Borno acting Commissioner of Health, Prof. Isa Marte has disclosed that the state recorded 953 deaths, out of the over one million cases of malaria recorded in the state, from 2017 to 2020. Marte made this known on Sunday, in Maiduguri, while briefing newsmen, in commemoration of this year’s World Malaria Day. “The 2020 World Malaria Report shows that Nigeria continues to account for 25 per cent of the estimated global malaria burden, with mortality associated with malaria standing at over 80 000. “In Borno, persons confirmed with malaria in 2020 stood at 359,366 with 370 deaths, the figure for…
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The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, has reacted to the attack on the country home of their colleague, Hope Uzodinma by gunmen on Saturday. The reaction is contained in a statement signed by the chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi and made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday. The governors described the act as “taking criminality to reckless and irresponsible heights. “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum deeply sympathises with Governor Hope Uzodinma and commiserates with all those that have been injured, maimed or killed. “The Forum calls on all good citizens to cooperate with the nation’s security forces and…
By Kadiri Abdulrahman “Government’s printing of Naira simply means loans advanced to states to pay salaries and survive; and not the literal interpretation of printing money from the factory and sharing to the public,” according to Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It was Emefiele’s initial reaction to a recent comment by Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo that the CBN printed about N60billion to augment Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) subvention to states in March. Speaking at the Edo Transition Committee stakeholders engagement, Obaseki had raised concern that the step the apex bank took was an…
In a week of controversy stoked by alleged extremist religious views of a serving minister, President Muhammadu Buhari also voiced his “immense shock’’ over the tragic death of a veteran leader in a neighbouring country. Buhari on April 21, expressed sadness over “the sudden and tragic death of President Idriss Deby of Chad, who died in battle, fighting rebels.” Deby, 68, was a long-time ruler of Chad, a country sharing border with Nigeria. Reacting to the development in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari said: “I’m deeply shocked and devastated by the sudden death of Idriss Deby…
Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara says his administration has so far paid the sum of N1.2 billion counterpart contribution to donor-assisted community projects in the state. The is contained in statement by the Chief Press Secretary to governor, Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, and made available to the News Agenc on Sunday in Gusau. According to the statement, the governor disclosed the sum when he received the National Community and Social Development Projects (CSDP) TV Documentary Team and officials of the CSDP Federal Projects Support Unit in his office. He explained that out of the amount, N150 million was released to the…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says additional 9,255 people received their first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria on Saturday. The NPHCDA disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It said that the additional inoculation brought the total number of vaccinated people in the country to 1,167,837. “As at today, April 24, 1,167,837 eligible Nigerians have so far been vaccinated with first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “Lagos state topped with 226,993 clients already vaccinated, followed by Kaduna 60,659, Kano 60,258, FCT 57,190 and Ogun 53,465,” it said. NPHCDA said Nigeria had since commenced…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGEDITORS) has inaugurated a seven-man Local Organising Committee (LOC) for its forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for May 27, in Kano. NGEDITORS is a non-governmental, non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation, for the highest strata of working journalists who have attained the exalted position of editor, in the journalism profession. Inaugurating the committee on Saturday, in Kano, the President of the NGEDITORS, Mr Mustapha Isah, said the committee would be saddled with the responsibility of organising the forthcoming convention and election. The members of the committee include: Sule Ya’u-Sule, as Chairman, Yusuf AbdulSalam, as Secretary, and AbdulQadir…
The Nigerian Army says a team of security forces led by troops of the Nigerian Army have raided the operational headquarters of terrorists in Awomama Village, Oru East local government Area of Imo. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Yerima said that the early morning raid by troops of Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) was conducted on April 24. He said the operation was sequel to a detailed intelligence report on the location of the terrorists’ operational…
The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Mr Elias Mbam has said that the commission had begun reviewing the emoluments of political and judiciary office holders. Mbam disclosed this on Saturday, at Amagu community in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi, at the 7th ‘Ofala’ festival and 30th anniversary of the coronation of the traditional ruler , Ezeogo Dominic Aloh, Erima-Ogwudu III of Amagu Kingdom. The RMAFC chairman, who was conferred with a chieftaincy title of ‘Aka Ekpuchi Onwa II by the traditional ruler, told newsmen that a process to review the remuneration of political and…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), an NGO, has applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for creating the Gender and Inclusivity Department (GID) in its operations. The Executive Director of CCD, Mr David Anyaele, gave the commendation in a statement on Saturday. Anyaele said the department would enable INEC to effectively implement programmes that would address issues of critical concern to women, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), and other marginalised groups in the country’s electoral process. According to him, the creation of the department means that issues related to women and PWDs will be given deserved attention by INEC. “Unlike…