President Buhari Launches Revised National Policy On Population

Demography and PopulationNational DevelopmentNewsPresident Buhari Launches Revised National Policy On Population

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 5, 2022

ABUJA — Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development and stressed the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria’s high fertility rate through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods and the promotion of birth spacing across the country. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement said President Buhari also inaugurated the National Council on Population Management (NCPM), which he...

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Humanitarian: Belgium Government To Support Federal Government With Five Million Euros

Foreign PolicyNewsPhilanthropyHumanitarian: Belgium Government To Support Federal Government With Five Million Euros

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 4, 2022

ABUJA — For speedy recovery and rapid development of the North-Eastern part of the country devastated by terrorists, the Belgium government has promised the Federal Government of its support of Five Million Euros for humanitarian assistance. Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Daniel Bertrand disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the North East Development Commission liaison office in Abuja. “Belgium Government had over the years maintained bilateral relationship with Nigeria, and the donation would revive...

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About 117 Indigenes Of Kebbi Depart To India

EducationNewsAbout 117 Indigenes Of Kebbi Depart To India

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 4, 2022

Kebbi State government has sponsored about 117 students, indigenes of the state to study para-medical and engineering courses India. State Commissioner for Higher Education in the state, Prof Mukhtar Umar-Bunza, said the governor approved the release of $1,060,000 (USD) to cover tuition fees, accommodation, feeding and pocket money of the students. In his address, Kebbi state Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, at the Presidential Banquet Hall Birnin said the students were sent overseas not because there...

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Crisis Rock APC Gombe State, Three Top Party Officials Resigns

NewsPoliticsCrisis Rock APC Gombe State, Three Top Party Officials Resigns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

The former Commissioner for health, Dr. Ahmed Gana; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Investment, Mrs. Dijjatu Bappa and a party stalwart, Dr. Jamil Isyaka Gwamna resigned their appointment on Wednesday night. The resignation of Bappa and Gwamna is coming on the heels of the defection of Dr. Ahmed Gana to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two days ago. The resignation of the officials from the party is an indication that crises...

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Fintiri Rejoice With Chafari As Director General WAGPA

JobsNewsOil & GasFintiri Rejoice With Chafari As Director General WAGPA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

YOLA — Chafari Shadrach Kanya, a lawyer by profession who hails from Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa state has emerged as the Director-General of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Authority. Chafari Shadrach Kanya is the first Nigerian and first female to occupy the seat of DG of the multinational economy-based organisation. WAGPA is an international organisation established by a treaty between Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana to regulate trans-border gas pipelines laid from offshore...

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Two District, Three Village Heads Suspended In Jigawa

Crime & SecurityTwo District, Three Village Heads Suspended In Jigawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

DUTSE, (JIGAWA STATE) — For delaying in reporting security problems, Gumel Emirate Council in Jigawa State has suspended two district and three village heads. Alhaji Murtala Aliyu, the Emirate Council Secretary, while briefing newsmen after the council’s emergency meeting held on Wednesday in Gumel, explained that the suspended district heads were Jake, Kachallan Gumel, Alhaji Sani Ibrahim and Shabaru Dan Furyan Gumel, Alhaji Ismaila Muhammad. He said the suspended village heads included Mai Zuwo, Garin...

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State Government File Fresh Charges Against Hanifa’s Killer

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsState Government File Fresh Charges Against Hanifa’s Killer

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

Kano State Government has filed a fresh five-count charge to arraign Abdulmalik Tanko, Hanifa’s killer and his accomplices before a Kano State High Court. Aisha Mahmoud, State’s Director Public Prosecution who disclosed this to newsmen after the case came up for mention at the Magistrate court explained that the government filed the charge at the High Court because the Magistrate court lacks the jurisdiction to handle the offences filed against the defendants due to the...

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COE Hong Dismisses 3 Staff Including a Lecturer

NewsCOE Hong Dismisses 3 Staff Including a Lecturer

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 1, 20221

YOLA — Three staff including a lecturer with the College of Education (COE) Hong, Adamawa State has been dismissed over certificate forgery. Provost of the College, Dr. Yusuf Benson Baha who confirmed this in an interview said due process was followed in terminating the appointment of the affected staff. “The affected staff that appeared before the committee set up to look into the issue of certificates confessed of possession of fake certificates-in the course of...

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Ogoni Clean-Up Project Will Last For Decade

EnvironmentNewsWellnessOgoni Clean-Up Project Will Last For Decade

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 1, 2022

ABUJA — The minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor said the Federal government has put in place strong institutions to ensure complete remediation of contaminated 5,354,766 cubic metres of Ogoniland over an area of about 314 acres. She explained this at a ministerial briefing in Abuja; the Ogoni clean-up project might last for a decade, noting that the people of Ogoni have been incorporated into the project to ensure its continuity beyond a single...

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Bauchi Treated 987,635 Persons For Neglected Tropical Diseases

HealthWellnessBauchi Treated 987,635 Persons For Neglected Tropical Diseases

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 1, 2022

Bauchi state has treated a total of 987,635 for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the year 2021. The Directorate of NTDs in the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA) made the record available to Journalists in Bauchi indicates that the treatment was carried out in five LGAs of the state which includes Kirfi, Bogoro, Warji, Toro, and Giade. According to the record, the target audience for the treatment is mostly children above five years considering...

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