The Operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos say they are still quantifying the losses incurred by the two-week suspension of operations, occasioned by the violence that trailed the recent #EndSARS protests across the country. The Head of Corporate Communications of the organisation, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, stated this in an interview on Sunday in Lagos. “Like every other company that has been affected by these crises, we are still trying to quantify our losses as an organisation. We have not been able to operate for 14 days, and this has affected our business negatively. As an organisation, we…
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, has condoled the national body of the Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Wa Ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) over the death of the mother of its National Secretary, Sheikh Kabiru Gombe. A statement by his spokesperson, Muhammad Bello on Sunday said the governor, who condoled Sheikh Gombe on behalf of the government and people of Sokoto state, expressed his bereavement “by this great loss.” Accompanied by erstwhile Federal Legislators, Hon. Abdul-Rahman Kawu Sumaila and Hon. Isah Salihu Bashir, the governor was received in Gombe by the National President of JIBWIS, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau and Sheikh Giro Argungu…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has urged Administrators of local governments in the country, to relocate markets from the highways, noting that this will help the existing operational efforts of the FRSC towards enhancing the safety of the entire motoring population. He said, the call is in sustained efforts towards making the highways safer and eradicating all incidences of road traffic crashes and its attendant fatalities. According to the spokesperson of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem in a statement on Sunday, Oyeyemi made the call while decrying the recent road traffic crash caused by break…
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), has pleaded with youths to henceforth follow the path of civility, peace and rule-of-law in agitating for social justice and protection of their human rights. “Violence can never remove injustices. Only love, dialogue and peace can do that,’’ the Chairman of CLO in Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, said in Enugu on Sunday. According to Ezekwueme, lawlessness and brutality cannot be used to fight injustices in any clime. “CLO commiserates with families of all those who lost their lives during the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest and pray for eternal repose of their souls. “CLO…
A cross section of Nigerian farmers in the North West have stated that poor returns on investment in the cultivation of food crops is forcing them to concentrate on cash crops to generate income, a NAN survey has shown. The farmers and other stakeholders said abandonment of food crops such as Maize, Sorghum and Millet is largely due to low prices, which is not enough to cover what is spent during cultivation. They suggest the establishment of commodity boards to protect farmers from middlemen and ensure better prices for food crops. Malam Abba Muhammad, a large scale farmer in Katsina,…
The All Progressive Congress (APC), South Africa Chapter, on Sunday said that the ruling party needs reawakening towards the 2023 General Elections. The National Chairman of APC, South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, titled “Towards 2023, APC needs Reawakening”. Bolarinde said that the emergence of the APC in 2013 was necessitated by the need to counter the dominance of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. According to him, from 1999, the PDP had remained the ruling party, dominating Nigeria’s political terrain and making it difficult for other parties to ascend the presidency. He…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instil family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. “We are calling the attention of parents that we have failed our children in the sense that the kind of values we use to have is no more. We need to remind ourselves that our children need to be upright and that this…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 162 new infections of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The public health Agency said the latest figure takes the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 62,853. The agency said that a total of 245 COVID-19 patients have been discharged across the country in last 24 hours, taking number of successfully treated cases to 58,675. Meanwhile, it said that the 162 new infections have been reported from 14 states, saying that of the 162 new cases, Gombe raked in 54 cases…
The Vice President of IndustriALL Global Union, Mr Issa Aremu has said that the textile industries alone can generate over 2.5 million jobs in Nigeria if rejuvenated. He made the call on Saturday in Lokoja at a one-day interactive session on the 5-year policy Trust of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) – (2019-2024), organized by the CBN, in collaboration with Organised Labour and other stakeholders. To President Muhammadu Buhari, Aremu said the current government could create 100 million jobs over the next 10 years with the resuscitation of the textile industries. He said that through the CBN intervention in…
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that the Federal government of Nigeria vowed to end impunity for crimes against members of the public including journalists. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu made available to newsmen on Sunday. Commemorating the United Nation proclaimed November 2nd as International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Minister said it is gratifying to note that Nigeria was no longer among the countries with impunity for…