By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member of the National Assembly, NASS, Senator Abba Moro, who represents Benue South Senatorial district, has described Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, as an inspiration whose exemplary leadership has made Nigerians to wish for more leaders like him. Senator Moro spoke on Wednesday, when the Senate Committee on Army, visited the governor in Maiduguri, to assess activities of the army and security situation. “For those of us in the struggle, you (Governor Zulum) are an inspiration. And as a silent admirer of your leadership, it is an understatement to say…
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Spire Solutions, a leading valued added distributor (VAD) says it’s partnering Quantum Xchange (QXC), an American Technology and Cybersecurity company, to boost data protection in the Middle East and Africa. Spire Solutions made the disclosure in a statement made available in Lagos on Wednesday. Mr Sanjeev Walia, Founder of Spire Solutions, said that with the partnership, customers, partners and prospects would benefit from Phio Trusted Xchange (TX), an out-of-band key delivery system that enable users to future-proof the security of their data and communications network. Walia said the Phio TX from Quantum Xchange acts as a simple architecture overlay that…
Nigerian government has lifted the suspension it placed on Twitter against its operations in the country. A statement by the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Inuwa made made available to newsmen on Wednesday said the suspension takes effective from 12am of Thursday, January 13, 2022. The lifting is based on the President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the recommendation of the Technical Committee on Nigeria-Twitter Engagement. Read the statement below: FGN LIFTS SUSPENSION OF TWITTER OPERATIONS The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has expressed concern over the increasing presence of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in some parts of the state. He disclosed this when he received the Senate Committee on Army, led by Senator Mohammed Ndume at the Council Chamber of the Government House in Maiduguri on Wednesday. While commending president Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Armed Forces and volunteers for major gains recorded in Borno, Zulum said he was deeply worried about the increasing presence of ISWAP in some parts of the state, especially in southern Borno. “Borno…
By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau The Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service (ZSBIRS) says it has moved to block all revenue leakages and introduced e-payments, PoS and Remita for all payments in the state. The state government has also projected revenue generation of N11 billion in the running. The executive chairman of the board, Akilu Dama told newsmen during a press briefing on Wednesday, that new strategies were adopted to realise the targeted amounts. “Part of the strategy was the introduction of e-payments, PoS and Remita to block some leakages in the payment of revenues in the state.” He added…
Sudan goalkeeper Ali Achrine on Tuesday saved a late penalty to ensure they played out a goalless draw with Guinea Bissau at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament in Garoua, Cameroon. Achrine had little difficulty pushing away a poorly taken kick by midfielder Pele and then watching as the follow-up from Piqueti cannoned back off the crossbar. The goalkeeper turned from villain to hero after bringing down Steve Ambri to give away the spotkick with eight minutes left of a tepid tussle between two of the tournament’s lesser lights. A minute later, Guinea Bissau striker, Frederic Mendy,…
Latest report by the World Bank has predicted that global economic growth will slow down over the next two years in the face of “fresh threats” from COVID-19 variants and rising inflation, debt and income inequality. While economic growth experienced a strong rebound in 2021, it is expected to decline markedly from 5.5 per cent last year to 4.1 per cent in 2022, and drop to 3.2 per cent in 2023, the report released on Tuesday said. Following a strong rebound in 2021, the global economy is now entering a slowdown amid threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in…
The Police Command in Kano state have arrested one Auwalu Abdulrashid, 21, alias Lauje, for allegedly kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old girl, Zuwaira. The spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa disclosed this in a statement made available on Tuesday. He said that the police received complaint on June 21, 2021, that a 13-year-old girl, Zuwaira was kidnapped in Tofa local government area of the state. Kiyawa said that the kidnapper demanded N1 million ransom, and later settled for N400,000. “While negotiating for the ransom, the body of the victim was discovered in an uncompleted building, slaughtered and buried,” he said. He…
It is now official that the national leader of the ruling APC and former governor of Lagos sate, chief Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaba of Borgu, has formally tendered, or put himself forward as a contender with interest in the 2023 presidency. Yesterday, Monday,10/01/2022, Tinubu told newsmen that he had visited and personally told President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the 2023 presidency. This has put paid, or effectively stopped the long time speculation about the ambition of Ahmed Tinubu, who said, “his ambition of becoming the president of Nigeria is a lifelong ambition”. Since yesterday, reactions…
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria community from Niger state on Tuesday, donated relief materials to Niger state government for distribution to the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, affected by banditry. Receiving the items at the Government House Minna, Sani-Bello said insecurity in some parts of the state would have been worst if not for the proactive steps of the government and security agents. He reiterated the concerns of government about the security challenges in the entire northern region and the country at large despite the huge resources deployed to tackle the menace. The governor noted that the criminals are taking…