The Kwara state government says its order banning the production of charcoal in the state still stands. The State Commissioner for Environment, Shehu Ndanusa made this known while briefing newsmen in Ilorin on Friday. “The law banning the production of charcoal in Kwara is still intact. Whoever is caught violating the law will be sanctioned accordingly”, he said. The commissioner warned that the illegal felling of trees for charcoal was impacting negatively on the environment, adding that the government was committed to afforestation to preserve the environment. ALSO READ: Ramadan feeding: Jigawa governor sacks commissioner Ndanusa said that a task force on…
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Jigawa state governor, Umar Namadi has suspended the Commissioner for Commerce, Aminu Kanta, over the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated for the Ramadan feeding programme. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Bala Ibrahim, on Friday in Dutse. The statement said the action was part of the government’s commitment to ensure financial accountability and prudent management of public funds. ALSO READ: Abuja Rail Mass Transit project 97% ready – Wike “The governor directed for the suspension in a letter, conveyed by the Secretary to the Jigawa State Government. “The Commissioner was suspended for…
The Blueribbon Ltd. has expressed its readiness to establish a dairy farm in Abia to facilitate the growth of the dairy sector in the state. The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mr Idris Wabara, made this known on Friday during a meeting with Gov. Alex Otti of Abia in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. According to him, the project would be executed in partnership with Afimilk, an Israeli Dairy Company, to help build the dairy sector in the South East and South-South geopolitical zones. Wabara said that the partnership with Afimilk would also provide training opportunities for…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government will continue to subsidise electricity for Nigerians, to guarantee stable and reliable supply. Adelabu said this at the Ministerial Press Briefing Series organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation on Friday in Abuja. He said that the recent increase in tariff only affected only a small percentage of the country’s population, adding that majority of Nigerians would continue to enjoy government’s subsidy. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had announced an increase in electricity tariff paid by Band A customers from N68/KWh to N225KWh. Band A customers…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ART) project is 97 percent completed. Wike stated this after an inspection tour of the project from the Metro Station in Central Area to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday. The minister described the development as a “dream comes true”. He said that the project would be ready for inauguration in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. He added that Tinubu had approved a schedule for the inauguration of projects to celebrate his one year in office,…
A non profit international organisation, Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) says it has trained three rice farmer groups in Nasarawa State on the production of briquette from rice husk, an alternative fuel source to the use of firewood.
An Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon, has urged all tiers of government to enforce 2018 Ear and Hearing Care (EHC) Policy to combat huge disease burden associated with hearing loss.
Traders of major markets in Jos have called on the Plateau state government to rescind its stand over the ban on the movement of heavy trucks and animals within the Jos/Bukuru areas and give priority to trucks carrying agricultural produce. The Market Chairman of Farin Gada tomato market, Mr. Ibrahim Imani who spoke to ASHENEWS said the unions are not completely against the ban stating that there is a need for the state government to review its stand as the ban is doing more harm to their businesses than good. He noted that the government did not plan properly to provide a bypass…
An NGO, Trueneed Stage Empowerment Foundation (TSEMF), says it has empowered more than 80 female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and grassroots women on how to promote gender equity and inclusion.
A lecturer with the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Prof. Temitope Odetoye has successfully produced biodiesel, using chicken eggshell-derived heterogeneous catalyst.