The National Population Census (NPC) in Plateau says it has trained 104 functionaries to conduct trial census in 46 enumeration areas in the state The Federal Commissioner for Plateau, Mrs Cecilia Dapoet, announced this at a news conference on the exercise in Jos on Friday. She said that the workers were trained for 12 days to conduct the exercise in nine local government where it had already sensitised its community leaders to ensuring its success. “The enumeration areas are located in Mangun in Mangu local government area (LGA), Daffo in Bokkos LGA, Jengre in Bassa LGA, Gindin Akwati in Barkin…
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The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), says it is necessary to dispel the controversy concerning the recent restructuring following the collateralised shares of some Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs). The Director-General, BPE, Mr Alex Okoh in a statement issued on Friday, said the BPE considered it imperative to clear the air on the insinuations and statements emanating from some of the DISCOs, which were restructured following the collateralised shares of some of them. He said the BPE had earlier informed the public through the media that a call on the collateralised shares of the core investors of Kano, Benin and Kaduna…
Fridabs Solacebase Communications, the publishing organization of Solacebase online newspaper has conducted a town hall meeting for health stakeholders in Jigawa State. Solacebase reports that the meeting aimed at improving healthcare services at the grass-root with the theme, “Community Health Development through Participatory Involvement”, was part of an investigative and accountability project tagged Rural Health Accountability Project (RHAP). Speaking earlier at the event, Solacebase Publisher, Abdullateef Abubakar Jos, said the meeting was geared towards addressing the challenges militating access to quality health care services at rural areas and epidemics preparedness of the state. Abdullateef said the organization’s investigative and accountability…
Over a million Muslim pilgrims have converged on Mount Arafat for the 2022 Hajj operations. Staying the whole day at Arafat is one of the high points of the Hajj operations after starting with spending of a night at Muna on Thursday. Standing on Arafat is an essential part of the Hajj because it is a site where all supplications by pilgrims are automatically accepted by Allah. Pilgrims are expected to use the day for prayers for themselves, families, friends, the Muslim community as well as their countries. The Hill of Arafat is also known as Jabal ar-Rahmah, meaning Mountain of Mercy.…
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara, state broadcaster NHK said. The 67-year-old bled to death after sustaining two deep neck wounds, a doctor from Nara Medical University Hospital said. He had no vital signs on arrival, and one wound was deep enough to reach his heart, the doctor added. The 67-year-old was shot from behind with what appeared to be a homemade gun. Blood transfusions were given as medics battled to save his life. It is the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese…
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 115 pharmacies and 319 patent medicine shops in Plateau for violating laid down rules and guidelines. The Director of Enforcement of the PCN, Stephen Esumobi, made this known on Friday in Jos, while briefing newsmen. He said the national enforcement team of the PCN had been in the state since July 4, for enforcement. Esumobi, said that the facilities were sealed due to various offences ranging from operating without registration with the PCN, failure to renew premises license, dispensing ethical products including substance of abuse without the supervision of a pharmacist. The…
Former FIFA president Joseph Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini were on Friday acquitted by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in a FIFA fraud trial. The two ex-football officials had been charged by federal prosecutors in Switzerland with defrauding FIFA in connection with a payment of two million Swiss francs ($2.07 million) Platini received. The Frenchman had received the money from FIFA in 2011 for work done as a consultant between 1998 and 2002. Switzerland’s Blatter, 86, presided over the world governing football body from 1998 to 2015. The Swiss probe started in 2015 after a search at the FIFA headquarters…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says 600 intending pilgrims who paid for the 2022 Hajj fares through the board will not perform the pilgrimage. The board’s Executive Secretary, Muhammad Abba-Dambatta disclosed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday. He said that was due to the inability of the Hajj carrier to complete transportation of the pilgrims before the expiration of the deadline on closure of Saudi-Arabian airports. Abba-Dambatta revealed that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) allocated 2,229 hajj seats to the state for the 2022 pilgrimage. According to him, the state proposed Max Air as carrier for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned emergency National Security Council meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, some cabinet Ministers and all security and service chiefs in attendance. Others attending the security meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, was represented at the meeting. The meeting would deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks on Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, by suspected terrorists where high profile Boko Haram inmates escaped. The Buhari had on Wednesday visited the Custodial…
Investors gained N11.98 billion after a three-day consecutive negative trading at the nation’s equities market. The market capitalisation stood at N27.807 trillion, representing a 0.04 per cent, an increase from the N27.795 trillion recorded at close of trade on Tuesday. The gains were recorded majorly on trading of banks’ stocks such as Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), United Bank for Africa (UBA), Sterling Bank, among others. Also, the All Share Index (ASI) marginally gained one basis point to close at 51,7563.73 points from 51,556.54 points on Wednesday. This made the month-to-date and year-to-date performance to stand at 0.49per cent and20.71…