President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, directed the conferment of Excellence Service Award on Executive Vice Chairman of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammad Sani Haruna. The NASENI boss will also be conferred with a National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic for his exemplary leadership, dynamism and foresight in advancing the cause of the agency. The Nigerian leader announced this when he inaugurated the Technology and Innovation Complex of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The Technology and Innovation complex has been named after the…
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Mr Femi Adesina, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, said the president would continue with the mandates of serving Nigeria and implementing policies for the betterment of the nation until May 29, 2023. Adesina stated this at the sideline of the 2022 Campus Journalism Awards organised by Youths Digest in Abuja. He said: “The mandate is for four years and those four years do not lapse until May 29, till the very last day, governance will continue. The president will continue to serve Nigeria.” He also advised journalists, especially young students, to adhere to the ethics…
Poland will block European Union proposals to ensure that the rights of same-sex parents and their children are legally recognised in all of the bloc’s member states, says a deputy justice minister. On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted a proposal to harmonise rules on recognising parenthood across the EU. Currently, certain parental rights derive from national laws, rather than being standardised across the bloc. While in many member states, same-sex couples have the right to be recognised as the parents of a child, that is not the case in Poland, which has been ranked as the EU’s worst country for…
Bandits have shot dead the district head of Yankuzo, Kogo Hamza in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. Yankuzo is the hometown of the bandits’ leader, Ado Aliero who was declared wanted by the military. Hamza was shot in the bandits attempt to abduct him along Tsafe Yankuzo-road on Saturday. The traditional ruler was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau where he died Saturday night while receiving treatment. A resident of the area, Audu Mohammed told Analyzer news that Hamza was attacked while he was returning home after a meeting with the Emir of Tsafe. “The bandits…
…Emefiele’s withdrawal limits, retaliatory against politicians – Fintiri …All governors back CBN’s cash withdrawal limit — Masari ASHENEWS recalls that controversies over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cash withdrawal limits of N100,000 and N500,000 for individuals and corporate bodies, respectively have continued to rage with pro and against views trailing the policy. The recent are mixed reactions by two Nigerian governors, Ahmed Fintiri of Adamawa and Aminu Masari of Katsina State. ASHENEWS reports that Fintiri on Friday accused the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele of targeting the political class with the cash withdrawal limit policy. The governor at a campaign…
By Alba Torrents de la Peña and Lisa Eshun-Wilson The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year. While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access and do not protect against reinfection. A vaccine that can help prevent HCV infection is a major unmet medical and public health need. One major reason there hasn’t been an HCV vaccine yet is that scientists have yet to identify the proper antigen, or the part of the…
Bayern Munich are “shocked” that their Germany goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer will miss the rest of the season with to a lower leg fracture he suffered while skiing on holiday. By John Bagratuni and Miriam Schmidt, dpa The injury came a week after Neuer and his Germany team were eliminated in the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar, and Neuer said on Instagram on Saturday that he has already undergone surgery. “What can I say, the end of the year could have definitely gone better. While I was trying to get my head clear while ski touring,…
Two workshops for female candidates contesting in the 2023 Nigeria elections are set to hold on the 12th & 13th December 2022. The trainings are being facilitated by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria implementing partner with the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) within component 4 (Support to media) of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria-Phase II (EUSDGN II) project. Taking place in Osogbo and Port-Harcourt concurrently, the EU funded training will equip 60 candidates from the southern parts of Nigeria on advanced strategic communication and media engagement, in addition to the use of conventional and…
“We cannot continue to entrust the lives of our promising young girls into the hands of some sexually reckless individuals who are masquerading as lecturers on our campuses” President Mohammadu Buhari has ordered Nigerian universities to disengage randy lecturers with immediate effect. His call is coming during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that kicked off on 25 November; the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which will end on 10 December, Human Rights Day. Speaking at the 46th convocation ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife on Saturday, the President,…
Forbes announces that Arnault is worth 186.2 billion while Musk has dropped to $183.6 billion Forbes’ list of “Real-Time Billionaires,” on Thursday announced that Twitter and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has dropped to a second spot behind the CEO of French luxury brand LVMH, maker of Louis Vuitton luxury goods and Hennessy cognac, Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes, Musk is now worth $183.6 billion, falling below Arnault who is estimated at $186.2 billion. Forbes noted on Wednesday that Arnault’s ascent is because LVMH’s stock is mostly flat this year, while Musk has experienced a “dramatic collapse of Tesla’s share price,” which…