The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has reacted to the killings of farmers in Borno state, other attacks of many other people on a daily basis in many parts of the North. This is contained in a statement by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed on Tuesday. According to NEF, life has lost its value with no “evidence of a willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide security over Nigerians.” Read the statement below: Our voices have been raised without pause for a long time against pervasive insecurity in our region. We have…
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The Nigeria stock market on Tuesday sustained bullish sentiment to open the month of December with N55 billion growth due to buying interests in Tier 1 banks. Consequently, the market capitalisation rose by N55 billion or 0.30 per cent to close at N18.364 trillion compared with N18.309 trillion posted on Monday. Also, the All-Share Index grew by 105.48 points or 0.30 per cent to close at 35,147.62 from 35,042.14 recorded on Monday. Accordingly, month-to-date and year-to-date return increased to 15.1 per cent and 30.9 per cent, respectively. The uptrend was also driven by price appreciation in medium and large capitalised…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for re- appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ). Yakubu’s confirmation by the Senate followed the presentation of the the report of its Committee on INEC by its Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, during plenary. President Muhammadu Buhari had in Nov. 25, transmitted to the Senate for confirmation, the nomination of Yakubu for a second term in office. Presenting the report, Gaya said that the committee, while screening the nominee, found him capable and worthy for reappointment. “The committee found out that there was no petition against him,…
The House of Representatives will summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the killing of 43 farmers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state on Sunday. The decision to summon the president followed by all members of the House from Borno state. They insisted that Buhari had to address the House at plenary on the rising insecurity, especially in the North East.
The Federal government has completed over 30 infrastructural projects across the three senatorial districts of Kwara state between Jan 2019 till date. Arc Ibrahim Bala-Usman of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, disclosed this during a verification and sensitisation tour of the projects in Ilorin. The projects include health centres, blocks of classrooms, solar power, boreholes, roads, among others. According to him, the Federal government embarked in all the intervention projects to improve the living condition of the people of the state. He expressed satisfaction with the way some communities were maintaining the projects, especially the blocks of classrooms,…
An auto crash at Kwanar Kawadata in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state, has claimed 11 lives. The 11 persons, who hail from Takakume village, were reported to be traveling to Lafiya, Nasarawa state, when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp bend and skidded off the road killing himself and ten others. Of the 11 passengers, seven are women and four men. The chairman of Goronyo local government, Zakari Shinaka and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Ibrahim Adamu were among the government officials that attended the funeral at Takakume cemetery. Condoling with the people…
The Police Command in Adamawa says it has arrested 32 suspected kidnappers in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Olugbenga Adeyanju, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Yola. He said that nine vehicles purportedly bought with proceeds from ransom were also recovered from the suspects. Adeyanju said that the anti-kidnapping unit of the command recorded the feat in November. “The command so far apprehended 32 suspects for Kidnapping activities, five for armed robbery and car theft. “A total of nine vehicles, nine AK-47 rifles with 664 rounds of live ammunitions were also recovered.…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Monday received a roadmap for the implementation of the state’s free and compulsory primary and secondary School education policy, according to Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor. Anwar said in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano that the event took place on Monday when the governor met with Dr Kabiru Shehu, his Special Adviser on Free and Compulsory Education, and members of his technical committee on the policy. The CPS quoted the governor as saying that strengthening the policy of free and compulsory primary and secondary schools’ education in…
The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, says lack of compliance with resolutions of the Legislature constituted was hindering the achievement of good governance in the country. Lawan made the statement at the 2020 National Legislative Conference tagged: “Legislative Investigation Powers, Expectations and Challenges and the Way Forward” in Abuja on Monday. The conference was organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with HallowMace Communications Ltd. Represented by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Sani Abdullahi, the senate president said the Legislature alone could not provide the desired good governance to Nigerians. “It is clear…
The Sokoto State chapter of the Association of Date Farming, Processing and Marketing of Nigeria (ADAFPAM), says the projected production of date palm in the state will hit 100,000 tonnes by 2024. The Chairman, Muhammadu Maidoki stated this on Monday at a news briefing, to mark a three-day national conference of the association in Sokoto. “This will generate 72,000 direct jobs, support 840,000 indirect jobs and over N150 billion revenue annually for the state alone,” Maidoki said. According to him, the projection was about 10 per cent of the date palm output of Egypt, the world’s number one producer of…