ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has warned Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the upper chamber’s autocratic tendencies towards are threatening democracy. CISLAC, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, made available to this platform on Saturday night, chided the recent removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Senate’s Chief Whip, accusing the Senate under Akpabio’s leadership of stifling critical voices, and thereby undermining democratic representation. CISLAC condemned Ndume’s removal, stating that it demonstrates a trend of silencing senators and preventing them from voicing the concerns of the Nigerian people whom…
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A non-governmental organisation under the auspices of Eden Group has expressed its readiness to distribute E-moringa organic fertiliser to farmers’ networks across the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Dr. Ashimashiga Akoloaga, Chairman of Eden Group, gave the assurance at a news conference on Saturday in Nyanya, FCT, to demonstrate the effectiveness of E-moringa fertiliser. Akoloaga said the adoption of organic fertiliser by farmers and the government in food cultivation would help to save the country from the UN prediction of acute hunger in 2025. He stated that the gesture was to assist farmers for the 2024 farming…
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the killing of two travellers and the kidnapping of five others by gunmen on the Ifon/Owo Road in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the police in Ondo state, SP Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanyan, said the command was yet to ascertain the exact number of passengers in the attacked vehicle. She added that policemen had been deployed to comb the area to ensure that the kidnapped victims are rescued. ALSO READ Chinese, U.S. scientists discover gene flow between modern and prehistoric humans ALSO READ [OPINION] Tribalisation of Emirship: The true…
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to modernising the agricultural sector and livestock industry. Represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu gave this assurance at the launch of the Yobe Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu. The initiative, which includes the provision of agricultural machinery and implements, is part of a broader national strategy to revolutionise Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Tinubu stated that the programme is central to his administration’s efforts to enhance food security, create jobs, and diversify Nigeria’s economy through agriculture. Tinubu emphasized the critical role of agriculture in national development and security, saying, “Food is the…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have donated 1.34 tonnes of improved rice, millet, and sorghum seeds to farmers in Yobe. The donation was sponsored by USAID under the Feed the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity (NIAA) project. Mr. Prakash Silwal, Chief of the Party and Principal Specialist of the NIAA project, stated this at the commencement of the seed distribution in Damaturu on Saturday. He said the donation was part of efforts by the group to transform agriculture in North-Eastern Nigeria. Silwal said, “Since 2019, the US Government,…
The Nigerian Government and stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday developed a policy document to mitigate the impact of climate change on healthcare delivery in the country. Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this during a two-day National Stakeholders Validation Workshop on Nigeria’s Climate Change Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment report. Anyaike explained that there had been an upsurge in flooding with attendant health complications in the country. “For instance, the country has witnessed cases of cholera. In some places where mosquitoes do not typically breed, the effect of climate change has made…
The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has denied that there are substandard petroleum products at the refinery. Dangote rejected the allegations on Saturday when the leadership of the House of Representatives visited and toured the refinery located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos. Reps Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and his deputy Benjamin Kalu led the delegation from the House which included Ikenga Ugochinyere. To back his position, Dangote and his team tested diesel bought from two filling stations and that from his refinery at the refinery’s laboratories. The tested diesel from other stations was bought in the…
A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), is leading in the ongoing Bar election. Afam has polled 17,462 votes as of 4:42 PM. Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Aassociation-Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, Tobenna Erojikwe, has scored 9,578 votes so far. ALSO READ “I was called ‘infidel’, ‘shaitan’ when I contested NBA Secretary” – Mohammed ALSO READ Breaking Gender Barrier: Exclusive Interview with Barr. Mohammed, First Female Chairperson of Sokoto NBA The other presidential candidate, former Nigeria Bar Association, Lagos Branch Chairman, Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), trails with 8,312 votes. The online voting, which…
ASHENEWS reports experts confirming that Zambia needs capacity-building and policy guidelines to stimulate the green market, especially as the country strives to reposition itself as a preferred global green investment hub. By Alfonso Kasongo As highlighted in the Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP), which aims to objectively develop new and innovative capital market products that integrate sustainability, experts also confirm that the growth of the green finance market in the country has been slow. On December 5, 2023, the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) group announced the registration of the first green bond with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the…
ASHENEWS reports that Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has donated N50 million to Command Science Secondary School, Girls, Goru. Idris announced the donation at the graduation ceremony of the school this Saturday. He explained that the gesture was necessary to assist the institution in tackling its immediate problems, paving the way for effective learning in a conducive environment for students and teachers. After assessing the infrastructure in the Command school, the Kebbi Governor informed the school authorities that his administration would offer a helping hand in refurbishing some of the structures. He made it clear that educational matters were a…