Bandits have kidnapped two Chinese workers at Zungeru Hydro Power Dam project in Niger State where they killed two security guards. Secretary to Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on Wednesday. He said details would be made available later.
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), in Plateau, have called for an end to incessant attacks and other criminal activities in the state. Making the call in separate interviews in Jos on Wednesday, the Plateau chairman of CAN, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo said criminal activities were major setbacks to development in any society. He urged Nigerians particularly in Plateau to work in collaboration with the government to end the menace. “I pray that this year 2022 things will be better for us as Christians and every Nigerian. The relative peace…
The Presidency has announced that the Channels Television will broadcast its exclusive interview with President Muhammadu Buhari on January 5, 2022 at 7 p.m. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “Similarly, another interview session with the President by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) will be aired on the network service of the station on January 6 at 8 p.m,” he added.
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), in partnership with Google DigitalSkill, alongside MindtheGap, is to train 3,700 Nigerian youths on digital skills. A statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by SEMDAN’s Information and Communications Department, said that the training is targeted at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The statement added that the training would hold across the six geo political zones from Tuesday January 18 to Thursday January 20 as well as Tuesday January 25 through Thursday, January 27. The statement also said that the training, scheduled for 9 am to 5 pm daily, has…
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Super Eagles to do Nigeria proud at the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by lifting the coveted trophy in Cameroon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, conveyed the president’s message at a ‘send forth’ ceremony for the team on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of their departure to Cameroon. The Eagles will depart Abuja on Wednesday aboard a chartered flight for the football fiesta which runs from January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon. Dare who was represented by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, said President…
Oyo state government has fixed resumption of all public schools for the second term of 2021/2022 academic session for Monday, January 10, 2022. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran made the announcement during a New-Year prayer session with the staff of the board on Tuesday. According to him, the resumption date was approved by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, adding that the Board, in its usual practice, would monitor compliance across the state. Adeniran urged parents to prepare all students for resumption, adding that they are all expected back in school the…
A Philanthropist and Managing Director of Tanko Furniture Factory Ltd, Sokoto, Dr Zayyanu Attahiru has donated an ultramodern clinic to the Rijiyar Dorowa Community in Sokoto South local government of Sokoto state. Inaugurating the clinic on Wednesday, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Mohammed Inname assured that the ministry would partner with organisations or individuals wishing to contribute towards the improvement of health services in the state. He commended Attahiru for his efforts in bolstering the socioeconomic and educational development of the state. Inname added that the clinic came at a right time when the people were in dire need…
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal in Wednesday, visited the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba at the Force Headquarters. Tambuwal’s visit was to deepen the relationship between the state government and the Nigeria Police as well as consolidate on the gains of the current drive against banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminalities in the state. The governor applauded the ongoing efforts of the officers and men of the Force and commended the IGP for his support to the state government in its efforts to ensure that challenges of insecurity were checkmated. He also expressed his appreciation for IGP’s…
Rivers state governor, Nyeson Wike has said that it is laughable for President Muhammadu Buhari to have signed the 2022 budget that he alleged to be padded by the National Assembly with new schemes worth N37 billion but failed to sign the electoral act amendment bill. Wike stated this when he paid a New Year visit to Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in his town, Orba in Udenu local government area of the state. According to Wike, the speed with which the President signed the 2022 budget, which he had described as unimplementable was curious and smacks of insensitive to…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says world total oil demand in 2021 is pegged at 96.5 million barrel per day (mb/d) and at 100.6 mb/d in 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. OPEC outgoing secretary General, Mohammad Barkindo disclosed this on Monday at the 58th virtual meeting of the Joint Technical Committee − its first meeting of 2022. Barkindo in an opening remark explained that looking at demand, it estimated world oil demand increasing by 5.7 mb/d in 2021 and by 4.2 mb/d, both unchanged from December 2021. He stated that some of the recovery previously expected in the…