The Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Friday unveiled Mr Victor Fingesi, as its Rivers governorship candidate, for 2023 poll. Unveiling the candidate, the state ADP Chairman, Mr Kendrick Christian, said that the party was tired of bad governance in the state and has decided to give the people a credible alternative. “We lack good leadership in this state and have suffered a lot. We want to hand over to the people a good pilot that will develop the state and take it to greater heights,” Christian said. In his speech, Fingesi said he wanted to be the governor to solve…
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to sustain the demolition of illegal structures, markets and shanties built on the encroached rail corridor in Gwarinpa. Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, stated this after clean up exercise at Gwarinpa, on Friday in Abuja. Attah explained that the exercise was being coordinated by joint Taskforce team which comprises of FCTA Senior officials, Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police Force, as well as Federal Road Safety Corps. Others are Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service and the National Drug Law…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described as rather hasty the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations over indebtedness to the Commission. The union, in a statement by its National President, Chris Isiguzo made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, also observed that “the revocation of licences at this critical time of insecurity in the country appears to be a decision taken without careful deliberation, consultation or counsel.” According to Isiguzo, “While we regret the inability of these broadcast stations to fulfill their obligations to NBC, in-view of dwindling resources, we…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute an ex-husband of their colleague who was physically assaulted in Yola, Adamawa state. This is contained in a statement by the National President of the association, Ladi Bala and made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday. According to her, “Ibrahim Aliyu must be made to face the full wrath of the law to serve as deterrent to his like minds from ever contemplating such an unacceptable and criminal act.” Read the statement below: The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has noted with concern, the…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC has joined millions of Nigerians to felicitate with the former Military President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on his 81st birthday. A statement issued by ADC’s Global Campaign Director General, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman in Kaduna, described General Babangida as a passionate believer in the organic links between generations. “The ADC particularly wishes to congratulate General Babangida on attaining the Golden age of and to thank God Almighty for sparing his life with his inspiring presence amongst us to untiring efforts to keep the flames of our dedication to the interests of the people of the North…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have updated the 2016 Technology Talent Gap Analysis to a National Technology Talent Gap Analysis Research 2022. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA and Mr Muhammad Eyinfunjowo, Senior Communications Manager, CcHUB made the said this on Thursday in a joint statement issued in Abuja. The updated analysis that includes data and insights, incorporates a more rigorous study approach, captures the change in the technology talent need and supply from the initial study. “This research will give us great insights into the knowledge…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the total number of registered contributors and the value of pension fund assets stand at 9,795,957 million and N14.27 trillion, respectively, as at June 2022. The Director -General, PenCom, Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar gave the figure at a workshop organised by the commission for journalists covering the pension industry on Thursday in Lagos. The theme of the workshop was, “Increasing Informal Sector Participation In The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS): The case for Micro Pension Plan (MPP).” Dahir-Umar, represented by the Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Abdulqadir Dahiru said increasing number of pension contributors and fund was responsible…
Kebbi state government says it injected N3 billion into the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (NG-CARES), in the state. Commissioner for Commerce and Industries, Ibrahim Garba-Geza, made the declaration in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday at a one-day sensitisation workshop. The workshop was on the Role and Responsibilities of local government Leads and Gender Officers in “NG-CARES Result Area 3” of the state. The workshop, organised by Result Area 3 Delivery Platform of the ministry, drew participants from all the 21 local government areas of the state. Garba-Geza said the workshop was meant to sensitise field officers from…
Nigerian government in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank and Gombe state government will partner to establish three boarding Bilingual Almajiri schools in Gombe state. Mr Babaji Babadidi, Executive Chairman, Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), stated this in an interview in Gombe on Thursday. He said the schools would be cited in Dogonruwa, Gombe south, Garin Hardo, Gombe central and Tudun wada central senatorial districts. The chairman said the language of instruction in the schools would be Arabic, English and other languages commonly spoken in the area, such as Hausa or Fulfulde. He said the establishment of the schools…
Tchize dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, will appeal against the Spanish court’s decision to deliver the corpse of her father to his ex-wife Ana Paula dos Santos, her lawyer Carmen Varela said. “The decision of the instruction judge number 11 of Barcelona to deliver the body of the former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos to his former wife will be subject to appeal by Tchize dos Santos. “We will file an appeal because we understand that the criminal jurisdiction is not competent to rule on this matter, it should be the civil jurisdiction…