Access Bank Plc has been named the ‘Safest Bank’ in Nigeria for 2020 by Global Finance for its continued efforts in ensuring the protection of customers’ funds and data. Mr Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank Chief Executive Officer, announced this in a statement made available on Friday in Lagos. Global Finance’s annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks has been the recognised and trusted standard of financial counterparty safety for more than a quarter-century. The Safest Banks by Country were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings– from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch – and the total assets…
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The 344 abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, arrived the state on Friday morning amidst tight security. The vehicles that conveyed them arrived the Government House in Katsina at about 9:30 a.m. The students had slept in Gusau, the Zamfara capital, before proceeding to Katsina in the morning. They were driven in the vehicles of the Katsina State Transport Authority amidst tight security. The students who were all barefooted upon arrival, were received by Gov. Aminu Masari and some government officials. The Commander, 17 Brigade, Katsina, Brig.-Gen. W.B Idris, told the governor that the combined efforts…
Gombe State House of Assembly, has passed into law the State’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N120.34 billion, reflecting an increase of (N682.68 million) over the initial sum of N119.66 billion proposed by Governor Inuwa Yahaya. This was contained in a Statement signed by Mr Abubakar Umar, Information Officer of the Assembly and made available to newsmen on Thursday night in Gombe. The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr Aliyu Baba-Manu, while recommending passage of the Bill on the floor of the House, said the budget estimates were derived from the 2021 – 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). He said…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported single-day highest new cases of COVID-19 totaling 1,145. The Centre, which made this known via its verified website on Thursday, December 17, 2020, also said that one death was recorded in the country. The figure was the highest ever infection recorded in one day since record keeping of COVID-19 commenced in Nigeria. The latest figure surpassed the 930 cases recorded across the country on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 , giving further indication that the country is experiencing a second wave of the virus. The public health agency sadly recorded one death in the…
Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad has disclosed how government negotiated the release of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. According to the governor, in an exclusive interview with DAILY NIGERIAN, repentant bandits and leadership of Miyetti Allah facilitated the identification of the syndicate after which negotiations began. “When we established contact with them, I persuaded them to release them unharmed. And so they did tonight. This is not the first time we facilitated the release of our people without payment of ransom. “Ask anybody, we don’t pay bandits a dime. What we do is to extend olive branch…
For the last three years innovative sustainable agriculture technologies have been introduced in six Sub-Saharan African countries, in close collaboration with smallholders and value chain actors at the local level and stakeholders at the national and Pan African level. “An interdisciplinary approach is a must for addressing complex issues such as food security,” says Project Coordinator Dr Sekhar Nagothu from NIBIO. The InnovAfrica team organized an online mini symposium on the 4th of December at the 4th Global Food Security Conference, at which, several project partners shared successful project results. This article summarizes the main messages from the InnovAfrica mini-symposium.…
2020 has been a tough year for the project partners and local employees in the project Biofuel4Kenya. From October 2019 till March 2020, local communities in Ndhiwa Sub-County on the East side of Lake Victoria were severely hit by a continuous and unusually heavy rain that caused flooding, and Lake Victoria to swell. The devastating effect of the long-lasting and heavy rains and floods in the region has led to significant problems on access roads leading to project sites. An already bad road to the main production site was severly damaged. This made it difficult to transport supplies of sugarcane…
…to pass 2021 budget on Monday The Senate on Thursday upper stepped down consideration for the Conference Committee Report 2021- 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The request to step down consideration of the report until Thursday, December 17 was moved by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi and seconded by Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe. Meanwhile, the Senate will hold a special session on December 21, to consider and pass the 2021 Appropriation bill, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said. Lawan said this during Wednesday’s plenary following a motion by Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for appointment as members of Governing Council of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The confirmation was sequel to the consideration of a report of the Committee on Power, Chaired by Sen. Gabriel Susan (PDP-Benue) at the Committee of the Whole. Presenting the report, Suswan said that the committee after its screening found out that the nominees were qualified to be appointed, given their relevant experiences and pedigree. He said that security checks carried out on them got positive response from security agencies. He said that the committee found all…
Nigeria will host the World Summit for Single Market in Africa on March 23, 2021, an official has said. Mr Angelo Elosia, the Chairman/Chief Coordinator, Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo said this while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the Invest in Africa World Summit and Expo 2020 with Digital Economy in Africa (DEAP) in Abuja on Thursday. He said the Invest in Africa summit was a transitional programme which was expected to usher in the World Summit for single market in Africa in 2021. The programme was tagged: “Economic and Technical Innovations for Africa During and…