President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Kaduna state for establishing its credentials as an investment destination of choice in Nigeria. President Buhari gave the commendation on Saturday during day three of the ongoing 7th Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit. Buhari was represented by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Yalwaji. The President said that the efforts had received wide recognition as seeing in the response of the business community through the quantum of investments into the state. “Kaduna state has emerged as one of the leading destination for Foreign Direct Investment for Nigeria in the last six…
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The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has commenced his campaign tour to Kaduna State with a visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli. Abubakar was accompanied by the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former governors of Adamawa and Niger States, Messrs Boni Haruna and Babangida Aliyu. Some serving and former members of the National Assembly, among others, accompanied Abubakar on the royal visit. While in Kaduna state, Abubakar is billed to visit Kaduna city and Kafanchan as well as attend an interactive session with presidential candidates organised…
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 29 victims of trafficking in Kebbi state. The Zonal Commander in-charge of Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States, Misba’u Iya-Kaura, confirmed this to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He said the agency in collaboration with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and NAPTIP rescued 21 victims at Kangiwa axis on their way to Senegal, while the remaining eight were rescued in different parts of the state. The zonal commander said that the victims, who were coming from Ondo, Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara States, were mostly between 18 and 24…
The Enugu state government has suspended the traditional ruler of Ekpulato Mgbowo in Awgu Council Area of the state, Igwe Greg Ituma, over security issues. The suspension is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Chieftaincy Matters, Dr Charles Egumgbe, on Saturday in Enugu. The statement said that the suspension was sequel to allegations of conduct inimical to the security of the state. It added that the suspension of Ituma will pave the way for pending investigations, subsequent findings and recommendations to the state government.
Namibia has been hit by another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Zambezi region, which is located in the extreme north-east of the country. Agricultural officials said this in an e-mailed statement on Saturday. The country’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Albertina Shilongo said the areas of Kabbe South and North constituencies had been declared FMD-infected areas, while the entire Zambezi region was declared a disease management area (DMA). Shilongo said that intensive FMD surveillance, aimed at establishing the extent of the outbreak, was underway. He added that movement of all cloven-hoofed animals out and through the controlled area had been…
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed on Friday, pardoned 153 inmates with minor offences, serving various jail terms at different correctional facilities in the state. Speaking during the executive pardon ceremony, the governor said the action was carried out after due consultations with the state Council on the Prerogative of Mercy. According to him, each of the 153 inmates would be given the sum of N50,000, totaling N7.6 million as capital, to help them start up small businesses at their various communities. “We are providing each and every freed inmate the sum of N50,000 to start a small business with a…
Miss Evelyn Chigozie, a Nigerian Beauty pageant Queen 3, has moved to promote the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through her pet project. The queen, who is also the current Miss Africa United Nations, a contest which she won sometimes in May at the 10th edition of the UN pageant, identified her pet project as “SDGs family and business showcase”, in Abuja on Friday. Chigozie while unveiling her pet project said that the cardinal objective of the SDGs showcase was to domesticate the UN SDGs, uphold profound family and ethical cultural values. Others are to recognise and encourage corporate…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu to assure members that he would resign his position after the 2023 general elections. The BoT acting Chairman, Sen. Adophus Wabara, disclosed this in a communiqué after the board’s reconciliation committee submitted its report to the BOT members on Friday in Abuja. Wabara, who read the communiqué, called on the Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to review his appointments of members of the Campaign Council and other advisory appointments to make it all inclusive. The board also called on all PDP…
The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) has donated laptops and money to 90 female technicians and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) to make them financially independent. The Director General of NCWD, Dr Asabe Vilita-Basir made this known at the closing ceremony of 5-Day Information Communication Technology (ICT) training in Abuja, indicating that the equipment and skills would expose them to global economy practices. Vilita-Basir said, “The training is aimed at exposing the participants to various Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) applications, tools and techniques with significant impact on the lives of participants. “This will allow them to enhance their…
A Nigerian NGO, Civil Society Legislative Centre (CISLAC) has called for effective implementation of anti-corruption commitments by Nigeria to help the country address its economic challenges. CISLAC Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani made the call in a position paper at a media interaction at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. Rafsanjani said implementing the commitments would help to address corruption in the oil and gas sector. According to him, corruption in the sector is expressed in several ways, including oil theft and all other forms of sabotage within the trade value chain – fuel subsidy and other unproductive incentives.…