised by violence and hate speech. No one is claiming responsibility. However, political observers say that almost all the political gladiators are guilty. Barely a month to the election, the fear of possible violence is palpable. Political pundits are predicting all manners of outcomes, before and after the election. The signs of violence were first noticed at the launch of the PDP mega rally in Benin City, a few weeks ago, that had in attendance many of the PDP governors, led by Gov. Nysome Wike of…
A socio-political group in Zamfara state, Sha’aya’u S-Pawa Foundation, says it is making arrangements to award of ‘Resilient Journalist’ to Mr Eyo Charles, the Daily Trust correspondent, that was assaulted by a former Aviation minister, Fani Kayode in Calabar, Cross River. He had assaulted the journalist who asked to know who was was bankrolling his tour of projects in the state. In a statement by the Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Sha’aya Sarkin Fawa on Friday, commended the maturity with which Charles handled his attacker, which attracted the foundation, “we feel he deserves strong respect and recognition”. It also stated…
Against the threatening floods and desert encroachment, the Kano state government, has begun planting of two million tree seedlings. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Kabiru Getso, while inspecting the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday, said the seedlings would be planted in reserves, parks, public places and other strategic locations to control flooding and enhance afforestation. According to him, the state government would also construct about 40 drainages as well as rehabilitate dilapidated ones in Kano metropolis and major towns, as part of flood control measures to protect the environment. He said the prediction by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) that…
As the Edo governorship approaches, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council in the state says it is interest only in the conduct of free, fair, credible and transparent elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The chairman, Chief Dan Orbih in a statement issued on Saturday, said the campaign council would not be dragged into the issue of the appointment of a Resident Electoral Commissioner by INEC. “The Campaign Council of Edo PDP recognises that INEC is an independent body and reserves the right to appoint officials who have been cleared by the National Assembly to conduct elections…
The World Index has identified 18 countries in which the most coronavirus deaths have been recorded as at August 29th. According to the World Index on its Twitter handle @theworldindex, the U.S. has so far recorded 185,901 to become the country with highest recorded deaths, followed by Brazil, which has recorded 119,594 deaths. The two countries with lowest recorded deaths are Canada and Argentina with 9,108 and 8,271, respectively. Read below the list of the 18 countries and number of recorded deaths as at August 29th, 2020: United States of America, 185,901; Brazil, 119,594; Mexico, 63,146; India, 62,713; Great Britain,…
The Oyo Police Command have arrested a security guard, Daniel Amanda, for allegedly raping a stranded housewife. The 23-year old woman, reportedly returned to Ibadan, at night from Lagos but could not get a vehicle to take her home because of COVID-19-related curfew. The security guard approached her while pacing around in search of where to pass the night and, having heard of her plight, offered to take her to his home to sleep till dawn. At night, the guard allegedly raped the woman while she was sleeping in his room. The victim reportedly narrated her experience to her husband,…
Hollywood actor, Chadwick Boseman, who played King T’Challa in the 2018 American superhero movie, “Black Panther,” is dead, aged 43. He died in Los Angeles, California, on Friday evening after a four-year battle with colon cancer, his family said in a statement on his official Twitter handle. According to Wikipedia, Boseman’s ancestors is partly from the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria, and partly from the Krio and Limba in Sierra Leone. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last…
Gunmen have abducted a female paediatrician with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) of Cross River, Dr Vivien Otu. She was reported to have gone to eat at a “Belash” restaurant, along Marian Road, when she was abducted. “After eating, she was about to enter her car when gunmen drove into the compound of “Belash”, fired in the air, carried her into their car and zoomed off,” a source disclosed. When DAILY POST correspondent contacted the former Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Agam E. Ayuk via phone on Saturday, he confirmed the incident. The Spokesperson of Cross River…
Governor Mala Buni of Yobe, has approved a partnership with NeximBank, under the state export development facility, to establish sesame seeds processing and gypsum plasterboard production plants in Damaturu, the state capital. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Barma Shettima signed the memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on behalf of Yobe government at NEXIM Bank Headquarters, Abuja. Shettima, at the occasion pointed out that Yobe has comparative advantage in agro-allied and vast deposits of high premium solid minerals. He added that government was determined to exploit the potentials through industrialization and export promotion, starting with Sesame Seeds and Gypsum products.…