Sokoto state government is partnering the African Development Bank (AfDB) to set up ranches and grazing reserves in parts of the state. This was arrived at during a meeting between the state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in the bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The commissioner for Animal Health, Prof. Abdulkadir Junaidu said the move is to improve livestock farming and curtail the preponderance of banditry and sundry crimes arising therefrom. Prof. Junaidu, who also briefed the AfDB management team during the meeting, said the project would be achieved through…
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Sokoto state will benefit from the $20 billion Desert-to-Power initiative intended to provide on-grid and off-grid power to parts of the sub-Saharan Africa. The president of the bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina disclosed this when he received Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal in Abidjan, headquarters of the bank recently. According to him, the Desert-to-Power project, which “is a flagship initiative to harness the vast solar power potential across the Sahel region and provide access to electricity as well as enable socioeconomic development and resilience in the region” is currently covering Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali.…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has assured that Nigeria’s military’s loyalty to democratic rule is unquestionable. Irabor made the comment amid the recent military takeover of government in some African countries. During an interview monitored on ChannelsTV’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, the Chief of Defence Staff commended the efforts of military personnel ahead of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. “Today, I believe that Nigerians are no longer in doubt as to the subordination of the military to civil rule; I believe that no one is in doubt that democracy has come to stay. “I believe that no…
A professor of fish nutrition with the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Oluwayemisi Adeparusi has opined that, for Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production and leverage on her vast ocean resources for export, it most adapt relevant technologies that will lead to the reduction in the cost of feeds. Adeparusi gave the recommendation while delivering the 142nd inaugural lecture of the University, titled “Feeding Fish: An Art” on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022. According to her, to improve the quality and quantity of fish production in the country, “there is a need to reduce fish feed cost using locally…
By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state government on Monday signed over N11.5 billion contracts with two construction firms for the dualisation of four selected Maiduguri township roads as well as construction of drainages. The contract which was signed by the state government with Eighteenth Engineering Company limited (EEC) and OBTUSE TECH Engineering and Construction limited will be completed within 12 months. Speaking during the signing ceremony at the Musa Usman Secretariat Maiduguri, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works, Engr Ali Lawan said the roads include Ahmadu Bello way linking Post Office roundabout to Bama road junction through Gwange road with…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday, launched the first phase of the extra-heavy crude refinery in the southern island of Qeshm, the Iranian Student News Agency, ISNA, has reported. The complex, which was Iran’s first extra-heavy crude refinery, would promote the export of by-products of crude refinements, such as bitumen, said the report. According to official news agency IRNA, Gholamhossein Ramezanpour, an energy official, said on Thursday that by operating this refinery, 35,000 barrels per day of high-quality bitumen will be produced. Euro 2005 standards and environmental issues had been taken into account in the refinery’s output, which would help…
The African Union, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA have inaugurated the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), thereby making it available for use by the public. PAPSS is a cross-border, financial market infrastructure enabling payment transactions across Africa. The commercial launch of PAPSS, which took place in Accra, Ghana, virtually and physically, would ensures instant or near-instant transfers of funds between originators in one African country and beneficiaries in another. Speaking at the event, Mr Mike Ogbalu, CEO of PAPSS, said that the feat was a step forward in the continent’s collective journey towards self-reliance. “A journey that is…
By Veronica Dariya In recent times, most residents of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, agree that for many years, one of the major challenges faced by motorists and residents of Bwari town has been bad roads within the major axis of the town. On many occasions, they have solicited the attention of the authorities, including the council administration on the need to have good access road to the satellite town that is one of the closest to Abuja metropolis. The residents observe that although efforts have been made by past administrations to rehabilitate some of the…
Every nation faces threats. These threats can be social, such as aggression from a neighbouring country, infiltration from a terrorist group or global economic trends that compromise the nation’s welfare and security. In other cases, threats can be natural, such as desertification or viral pandemics. Some national security threats come from foreign governments with hostile intentions. These threats may include direct acts of war and aggression, but they can also be subtler and harder to detect. Examples include espionage and election interference. Countries also face threats from groups who don’t formally represent a foreign government but may be sponsored or…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has called on its kith and kin to stop threatening other tribes and regions if it “wants to be anything in the Nigerian project.” This is contained in a statement by the Director General Strategic Planning and Implementations, Tony Obizoba made available to newsmen on Friday. Ohanaeze announced that it would no longer tolerate those people who “issue statements or make comments and attribute them to Ohanaeze Ndigbo without the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide endorsing them,” adding that “those issuing them in the name of Ohanaeze Ndigbo are not legitimate body to speak…