Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved N13,000 as the official price for NPK fertilizer for the 2022 cropping season. In a speech at the launch of the commodity on Monday in Damaturu, Buni warned that the commodity should be sold to farmers only. “Let me sound a warning that government would not condone any act of diversion or sabotage. “Government officials entrusted with the sale and distribution of the commodity must ensure equitable sales and distribution to the 17 Local Government Areas,” he said. The governor urged farmers not to sell the commodity, which they purchased…
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Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni on Monday, presented a cheque of N5 million to two students, Abdulhamid Maigari and Abubakar Mohammed, who fabricated locally harrowing and ploughing machines. Maigari and Mohammed are students of Government College, Gashua. Presenting the cheque to them at a brief ceremony in Damaturu, Buni said the largesse was meant to motivate the young students. He further hoped that the gesture would help to encourage local invention among the people of the state.The governor said that agriculture remained the major pre-occupation of Yobe people. “This administration will, therefore, continue to give the sector the priority…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said a father of 30 children was killed on Monday when a tipper rammed his motorcycle in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, made this known in Lokoja. “The man, Abdulsalam Ibrahim, a 60-year old commercial motorcyclist and his passenger were killed by the tipper truck at Ganaja Junction in Lokoja. “The incident was tragic and very unfortunate,” he said. He regretted that the accident cut short the life of the bread-winner of 30 children. “The accident was a case of hit and run because by the time we responded to the distress…
The Nigerian government says it has not removed subsidy on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as fuel. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja. The minister spoke on the sidelines of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) stakeholders’ consultation forum on regulations. The forum was organised by the authority to consider and review the midstream and downstream petroleum regulations to bequeath the industry with laws and policies to enable needed investment in the sector. Sylva was reacting to the increase in pump price…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its roll-over strike by another four weeks to give government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Osodeke said that the roll-over strike action would take effect from 12:01am on August 1. He said that the decision was reached at an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council of the union held at the Comrade Festus lyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, on July 31. He said that the meeting was called to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from an online website urging Nigerians to enroll for Permanent Voters Card (PVC). INEC said this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Monday describing the website as fake. “Barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, INEC’s attention been drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enroll for voter card (PVC) registration, Okoye said. He said that the scammers claimed that the Federal Government has approved individual Permanent Voter Card (PVC) registration online, to avoid…
The Muslims Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Kwara Area Unit, says it will host the 79th National Islamic Vacation Course (NIVC) in Ilorin on December 22nd. Prof. Badmas Yusuf, the former Dean of Postgraduate Studies, University of Ilorin, announced this on Monday in Ilorin while inaugurating the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the event. Yusuf said that the MSSN “A” Zone, comprising the 19 Northern states and FCT, decided to stage the weeklong programme, tagged “Kwara 2022”, in Kwara from August 22 to 28. He explained that the NIVC would hold at two designated venues within Ilorin metropolis. “The total…
A visually-impaired man, Mr Anibueze Nnadi, whose building was demolished in September 2021, has again appealed to Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to come to his aid. Nnadi’s house still under construction was allegedly demolished by the traditional ruler of Ihekwuenu-Aku Autonomous Community in Igboetiti local government areas of the state, Eze Christopher Okwor. The traditional ruler laid claim to the land, where the two-bedroom apartment was being constructed for Nnadi by a philanthropist, Mr Okechukwu Ezemagu. The building was nearing completion, when it was viciously pulled down by hired thugs. The state government immediately waded in and announced the…
The Police Command in Niger has rearrested one of the Kuje Prison inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak in Abuja. Scores of terrorists had launched a daring attack on the facility and bombed their way in, releasing 879 inmates including 64 with terror-related charges. On July 11, the Niger Command rearrested one of the inmates in Suleja. A statement issued in Minna on Monday by the command’s spokespersonr, DSP Wasiu Abiodun said its Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) arrested the inmate in his residence in Minna. ”Police operatives attached to Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) of the Command on July 31…
By Justina Auta The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigerian government is targeting 50% increase for the rate of exclusive breastfeeding before the 2025 World Health Assembly. He disclosed this during the ministerial launch of the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) in Abuja on Monday. Represented by Mr Joseph Ekumankama, the Minister of State for Health, Ehanire reiterated the ministry’s commitment toward cost-effective means to eradicate malnutrition. He said “our aim is to achieve the 2025 World Health Assembly target of raising the rate of exclusive breastfeeding to at least 50 per cent. “We recommend early initiation of…