The trial of erstwhile Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to Kwara State governor on Millenium Development Goals, MDGs, Alhaji Ope Saraki, commenced on Thursday, November 19, 2020 with the prosecution calling its star witness, Kunle Adimula. Saraki, a cousin to the immediate past president of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki allegedly collected a sum of N11,180,000 meant to execute some projects under the MDGs, a sum which exceeded the cash payable to an individual. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday said the offence is contrary to Section 1 and 16 of the Money Laundering…
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The Northern Governors Forum, NGF, has inaugurated a Consultative Committee on constitutional roles for traditional rulers in Nigeria’s governance architecture. The forum’s chairman and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, inaugurated the 11-member committee on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa state. Lalong said the inauguration followed the resolution reached during the forum’s engagement with traditional rulers and other stakeholders on Nov. 2, in Kaduna. He said the establishment of the committee was important, considering the great role traditional rulers play in maintaining peace and security in their domains. The governor noted that the during the meeting in Kaduna, the forum appreciated…
The United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, has called for better human waste management in Africa. A statement by it, mailed to AsheNews on Thursday said poor sanitation posed major health, environmental and socioeconomic risks in many African countries. According to a study jointly conducted by UNEP and the International Water Management Institute, IWMI, poor fecal sludge management is a major contributor to the 115 deaths per hour from excreta related diseases in Africa. It added that improved sanitation had been shown to decrease diarrheal disease by 25 per cent. Habib El-Habr, coordinator of the Global Programme of Action for the…
The leadership of the Akure Kingdom led by the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladelusi has again reiterated its total support for the ongoing efforts to actualize the proposed College of Medicine of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA. A statement by the Spokesperson of the University, Adebanjo Adegbenro on Thursday, said the assurance was emphasised during a courtesy visit to the Deji’s palace by the University Management led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Joseph Fuwape. Fuwape paid glowing tributes to the Deji and Akure community for being wonderful hosts to the university since its establishment about four decades…
Amidst President Donald Trump continued claim that the US election is oiled with fraud, President-elect Joe Biden’s votes is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. Biden has already set a record for the highest number of votes for a winning presidential candidate, and President Donald Trump has also notched a high-water mark of the most votes for a losing candidate. With more than 155 million votes counted and California and New York still counting, turnout stands at 65% of all eligible voters the highest since 1908,…
The Deputy Governor of Sokoto state, Manir Dan’iya has revealed that the administration of Aminu Tambuwal has been committed to the payment of examination fees of indigenous students and that of resident communities in the state. Dan’Iya told the executive members of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria chapter of the Sokoto State Student Association who paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday. The deputy governor also said in a statement by the Director Press, Aminu Abubakar on Thursday, that eligible students of the two categories, are awarded scholarships to enable them further their education either at home or abroad.…
A Media Group, Arewa Media Writers (AMW), has appointed a Deputy-Editor-In-Chief (DEIC), of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bashir Rabe Mani, as one of its Patrons. The Appointment Letter was presented to Mani, who is also the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, at a ceremony held in Sokoto, on Wednesday. Presenting the Letter, the Sokoto State Chairman of the Group, Bashar Mustapha, said that, the gesture was in recognition of Mani’s track records of service, as well as wealth of experience in Journalism. Mustapha stated that, the Group boasts of over two hundred…
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an education programme, supported by a US$61.5-million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), for the Sudan Basic Education Support Project (BESP). This constitutes the largest education financing project in Sudan, the Bank said in a news dispatch on Wednesday. The project will enable Sudan to sustain and improve basic education for children, with significant support to teachers. It will strengthen schools, community and government capacities to formulate policies and monitor progress at system level. The project will also contribute to Sudan’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. “This programme comes…
International Money transfer company, WorldRemit, has launched its World Remit Entrepreneurs Programme in Africa. WorldRemit said in Nairobi that it has launched the programme in Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The digital money transfer service company said since the outbreak of COVID-19 across Africa, the continent has experienced a significant setback with the businesses of many entrepreneurs taking a hit. The entrepreneurs control the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) landscape, that have made significant contributions to the growth of the African economies, especially through the creation of jobs. WorldRemit said it is kickstarting the significant investment to support and empower…
International accounting firm, PwC’s Africa Oil and Gas Review 2020 anticipates that the global transition to renewable energy will accelerate rapidly throughout the coming decade. It will cause exponential disruption as well as opportunities in Africa and beyond, the review says. The 10th edition of PwC’s Africa Oil and Gas Review provides updated insights into the African oil and gas industry. It expands the focus to include the unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus global pandemic as well as the biggest global theme for this decade: the renewable energy transition. The decade of the 2020s will be recorded in history…