The management of Economic Confidential, an Abuja-based economy-focused magazine, says it will not bow to alleged threats and blackmail of a part-time Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Clinton Jaja. Managing Editor and Director of the magazine, Mr. Ewache Ajefu, in a statement on Tuesday alleged that Jaja is hell-bent on smearing the image of the country’s media. According to him, the NCC Governing Board Chairman has been threatening media houses to drop a report on the response of the Director-General (DG) of the agency, John Asein, to his detractors. Ajefu, in his statement titled,…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The National Biosecurity Policy committee, set up by the Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba on Monday, presented its preliminary draft of the policy. The DG, while receiving the document in Abuja, commended members of the committee for ensuring they met the given deadline for the submission of the draft policy. Ebegba said the issue of biosecurity had become more emphasized with the emergence of the COVID-19, as the pandemic has also become a serious biosecurity issue all over the world. “The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that there is a need to have…
Youths under the auspices of Nigerian Youths Organisation, NYO, have vowed to stage mass protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, if government failed to make corrective measures to change the dwindling economic situation in the nation’s capital. In a press conference tagged: ‘FCT Must be Delivered,’ organised by NYO and Coalition of FCT Youths organisations, the group expressed concern that the FCT administration led by the Minister, Muhammad Bello allegedly blocked key revenue bases of the territory. Comrade Isreal Opalewa, Chairman of NYO, FCT chapter, who spoke on behalf of the youth organisations, explained that they have been monitoring…
The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mohammed Umar on Monday, warned Designated Non-Financial Institutions, DNFIs, across the country against un-reported suspicious transactions to appropriate government agencies. Umar made the declaration at EFCC Academy, in Karu Abuja, during the opening ceremony of a four-day training on “Asset Tracing and Investigation,” organized by the EFCC for its officers, drawn from its 14 zonal offices. According to him, in a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity and made available to Ashenewsonline, stiff penalties would be meted out to any erring DFNI in this regard. The training, which is…
The Managing Director of Kaduna Electric, Engr. Garba Haruna has attributed the frequent power outages being experienced across the country and the resultant socio- economic setbacks, to the rampant vandalism of power supply infrastructure and energy theft. The Kaduna Electric boss made the assertion in Kaduna on Monday while declaring open a two-day workshop on vandalism and energy theft for Chief Magistrates, Magistrates, state counsels and police prosecutors in Kaduna state. Garba, who was represented by the Chief Marketing and Revenue Assurance Officer, Alhaji Abubakar Jimeta disclosed that the company lost valuable power supply assets worth over N500 million to…
By Gami Tadanyigbe Indigenes of Apo Akpajenya and Garki communities, whose houses were demolished on Saturday, have faulted claims by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA), that they have been resettled and compensated before the demolition exercise. Over 134 houses were demolished in Akpajenya community on Saturday, by Development Control to pave way for the construction of a mojor road network in the area. Mr Micah Jiba, a lawmaker, who is also a native, representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, had on Sunday, kicked against the demolition of the Community by the FCDA Development Control without due process. Jiba who is also a House…
Facebook on Monday, launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online. Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage across Facebook and Messenger in a more personal and dynamic way. You can use your personalised avatar to share a range of emotions and expressions via a digital persona that is unique to you. There are many ways you can use your avatar including in comments, Stories, Messenger and soon, text posts with backgrounds too. With so many emotions and expressions to choose from, avatars let you share your authentic reactions and feelings with family…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a serving military personnel, Lance Corporal Ajayi Kayode and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in the Lekki axis of the state. This is contained in a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, made available to Ashenewsonline on Monday. “Kayode, with service number NAF18/34732, was arrested in his military attire during an early morning raid at 6B, Fatai Idowu Arobike, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, on Saturday, August 15, 2020, following intelligence received from concerned members of the public about…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Mr Munir Dan Agundi has affirmed that agriculture remains the best option for the development of Nigeria’s economy. Dan Agundi, who represents Kumbotso federal constituency in Kano State, made the assertion Monday, during the stakeholders inception meeting of the Kano Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP)/Sasakawa partnership, at the Center for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University, Kano. A statement by Ameen Yassar, Project Communication Specialist, quoted the lawmaker as saying, “While other countries are seeking what to fall back to in these times of global economic recession, we (Nigeria) have nothing…
The Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), the publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, has bagged three Golden World Awards of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) 2020 for its PR campaigns in Nigeria. In a message to IMPR, the Member Services Manager of IPRA, Janice Hill, said the winning entries include the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) campaign on ‘Women of War’, which bagged Crisis Management Award Category; the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Campaign on partial border closure, to curtail smuggling of foreign rice, which bagged Public Affairs Award Category and the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) launching of Emergency Communication Centre,…