Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has tested negative for COVID-19 following repeat tests of the viral disease. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, in Minna on Monday. The governor had on Nov. 9, announced that he tested positive to COVID-19 via his official Twitter handle and immediately went into isolation. She said that the governor was pronounced free of the virus and confirmed fit to resume his official duties having gone through repeat tests which turned negative. “I am happy to announce to you that I have been confirmed negative and…
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Against the backdrop of all the efforts that the Borno State under the leadership of Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum to bring peace and development to the state following years of Boko Haram reign of mayhem, his Sokoto state counterpart has called on traditional rulers and people of the state to support him. Governor Tambuwal made the call Monday when the new Emir of Bama, Alhaji Umar Ibn Kyari Al Amin El-Kanemi paid him a courtesy call. Congratulating the monarch for his ascension of the throne of his father, the governor said: “you have the energy and the experience, given that…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it recorded net income of $217.06 million for the nine months ended September 30 in spite of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank announced this in a statement issued in Cairo, Egypt, after the release of its unaudited financial statements for the nine-month period. According to the bank, the amount recorded was a slight decrease on the comparable period of 2019 which recorded $225.36 million. It said that the net interest income for the nine months grew by 16 per cent to $421.77 million as against $362.83 million in 2019. This was…
The Federal Government says there is the need to rebuild the trust between the government and the governed in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this during the Rebuild Lagos: Dialogue and Partnership event organised by the Lagos State Government to inaugurate the Eight-member Board of Trustees of Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund held at Ikeja. Osinbajo said that there was the need for government at all levels to rebuild the lost confidence with the people so as to forestall a repeat of the destruction witnessed in the country in the aftermath of EndSARS protest. He…
A member representing Gudu/Tangaza Federal constituency of Sokoto state, Yusuf Kurdulla has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding contract for the construction of 46 kilometer Balle-Kurdulla-Niger Republic border road. He made the commendation in an exclusive chat with AsheNews on the N5 billion project awarded to Messrs North Sea Limited, which contract is to be completed in 24 months. Kurdulla also thanked the former governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Wamakko on behalf of members of his constituency for starting the project and facilitating its completion by Federal government. “The $26.2 million Balle-Kurdullah-Niger Republic border road, if completed will be a…
A 21 years old man has left many people shocked after sexually assaulting his biological mother before murdering her in cold blood on November 12. It was gathered that the 21-year-old man who is an agricultural worker from Karnataka’s Haveri district in India, claimed that his mother was having an affair with so many men. The suspect was apprehended by Police operatives on Saturday. Shiggaon Police said that over a week before the murder, the suspect had argued with his mother and demanded that she break off her relationship with her boyfriends, but the mother disagreed. “The woman had allegedly…
An Independent Panel has summoned the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Garki General Hospital, Abuja and the Registrar, Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (MDCN) to appear before it on December 2. The National Human Rights Commission ‘s independent investigative panel is investigating human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The chairman of the panel, retired Justice Suleiman Galadima, summoned the CMD and registrar, after it heard a petition filed by a woman, Chinenye Igwetu, alleging that a SARs officer, Insp. Benjamin Peters murdered her younger sister, Linda. Justice Galadima adjourned until December 2. The petitioner on Nov. 4…
Voters in four states who had filed lawsuits in court to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden’s win, have withdrawn the cases Monday morning, CNN reports. The cases were short-lived in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania federal courts. The suits, which mirrored one another were all backed by the law firm of a nationally known conservative attorney, James Bopp Jr. CNN further reports that in Michigan and Pennsylvania, the cases had also gone hand in hand with ones brought by the Trump campaign.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta, PIND, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of improved varieties to boost the productivity of cassava farmers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. According to the 5-year tripartite agreement signed under the IITA Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed Systems, Phase 2 (BASICS-II), the three institutions will leverage each other’s capabilities and strength in…
The UK Government has announced a further $16.1 million (£12.2 million) in funding for research of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ genome structure in an effort to prevent the future spread of COVID-19, an Official said. This is according to a statement published by the Department of Health and Social Care on Monday. The funds will be used to expand the whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 to assess how the virus spreads and evolves as the UK experiences a surge in the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease, according to the statement. “The rising number of COVID-19 cases in the…