Nigeria Has 167,000 POS Operators – Abdullahi

BusinessNewsNigeria Has 167,000 POS Operators – Abdullahi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 27, 2022

Ibrahim Abdullahi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Association of Point of Sale Users in Nigeria (APOSUN) said Nigeria has grown the number of Point of Sale (POS) operators to about 167,000. Abdullahi disclosed this when the association paid an advocacy visit to the FCT command of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja recently. “APOSUN, registered three years ago, aimed at creating jobs for Nigeria’s teeming unemployed youths and minimizing crime....

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Nigeria Has 13 Million Out Of School Children

EducationNigeria Has 13 Million Out Of School Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2022

Monday Osasah, Executive Director of African Center for Leadership, Strategy and Development, says currently Nigeria has an estimated 13million out-of-school children and the Northern part of the country accounts for 60%. Osasah gave the astounding figure at a one-day sub-National Summit on Girl-child Education and Premier of the C-CAGE Documentary held at Nurses House Jimeta organized by the African Center for Leadership Strategy and Development with support from Malala Foundation. The Executive Director added that...

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Kwara State Government to Prosecute 200 Sanitation Violators

NewsKwara State Government to Prosecute 200 Sanitation Violators

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2022

ILORIN — Remilekun Oluwatobi Banigbe, the Kwara State Commissioner for Environment says about 200 violators of the environmental sanitation exercise were arrested on Saturday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Banigbe, disclosed at the weekend, during the monitoring of the monthly sanitation exercise in the Ilorin metropolis to ascertain the level of compliance, said “They will be arraigned for immediate prosecution accordingly.  “They will surely be sanctioned according to the law and it will serve...

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Bandits Murdered Rev Fr. Borogo In Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsBandits Murdered Rev Fr. Borogo In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2022

KADUNA — Suspected armed bandits have murdered the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic Priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo on Saturday. Rev Fr. Christian Emmanuel of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, saying the priest was killed at his Prison Farm in Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm.. Part of the statement read: “it is with a heavy heart, but...

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Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Sealed 358 Illegal Shops In Abuja

HealthNewsPharmacists Council of Nigeria Sealed 358 Illegal Shops In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2022

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) said it has sealed 358 illegal premises in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Monday and Thursday this week. Pharmacist Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, Registrar of the Council who disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen in Abuja said 90 pharmacies and 268 patent medicine shops were sealed out of a total of 584 premises visited during the enforcement exercise. Ahmed added that four patent medicine vendors were arrested, stressing that...

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House of Reps Directs Bet9ja, 1Xbet, Others to Collect Customers’ NIN for Identification

NewsHouse of Reps Directs Bet9ja, 1Xbet, Others to Collect Customers’ NIN for Identification

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2022

ABUJA — The House of Representatives has mandated the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to ensure that all gaming operators in Nigeria integrate the National Identity Numbers (NIN) of customers into their database. The green chamber passed the resolution during the plenary session on Thursday following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Ibrahim Isiaka, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Ogun state. Presenting the motion, Isiaka said integrating NIN as a requirement for...

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ASUU Strike Have Grave Consequences On Education, Economy -ARNU

EducationLabourNewsASUU Strike Have Grave Consequences On Education, Economy -ARNU

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2022

The chairman of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU), Abubakar Mamuda has observed that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will have devastating effects on students, quality of education and the registrars themselves. Mamuda, who made the observation at the 71st Business Meeting of the association in Abuja, noted that strikes had grave consequences on the education and economy of the country.  The ARNU Chairman therefore enjoined all unions...

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Kaduna State To Distributes 5.5million Insecticide Treated Nets

HealthNewsKaduna State To Distributes 5.5million Insecticide Treated Nets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2022

The Kaduna State in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme and with funding support from the Global Fund Malaria Project has commenced the process of giving 2022 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to 5.5million residents of the state. Maryam I. Kure, the state’s health promotion officer, Kaduna State Ministry of Education disclosed this during a media parley held in Kaduna, explained that the ministry will flag off the campaign on 6th July, 2022, in an...

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Supreme Court Dismiss Buhari Suit Against The National Assembly

NewsPoliticsSupreme Court Dismiss Buhari Suit Against The National Assembly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2022

ABUJA — The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit brought by President Buhari against the National Assembly challenging the legality of the controversial section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment prepared and delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, said the action of Buhari in instituting the case was declared as a gross abuse of court. The Apex Court held that Buhari, having assented to the Electoral Bill on February 25, 2022,...

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Nigeria Union Of Teachers Threatens Nationwide Strike

EducationNewsNigeria Union Of Teachers Threatens Nationwide Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2022

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Kaduna State government fails to reverse the decision to sack 2,357 teachers, including its national president, Audu Amba. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the union made its position known on Wednesday during its meeting at the Teachers House, Lugbe, Abuja. The union restated its commitment to stand by the president and other sacked teachers in the state. Kelvin...

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