The Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Katsina state, Bello Safana has said that the party will take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in 2023. He told newsmen in Katsina on Wednesday that stakeholders of like minds like the Katsina Initiative Development Association (KIDA) had resolved to collaborate with the SDP to achieve the dream. He explained that KIDA, a non-governmental organisation had collapsed into the SDP with a view to wrestle power from the APC. “After wide consultations between members of KIDA, we resolved to pitch tent with the SDP because it…
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Six customers of Dangote Cement Plc in Lagos on Tuesday emerged millionaires in its ongoing “Bag of Goodies Season 3” national consumer promotion. The company said this in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole-Browne, Media and Communication Personnel, Dangote Industries Ltd. It also said that other persons won prizes such as television sets, fridges, standing fans and power generating set. The Pan-Africa Cement manufacturer recently unveiled a Spell Dangote and Become Millionaires in a Season 3 of it Bag of Goodies National Consumer promo. The company announced that 500 consumers would win N1 each, while another 100 would win…
Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status and block screenshots on View Once messages. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said this would help keep WhatsApp messaging “as private and secure as face-to-face conversations”. It will begin rolling out the features this month, highlighting them in a global campaign, starting in the UK. Leave silently The popular messaging app currently alerts all members of a group chat to someone leaving or being removed by default. And while there are ways to disable this…
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N19.3 million for the immediate payment of scholarship allowances to 59 indigent students that gained admission into law schools. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Bala Isa made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri while addressing newsmen. Bala said the scholarship was for the 2021/2022 academic year. “This is part of His Excellency’s commitment in assisting the educational sector and in assisting students of Borno at all levels of education. “We are grateful to His Excellency for this support and we believe that the students will put…
The European Union (EU) has provided €70,000 as emergency preparedness to reduce the impact of floods in the country. This is contained in a statement by the body made available in Abuja on Tuesday. The funding is to support the Nigerian Red Cross Society to increase its capacity and preparedness to reduce the impact of likely floods in: Ondo, Kogi, Kebbi, Anambra, and Cross River States. “This will be done through increased community awareness, prepositioning of stocks, mapping of evacuation centres and hygiene promotion.” The statement read in part: “It is expected that this support directly benefits 10,000 people and, indirectly,…
Claim: A Whatsapp message in circulation claim that the UK government will phase out £50 and £20 notes by September 30, 2022. Full Text: A text which is now circulating on Whatsapp and Facebook as a warning reads: “The UK phasing out £50 & £20 notes by September 30,2022. All those that have stored £50 notes in Nigeria, especially these BDC operators will be forced to flood the market with these £20 and £50 notes. Beware when buying from them cos they will still sell to Nigerians after that date.” Verification: An investigation by PRNigeria revealed that online UK media…
The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Edo on Tuesday trained members on use of technologies to counter misinformation and fake news ahead of 2023 general elections. Declaring the training open, Mr Fetus Alenkhe, Edo NUJ Chairman, commended the leadership of chapel for its wisdom in organising the workshop. He described the training as `timely and apt’, as it would arm members on how to debunk information disorder that always characterised election period in the country. Alenkhe, however, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to train journalists ahead of the general poll, particularly regarding…
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Sokoto State Ministry of Health and Fistula Foundation Nigeria (FFN) will begin free fistula surgeries in Sokoto state from August 15 to 20. This is contained in a statement by Mr Musa Isa, the Director of FFN in Abuja on Tuesday. Isa urged women and girls with fistula to take advantage of the opportunity and advised them to go to Maryam Abacha VVF Hospital in Sokoto state for registration. “All those facing none stop leaking of urine, called Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF ) are advised to go to Maryam Abacha VVF Hospital…
The Country Director, Agriculture and Construction Equipment Division (John Deere Brand) TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited, Mr Chijioke Okoli has said that the country needs N13 trillion to solve its mechanisation problem. Okoli said this in Abuja at a micro documentary screening organised by Alluvial Agriculture Nigeria Limited, a private organisation working to enable smallholder farmers contribute their quota in ensuring the country attained food security. The title of the programme is “aiding women’s access in farm mechanisation”. He said that the N13 trillion would be channeled more into the acquisition of tractors. “If we want to set it right…
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has disbursed N2.9 billion to the six Area Councils in the territory for June. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu who presided over the 166th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), said this when she briefed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Aliyu urged the councils’ leadership to scale-up revenue generation with a view to meeting up critical needs of rural communities in the territory. The minister, however, expressed displeasure over the attitude of some council authorities who have embarked on recruitment of staff without corresponding value for revenue generation. She appealed to…