The African Development Bank, AfDB, Group has approved a new Gender Strategy for 2021 to 2025 tagged “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth.” This is contained in a statement from the bank in Addis Ababa on Thursday. The strategy was approved on December 11, 2020 and seeks to strengthen the bank’s commitment as a leader on the continent, to reach gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment in Africa. The strategy is anchored on three pillars which are empowering women through access to finance and markets, and accelerating employability and job creation for women through skills enhancement. The…
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The Kaduna State Government has released N100 million for the procurement of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) needed to treat malnourished children. Malam Salisu Lawal, the Director, Development Aid Coordination, Planning and Budget Commission, made this known in an interview in Kaduna on Thursday. He explained that Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i had earlier approved the release of the amount, adding that the Ministry of Finance had released the approved amount on Dec. 31, 2020. He added that “very soon, we will procure the RUTF and supply our various Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites to save our dear children…
The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in Dec. 2020. Mr Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the reversal to the old tariff was to promote a constructive conclusion of the dialogue with the Labour Centres (through the Joint Ad-Hoc Committee). “I have directed NERC to inform all DISCOs that they should revert to the tariffs that were applicable…
US President Donald Trump early Thursday morning conceded after the Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s win to become the 46th American president. He said in a statement that he would there would be an “orderly transition” to Joe Biden’s presidency on January 20th. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump said in a statement minutes after the US Congress formally certified Biden’s victory. “While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning…
Mathew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, is a catholic priest that burst onto the public domain as a reverend father. Reverend Father thus stuck to him like a second skin. Whatever official progression he achieved in his calling, he has remained a reverend father in the minds of many, including yours truly. I had two favourite writers in the New Nigeria Newspapers of the 1980s whom I regarded very highly. They were Malam Ibrahim Sulaiman who wrote on Fridays and Kukah who wrote on Sundays. I even had to be cutting their pages and filing them away for future…
The United States Congress on Thursday, certified the President-elect Joe Biden’s win to become the 46th American president. The certification, which came after Capitol Hill occupation by President Donald Trump-sponsored mob Wednesday evening, had Biden garnering 306 votes against Trump who got 232 votes. The process, monitored by ASHENEWS on CNN, was certified by Congress in a joint session presided over by the US vice-president, Mike Pence. Trump however said that although he did not agreed with the outcome of the election, there would be an “orderly transition.” “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and…
The organised labour in Kebbi has suspended its indefinite strike over unpaid leave grant and adjustment on the new minimum wage, among other demands. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), began the strike Tuesday, midnight, after the ultimatum given to the state government lapsed. The state Chairman of NLC, Alhaji Halidu Alhassan, confirmed the development. “We also suspended the strike because of the payment of gratuities. Secondly, we received assurance on the payment of leave grants. “On Wednesday, we also received a letter from the State Head of Service for a meeting on the consequential adjustment,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cleared the air on speculations of impending mass disconnection of telephone subscribers. The NCC said the speculations arose as a result of numerous publications in both the print and electronic media on the ongoing linkage of SIM registration records with the National Identity Number (NIN). NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made the clarification in a statement he issued late Wednesday in Abuja. “Most of these publications are based on the erroneous assumption that for every network or SIM connection, there is one unique human subscriber. “However, with the advent of social media…
Nigeria recorded 1,664 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 94,369, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The daily increase was a new record and considerably higher than Tuesday’s 1,354 confirmed cases. It said that 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infections with Lagos having the highest number of cases with 642. The FCT, the centre said recorded 407 new cases while Plateau recorded 160 new cases. Also, it said Kaduna State recorded 83 new infections while Rivers State recorded 62.…
Stephanie Grisham, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff, says she is resigning effective immediately. A longtime associate of Mrs Trump, Grisham was also a former White House spokeswoman. She said it had been an honour to serve the Trump administration. Grisham gave no reasons for her unexpected move. It remained unclear whether her departure was related to the storming of the Capitol by supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump. dpa