India on Wednesday approved the opening of three diplomatic missions in three different countries including Estonia, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic in 2021, according to an official statement. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it stated. “Opening of Indian missions in these countries will help expand India’s diplomatic footprints, deepen political relations, enable growth of bilateral trade, investment and economic engagements. “It will also facilitate stronger people-to-people contacts, bolster political outreach in multilateral forums and help garner support for India’s foreign policy objectives,” it stated. It further said the Indian…
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By Elizabeth Carr, Bauchi Suspected armed herdsmen have killed two farmers and injured others in Tabak Village of Mainako Ward Zaki local government area of Bauchi state. Raised under matters of urgent public importance, the member representing Katagum constituency in the State House of Assembly, Mukhtar Suleiman drew the attention of the House to the attack on irrigation farmers by the herdsmen. According to the lawmaker, the herdsmen stormed the farms of the villagers, attacked the farmers and killed two of them, explaining that the people of his constituency relied heavily on agriculture for living and that the attacks by herdsmen were…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday signed the state’s 2021 appropriation bill of N169.8 billion into law. The state House of Assembly had on December 29, passed the 2021 appropriation bill following the presentation to the Assembly for consideration on Dec. 9, by the governor. The sum of N101.1 billion representing 60 per cent of the budget was earmarked for capital expenditure, while N68.7 billion representing 40 per cent was for recurrent spending. Ugwuanyi said that the 2021 budget would be judiciously implemented in a way that residents of the state would be the ultimate beneficiaries. The governor…
The year 2020, no doubt, will remain peculiar in the annals of the Nigerian capital market, and indeed all sectors of the economy, both locally and globally. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bore its fangs across the world in 2020, so much that the World Health Organisation declared it a pandemic in March. It forced lockdowns across the globe, with the attendant effect on lives and livelihoods; leaving economies of nations shrinking and contending with falling oil prices, among others. Across the world, government-ordered the closure of companies and offices, caused postponement of the Annual General Meetings (AGMs) of publicly…
An ICU nurse in San Diego, who had received Pfizer Inc. vaccine’s shot against COVID-19 on December 18, has tested positive for the virus. Matthew W, a 45-year-old nurse in San Diego, told ABC News San Diego affiliate KGTV that after receiving the vaccine he had only experienced arm soreness as a side-effect of the vaccine. However, six days later after working a shift in the COVID-19 unit, he said he had chills, muscle pain and fatigue. A coronavirus test confirmed him positive for COVID-19, he said. Following this incident, Dr Christian Ramers, an infectious disease specialist with the Family…
The Kaduna State Government says the military securing the Kaduna-Abuja road general area has neutralised nine bandits following a firefight late on Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. Aruwan said that according to the operational feedback, troops acted on intelligence that the bandits were attempting to cross over from the eastern part of the Kaduna-Abuja highway to the western part with a large herd of rustled cattle. “The herders, whose cattle had been rustled from the eastern…
… Says 299 Chibok people have been killed in 6 years … 23 villages attacked … Chibok local government attacked 69 times thus far … 112 Chibok girls still missing The Kibaku Area Development Association, KADA, in Chibok local government of Borno state, has called on the global community to come to the aid of its people against terrorist attacks. This is contained in a statement by its director, media and communication, Dr Allen Manasseh obtained by AsheNews on Wednesday. According to Manasseh, while about 299 people have been killed in the past six years and Chibok LGA has been…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah Lawmakers in Shiroro local government council of Niger state, have impeached the Chairman, Suleiman Chukuba. AsheNews reports that the Chairman was removed for alleged misappropriation and embezzling of council funds. Eleven of the 14 councillors, voted for Chukuba’s impeachment during their sitting, presided by the Leader of the House, Malam Yusuf Aliyu. The council chairman was alleged to have withdrew and spent the local government’s Internally Generated Reverse (IGR), without following due process or receiving approval from the legislature.
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, is truly a force of nature and one of Africa’s unsung ‘sheroes’ of women’s empowerment and health advocates. Here at the NAW, we will be right behind this inspirational woman, all the way; SENATE APPOINTMENT in December 2020: Dr Rasha Kelej appointed as a Senator, member of the Egyptian Senate (2020-2025) by President of Egypt, H.E. Mr. ABDEL FATTAH AL-SISI. Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and Member of Egyptian Senate (2020-2025) has been named one of the most influential African women in the world for 2020, for the third time. She has been nominated this…
I first met Sam face to face in March 2013. He had the idea for in-depth coverage of states beyond “The governor said…” with which state reporters inundated their newsrooms. Yobe State was of particular interest to him. So he reached out to me through a friend, Hassan Maina Kaina of the Hausa Service of the Voice of America. He might have known about me through my write-ups in various national dailies. Our parts would have crossed in 2008, but it didn’t. I was publishing Pen Watch (now rested) having shifted base from agrarian Yobe – where I had a…