The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday, swore in the new officers to man the Sokoto State Council for the next three years. The new executive emerged unopposed following the withdrawal of other contestants from the race. Dalhatu Abdullahi of the Nigeria Television Authority, Sokoto, emerged as the new Chairman while Abbas Sanyinna from Rima Radio, became the Vice Chairman. Also Muhammad Nasir-Bello, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), emerged as the new council secretary, while Aliyu Shuni of The Path Newspaper) became the new Treasurer. Others are Tukur Arkilla, Rima Television, as Assistant Secretary, Abubakar Isah, also of Rima…
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The Senate has passed 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion. This followed the adoption of the recommendations of the report of its Committee on Appropriations at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Sen. Barau Jibrin, the Chairman of the committee said the committee increased the oil price benchmark from 57 to 62 dollars to reflect the current market value in the international market. “The committee recommended that the additional revenue should be channelled to the following ministries and agencies that forwarded their requests for more funding for very critical projects. “They include the Ministry of Works and Housing, Independent National…
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on the National Assembly, NASS, to immediately remove the provisions on direct primaries as raised by President Muhammad Buhari. CDD’s Director, Idayat Hassan, in a statement in Abuja said the call became imperative against the backdrop of President Mohammad Buhari’s decision to decline assent to the Electoral Bill 2021. Hassan also urged the National Assembly to thereafter re-present the bill to the President for his assent. She said that NASS should redeem the situation to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy. “As the election is just 14 months away, the CDD is calling on the National Assembly…
The the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has disclosed that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) made sales in July 2021 to the tune of total sum of ₦203.73 billion. This was contained in the July 2021 figures of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), the 72nd edition of the Report. The report also revealed that total revenues generated from the sales of white products for the period July 2020 to July 2021 stood at over ₦2.563 trillion where PMS contributed about 99.67% of the total sales. Similarly, a total of 1.544 billion litres…
…Use local examples to explain its concepts in order to demystify it A Professor of Mathematics with the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Prof Joseph Kayode has enumerated strategies that could be used to enhance the study of mathematics among students at all levels of the country’s education system. He gave the advice while delivering the 141st Inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology Akure on Tuesday 21st of December 2021. Kayode said “considering the importance of mathematics to the study of any course and practice of any profession, it is expedient to put structures in place that…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has directed a Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkarim Dauda to immediately tender his letter of retirement and refund two years salaries for breach of illegal extension of tenure. This decision was taken at the Commission’s 13th plenary meeting held in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday. CP Dauda who was a one time Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan and also worked briefly with President Muhammadu Buhari, was due for retirement from the Force after attaining the mandatory 35 years in service but refused. He is to refund salaries thatbhe collected from January…
Nigerian government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to the tune of N621 billion to fund the construction of critical road infrastructure across the country. The Tax Credit MoU was signed in Abuja on Tuesday, by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on behalf of the federal government; the General Manager International Energy Relations, Garba Hadejia, who represented the Group Managing Director of NNPC and the Executive Secretary, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammed Manni to actualise the Executive Order 007. Fashola said that the executive order 007 was a…
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the governor said he updated the president on security development in Kaduna state where about 40 villagers were killed by terrorists three days ago. The governor, who was accompanied by the State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, stated that he asked for the intervention of the President for more deployment of security forces and comprehensive operations. According to him, the security agencies have been overstretched as they…
As the 2023 round of fresh elections draw closer, the main focus in Kaduna state has been the the growing agitations for a complete paradigm shift of power from the old to a fresh set of young leaders. Motivated by this urgency for a major review of the prevailing leadership selection process, a huge gathering of women groups in Zaria on Wednesday said it has gone far into the search for replacements to the current set of leaders they elected, who abscond after every electoral victory and only resurface during another election. “Among the younger elements being considered by us…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General; six Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and the elevation of seventeen Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday. “The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty four Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police; forty nine Chief Superintendents of Police to the rank of Assistant Commissioners. “It also endorsed…