President Bola Tinubu is set to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s president-elect, Mr Bassirou Faye as president in Dakar on Tuesday at the invitation of the West African country. His spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, stated on Monday in Abuja that the president would leave Abuja for Dakar on Tuesday. Tinubu, Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments, will join other regional leaders at the event. ALSO READ: IDPs camp: Police arrest 3 suspects over recurring fire outbreaks He would be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and other senior…
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The Nigeria Suicide Advocacy Group has called for the decriminalisation of suicide to advance suicide prevention and control in Nigeria. This was made known by a Consultant Psychiatrist, Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, at the Maiden Virtual Meeting of the Group in Lagos. Sheikh, also a Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said that the major barrier to suicide prevention and control was the law that criminalises attempted suicide. He lamented that Nigeria was among the 21 countries in the world where suicide was still criminalised, as other countries had decriminalised it. According to him, the law that criminalises suicide in Nigeria…
The number of electricity consumers rose by 410,000 from 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023 to 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in its Electricity Report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 released in Abuja on Monday, that the increase was by 3.46 percent. The review focuses on energy billed, revenue generated, and customers by DISCOS under the reviewed period. It stated that on a year-on-year basis, the number of electricity customers increased by 9.59 percent in Q4 2023 from 11.06 million reported in Q4 2022. It said…
ASHENEWS reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja says that the Nigerian Army is executing across the country as part of its non-kinetic approaches in combating security challenges facing the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Borno state government says it is investigating the alleged involvement of some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the recurrent burning of Internally Displaced Persons camps in the state.
The sheer volume of debt inherited by Governor Sani raises serious concerns about the level of financial mismanagement and irresponsible borrowing practices under the previous administration. Such a massive debt burden not only hinders the state government’s ability to provide essential services and invest in critical infrastructure projects but also creates a significant financial burden for future generations of Kaduna residents.
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Nigerians to prioritize data backup to avoid loss of information in commemoration of World Backup Day. The Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, Mrs Hadiza Umar, gave this advice on Sunday in an advisory to celebrate the day. Umar said backup of information is the practice of copying information from a primary to a secondary location, to protect it in case of a disaster, accident, or malicious action. “The act of data backup is when you create a copy of your important information, store it in a…
The term “Hausa-Fulani” and its entry into popular vocabulary is traceable to a not-so-kind general political characterization of the people of northern Nigeria and, in particular, the Hausa and Fulani and Muslim ethnic groups, as made by the Lagos-Ibadan press (print and television).
In February 1961, a referendum organized by the United Nations presented British Cameroons with two options: joining the independent Federation of Nigeria or the independent Republic of Cameroun. Despite Southern Cameroons’ desire for self-determination, the United Nations excluded this option, citing economic concerns. As a result, British Northern Cameroons opted to join Nigeria, while British Southern Cameroons chose to join La République du Cameroun.
The SSCGC should operate by gathering intelligence, conducting patrols, and providing security for communities in the state. They should collaborate with the security agencies in the state to provide timely and accurate information that can help in the arrest and prosecution of bandits and other criminals.