The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal and State governments to ensure justice and fairness to all Nigerians. Sultan, who is also the President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said this at an emergency NEC meeting of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, on Tuesday in Abuja. The emergency meeting was necessitated by the social unrest in some part of the country arising from the EndSARS protest. The sultan also enjoined all politicians to work towards a better country, saying “if really we want this country to move…
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By Tina George, Minna Sixty rice and cassava farmers and processors in Edati, Mokwa and Borgu local government areas of Niger state have been trained on business management, leadership and team building. The training, which was organized by the Federal government IFAD Value Chain Development Program, taught the farmers how to improve on their farming activities and take it as a business. Speaking to AsheNews after the program in Edati local government area, the Business and Marketing Development Officer of the programme, Mrs Elizabeth Yisa said that many farmers and processors have experienced losses because they do not know how…
The management of the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, has withheld 19 months salary of a senior lecturer in the Department of Languages (English), Ms Grace Adamu, for being blind. Adamu, who spoke with AsheNews through telephone, said her predicament began in November 2018 when her vision started deteriorating as a result of glaucoma. According to her, she was booked for eye surgery in December 2018 at the cost of N345,000, and that she applied in writing for permission to be absent for the surgery, a development that even departmental head, was aware. She further told AsheNews that the surgery resulted in…
Mr Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, has lambasted Northern governors for giving preference to censorship of social media over ‘censorship’ against banditry in the region. AsheNews earlier reported the Northern governors and Emirs as supporting the regulation of social media because of its devastating effect. However, Sen. Sani in a response his Twitter handle @ShehuSani on Tuesday, observed that while the people in the region were being killed from activities of Boko Haram and bandits, the governors’ attention was only shifted to regulation of social media. Shehu Sani in a Tweet on Tuesday said northerners live…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 72 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Nigeria has continued to report new cases of infections on a daily basis, despite the measures put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. It said that Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus in country, recorded the highest number of confirmed cases, with 51 new infections. Ogun and Kaduna States, as well as the FCT, recorded…
The Ebonyi state government on Monday announced a slash in the students’ tuition fees in the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki. The review, which took immediate effect, was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Dr Kenneth Ugbala. According to the statement, the reduction is aimed at mitigating the hardship caused by coronavirus pandemic, which affected global and local economies. Ugbala stated that the governor had graciously approved N20,000 and N10,000 reduction of EBSU’s tuition fees for indigenes and non-indigenes, respectively. He further stated that government was aware of the impact of the pandemic on…
The Northern Governors Forum, NGF, on Monday expressed support for the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media in order to check the spread of fake news in the country. The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, after its meeting in Kaduna with traditional rulers and other key stakeholders in the region. The meeting, which took note of the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media in spreading fake news, called for major control mechanisms and censorship of social media practice in Nigeria. It also expressed support for…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will not trade words with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its plot to score selfish and insensitive political gains from issues of national security. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement is in reaction to recent comments by the PDP on the swift operation by the United States to rescue its citizens held hostage by some bandits in Nigeria. The PDP, in an earlier statement by Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, said that…
The House of Representatives Committee on Sports and Youth Development has pledged support for youth empowerment in the country by ensuring that all relevant authorities in the country accord the youth their due attention. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti), made the pledge at the 2021 budget defence of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development in Abuja on Monday. Adaramodu expressed displeasure at the meagre budgetary allocation to the supervising ministry, saying that something deliberate had to be done for youth development in the country. He said following the recent development in the country, it was…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has refuted a publication in an online platform, which alleged that it did not respond to calls for support when suspected insurgents attacked Takulashi Village, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. NAF wishes to state that there is absolutely no iota of truth in the spurious allegations that it failed to respond to calls for support following information allegedly obtained by the online platform, which said it received the report on Sunday, Nov.…