Adamawa State Gov’t Bans Scavenging Across The State

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa State Gov’t Bans Scavenging Across The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 15, 2024

…Violators Risk 6 Months Imprisonment, N100,000 Fine Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Wednesday signed an Executive Order prohibiting activities of Scavengers across the State. This is contained in a Press Release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Wednesday evening said the executive order “takes effect on Wednesday, 14th August 2024, and shall remain in force in all 21 local government areas of Adamawa State until further notice.”...

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5,850 Private Schools In Benue Are Not Certified- BEQA

EducationNewsNigeria5,850 Private Schools In Benue Are Not Certified- BEQA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 15, 2024

The Director General, Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA), Dr. Terna Francis has expressed concern that only 150 out of the 6,000 private schools operating in the state are certified. Dr. Francis this during a meeting with key stakeholders at the BEQA headquarters, in the light of plans to close unapproved schools and demolish substandard structures. Dr. Francis explained that over 6,000 private schools in Benue, only about 150 are fully certified, stressing that...

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Federal Government Registers Over 11,000 Almajirai In Abuja

EducationNewsNigeriaFederal Government Registers Over 11,000 Almajirai In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

Over 11,000 Almajiris were registered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) alone and will be enrolled in different schools nationwide by September. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while taking a tour of the FCT Smart School in Karshi said it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another...

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Taraba State Government Bans Movement Of Cattle

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTaraba State Government Bans Movement Of Cattle

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

Following an outbreak of hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly livestock disease, the Taraba State government has imposed a ban on the movement of cattle to and from the Mambilla Plateau in the Sardauna Local Government Area. The outbreak has already claimed the lives of over 1,000 cattle and over 15,000 cattle have already been affected. Addressing Journalists in Jalingo, Dr. Nathan Francis, Taraba State Director of Veterinary Services said the state government, in partnership with the...

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Monarch in Abia Prohibits Use Weapons During Iwa Ji Ndi Olokoro Celebration

NewsNigeriaMonarch in Abia Prohibits Use Weapons During Iwa Ji Ndi Olokoro Celebration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

The use of dangerous weapons of any kind has been prohibited during 2024 annual Iwa Ji Ndi Olokoro Clan scheduled for Thursday, August 15, at Ahiukwu Olokoro. The celebration will feature Ekpe dance by the three Ikwus and honouring one of their sons, Francis Chima. The Olokoro Clan in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State who announced the prohibition in a press release, stated that the use of cutlasses and other dangerous weapons of any...

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Traditional Ruler In Taraba Blame Criminal Activities

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTraditional Ruler In Taraba Blame Criminal Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

Sopiya Ahmadu Gboshi III, a traditional ruler in Takum local government council of Taraba State has attributed some criminal activities in the council are being perpetrated by elements from neighbouring Katsina-Ala local government council in Benue State. The monarch was reacting to brutal killing of traditional ruler and his son Monday morning and six passengers traveling along the Takum-Wukari road by yet to be arrested unknown gunmen in the council. The monarch, in a statement...

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Governor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

Following the return of normalcy in Kano state, Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has announced the complete removal of the curfew imposed on the state. A 24-hour curfew was imposed on the state by the government as a result of violence, looting, and destruction of properties during the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in the state. Before the complete removal of the curfew, two days later 24 hours, the curfew was relaxed from 8 am to 2 pm...

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Illegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

NewsNigeriaIllegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

A 300-man surveillance task force has been constituted by the Kwara State Government to check the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the Ilorin metropolis of the state capital. Inaugurating the environmental task force at the conference hall of the Ministry of Environment in Ilorin on Monday, the Commissioner of the ministry, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge emphasized that members of the public must cooperate with the government and its agencies to forestall the outbreak of diseases,...

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NYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

EducationNewsNigeriaNYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has invalidated 101 certificates of persons fraudulently mobilized for national service. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations. Megwa urged members of the public, especially corps employers, government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, corporate and religious organizations, multi-national companies, crop-producing institutions, and other critical stakeholders of NYSC, to take note of prompt...

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Peotest: Trade Minister Says Over N52 Billion Worth Of Goods Destroyed

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeotest: Trade Minister Says Over N52 Billion Worth Of Goods Destroyed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 12, 2024

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka Anite has said around N52 billion worth of goods were destroyed in the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest while the death toll had reached 21. The Minister in a post shared on her official X handle, lamented damages caused by the protests and the deaths, noted that the lootings from the protest are a setback to businesses and entrepreneurs across the country. “The loss of lives during...

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