I thank God Almighty for making me able to stand before you today. I give God all the glory for all He has done and continues to do in my life – a life which I have dedicated to Him for selfless service to humanity. And above all, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Africa passionately, to the very best of my God-given ability.I stand before you today to speak, but I speak for two people: myself and my darling wife, Grace. For without Grace (Yemisi) I will not be here today. I love you honey — thank…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group says he will build a much stronger and resilient bank to deliver greater quality impacts on African people. Adesina made the pledge, while giving his inaugural speech during a virtual ceremony of the swearing-in of the AfDB President on Tuesday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The AfDB president said this would be done with the leadership and capacity of the bank, while remaining financially strong and sustainable. He said that the bank, over the next five years would focus on institution, people, delivery, and sustainability. “Each of these is encapsulated in the…
The Niger State Police Command, has arrested one Mohammed Ndanusa for illegally employing and promoting his brother, Tanimu Ndanusa to Grade 14. Briefing newsmen in Minna on Tuesday, the Police Commissioner, Mr Adamu Usman said Ndanusa is a staff of the Ministry of Health. According to him, the staff had engaged his brother, Tanimu, a commercial motorcyclist and had promoted him to grade level 14. The Commissioner said that Tanimu was also arrested when he presented himself for an ongoing verification civil servants in the state.,adding that Tanimu could not produce any relevant documents to the screening committee to prove…
The President, Rotary Club of Abuja, Kubwa (District 9125), Rotarian Lovina Okorn-Ntui, has urged the Federal Government and rotarians across the country, to ensure that Nigeria sustained its polio free certification status. Okorn-Ntui made the call in Abuja during her investiture as the sixth and first female president of the club and a fund raising ceremony. Recall that Nigeria was certified a polio-free country by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after three consecutive years of not recording any outbreak. “Even though we have been certified a polio-free country, it does not mean we should stop vaccinating children against polio. “We…
The half-year financial statement of Fidelity Bank Plc, which ended on June 30, will be published on or before Sept. 28. In a notice posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE’s) website on Tuesday, the Company Secretary, Mrs Ezinwa Unuigboje, said the audited report had been completed and sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for approval. “The NSE has granted a 30-day extension time to file the bank’s audited half year financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020. “The bank expects to publish the 2020 H1 Audited Financial Statement on or before Sept. 28,” she said.…
Electrification of rural communities in Nigeria will gulp N2.3 trillion, under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), the Federal Government has revealed. ESP is being coordinated by the Office of the Vice President. Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State Power said this in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the First 12 Kilo Watts Peak (KWP) Volus Solar for Health (VSFH) Mini-Grid with58 KWH Battery Bank at Karu Primary Health Centre initiated by Volus Energy Ltd. The event was also used to unveil the Sustainable Energy Africa Magazine. Jedy-Agba said that the project would provide Solar Home Systems (SHS) to five…
The longest reigning traditional ruler in Ebonyi, Israel Chibueze-Agbo, is dead. The deceased was father to the Ebonyi governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2019 governorship election, Chief Ndubuisi Chibueze-Agbo. Chibueze-Agbo, until his death, was the traditional ruler of Izhia autonomous community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and a first-class monarch. The death was announced by Mr Chinedu Chibueze-Agbo, first son of the deceased, on behalf of the family and the Izhia Council of Chiefs at the palace in Izhia on Tuesday. According to him, the traditional ruler passed on peacefully in the early…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says it has began investigation into the conduct of dominant Pay TV service providers for possible unfair price increases. A statement by Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC in Abuja on Tuesday said the move was to address the commission’s concerns and publicly expressed consumer dissatisfaction with Pay TV services. He said the investigation was in pursuant to sections 17(b), (e), (g), (s),(x) (y), 18(3), 59, 61, 62, 69,70(1)(2), 72, 73,74, 108,109 and110 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA). Irukera said that the scope of the investigation would include questions…
The Kano State Fire Service has rescued four persons trapped in a collapsed building along BUK Road at Kofar Kansakali in Gwale local government area (LGA) in Kano. Malam Saidu Mohammed, spokesman for the service said in a statement that the building collapsed at about 05:24 a.m., on Tuesday. “We received a distress call at about 05:24 a.m., on Tuesday from one Malam Muhammad Sani. “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 05:27a.m,” Mohammed said. He said that one of the victims was found dead, while the remaining three sustained serious injuries and where…
Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara, has released N100 million as take-off grant for the state Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, ZACHEMA. The governor made the announcement while inaugurating the new office complex of the agency in Gusau. He explained the importance of health insurance scheme, saying it would support most families and individuals currently unable to foot their medical bills. Matawalle explained that the government took the decisive action to set up the agency in order to give all citizens access to affordable health care services in the state. He said that the scheme was open to all residents of Zamfara…