Yusuf Yakub
29 Sep
The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has announced that four Nigerian professors have been appointed to key positions at the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET) in The Gambia. Dr. Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of NTAC, made this announcement on Saturday in Abuja during a courtesy visit from The Gambia's Minister of Higher…
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The National Economic Council (NEC) has declared the flooding ravaging about 34 states in the country a national emergency and major disaster. Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the NEC meeting, in Abuja on Thursday. “To date, about 34 states, 217 local governments, 1,374,557 persons have been…
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The National Economic Council on Thursday recommended the immediate withdrawal of the Tax Reforms Bill from the National Assembly to allow for wider consultations by stakeholders and consensus. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde made the disclosure after the Council rose from its 144th meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa,…
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Farmers on Thursday called on the Federal Government to provide subsidies and implement policies to help them achieve nutrition and food security amid hardship and insecurity. The President of the Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN), Chief Daniel Okafor, who made the appeal during the annual stakeholders’ forum and farmers training workshop in Abuja, urged…
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The State Government, civil society organisations, and environmental experts have called for a just energy transition in the Niger Delta region, emphasizing the need for environmental justice and remediation. This call to action was made at an international conference on Petroleum Pollution and Just Transition in the Niger Delta, held in Abuja on Thursday. Dr.…
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), high court sitting in Maitama on Thursday upheld the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) objection to a document sought to be tendered by the former Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika. The EFCC dragged the former minister alongside his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika; Jalal Sule Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Limited, for…
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Architect Ahmed Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to provide affordable housing for low-income earners across Nigeria. Dangiwa, speaking at an event commemorating the 2024 Urban October and World Habitat Day in Abuja on Thursday, emphasized the government’s focus on policies supporting lower-income individuals. The World Habitat Day…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the release of a N10billion Medical Relief Programme for the provision of drugs to those in need, especially those affected by the recent flood in Maiduguri, Borno State. Under the Medical Relief Programme, the sum of N5billion was released to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and…
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Ahead of Local government election in Ogun state, the Labour Party has flagged-off its campaign for Chairmanship positions and 104 Councillorship Candidates. Speaking in Abeokuta, Labour Party chairman in Ogun State, Lookman Abiodun Jagun, disclosed that the party involvement is to offer hope in place of hopelessness and progress as an alternative to retrogression. He…
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A non-governmental organisation, Better Life Restoration Initiative (BERI) has identified spousal consent, illiteracy, cultural norms, poverty, insecurity, non-compliance with the ethical conduct by health workers as a roadblocks to accessing health care facilities in Bauchi rural communities. BERI further said that gender barriers, stigma and discrimination of patients on the part of some health personnel…
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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its determination to boost electricity supply with a view to reviving the nation’s industrial revolution. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said this during a stakeholders meeting with the management of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) on Thursday in Kano. Adelabu said his mission in Kano was to…