Anambra state governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has sworn in 20 commissioners selected across the 21 local government areas of the state, to help him achieve all his electoral promises to the electorates. The list of commissioners was sent to the state house of assembly for confirmation on Thursday, April 7, and they were all confirmed before inauguration on Saturday. Those who made the list are Mr Ifeatu Onejeme, a former commissioner during the administration of former Gov. Willie Obiano was appointed Commissioner for Finance. Prof Offonze Amucheazi was made Commissioner for Lands; Mr Ifeanyi Okoma, an Engineer, Commissioner for Works…
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Twitter’s newest board member and largest stakeholder Elon Musk tweeted Saturday to ask if the social media network was “dying” and to call out users such as singer Justin Bieber, who are highly followed but rarely post. “Most of these ‘top’ accounts tweet rarely and post very little content,” the Tesla boss wrote, captioning a list of the 10 profiles with the most followers — a list which includes himself at number eight, with 81 million followers. “Is Twitter dying?” he wrote. Former US President Barack Obama appears at the top with 131 million followers, followed by stars such as…
An acting Managing Director of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has been appointed. He is Mr Kabir Yagboyaju. His appointment followed the expiration of the five-year tenure of Mr Ahmed Dangiwa on Friday, April 8, 2022. The Head, Corporate Communications, FMBN, Mr Lawal Sauri made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Sauri, the formal handing over ceremony was at the bank’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja and in attendance was the Chairman, FMBN Board of Directors, Mr Ayodeji Gbeleyi. Prior to his appointment as the acting Managing Director, FMBN, Mr Yagboyaju was the most senior General…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday declared his interest to contest the presidential election in 2023. Amaechi addressed his supporters and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a speech titled, “Forward With Courage” at a thanksgiving service held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Giving insight into his service to the nation, Amaechi said he did not arrive at the decision with ease. “I did not come to this decision lightly; I have served our nation for the last seven years as minister of transportation. “Eight years before that, I…
… Says INEC’s June deadline unrealistic The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has raised the alarm on the risk of the North slipping further down the brink of irrelevance, impotence, inconsequence and permanent decay with the low rate of voter registration by northerners. The statement signed by CNG’s Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, while noting that the June deadline for the exercise set by INEC may not be realistic, warned that while key Southern leaders are on a deliberate drive to close the registered voters gap between the North and South, regrettably the usual enthusiasm to maintain its voter strength is waning…
The Central Bank of Nigeria of Nigeria (CBN) said it would begin payment of N65 rebate to exporters who sold their goods through the importers and exporters (I&E) window, at the end of the first quarter. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said this shortly after signing the Term Sheet between the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) and the Independent Asset Managers, on Friday in Lagos. The apex bank had in February announced policies, plans and programmes for non-oil exports that would enable Nigeria earn 200 billion dollars in foreign exchange repatriation. The RT200 FX Programme, which stands for the “Race to…
The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any of its events for the next 10 years for slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during the recent awards ceremony. The Board’s decision is contained in the letter signed by the president, David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, did not however revoke the best actor award Smith won last month for “King Richard,” nor did it mention any ban on future Oscar nominations. “The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr.…
A meteorologist, James Roemer of the global weather and agriculture website www.BestWeatherInc.com, has predicted that the final weeks of La Niña could result in a dry May to June for cocoa-producing parts of the African continent. This is contained in a statement mailed to ASHENEWS by the media contact of bestweatherinc.com, Carol Livingston on Friday. “That would add even more volatility to the cocoa market in the coming months,” Roemer holds. The Omicron virus and worries over lower chocolate demand in Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine war already have created market volatility in the cocoa market. “We can see here…
The U.S. Latino American Chamber of Commerce (USLACC) Africa has called on foreign investors to invest in Nigeria’s untapped economic potential to bring about development in the country. Mrs Ifeoma Ejiogu, African Representative, USLACC Africa, said this when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Abuja. Ejiogu said that the aim of the meeting was to seek partnership with the ministry to help to drive the growth of Nigeria’s economy and to actualize its goal of creating business links between Africa and the world. She said that it was important…
Ekiti state has won the award of excellence as the best performing state in disease surveillance. The award was conferred on the state at the 4th Annual Disease Surveillance Meeting of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) held in Abuja. Dr Banji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Value Orientation, stated on Friday in Ado-Ekiti that the state earned the award through its commitment, untiring efforts and support of staff of the ministry. He added that the state invested in health security through various projects including the building a Molecular Laboratory to enable quick and accurate analyses of samples. He…