Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has named Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fintiri said this at the unveiling ceremony in Yola on Wednesday. According to him, Farauta, currently Vice-Chancellor of the Adamawa State University Mubi was selected based on her honesty, integrity, transparency and hard work. He said that she was expected to discharge her responsibilities with due diligence and fear of God, in addition to her motherly role of keeping the home. “Her choice was a result of painstaking and strategic calculations especially the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolences to those who lost their loved ones in the recent barbaric terrorist attacks in Sokoto, Kaduna and Plateau states. A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) on Tuesday, also said security forces were given “full freedom” to deal with what it described as “madness”. According to the statement, the President had reviewed the situation following reports on the loss of several lives in the attacks, and assured all possible support from the federal government to the states, adding that “we have given security forces full freedom…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah “State government has paid all its marching grants, counterpart fund to UBEC and other stakeholders” – SUBEB Chairman Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has declared that his administration will soon send an executive bill to the State House of Assembly for the extension of service years of teachers from 60 to 65 years. The governor stated this while distributing instructional materials to the 23 local government education authorities in the state at the headquarters of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday. According to Tambuwal, his administration is also committed to increasing the salaries…
The Sokoto branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has requested its national body to refund its members’ registration fees paid for the NBA-SPIDEL conference scheduled to hold in Sokoto but canceled. In a letter to the NBA President and signed by the branch chairman, Muhammad Nuhu, the Sokoto NBA expressed disappointment at the postponement and eventual cancellation of the conference for reasons of insecurity. The letter also stressed that members of the branch would not risk attending the conference in Abuja where it is now scheduled in view of recent terrorists attacks within the FCT. “In view of the…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Tuesday, received the report of a committee set up to investigate May 12 unrest that claimed the life of a female student, Deborah Samuel at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE). Presenting the report, the chairman of the 12-man investigation committee of SSCOE crisis, Engineer Abdullah Bakale said the committee has done thorough investigation of the matter which resulted to a comprehensive report on the matter. In his response, the governor assured that the government would implement the recommendations of the committee, which he believed would “prevent future reoccurrence not only in…
By Fadlillah Abdallah Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the postings of five newly appointed commissioners in his cabinet. A statement by his spokesperson, Bello Muhammad on Tuesday, also said the governor approved redeployment of others. Read the list below: 1. Hon. Dahiru Yusuf Yabo, Ministry of Water Resources 2. Hon. Akibu Dalhatu, Information and Orientation who will also overseer the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development. 3. Hon. Bashir Muhammad Lambara, Ministry of Solid Minerals 4. Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar Dange, Ministry of Social Welfare 5. Hon. Abdullahi Yusuf Hausawa, Ministry of Home Affairs The Governor also gave…
The United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), have developed a draft national action plan targeted at ending all forms of corporal punishment in schools. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who congratulated UNICEF and TRCN for the initiative, said the action plan would improve enrollment, retention, transition and completion in education. Adamu, represented by Binta Abdulkadir, the Director, Senior Secondary Education Department, said this at the National Awareness Creation Meeting on Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools. According to him, we are beginning to see a global change of how corporal…
Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has identified 233 local government areas, in 32 states and FCT that have been predicted to experience flooding in 2022. He said this at a National Consultative Workshop on 2022 Flood Preparedness, Mitigation and Response, organised by the agency in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the workshop was one of the steps outlined by the agency to bring stakeholders together. He said it was to collectively prepare and provide strategies to strengthen flood risk mitigation and effective response. “This followed the 2022 Seasonal Climate Prediction released by…
Cardinal John Onaiyekan on Tuesday in Abuja called on Nigerians to join forces in the fight against insecurity in the country. Onaiyekan, the founder of Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), made the call at the graduation ceremony of the fifth set of COFP fellowship programme on inter-religious dialogue and conflict. He said the recent exploits of terrorists had destroyed lives and properties while he prayed that the situation would end soon. According to Onaiyekan, what is needed and necessary is for Christians, Muslims and traditional leaders to join forces of heart, mind and hands to deal with the common…
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has declared a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N29.73 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2022. The company made the disclosure in a report signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, on Tuesday in Lagos. According to the report, the company’s PBT rose by N10.97 billon compared with N18.76 billion recorded at the corresponding period in 2021, an increase of 58.47 per cent. The company posted a profit after tax of N20.24 billion in contrast with N12.61 billion recorded in the comparative period of 2021, translating to 60.51 per…