The Kebbi State Government has launched a Data Capture Portal under the State Ministry for Information and Communication Technology to boost employment opportunities for youths across the state. The portal, www.dcp.kebbistate.gov.ng, would also enable youths to benefit from the various interventions by the Federal Government and other organisations in the country. Speaking during the event in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday, the State ICT Commissioner, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammdu-Magoro said the gesture was part of government’s commitment to ensure development in all sectors. He said that the portal was launched in order to collate accurate data of all unemployed, educated and uneducated…
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Nigeria recorded 246 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the total to 66,228 since the first case was confirmed on February 27, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. The information contained in its verified website, said that one patient was confirmed dead, pushing the death toll to 1,166. Nigeria has so far tested 739,216 persons. The public health agency said that 102 COVID-19 patients were discharged within the period across the country. According to NCDC, a total of 61,884 patients have recovered from the disease. The health agency stated that the new cases were reported…
A military witness, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, has revealed the roles played by Lt.- Col. S.O. Bello and Brig.-Gen. F.O. Omata at the Oct. 20 shootings at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos. Taiwo made the revelation while being cross-examined at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters on Saturday. Taiwo said that Bello was the Commanding Officer of the 65 Batallion which was at the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, and that Omata was present at the scene…
Governor David Umahi has dissolved all boards and commissions untenured by law in Ebonyi. Umahi gave the directive for the dissolution in a statement by Mr Kenneth Ugbala, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Coordinating Commissioner. The statement said the dissolution of the boards and commissions by the governor was in a bid to reposition the government. He said that the exercise was carried out to promote inclusiveness and enhance service delivery in the state . “In effort of the state government to reposition the administration, promote inclusiveness and enhance service delivery, immediate dissolution of all boards and…
The Nigerian Army has said that on hindsight, it would not have taken a different line of action if presented again with a scenario similar to the incident of October 20 shooting at the Lekki Tollgate. The Nigerian Army made the assertion on Saturday at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters. Representing the Army was Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island. He made the assertion while being cross-examined by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). “Given the same set of circumstances, the…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of the state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Philip Shekwo, by gunmen on Saturday. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. Longe said that the APC chairman was abducted from his residence in Bukan-Sidi, Lafia around 11 p.m. on Saturday. Longe said the police had been deployed to comb the various forests and flashpoints in the state to ensure the rescue of the APC chieftain.
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 3.62 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says. It said this in the Nigerian GDP Report (Q3 2020) released on its website on Saturday in Abuja. According to the report, cumulatively, the economy has contracted by -2.48 per cent. “While this represents an improvement of 2.48 per cent over the –6.10 per cent growth rate recorded in the preceding quarter (Q2 2020), it also indicated that two consecutive quarters of negative growth have been recorded in 2020. “Furthermore, growth in Q3…
Unity Bank Plc has declared gross earnings of N33.90 billion for the nine months period ended Sept. 30, as against N31.25 billion recorded in the same period in 2019. Mrs Tomi Somefun, the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer disclosed in its unaudited results representing Q3 sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos. The increase in gross earnings represents an eight per cent growth from the corresponding period last year. Also, the bank’s total assets rose significantly to N420.87 billion in the nine-month period ended Sept. 30, from N293.05 billion in the corresponding period of 2019. This represents…
Four persons were on Saturday crushed to death in an accident involving a DAF truck and a commercial bus around Capital Hotel on Ijebu Ode-Oru road. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that the accident which occurred around 1:15 p.m., was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control on the part of the DAF truck driver. He said that six people were involved in the accident which comprised of three male adults and three female adults, saying that four persons died while two were injured. He explained…
Hon. Helen Grant, United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Nigeria, has said that Nigeria was the fastest growing economy in Africa. Grant said this at the two-day Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) organised by Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in collaboration with Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI). The activity, which is the third edition, began on Nov. 20 and will end on Saturday, Nov. 21. It has the theme: “Post-COVID-19 Economic Resurgence: Targeting Diaspora Investment”. She said that her government was ready to educate, and also learn from, Nigeria by enhancing the bilateral trade between both countries. She added that UK…