Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Tuesday, received the report of a committee set up to investigate May 12 unrest that claimed the life of a female student, Deborah Samuel at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE). Presenting the report, the chairman of the 12-man investigation committee of SSCOE crisis, Engineer Abdullah Bakale said the committee has done thorough investigation of the matter which resulted to a comprehensive report on the matter. In his response, the governor assured that the government would implement the recommendations of the committee, which he believed would “prevent future reoccurrence not only in…
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By Fadlillah Abdallah Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the postings of five newly appointed commissioners in his cabinet. A statement by his spokesperson, Bello Muhammad on Tuesday, also said the governor approved redeployment of others. Read the list below: 1. Hon. Dahiru Yusuf Yabo, Ministry of Water Resources 2. Hon. Akibu Dalhatu, Information and Orientation who will also overseer the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development. 3. Hon. Bashir Muhammad Lambara, Ministry of Solid Minerals 4. Hon. Abdullahi Abubakar Dange, Ministry of Social Welfare 5. Hon. Abdullahi Yusuf Hausawa, Ministry of Home Affairs The Governor also gave…
The United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), have developed a draft national action plan targeted at ending all forms of corporal punishment in schools. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who congratulated UNICEF and TRCN for the initiative, said the action plan would improve enrollment, retention, transition and completion in education. Adamu, represented by Binta Abdulkadir, the Director, Senior Secondary Education Department, said this at the National Awareness Creation Meeting on Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools. According to him, we are beginning to see a global change of how corporal…
Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says it has identified 233 local government areas, in 32 states and FCT that have been predicted to experience flooding in 2022. He said this at a National Consultative Workshop on 2022 Flood Preparedness, Mitigation and Response, organised by the agency in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the workshop was one of the steps outlined by the agency to bring stakeholders together. He said it was to collectively prepare and provide strategies to strengthen flood risk mitigation and effective response. “This followed the 2022 Seasonal Climate Prediction released by…
Cardinal John Onaiyekan on Tuesday in Abuja called on Nigerians to join forces in the fight against insecurity in the country. Onaiyekan, the founder of Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), made the call at the graduation ceremony of the fifth set of COFP fellowship programme on inter-religious dialogue and conflict. He said the recent exploits of terrorists had destroyed lives and properties while he prayed that the situation would end soon. According to Onaiyekan, what is needed and necessary is for Christians, Muslims and traditional leaders to join forces of heart, mind and hands to deal with the common…
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has declared a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N29.73 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2022. The company made the disclosure in a report signed by Mr Anthony Chiejina, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, on Tuesday in Lagos. According to the report, the company’s PBT rose by N10.97 billon compared with N18.76 billion recorded at the corresponding period in 2021, an increase of 58.47 per cent. The company posted a profit after tax of N20.24 billion in contrast with N12.61 billion recorded in the comparative period of 2021, translating to 60.51 per…
The United Nations Children and Education Fund (UNICEF) has facilitated the enrolment of 964,325 out-of-school children from 2012 till date in Sokoto and Zamfara states. UNICEF’s Chief Field Officer in Sokoto, Dr Maryam Darwesh-Said, said this at a three-day Media Dialogue on Girls’ Education Project (GEP3), on Tuesday in Sokoto. Darwesh-Said said that the figure represented 44 per cent in Sokoto and 62 per cent in Zamfara, based on progressive annual school census data. She said that during the period, the capacities of no fewer than 11,593 teachers were enhanced, out of whom 486 were females in the two states.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe, and within Nigeria, urging more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency. The president gave the commendation when he received Letters of Credence of Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb James Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Oritz, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Nigerian leader told the diplomats that successes in taming insecurity had been recorded through collaboration across borders, and more could be achieved. “The devastating effect of global insecurity, climate change and the post COVID-19 era has devastated global economies.…
A civil servant, Aisha Ari has urged a Kubwa Grade I Area Court to dissolve her two-year-old marriage, saying that she has fallen out of love with her husband, Ibrahim Hassan. Ari said that she was married to Hassan according to the Islamic Personal Law. ”I do not feel comfortable around Hassan and beg the court to dissolve my marriage on grounds of dislikeness,” she said. Responding, Hassan, urged the court to grant him two weeks to consult with his parents and in-laws over the issue. Ari, then broke down in tears and told the court that she does not want…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February. Speaking during an interview on ChannelsTV’s Sunrise Daily, ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the federal government of using hunger as a tool to force the striking lecturers into returning to their classrooms. While noting that lecturers’ salaries have been held for the past six months, Osodeke said the current administration cannot use the force of hunger to pull the striking union members. According to him, the Federal Government thinks that depriving the lecturers…