President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a renewed global action to decisively address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African region and eliminate the disease by 2030. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the president made the call at a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on HIV\AIDS on Tuesday. He said the meeting was meant to review the progress on commitment to end the deadly disease by 2030 and provide recommendations to guide and monitor response in countries. The President addressed the meeting in a video message. The president pledged Nigeria’s…
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This a corollary to the last week piece, in which insecurity challenges were cited as the major stumbling block to the development of agriculture in Nigeria. In fact, the insecurity situation is not only stopping farming activities but capable of complete halting of movement from one town to the other. This is in addition to dislodging several villages and forcing the habitants to become “guests” of urban areas in IDP camps. This is because kidnapping and banditry actions strive mostly in the forests and rural areas where primary agricultural activities take place. Last week, I mentioned the lethal Zabarmari case…
By Tina George, Minna The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Niger state has denied claims that it had sold out the interests of Christians for financial gains from politicians. The chairman of Niger chapter, Mr Mathias Echioda was referring to allegations that the branch leadership had been silent on issues affecting Christians in the state. However, Echioda at the Economic and Political Summit organized by the state youth wing of the association, held at the ECWA Goodnews in Minna, declared that the association had not soiled its hands and conscience by collecting money from any politician or government for…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has cautioned the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams who said the alleged killing of residents of Igangan town, Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun area of Oyo state is a declaration of war on the southwest by the north. The CNG, through its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman on Monday warned that, any attack against northerners in any part of the South, for the only reason that they are northerners living as minorities in other communities, would not be acceptable. Suleiman said CNG finds it ridiculous that Gani Adams who holds a supposedly high position in Yoruba land, would…
The Kebbi State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), eight other policemen and two ‘Yan Sa-Kai operatives during a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Areas of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar disclosed this in Birnin Kebbi. “DPO Sakaba, eight other policemen and two ‘yan-sa-kais lost their lives during a gun duel with the bandits on Sunday at about 14:30 hours.” Credible sources who preferred to be anonimous said that some bandits on Sunday attacked Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages of Sakaba local…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has published an updated list of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) approved for Diaspora Remittances in the country as at April 1, totalling 57. The updated list was published by the apex bank via its official website on Monday. Among the IMTOs listed are: Aftab Currency Exchange Ltd, Nigerian Postal Service, Ria Financial, PayPal Inc, Western Union, Swift Payment Ltd and Worldremit Ltd. Also on the list are Money Gram, Interswitch Ltd, Paycom Nigeria Ltd, Pagatech Ltd and Flutterwave Technology Solutions Ltd, among others. NAN
Gunmen on Sunday morning attacked a church in Manini village, along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road of Chukun local government area of Kaduna state. The gunmen attacked the church in large number, shooting sporadically, killed one Church member and abducted many other. Ibrahim Dogo of Udawa, a village near Manini confirmed the attack to ASHENEWS. “The same bandits attacked the people of Gonan Lema two days ago and here we are today. They attacked worshippers in the church at Manini,” Dogo said. There was no official statement from either the state government or Kaduna state command of Nigeria Police as at the…
A total of 73 million industrial equipment items were connected by industrial internet platforms in China by the end of March 2021, official data showed. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday, the number of industrial APPs exceeded 590,000 by the end of March. Firms put the digitalisation rate in key processes at 52.1 per cent, and the penetration rate of digital tools for research and development at 73 per cent. China will develop the industrial internet to help medium-sized, small and micro enterprises improve their capacities for making innovations, according to this year’s government work…
Governors of the South-East and opinion leaders in the zone are currently in a closed-door security meeting at the Government House, Enugu state. Leaders of religious groups, traditional and sociocultural institutions in the area are also part of the meeting. This is the second security meeting called at the instance of the South-East Governor’s Forum in the last two weeks and might not be unconnected to the worsening security situation in the area. Recall that in the latest security breach in the region, hoodlums on Saturday attacked the country home of Imo governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, in Omuma, Orlu, during…
Lagos state commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says no fewer than 700,000 people were being diagnosed annually with malaria disease in the state. Abayomi made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos in celebration of the 2021 World Malaria Day. The World Malaria Day (WMD) is commemorated annually on April 25, to create awareness on the global burden of malaria, and to mobilise support for the Roll Back Malaria strategies. The theme for 2021 World Malaria Day celebration is: “Zero Malaria – Draw the Line against Malaria’’ with the slogan; “Stand Up–Take Action”. Abayomi said malaria accounts…