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…
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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…
Nigerian government has reiterated its commitment in ensuring that it developed a strategy to harvest all the technological potentials of Nigerian children. Mrs Elizabeth Adedigba, Director, Technology and Science Education Department at the federal ministry of education restated this commitment at the opening of a two-day Federal Unity Colleges’ First Lego League (FLL) Robotic competition at Queen’s College, Lagos, on Friday. The competition, organised by the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with CODERINA Education Technology Foundation, has ‘RePlay’ as its theme. CODERINA foundation is an independent not-for-profit foundation that works to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It also has a…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the international community of Nigeria’s readiness to mobilise relevant stakeholders towards climate action, as well as support for regional, continental and global multilateral initiatives on attaining the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The Nigerian leader, who gave the assurance at a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, on Friday, in Abuja, noted that the fight to redress the impact of climate change was the responsibility of all countries and stakeholders. He, therefore, congratulated President Joe Biden of the United States for his renewed interest in the Paris Agreement. “I would like to express my profound appreciation…