ASHENEWS – JAN. 27, 2022 – The Project Farmtitude of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI) has inducted 30 young Farmers from Ikorodu into its Farming Business Boot camp in Lagos. The induction which was held at the American Corner on Wednesday in Lagos brought together young Farmers from Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos State. Speaking at the induction ceremony, Mr Dennis Akin, Project Lead, CYFI, said that the Project was an initiative of the 2021 fellows of the U.S. Consulate General, Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI), Lagos. Akin said that the project was also aimed at empowering youths in…
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ASHENEWS – JAN. 27, 2022 – Ericsson says all is set to showcase its newest products in 5G innovation, the Time-Critical Communication (TCC), a software toolbox built to resolve lags and interruptions in mobile networks. Ericsson announced this in a statement on Wednesday, while declaring its participation at LEAP 22 taking place in the Riyadh Front Expo Centre from February 1 to 3. LEAP 22 is a global technological event featuring more than 400 expert international speakers across six conferences delivering expert insights and cutting-edge content. “At the technology event, Ericsson would exhibit groundbreaking innovations in cellular technology. “Through speeches,…
ASHENEWS – JAN. 26, 2022 – A 38-year old Baridap Needman, has allegedly impregnated his own 14-year old daughter in Bayelsa state. The man, who has been arrested by operatives of the Police Command, is reported to have been violating his daughter since she was seven. years but the situation got worse when the victim’s mother died a few years ago. The pregnant daughter, whose mother died a few years ago, is in Junior Secondary School III. According to accounts, Needman sleeps with his daughter on his matrimonial bed, while her two younger brothers sleeps on the floor. He was…
ASHENEWS – JAN. 26, 2022 – The CEO roundtable of the upcoming Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022) will unfold strategies for seamless energy transition to ensure energy security without putting Nigeria’s economy and its hydrocarbon resources at risk. NIES 2022 is scheduled to hold in Abuja from February 27 until March 3. James Shindi, Managing Director, Brevity Anderson, event producers of NIES2022, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Shindi noted that with the significant and accelerating global energy transition and a COVID-19 that impacted the industry’s foundations, the session would unfold broad strategies to revive…
ASHENEWS – Jan. 26, 2022 – Following are the results of two Match Day 8 (rescheduled from Sunday) and one Match Day 7 (rescheduled from Jan. 16) fixtures in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Wednesday: Shooting Stars (3SC) 2-1 Kwara United Rangers International 0-0 Remo Stars Enyimba International 1-0 Akwa United
ASHENEWS – Jan. 26, 2022 – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Ltd has advised commuters to avoid panic buying of petroleum, popularly called PMS. A statement by the spokesperson of the corporation, Garba Muhammad on Wednesday assured that “the company has sufficient PMS stock to meet the needs of Nigerians. “The public is therefore, advised not to engage in panic buying of petrol; and to ignore all rumours that may suggest otherwise. “In line with the existing laws of the land, NNPC Ltd is deeply committed to ensuring energy security for the country.”
ASHENEWS – Jan. 26, 2022 – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has requested N3,000,000,000,000 as fuel subsidy for 2022, an average of ₦270,000,000,000 per month. Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning Zainab Ahmed disclosed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting, preaided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. “In 2022, because of the increased crude oil price per barrel in the global market, now at $80 per barrel, and also because NNPC’s assessment is that Nigeria is that the country is consuming 65.7 million litres per day, that we would end up with an…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Wednesday, engaged top executives and editors of major media organisations to solicit support for the operations of the Armed forces of Nigeria. The meeting has the theme, “Role of Media Executives and Editors in National Security and Conflict Sensitive Communication”. Irabor said the meeting was informed by the fact that both the military and the media pursued common cause of freedom and liberty. He said that it also secure environment as well as looking forward to fulfilling individual desires and as a comity of nations. He said the engagement would…
The House of Representatives has condemned the creeping resurgence of military coups in the West African Sub-region. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Julius Ihonvbere on the floor of the House on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that with high apprehension the frightening emerging trend of Military coups in the West African sub-region, the most recent coup in Burkina Faso being part of a resurgence of ‘’a Coup Culture’’ in West Africa. He noted that for the fourth time in only six months, violence had facilitated the transfer of power in West Africa…
South Korea’s daily COVID-19 infections reached yet another grim milestone of 13,012 on Wednesday as worsening fears over the rapid spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant continued to grip the country, Yonhap reports. The country added 13,012 new cases, including 12,743 local infections, taking the total caseload to 762,983, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The latest count is a big jump from Tuesday, when daily infections hit a record of 8,571 since the country reported the first COVID-19 case on January 20, 2020. The daily figures have spiked from around 3,800 to over 7,500 since…