Aminu Ibrahim Hakimi Rabah has felicitated with the Chief Executive Officer of Nahfconnect.com, Kennedy Fintan Nnaji on his 54th birthday anniversary. “On behalf of my family, I join millions of people, friends and associates across the world in appreciating God for His mercies on Chief Kennedy Fintan Nnaji as he turns 54. “I also express my profound gratitude and appreciations to God for gracing and blessing you this colourful birthday. “Truly, Your His Excellency, you have invested so much of your time, resources, and intelligence towards promoting unity, peace and cohesion among Nigerians. “I salute you with great hope and…
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By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Leading science writers and researchers have called on African countries to integrate triad of approaches to improve public understanding of science as a key factor for the continent’s development. The call was made at a webinar with a theme, “Beyond S/He Said: Basics of Reporting in the Context of Scientific Research” held recently. The panelists and participants at the webiner emphasised the need for journalists and media organisations to enhance the nexus between scientists and the general public to tackle policy implementation lapses at critical moments such as response to epidemics and other public health emergencies.…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N954.085 billion to the three tiers of government, as federation allocation for July. This is according to a statement signed by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, the Director (Information) on Wednesday in Abuja. From the amount, the Federal Government received N406.610 billion; the states received N281.342 billion; while the Local Government Councils got N210.617 billion. This was inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue and Value Added Tax (VAT), It said that the oil producing states received N55.515 billion as derivation (13 per cent of Mineral Revenue). The statement indicated that the Gross Revenue available from the…
Operatives of the Sokoto command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drugs dealer and village head of Ruga in Shagari local government, Umar Mohammed. The commander, Adamu Iro who briefed newsmen on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested following intelligence-driven investigation by the command. According to him, the suspect, who is a traditional leader has been on the suspects’ list of the command for a long period of time. “Earlier, we arrested his wife in possession of large amount of illicit drugs, but we released her following an investigation that the items belonged to…
As the National Communications Commission (NCC) sets aside the official date for the authorization for the rollout of the Fifth-Generation (5G) Internet connectivity service, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications service provider, MTN on Wednesday, switched on its service at 190 sites. The service though rolled out across the country, was switched on mainly in Lagos and Abuja. By October, it is expected that the MTN 5G service would be operating at 500-600 sites across the country. While MTN has launched the Fifth-Generation (5G) service, Mafab Communications then other winner of the 5G license has, however, been given a five-month extension for the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria will need to spend over $410 billion to deliver its energy transition plan by 2060. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the vice president spoke at the global virtual inauguration of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan. The plan is a roadmap to tackle the dual crises of energy poverty and climate change. The vice president highlighted the significant scale of resources required to attain both development and climate ambitions. He said that Africa’s increasing energy gaps required collaboration to take ownership of the continent’s transition pathways and the…
A team of Kenyan lawyers has filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights seeking compensation for historical injustices committed during the colonial period. Lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, who is based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, said that they are seeking compensation for land theft, torture, and forceful eviction. “Up to 200,000 acres of our land was grabbed by the Britons, who evicted our forefathers,” he said. “We hope the court will help us get justice.” According to Bosek, he is working with three other Kenyan lawyers and three Britons. “The British were…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday gave clarification of Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets overstaying for 24 hours at Istanbul following their exit at the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Falconets were en route Abuja after bowing out of the tournament on Sunday, following a 0-2 loss to Netherlands in the quarter finals stage. Pictures of the team sleeping on the floor at the Istanbul Airport surfaced on social media with fans blaming the Federation for negligence. Some of the Falconets lying on bare floor However, Demola Olajire, NFF’s Head of Communications, said in a statement, that the situation…
Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday in Lafia, distributed 42 operational vehicles to various security agencies in the state. The governor at the handing over ceremony said the gesture was part of the state government’s sustained support to security agencies. According to him, security is one of the topmost priorities of his administration, which is why he has continued to distribute vehicles to the security agencies in addition to other logistics support. He listed the security agencies that benefited from the support to include Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army, Nigeria Air Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and…
UNICEF and Britain’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), plan to collaborate with Kano State government to end corporal punishment in schools. Rahama Farah, UNICEF’s Chief of Kano Field Office, gave the hint on Wednesday in Kano at a stakeholders’ workshop on ending corporal punishment in schools. Represented by Mr Michael Banda, UNICEF Education Manager in the Kano office, Farah noted that the workshop would focus on all forms of violence against children in schools. “We are mounting a communication campaign to ensure that stakeholders in all schools take forward the message that all forms of violence against children in schools…