The Islamic Development Bank, IsDB, and the Lives and Livelihood Fund, LLF, have released N74 million in support to Kano government for the purchase of vaccines and other consumables for Mass Livestock Vaccination Campaign in the state. A statement by the Project Communication Specialist, Ameen Yassar made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday, said the “fund was apportioned through the Islamic Solidarity Fund, ISFD, the poverty alleviation arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, to the Kano Agro-Pastoral Development Project, KSADP, for the vaccination of cattle, sheep and goats against major diseases challenging their productivity and health.” Livestock health and productivity…
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We ended the last day of March on a high note. No other than Sale Mamman, minister of state for power, heralded a piece of good news. He tweeted: “During today’s FEC, the @NigeriaGov approved the sum of N10.7 billion for the design, construction, manufacturing and supply of four power sub-stations in Damaturu, Potiskum, Biu and Maiduguri. These are part of our efforts to boost the power supply across the nation ASAP.” An electric substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of…
If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf. – Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604 AD) Easter Sunday is here again. But first, let us step back to Friday. Good Friday was a Kairos moment for the beleaguered followers of Jesus, a defining moment that separated truth from falsehood and light from darkness. At Golgotha, Jesus remained silent when the first thief taunted Him, and when bystanders scornfully asked…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah has observed that when governments face legitimacy crises, they manufacture consent by creating imaginary enemies and use religion, ethnicity, regionism to set citizens against each other. He stated this in his Easter Message to Nigerians titled, “Nigeria: Before Our Glory Departs” on Sunday. “When governments face legitimacy crises, they fall back on serving the sour broth of propaganda, half-truths, and outright lies. They manufacture consent by creating imaginary enemies, setting citizens against one another by deploying religion, ethnicity, region, and other platforms while appealing to the base emotions of patriotism. We forget…
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is currently meeting behind closed-door with Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Desert Herald reports. The meeting is perceived to be over the security situation in the country, with particular relation to Fulani helmsmen criminality. “Gumi is said to be worried over recent happenings in the South West where northerners, especially the Fulanis and their possessions were attacked. “His visited Obasanjo as a critical stakeholder and respected elder statesman, to discuss and to brief him on his recent mission to Fulani bandits with the hope that government will understand the situation better and…
No fewer than 1,000 direct jobs are expected to be created from the Mechanic Village, being constructed in Sabongida community, Owan West local government area, of Edo. A group of western investors, led by Mr Christopher Ojo, who were the initiators of the project, said the mechanic village, upon completion, will be a one-stop shop for all forms of vehicle spare parts as well as repairs. Ojo said on Sunday that the project, expected to be completed in 2023, will take the pressure away from the local government councils, the highest employers of labour in the locality. He also noted…
Around 70 per cent of coronavirus patients tested at a Tokyo hospital in March carried a mutation known for reducing vaccine protection, Japanese public broadcaster, NHK said on Sunday. The E484K mutation, nicknamed ‘Eek’ by some scientists, was found in 10 out of the 14 people who tested positive for the virus at Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital in March, the report said. For the two months through March 12, a total of 36 COVID patients carried the mutation, with none of them having recently travelled abroad or reporting contact with people who had, it said. Hospital officials…
By Kadiri Abdulrahman On February 5, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a circular addressed to banks and other financial institutions with the directive that transactions in cryptocurrencies and facilitating payment for cryptocurrency exchanges were prohibited. The CBN further instructed all banks and other financial institutions to identify individuals or entities that transact in cryptocurrency or operate cryptocurrency exchanges and close their accounts. That CBN letter elicited varied reactions from the Nigerian public with many expressing concern about the potential negative effect it could have on the country’s growing cryptocurrency market and innovation in financial technology. Some stakeholders supported…
The Centre for Peace, Transparency and Accessibility on Saturday, honoured Zamfara governor, Bello Muhammad with an Excellent Leadership Award from the Centre for Peace and Accessibility. A statement by the Yusuf Idris, the Director-General Media, Yusuf Idris on Saturday said the award is in recognition of his efforts in addressing security issues and bringing peace and development to Zamfara. The statement said the governor also received a Certificate of Performance from the Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), at the event that took place at the City King Hotel Conference Hall, Gusau. The Executive Director of the Centre for…
Dr Temitope Hussein, the President of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), says the association lost 17 doctors to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hussein, who was justifying the association’s reasons for joining the nationwide strike of NARD, explained that the families of the deceased doctors were yet to benefit from the Death-in-Service Insurance Scheme. According to him, the striking doctors were also protesting the non-payment of salaries of some of their members across the country and demanding for an upward review of hazard allowance, among others. He decried the agony its members…