The police said 11 children died on Tuesday in a school fire outbreak in the central Ugandan district of Mukono. This is contained in a statement issued in Kampala. The police said the tragic incident occurred at Salama School of the Blind at about 1 a.m. local time. “The cause of the fire is currently unknown but so far 11 deaths as a result of the fire have been confirmed while six are in critical conditions and admitted at Herona Hospital in Kisoga,” the police said. School fires are common in Ugandan schools. The last fire was in January when four…
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Terrorists have attacked Mammansuka community in Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto state, New Telegraph has reported. The attack carried out over the weekend left two persons killed and 13 others abducted. According to community source, the terrorists stormed the village with weapons and shooting sporadically as a result of which the two people were killed and 13 others abducted. The local government council chairman, Aminu Aya confirmed the incident, adding that the terrorists operated for several hours without security intervention. According to him, the 13 abducted persons include 11 females and two males. Aya urged the government to reinforce…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have provided $244 million for emergency food production in Nigeria. The President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said this at the inauguration of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Abuja. According to him, the bank’s African Emergency Food Production Facility provided $134 million, while JICA provided $110 million. “I would like to thank the Japanese International Development Agency (JICA) for co-financing this with an additional $110 million. “That means we collectively made available $244 million for emergency food production in Nigeria.’’ The AfDB president also said there…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday in Abuja announced five million dollars additional grant for Nigeria on climate resilience and to boost dry season farming. IFAD said the fund, targeted at small holder farmers, would help to improve production. Part of it would be used to plant trees to mitigate erosion in the event of new flood as well as to protect and revitalise the soil. Ms Katherine Meighan, Associate Vice-President and General-Counsel of IFAD made these known during bilateral talks with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar. The talks were held on the side-line…
ASHENEWS reports that Nigeria has joined a growing list of countries, including India, Turkey, China, and Brazil as leading examples in domestic card schemes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) has announced the introduction of a National Domestic Card Scheme effective January 16, 2023. A statement by the Director, Corporate Communications Osita Nwanisobi on Monday, said the scheme is in line with the apex bank’s mandate to promote stability, inclusion and growth in the financial and payment system. “Nigeria is Africa’s largest and most vibrant economy and the pace of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all nations, multilateral and donor agencies, to support global financing of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to fight fake news, misinformation. The President made the call when he declared open the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week with the theme, “Nurturing Trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative” in Abuja on Monday. The President who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari said he was aware that one of the major outcomes of the Conference will be the Abuja Declaration. The Abuja Declaration, according to him, will centre on Global…
A former Minister of Transport and later Sports under Goodluck Jonathan administration, Yusuf Suleiman has been named as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Director General for the 2023 presidential and Sokoto governorship Campaign Council. ASHENEWS also reports that while the governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar was named as deputy chairman, the former state governor, Attahiru Bafarawa is named the chairman. Accepting to serve, Suleiman said he will put in his best in collaboration with all members of the various committees to deliver victory for PDP candidates from presidency to the councilors levels. “We will ensure that vote of Nigerians and that…
ASHENEWS reports that the race to becoming next British Prime Minister is open for former chancellor Rishi Sunak who is leading nominations among Tory members of parliaments with 144 supporters. Truss stepped down last week after taking failed economic measures which polled her down among citizens. Boris Johnson, Truss’ predecessor indicated his interest for a come back. He had the public backing of 59 Tory MPs but had to reach 100 to proceed in the race. On Sunday, several long-time allies of Mr Johnson, including Suella Braverman and Steve Baker, threw their support behind Rishi Sunak, the frontrunner in the…
By Grace Egila Stallion Times Media Services has trained no fewer than 40 Journalists Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on how to track constituency projects in Kogi state. The training was part of efforts to enhance accountability on duty bearers in the area of constituency projects both at state and federal levels. The 2-day capacity building workshop which ended on Wednesday at Modern Age Hall in Lokoja was conducted on conducted the participatory governance and media literacy project tagged “Get Involve, Dialogue and Improve (G-DRIP) with support from the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism, and funded by the MacArthur Foundation.…
By Justina Auta Stakeholders on Saturday canvassed for the protection of children against negative vices and inculcating in them the right virtues for national development. They made the call during the National relaunch of the Children Evangelism Ministry (CEM) vision, organised by the Children Evangelism Ministry International, in Abuja. Mr Egbuna Tony-Chukwudile, President and Founder, CEM, said the ministry has been in existence for over 43 years to inculcate the right virtues on children that would curtail the spread of negative vices and its influence on the society. He added that the ministry has branches in the US, UK, China,…