ADSUBEB Engages Consultants On Construction, Rehabilitation, Supply Of Furniture To Schools

EducationADSUBEB Engages Consultants On Construction, Rehabilitation, Supply Of Furniture To Schools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2021

To ensure quality standard of work, the Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) Yola will engaged consultants, technical officers, and contractors in the 21 local governments’ areas to implement a new specification on construction, rehabilitation, and supply of furniture to schools. Dr. Salihu Ateequ, Executive Chairman of the board, stated this during a meeting with the consultants, technical officers and contractors, said the measure will build capacity towards improving the quality of projects being...

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Safety, Critical Equipment Vandalised At Nigeria Airports

Aviation-AirportsCrime & SecurityNewsSafety, Critical Equipment Vandalised At Nigeria Airports

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

Safety and critical equipment have been vandalised at the airports with perimeter fencing across the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, while speaking with newsmen stated that the agency had recorded vandalism of its equipment even at airports. The agency is responsible for providing weather forecasts which are integrated into daily flight plans by airline operators in order to reduce negative weather phenomena. Matazu, however, stated that the agency was...

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United Arab Emirates Extends Suspension Of Flights To Nigeria

Aviation-AirportsBusinessUnited Arab Emirates Extends Suspension Of Flights To Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier, Emirates, has further extended suspension of its flights to Nigeria till September 5, signalling uncertainty on resumption of travels between the two countries. Flights between both countries have been halted since March this year following a diplomatic spat fuelled by the COVID-19 protocols. Prior to the suspension of Nigerian flights by Emirates, the airline was suspended by the federal government for introducing a rapid antigen test for Nigerian passengers...

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Over 5,889 People In Kebbi State, Each Receives N550, 000.00 COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility Loan

BusinessMoneyNewsOver 5,889 People In Kebbi State, Each Receives N550, 000.00 COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility Loan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

BIRNI-KEBBI, (Kebbi State) —The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has launched the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility Loan in Federal Government’s COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility Loan. So far, no fewer than 5,889 people across the 21 local government areas of Kebbi state have started receiving the N550, 000.00. Malami while launching the loan disbursement in Birnin-Kebbi, the state capital said the facility was to enable the beneficiaries to...

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Federal Government To Repatriates 322,000 Nigerian Refugees In Republics Of Niger, Cameroon, Chad

NewsNigeriaFederal Government To Repatriates 322,000 Nigerian Refugees In Republics Of Niger, Cameroon, Chad

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 28, 2021

ABUJA — Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq says the Ministry is set to begin the repatriation of 322,000 Nigerian refugees in the Republics of Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. A statement issued in Abuja by her media aide, Nneka Anibeze, quoted the Minister as saying while receiving the draft report from the Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon in Abuja. The TWG presented the draft...

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Governor Matawalle Blames Some Politicians For Supplying Logistics To Bandits

NewsPoliticsGovernor Matawalle Blames Some Politicians For Supplying Logistics To Bandits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 28, 2021

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle says politics now in Nigeria has become a do-or-die affair, saying that democracy is supposed to be ”the government of the people by the people.” Governor Matawalle in a phone interview with DAILY POST expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged involvement of politicians working against the restoration of peace in the State. Matawalle accused some politicians of supplying logistics to the bandits for political gains, pointing out that it was bad to...

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Bauchi State Lost N1 Billion Properties To Floods, Records 20 Deaths

Flood & Natural DisasterBauchi State Lost N1 Billion Properties To Floods, Records 20 Deaths

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2021

BAUCHI — As a result of torrential rainfall recorded in some parts of Bauchi state, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday says 20 deaths were recorded while 37 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries with properties worth N1 billion lost to floods as a result of floods. Dr. Abubakar Umar Gabarin, Coordinator, Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), while briefing journalists said all the 20 local government areas of the state were affected...

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136 Pupils Of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, In Niger State Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNews136 Pupils Of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, In Niger State Regain Freedom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2021

MINNA — After spending about 89 days in captivity, the Niger State government has confirmed the release of 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya kidnapped in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of the State. Recall that the pupils were abducted on 30th May 2021. Six of the pupils reportedly died while two of the parents died of heartache. Before their release today, the bandits had told the parents that two of the kids a 6-year-old...

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Flood Kills 7 Persons, Displace 7,471 In Adamawa

Flood & Natural DisasterFlood Kills 7 Persons, Displace 7,471 In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2021

YOLA — The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says seven persons died and about 74,713 people were affected by flood in August across the state. Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary of the agency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola. According to him, 79 Villages in 16 local government areas are affected by the disaster. He said the most hit areas included Demsa, Yola South, Lamurde, Yola...

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National Broadcasting Commission Threatens To Sanction Channels Television

NewsPress * MediaNational Broadcasting Commission Threatens To Sanction Channels Television

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2021

The regulating body of broadcast organizations in Nigeria, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened to sanction Channels Television over an interview granted by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The threat followed an interview the Governor granted Channels Television Ortom on Tuesday in which he described President Muhammadu Buhari as nepotism, and with hidden agenda as well as the worst in terms of insecurity. “Mr. President is pushing me to think that what they...

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