The President of Nigerian Students in Europe, Muhammad Bashiru Saidu has observed that Niger state is among worst states in Nigeria with poor scholarship programmes. Saidu also appealed to the state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello to provide scholarship for the state indigenes to enable them join their counterparts to study in Europe. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Saidu said the state is not doing enough to sponsor its students abroad. “Our study has revealed that the state government has not been sponsoring its students to study. “This is not encouraging, especially when other states are doing their best…
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), government agencies and stakeholders have decried human activities that contribute to poor air quality across the country. They condemned this act on Friday at the close of the international conference organised by Centre for Atmospheric Research, an activity centre of NASRDA, in collaboration with Osun State University and Penn State University, USA. The conference which lasted from Monday to Friday focused on COVID-19, Air Quality and Environment, with the theme “Fighting Pollution: A Silent Threat to our Existence.’’ Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, Director, Centre for Atmospheric Research, said the centre in the past few…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has proposed a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal in order to ensure a just energy transition for African countries. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Osinbajo is in Washington, US to seek global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently inaugurated Energy Transition Plan (ETP). The vice president delivered a lecture on Thursday explaining the DFC concept on a just and equitable energy transition for Africa at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C, U.S. “Debt for…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has published a final dividend declaration notice to depositors of 20 failed banks. The NDIC also published a final dividend declaration notice to creditors of five banks in-liquidation. The notice published on the Corporation’s website on Friday, listed the banks to include ABC Merchant Bank Ltd., Commercial Trust Bank Ltd. and Continental Merchant Bank Plc. Others are Merchant Bank of Africa Ltd., Pan African Bank Ltd., Kapital Merchant Bank Ltd., Eagle Bank and Allied Bank of Nigeria, among others. The Corporation also listed creditors’ banks to include Cooperative & Commerce Bank, Nigerian Merchant Bank,…
The National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba says the current internal wrangling won’t affect the party’s chances at the 2023 General Elections. Ologunagba stated this when he spoke with journalists in Abuja, saying that misunderstanding would soon be resolved. He said that the party was working toward unveiling its national campaign council for 2023 presidential election. “The PDP is alive. We are active and we are working hard on our mission statement. “We are working on our campaign council, in a couple of days it will be unveiled for the people to see. “Irrespective of what…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for parleying with former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that the move will not help the candidate of the APC in 2023. PDP in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, were trying to clean up their past misdeeds against Nigerians by having a meeting with the former President. Ologunagba added that Tinubu and the APC vilified Jonathan’s administration in the build-up to the 2015 election but are now…
The encomiums and the tributes are pouring down like the cool rain on Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, as in indeed they should. He turned 70 on August 31. At 70, the countdown begins for all men and women born of women. He can rightly stand on that promontory of three score and ten years and survey his wonderous but challenging journey in his 46 years of tending the flock and finding and guiding the lost sheep back home. Kukah is an exceptional Nigerian. He is an exceptional religious leader; an exceptional patriot, and…
A Plateau High Court, on Monday in Jos, discharged and acquitted Sen. Jonah Jang and Mr Yususf Pam of N6.3 billion corruption charges proffered against them by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Jang, a former governor of Plateau and Mr Yusuf Pam, a former cashier in the office of the Secretary to the State Government have been standing trial since May 4, 2018. The EFCC dragged the duo to court over 17 count charges bothering on diversification and misappropriation state funds. The Presiding Judge, Justice Christen Dabup who delivered the judgement, said that the court did not found Jang and Pam guilty…
The police in Adamawa on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 45-year- old man, Kawu Sale who attempted to commit suicide after sodomising a 10-year-old boy in Tsohon Tike, Mayo Belwa Local government area. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson made this known in a statement issued on Friday. He stated that the suspect a neighbour to the victim’s parents lured him to his room and defiled her. Nguroje stated that the incident was reported on Thursday at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Mayo Belwa by the victim’s father, Akure Usman alongside side other members of community. He added that preliminary…
The State High Court, presided by Justice Christy Dabup has discharged and acquitted former governor of Plateau, Sen. Jonah Jang of alleged misappropriation of the sum of N6.3 billion belonging to the state. Discharged and acquitted along with Jang is a former cashier in the office of the Secretary to the state government, Yusuf Pam, who was accused alongside the former governor. Details later…