Residents of the Caribbean island of St Vincent were bracing for a rain of ash and wondering what else would come after the La Soufriere volcano erupted explosively on Friday, the first time it has done so since 1979. Researchers with the National Emergency Management Organisation (Nemo) said an up-to-8-kilometre-high tower of smoke had built up above the volcano. Authorities had already issued an evacuation order for part of the Caribbean island after seismologists had warned that the volcano appeared set to erupt. Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, issued the order on Thursday following advice…
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has advised passengers, particularly those at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, to always arrive early at the airport for their check-in procedures. A statement by the spokesperson of authority, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, urged passengers to avoid the unpleasant experience associated with missing their flights. She said that the advice became necessary as passengers were likely to go through little delay at the entrance of the terminals due to congestion caused by increased in passenger traffic. Yakubu assured passengers and other airport users that all hands were…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has charged staff of the Commission to adhere to the virtues of courage, integrity and professionalism, which are the core values of the Commission, in tackling economic and financial crimes. He stated this on Thursday, April 8, 2021 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State while addressing staff of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the EFCC. According to him, the task of combating economic and financial crimes requires that extant laws are enforced as they should and for staff of the Commission to do this, they must adhere…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated commitment to its partnership with the Government of Kebbi on renewable energy projects. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement by the corporation’s spokesperson, Dr Kennie Obateru on Thursday. Kyari spoke when he received the Governor of Kebbi, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. He noted that the corporation remained committed with the partnership for the production of biofuels, adding that the project was viable and in tandem with the global transition to renewable energy. He said the rice production programme in…
The Kogi government on Thursday, inaugurated a State Research Team, to monitor and investigate the effect, adverse reactions and level of tolerance to COVID-19 vaccine. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu said that team was inaugurated following the flag-off of the COVID-19 vaccination in Lokoja on Tuesday. According to him, the team which is comprised of specialists and drawn from across the health sector, would conduct research on some few areas of attention regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including investigating why Kogi had been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Audu said the team would also monitor the utilisation…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Thursday, narrated how he escaped death in the plane crash that claimed the life of the former Military administrator of the state, late Con. Abdullahi Wase, and some other state government officials. The governor narrated his experience when he received on a courtesy visit, the newly appointed Nigerian Ambassador to Romania, Barr. Safiya Nuhu, a Kano indigene, whose father also died in the plane crash. According to Ganduje, “myself, as the then Commissioner of works, housing and transport, was to visit the Wase Juma’at Mosque which was under construction. “And I was the…
The Jigawa government, on Thursday, said it had delineated more than 400,000 hectares of untapped farmland for allocation to prospective investors in agricultural production in the state. Governor Muhammad Badaru made this known at the inauguration of the tallest National flag erected at about 50.3 feet and a tour, by five governors, of the Malam ALU Integrated Agro Allied farm, in Birnin Kudu. The 50 .3 feet National Flag, erected on the farm, is said to be the tallest flag in Nigeria, specifically erected to symbolise National pride. The Governors, who inspected the farm were, Badaru, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti,…
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted formal approval to the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, for the commencement of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) programme with effect from the 2020/2021 academic session. This was disclosed in a statement by Mr Adebayo Adegbenro, the Deputy Director, Corporate Communications of the institution, on Thursday, in Akure. Adegbenro noted that the approval, according to the Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Adamu Rasheed, followed the recommendations of the panel of experts from the commission, which carried out a resource verification visit. “In the letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Fuwape…
The Management of the University of Jos has approved the promotion of 25 of its academic staff to professorial ranks in various fields, alongside 282 non-teaching staff to higher ranks. Mr. Abdullahi Abdullahi, the Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university, disclosed this in a statement, on Thursday, in Jos. Abdullahi said part of the promotions took effect from October, 2018, while others were from October, 2019, all as part of the outcome of the institution’s recent promotion exercise. “The promotions were approved by the university’s Appointments and Promotion Committee, Senior Staff, at its 136th regular meeting. The meeting…
The Academic Board of Kogi Polytechnic, Lokoja, has approved the expulsion of four students and rustication of one, for alleged involvement in examination malpractice and being in possession of dangerous weapons. Mrs Uredo Omale, Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the Polytechnic, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Lokoja, explained that the expulsion was part of “Far reaching decisions” made at the board’s meeting, chaired by the Rector, Dr Salisu Ogbo Usman. The rector said the board also approved results of the First Semester Examinations for the 2019/2020 Academic Session. The students expelled for alleged examination…