Gunmen on Thursday attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna state and abducted unspecified number of lecturers and their families. An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance Service who did not want to be mentioned, said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who did not give details, said the incident occurred on Thursday night between 10.30pm and 11pm. The spokesperson of the polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu, confirmed the incident, adding that management was trying to ascertain the exact number of people affected. Also confirming the incident, the spokesperson of Kaduna Police Command, ASP Mohammed Jalige said he was still awaiting details…
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“If we can talk of human fraternity at the global level, why can’t we talk about it at the Nigerian level?” – John Cardinal Onaiyekan The citation above is from a Tripartite Consultation on the State of the Nation held on Wednesday 9th June 2021 in Abuja. The consultation was jointly convened by the National Peace Committee, Nigerian Working Group on Peacebuilding and Governance and the Inter-Faith Initiative for Peace (IIP). The convenors were, His Excellency, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan and His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh Sa’ad Abubakar. In his welcome Address, His Eminence,…
President Muhammadu Buhari says fighting corruption in democratic setting is a difficult task to accomplish. The president disclosed this during an interview with Arise Television which was televised on Thursday. According to him, the war against corruption has not been easy for him since he became a democratically elected President six years ago. He, however, stressed that his administration had succeeded in easing out corrupt public officials without making noise about it. Buhari recalled that much was achieved in the fight against corruption when he was military Head of State in the early 80s “when a lot of people were…
Scientists have said that Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a “groundbreaking” trial that manipulates the mosquitoes that spread it, BBC has reported. In a trial took place in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, the scientists said they used mosquitoes infected with “miraculous” bacteria that reduce the insect’s ability to spread dengue. The trial by the team of scientists from World Mosquito Programme, is being expanded in the hope of eradicating the virus and could be a solution to a virus that has spread around the world. Few people had heard of dengue 50 years ago, but it has…
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID) and the Tuberculosis Local Organization Network, (TB LON 3), say Nigeria is expected to identify 432,000 tuberculosis cases annually. The IHVN, Director, Technical Programs, TB LON 3 project, Dr. Olugbenga Daniel, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday. The USAID TB LON 3 project is sited in regions 1, 2 and 3. Region 1 covers North Central and North East, while Region 2 covers South East and South South, and Region 3 covers the South-Western states of Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun states. The project’s…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895 billion for the year 2021. Minister of Finance, Dr Zainab Ahmed, revealed this when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahmed said the next step would be to present a bill to that effect to the National Assembly for approval, in line with constitutional provisions. “Today, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning presented to council a proposal to seek approval for the draft federal government of Nigeria 2021 supplementary…
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-presented the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie, his Special Assistant on Social Media and five others for appointment as National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Onochie’s previous nomination was turned down on Oct. 12, 2020 by the Senate, following an outcry by some senators on her nomination. Presenting an executive communication from the Buhari, seeking the confirmation of the nominees at plenary on Wednesday, leader of the Senate, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi said: “That the Senate do consider the request of Mr President on the confirmation of the nomination of the following persons for appointment…
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…
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…