The Niger Police Command, has confirmed that a petrol tanker, which was headed to Suleija from Minna skidded off the road and rammed into a Mosque at Lambata, Gurrara local government area of the state. The Police Commissioner, Mr Adamu Usman, who confirmed the incident state’s Commissioner of Police, comfirmed the incident on Monday, said the accident occurred at about 22:45 hours. and burnt several other properties. “52 lock shops by the road side and ten houses were razed. “We have since commenced investigation and warned truck drivers to desist from carrying people in truck as such vehicles are not…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The global COVID-19 caseload surpassed the milestone of 27 million, with the dead toll more than 882,000, according to U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. still ranks the first in the tally with a total number of more than 6.27 million infections and a death toll over 188,940. India surpassed Brail to become the world’s second-worst-hit country with its total caseload hitting more than 4.2 million, and its death toll reached 71,642. India is passing through the Unlock-4 phase after the pandemic hit the country over seven months ago. Over the past several weeks, the Asian country’s focus has been…
In its effort to adequately tackle cybercrime and cyber attack in Nigeria, the Federal government has upgraded facilities at the Computer Emergency Response and Readiness Team Centre under the supervision of the National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami told the Economic Confidential in an interview, that apart from the upgrade, massive awareness creation about a potential threat is a major key to curb potential cyber-attack. He said: “If you want to reduce the gravity of cybersecurity threats, create awareness. Let the people controlling emergency centres know what they should…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 100 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ) in the country, bringing the total cases to 55,005. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov on Sunday. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, have continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. The agency said that three deaths were recorded in the country on Sunday. The NCDC said that so far 43,013 patients have been treated and discharged from its isolation centres across the country. It showed that the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has explained that the decision for implementing reforms were necessary, overdue and for people’s good. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Sunday, maintained that subsidy removal in these sectors had long been seen by successive administrations as game changers in search of solutions to move forward with the nation’s development. According to him, these are reforms that are necessary and overdue. “To stop the mismanagement of taxpayers money, eliminate corruption associated with subsidies on petroleum products, power, fertilizer among others, the administration took the decision to implement…
By Tina George, Minna A petroleum tanker exploded at 11pm Sunday night, at Lambata in Niger state, and burnt houses, cars and properties worth millions of Naira. Fire flame from the tanker explosion The incident occurred when the tanker reportedly lost of control and collided with a trailer and exploded in flames. The exploded tanker As at the time of filing this report, the people were still counting their losses as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, are trying to control the traffic and the fire service are working to put off the fire. Some of the properties…
An auto-crash involving a commercial bus along Ihiala-Onitsha road in Anambra state, on Sunday burnt all passengers on board beyond recognition. Eye-witness says that the vehicle was over-speeding and skidded off the road to avoid a pothole and in the process somersaulted severally before it went up in flames. The Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kamal Musa who confirmed the incident said all the passengers on board were burnt beyond recognition along with the bus. “A lone fatal road traffic crash allegedly caused by tyre burst as a result of excessive speeding leading summersault and…
Right from the time the Federal Government (FG) unveiled its digital economy agenda, the performance and contribution of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased, says Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. Pantami, who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, told the Economic Confidential in an interview that in the second quarter of 2020, the contribution of ICT to GDP is 17 percent from 13 percent maximum, last year. He also said that with the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to his Ministry, the concept of digital number…
By Gami Tadanyigbe, Abuja Mr. Achebe iweka Gabriel, the Chairman/CEO Chebez Global Ventures LTD. has has called on developers across the country and Abuja especially, to make the cost of shops in market and shopping malls affordable for traders by affiliating with banks and gorvernment for subsidy due to the economic hard ship occasioned by the Covid 19 pandemic, Gabriel made the call during the Apo Trade centre epoch making ceremony and parley with the National Association of Nigeria traders (NANTS) FCT chapter, business men / women and public presentation to the Apo trade Centre and Banking partners at the site recently.…
A non-governmental organisation, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to make life more meaningful for the citizens. The group’s President, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Okei-Odumakin expressed concern at the hardship being faced by the citizens especially with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She appealed to the government to avoid actions or decisions that would inflict more hardship on the people. “The recent hike in the prices of petroleum products and electricity tariff are a combination of hardships. These steps are not acceptable,” she…