By TOM CHIAHEMEN – Sokoto State government is considering engaging in strategic collaborations and partnerships with the Republic of South Korea. Towards this end, the state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, accompanied by the state Commissioner of Commerce and Industry, Hon Bashir Gidado Jegawa, Thursday met with the South Korean...
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From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC), said on Friday that 16 political parties had indicated their willingness to participate in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections in the state scheduled to take place on December 5, 2020. YOSIEC Chairman, Dr. Mamman Muhammad who disclosed ...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has confirmed that 16 people have died while over 2,000 houses have been destroyed by floods across Bauchi state this year. The Permanent Secretary, SEMA, Shehu Habu Ningi, stated this in an interview with our Correspondent in his office...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has been commended for its efforts in the reduction of maternal mortality rate in the FCT, through the implementation of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) project of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, recently inaugurated the upgraded Sokoto State Investment House (SOSIH), which accommodates the state’s Internal Revenue Services and Sokoto Geographical Information Systems (SOGIS). The Investment House is also the operational base of TAJ Bank, an Islamic banking outfit. Special Adviser to...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) Consultative Committee organising the13th Annual Bankers Conference and Managing Director Ecobank Nigeria, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan has said banks in Nigeria are leveraging Digital technology to drive customer satisfaction, especially in response to the demands of COVID-19. According to a...
…says gov’ll continue to play roles in party’s interest EHIME ALEX, Lagos Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, will not be distracted in his determination to ensure a strong and united Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West geopolitical zone, his Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters, Hon....
*makes plan to build 120 houses for Executive, other arms and agency ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi state government said it would seek a N2.459 billion loan from Fidelity Bank Plc to pay its counterpart funding to the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC) for the development of education in the...
Benue House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Benue State Highly Infectious Diseases (Emergency, Prevention and Management) Bill, 2020. This followed a clause by clause consideration of the bill in the committee of the whole chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Christopher Adaji, during plenary. The Chairman, House Committee...
A country’s foreign policy, which portrays a country’s image and policy direction, is largely shaped by various factors. This may include its antecedents in history, past administrations, the personality of leaders who have led the country, the foreign policy focus of the current administration, the underlying domestic issues and...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi state governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said that 100 doctors were among 1,279 ghost workers discovered from the payroll of the Bauchi state Ministry of Health. He stated this in a speech during a Media Interactive Session/Parley with Stakeholders on the Challenges associated with...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 197 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirms cases in the country to 55,829. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known via its official twitter handle @NCDCgov. · According to the health agency,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, telling him: “I congratulate you on your second and final term in office. Congratulations on winning the election. Nothing succeeds like...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the nationwide industrial action. Dr Aliyu Sokumba who is the President of NARD confirmed this to newsmen on Thursday. The suspension of the strike came a few hours after the Nigerian government directed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday blamed the rising rate of crimes in the nation’s capital on the proliferation of shanty towns. “Shanty towns keep springing up in all corners. Henceforth, we shall not condone them in the FCT,” Mr Adamu Gwary, Director of Security Services in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, rejoiced with the Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan (FCA), as he receives Forbes Best of Africa Award, September 11, 2020, in New York City, United States of America. President Buhari’s congratulatory message is...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Borno State Government, on Thursday, resettled 750 households of Kawuri, a community in Konduga Local Government Area, with each household comprising not less than six family members. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, represented by the Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur has directed a low-cost house, and N50,000...