President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration will keep a keen eye on food inflation in the New Year. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari gave the assurance at the fifth regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council held on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. Buhari directed that the CBN “must not give money to import food. Already, about seven states are producing all the rice we need. We must eat what we produce.” He noted with satisfaction the strides made in agricultural production following…
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stressed the role of women journalists in its plans toward achieving Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). NDCs are at the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement of these long-term goals; it embodies efforts by each country to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Mrs Halima Bawa-Bwari, acting Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment, made this known during a virtual meeting by UNDP-NDC Support Programme, on Tuesday in Abuja. Bawa-Bwari said that the programme would help create platforms to consistently engage and communicate the…
The Federal High Court Abuja, has adjourned the alleged certificate forgery case of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo until Dec. 30. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the APC through its counsel, Mr Akin Olujimi, SAN, attempted to tender some documents in evidence through a subpoenaed witness. The PDP and Obaseki, however, objected to the tendering of the documents on the grounds that the process did conform with the laws guiding admissibility of documents. Obseki’s counsel, Mr Ken Mozia, SAN, added that there was no evidence of payment for the documents. The judge, Justice…
The Bauchi State House of Assembly, on Tuesday passed the state’s N213.9 billion Appropriation Bill for 2020. The amount is N46.7 billion higher than that of 2020 which was N167.2 billion. Governor Bala Muhammed on December 15, presented N213.9 billion appropriation estimate for 2021 to the House of Assembly tagged, “Budget of Fulfillment and Consolidation”. The Speaker of the assembly, Mr Abubakar Sulaiman, who read the contents of the budget clause by clause said N93,197,307 or 44 per cent of the budget will be set aside for recurrent expenditure. He also said that N120,717,468,313 or 56 per cent would be…
Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2021 appropriation bill of N169.8 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that passage of the 2021 budget followed the presentation and adoption of a report by the House Committee Chairman on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Ezenta Ezeani during plenary. Ezeani said that the budget estimate took full cognisance of the yearnings, aspirations and prayers of residents of the state. NAN reports that Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had on Dec. 9 presented the 2021 budget proposal of N169.8billion to the State Assembly. Ugwuanyi had told the legislators that the 2021…
The Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the N130.54 billion Appropriation Bill tagged “Budget of Accelerated Recovery” into law. The House considered the bill Clause-by-Clause at the “Committee of the Whole” of the House at plenary in Lokoja. Aderonke Aro (APC-Yagba West) and Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Budget Monitoring and Economic Planning, presented the committee’s report for consideration. Aro declared that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with genuine reasons for adjustments in their allocations were taken care of during the defence of their respective budgets. In the budget presented to the House on December 1, Gov. Yahaya Bello…
By Oluwafunke Ishola Although her father is justly being held for sexually abusing her, 15-year-old SSS3 student, Fisayo, could not be relieved. In fact, her trauma worsened, severely affecting her academic performance. The blame, maltreatment, hatred and rejection she received from her mother and siblings subjected her to daily weeping and appeal for release of her father. The family members had constantly blamed their worsened economic situation on her reporting the incest to relevant authorities which led to arrest and detention of her father, their breadwinner. Her school principal had probed deep to find out why she was always moody…
As part of the effort to activate the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Base in Gombe State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said more than 71 of its personnel are currently in China on a special training. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Inuwa Yahaya. Abubakar stated that all the personnel who had been in China for about four months were expected back in the country next week and would be relocated to Gombe state. He said that the NAF Base in Gombe…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu has approved the establishment of 10 Mobile Police, Mopol, units in Katsina state. The Nation reports the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Gambo Isa as discloing this on Tuesday. “You can confirm for yourself, we are presently receiving quite a number of vehicles, logistics, equipment and personnel for the task ahead, there is no more hiding place for criminals in Katsina state.” The Nation sighted a number of brand new Police Hilux vehicles with the inscription ‘Federal Ministry of Police Affairs’ were seen driving into the premises.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger, has attributed the astronomical rise in the number of unemployed, underemployed and unemployable graduates in Nigeria to the kind of unskilled and half-baked graduates churned out yearly by the nation’s tertiary institutions. The Governor made the assertion when he went on familiarization visit to Baze University Abuja, a private tertiary institution founded and established by Senator Baba Ahmed Datti. Governor Sani Bello noted that, because the country’s labour market was saturated with too many unemployed persons, it became expedient on the nation’s citadel of learning to redirect their focus towards entrepreneurship and skills acquisition…