Niger state government has announced the closure of all secondary schools for two weeks, from March 12 to March 26. A statement from the Ministry of Education signed by the Information Officer, Mr Jibrin Kodo in Minna on Thursday, said the Commissioner, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, announced this during an emergency consultative meeting. The meeting was held with the leadership of Association of Proprietors of Private Schools and Association of Model Islamic Schools. Also at the meeting were the Executive Chairman, Universal Basic Education Board, Heads of Education Agencies, Directors of the Ministry and other stakeholders. According to her, the directive…
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By Muhammad Nasir The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday approved N2 billion loan for the purchase of 10,000 motorcycles for the civil servants in the state. The approval followed a letter sent to the assembly by the state government requesting for the granting of the loan. Explaining the rationale behind the loan, Alhaji Bello Ambarura, APC Caucus Leader in the assembly said it aimed at enabling the state government through the State Chapter of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), to secure facility for the purchase of the motorcycles “In the light of this development, the State Chapter of Nigerian…
The House of Representatives says it is broke and cannot afford to carry out its constitutional mandate effectively. The spokesman for the House, Benjamin Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The lawmaker said the budget of the National Assembly should be reviewed upward to enable it cope with the situation. “Yes the house is broke, I have said it before and I am saying it again and I am not afraid of saying it. “This is the fact, until Nigerians believe that the appropriation that was made for the running of the National Assembly…
The Kebbi government on Thursday, took delivery of 57,810 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from the Federal government. The Commissioner for Health, Muhammad Ja’afar, said this while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi. “We have received the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines early morning of today. “A total number of 57,810 doses and devices have been allocated and delivered to Kebbi State,” he said. Ja’afar assured that the vaccines were safe, adding that frontline healthcare workers would be the first to receive the vaccines. “Aside the frontline, then followed by other health workers and strategic political leaders of the three tiers…
A bill to make it compulsory for every state to reserve one seat for female senator will soon come up for second reading in the House of Representatives. Rep Taiwo Oluga, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Women in Parliament, made this known when receiving the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), a coalition partner to Advance Gender Equality (SAGE) in Abuja. She said that the bill is an initiative of the committee and part of the efforts being made to increase women representation in government. “What we are proposing in the bill is to have at least a…
Bayelsa government has enacted a law prohibiting open grazing of livestock in the state. Governor Douye Diri assented to the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulation Law 2021 on Wednesday in Yenagoa. He said the essence of the law was to ensure harmonious living between cattle dealers and other inhabitants of the state and to forestall violent clashes being experienced in other parts of the country. “Bayelsa welcomes all and sundry to eke out a living legitimately. The people of Bayelsa want to have a mutual and harmonious relationship with non-natives and natives. “The essence of the law is to…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it recorded five deaths and 394 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of 1,993 fatalities and 159,646 infected people in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. Between March 1 and March 9, the country recorded fewer than 500 new COVID-19-related cases for the ninth time, except on March 4 when it registered 709 cases. It stated that the new infections were registered in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours. The NCDC noted that most of the…
The Federal government on Wednesday approved 526 million dollars for power projects in Abia, Imo and Benue. The Federal Executive Council at its weekly meeting also approved N190.5 million for the purchase of a microscope by the University of Ibadan. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman and Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, made these known to newsmen at the end of Wednesday’s meeting of the Council. Mamman said that 506 million dollars was approved for the extension of transmission lines in Umuahia, Abia and Mbano in Imo. He said additional local content of N34million was approved for the…
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has called for urgent strengthening of regional and international cooperation as a way of identifying and managing emerging new jurisdictional manifestations of drug trafficking. Marwa made the call during the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Kyoto, Japan on Wednesday. Marwa in a statement by the spokesperson of the Agency, Mr Femi Babafemi, said criminals and organised criminal groups had deployed new strategies. This, he said, was through increased online criminal activities in a bid to navigate the global shutdown of traditional trafficking routes following…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal government to halt appropriation of 4.2 million pounds recovered from former Gov. James Ibori of Delta. ASHENEWS recalls that the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria on Tuesday in agreement to repatriate the £4.2 million stolen by the former governor of Delta state. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami had stated that the Federal government would “deployed towards the completion of the following legacy projects: the Second Niger Bridge, Abuja – Kano expressway and the Lagos – Ibadan expressway under the coordination of…