A professor of building services and thermofluid engineering with Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Mr Mutalubi Akintunde has advised Nigeria to step up the harnessing and usage of solar and other renewable energy sources to save its environment from devastating impact of global warming. He gave the advice while delivering the 130th inaugural lecture of the University titled: “Comfort versus Climate: War without End” on Tuesday July 6, 2021. According to the Don, the depletion of the ozone layer, which has led to the rise in the average global temperature every year, if not mitigated, will also bring about…
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The federal government has granted water use license to Messrs Mabon Limited, the first indigenous hydro-power generating company, through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) The Permanent Secretary, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, in her keynote address at occasion on Thursday, in Abuja lauded the minister for granting a one year Moratorium to the company in addition to the license Waison-Jack, said that the sustainable viability of the company was necessary and would have a multiplier effect on the economy of the nation at large. “We welcome you on board as a key Stakeholder in Hydro-power generation and the first…
A typical day and a typical news bulletin in northern Nigeria: “Bandits kill 21, burn houses in Katsina communities invasion;” “Bandits hold 348 students, UNESCO sounds warning;” “83 FGC students held;” “Bandits: we are holding 121 Kaduna school pupils.” In its issue of July 7, The Punch reported that “the total number of students being held by bandits has increased to 348 with the abduction of 121 students in Kaduna State. Out of the 348 students,” the newspaper further reported, “227 are still languishing in bandits’ dens many weeks after they were abducted from their schools in Niger, Kebbi and…
The six students and two staff members of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Zaria Kaduna state, who were kidnapped by bandits have been released. They were released on Thursday night at an undisclosed location in Kaduna. The Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu who confirmed the development to Channels TV, said the kidnapped students and staff members regained their freedom after their parents and relatives negotiated with the bandits. He, however did not say specifically if any ransom was paid or not. The school authorities will receive the students later in the day at a location where they were…
Smile Identity on Thursday announced that it had secured US$7 million in Series A funding to pursue it mission of making it easy for Africans to prove their identity online, by unifying identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance infrastructure across Africa. Ashiwel Okang, Head of Marketing Smile Identity, in a statement in Lagos said the investment is the largest ever made into an African–focused identity verification company, and it is important for a number of reasons. “In Africa, identity is not just a risk and compliance function, it is a key building block for commerce. Knowing that you…
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams has faulted the methods and strategies used by the Yoruba nation agitator, Mr Sunday Igboho, describing them as wrong and completely out of place. Adams, addressing a crowd said that the agitator was wrong to have used propaganda in his quest for Yoruba nation. He also described Igboho’s claim that if 1000 Policemen invade his home, they would not return as unnecessary and uncalled for. “I beg the Ooni of Ife, the Alake of Egba and all other Yoruba leaders. If a son offends his father, the father will forgive him.…
The Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru on Thursday in Abuja said the preliminary report on the recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Kaduna would be ready in a week. Olateru made the announcement at the release of eight accident reports which covered 2010 and 2019. A Beechcraft 350, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), crashed around the Kaduna International Airport on May 21. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, and 10 other military personnel perished in the crashed helicopter. Attahiru was on his way to Kaduna to attend the Passing-Out Parade of army…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine to all 55 member-states of the African Union (AU) by the end of 2022. Some 35 million doses are to be delivered by the end of this year, UNICEF stated in a statement issued on Thursday in New York. The agreement, between UNICEF and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, will help implement the Advance Purchase Commitment (APC) signed between the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) and Janssen last March. That agreement secured an option to order another 180 million doses,…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the appointment of a Caretaker Committee, to pilot the affairs of the party in Zamfara. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said in Abuja, that the appointment was in pursuant of Section 29(2)(b) of the the party’s Constitution 2017 (as amended). The Chairman of the committee according to Ologbondiyan, is retired Capt. Umar Bature, while Mr Yusuf Dambazzau is the Secretary. “Other members of the committee are Mr Farouk Rijiya, Mr Barmo Kanoma, Alhaji Muhammadu Gummi and Usamatu Aharazu Marafa. “The rest are Mr Bala…
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that five people were killed in an accident that involved a car and a stationary truck around Honda area on Ota-Idiroko Road on Thursday night. Mr Ahmed Umar, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, who confirmed the accident on Friday in Ota, said that two other people sustained injuries. Umar said that the accident, which involved a Toyota Camry car with registration number APP 583G and a truck which had no plate number, happened at about 11.45 p.m. due to alleged excessive speeding and dangerous driving on the part…