Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai on Wednesday, inaugurated a 120-tonne per hour fertiliser blending plant in Kaduna on Wednesday. The site is sited at the Kaduna Green Agro-Allied Industrial Zone (GAAIZ). He said at the inauguration that with every new factory, every new shop and every new park opened, there would be more jobs for people in the state. He noted that with the siting of the plant in Kaduna State, farmers had expanded access to fertilisers. “The partnership between the fertiliser company and the Kaduna State government began in 2016 with fertiliser supply to our farmers. “That partnership demonstrates…
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba has approved the deployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) for the Force Intelligence Bureau and the Department of Operations. Force spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated in Abuja on Wednesday that the newly-deployed DIGs are Mr Bello Sadiq, to Force Intelligence Bureau and Mr Dandaura Mustapha to the Department of Operations. Adejobi stated that the deployment followed the promotion of the DIGs by the Police Service Commission, upon the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police. He added that the deployment also followed the retirement of the former DIG in charge of Operations, Mr…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), says mitigating climate change requires urgent and significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the petroleum sector. Elisabeth Mitchell, Independent Advisor and Consultant to the AfDB said this during a PowerPoint presentation on Wednesday. The presentation was made at the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series on Natural Gas and Energy Transition. The webinar series was organised by the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre of the AfDB Group in partnership with the New Petroleum Producers Group (NPG). The series was tagged “Minimising Greenhouse Gases in the Petroleum Sector: The Opportunity for Emerging Producers”. GHGs…
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the state’s Environmental Pollution Control Bill 2022, after it scaled through the third reading. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of a report presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Musa Kachako (APC-Takai). The house, presided over by its Speaker, Hamisu Chidari unanimously gave consent for the passage of the bill, after considering its provisions clause by clause. In separate contributions, the members said that the bill, when assented to, would go a long way to address health challenges resulting from improper disposal of harmful waste in the state.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike’s endorsement of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term against his his party’s candidate, Olajide Adediran. Wike on Tuesday endorsed Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for 2023 Lagos governorship election, at the 22nd conference committee of wives of Lagos state officials. Reacting to the development, the chairman of Lagos chapter of the PDP, Philip Aivoji condemned Wike’s action, saying it is not the best way to handle the matter. “No matter the quarrel, whether you want Ayu to be removed, I don’t think…
The BUA Group has told Kogi state government that it was no longer interested in its 50,000 hectares of land allocated to it in 2012. The company said its non interest in the land is because of its inaccessibility and non-viability for business. The Kogi House of Assembly on Monday October 17, had threatened to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy of the 50,000ha land allocated to the group if it failed to pay for it as well as pay compensation to the host communities. The House also asked BUA to appear before it on Wednesday, to explain why it failed…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday voted in favour of local government, legislative and judicial autonomy, among other bills. Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House announced this in Lafia during the Presentation of the Transmission of Constitution ( Fifth Alteration) Bills, 2022. The speaker also announced that the House has voted against independent candidacy. According to him, out of the 66 bills sent to the House by the National Assembly for Alteration, it had voted in favour of 65 bills and voted against one. “The bills voted in favour included: A Bill for an Act to Alter…
More than half of British voters think Liz Truss should resign as prime minister and 80 per cent blame the government for the rising cost of living. In the poll conducted over the weekend, 53 per cent of people told Ipsos that Truss should quit and only 20 per cent would oppose her resignation. In the months before he resigned, Boris Johnson recorded similar figures, ranging between 50 per cent and 59 per cent of people saying he should go over the course of 2022. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 British adults between October 14 and 17, found just 13…
The Northern Governors’ Forum has commended Nigeria’s former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, for his contributions toward addressing insecurity in the country. The Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, made the commendation in a statement to congratulate him on his 88th birthday. The statement was issued by his Spokesperson, Dr Makut Macham on Wednesday in Jos. He said “Gen. Gowon has played critical roles in his interventions with members of the forum towards addressing the issues of insecurity, peace, unity and religious harmony within the northern region and the entire country. “Gowon, apart…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said that it shut down 62 illegal degree awarding institutions in the country. The chairman of the commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, who disclosed this at a Youth Dialogue on Corruption in tertiary institutions in Abuja on Tuesday, also said it closed down a fake NYSC orientation camp in its bid to tackle corruption in the education sector. Represented by Mrs Hannatu Mohammed, ICPC Board Member in-charge of youth, Owasanoye said at the event organised by ICPC for members of anti-corruption vanguards from five tertiary institutions in the FCT, that…