Nigeria’s security chiefs earlier despatched by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to visitbSokoto and Katsina states following protracted bandits attack in the states, are currently in closed-door meeting with the state governor, Aminu Tambuwal. Garba Shehu, a presidential Spokesperson had said in a statement on Thursday that Buhari had despatched a delegation made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina. “The president is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation,” the statement reads. He said the Inspector General of Police, Usman…
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation( WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and media entrepreneur, Mo Abudu have made the Forbes list as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. The 2021 list is a definitive survey of foremost CEOs and iconic entrepreneurs, pioneer philanthropists, and policymakers who are solving society’s most intractable problems. Top of the list is philanthropist, author, and ex-wife of Amazon CEO, MacKenzie Scott, with a net worth of US$62.2 billion, owing to a 4% stake in the company. Okonjo-Iweala, who became the first female boss of the WTO, was ranked 91st on the list…
An English court has ruled that WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges for allegedly breaking spying law and conspiring to hack government computers. Washington won an appeal over his extradition in Friday. U.S. authorities accuse Australian-born Assange, 50, of 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables which they said had put lives in danger. His supporters cast Assange as an anti-establishment hero who has been victimised by the United States for exposing U.S. wrongdoing in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States won an…
It has been a difficult two weeks for me as I travelled to Niger Republic for a conference on “Conversations on the Sahel” and on my return was diagnosed with Covid-19. It is difficult to know where and how the infection occurred. Everyone on the flights had their face masks on, except when refreshments were served and people remove them to eat and drink. Gone are the days when direct flights from Abuja to Niamey on Arik, existed. Now it’s ASky with a difficult trajectory from Abuja-Lome-Ouagadougou-Niamey. During the conference itself, it is facemask always, except when making a speech.…
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has named five persons to serve as members of the interim management team for the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, BPE said that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the power sector regulator, has approved the appointment of the interim management team. It also said that the team would be headed by Bada Akinwumi as Interim Managing Director, Sani Usman as Interim Chief Business Officer, and Babajide Ibironke as Interim Chief Finance Officer. Others are Donald Etim as Interim…
By Justina Auta The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Business Women Group (NAWORG) has advocated the mainstreaming of laws, policies to challenge and eradicate violence against women and girls (VAWG). NAWORG also stressed the need for regulations in the Nigerian political, business and government domains to address VAWG in the country. The group made the call in a statement on Thursday, signed by Aisha Abubakar, Chairperson, NAWORG in commemoration of the 2021 “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” (GBV) in Abuja. Abubakar said that the report shows that 1 in 3 women aged…
By Justina Auta A non governmental organisation, Talitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), has created 30 safe spaces and engaged 750 marginalised girls on Gender Based Violence (GBV) under its Flashlight Action on Girl Safety (FLAGS) project. Ms Adetayo Erinle, Executive Director of the Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), at the FLAGS project launch in Abuja, said the three-year project is to support girls in FCT, Nassarawa and Niger states on GBV. Erinle said the project was funded by the UN Trust Fund and implemented by TCF to support girls between 10-19 years in 10 communities across the three states. According to her,…
Katsina state government has ordered the restoration of telecom services in the 13 local government areas hitherto affected by banditry. Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari on Security Matters, Ibrahim Katsina, confirmed this in Katsina Thursday. He said that the directive was sequel to the relative peace being recorded in the affected council areas. The state government had, in September, ordered the removal of the network in the 13 council areas mostly affected by banditry. The local government areas are: Jibia, Batsari, Safana, Kurfi, Danmusa, Dutsin-Ma, Kankara, Matazu, Musawa, Funtua, Faskari, Sabuwa, Dandume, Bakori, Danja and Malumfashi.
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday visited to condole the families of the 23 victims who got burnt in bandits attack Sabin Birni local government area of the state. The governor also made a personal donation of N250,000 to each of the 23 families whose members were affected by the attack and pledged that the state government will foot the bills of those receiving treatment in the hospitals. The bandits on Monday, attacked and burnt 32-seater bus at Gidan Bawa village on Monday. Addressing the families in Sabon Birni town, Tambuwal expressed dismay over the attack and promised to…
To ensure food security for the rapidly increasing population of Nigeria, it is important to increase food production through the adoption and utilization of indigenous engineering innovation in agriculture. Olawale Olukunle, a Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, stated this while delivering the 140th inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The lecture titled, “Tackling Insecurity and Food Crisis Head-On: Riding on the Wings of Engineering Innovations,” held on Tuesday 7th December, at the Obafemi Awolowo Auditorium of the institution. Olukunle, who has invented and fabricated a number of machines, including Cassava Peeler and water hyacinth harvester said “innovative capabilities are…