Kano Set To Retrieve Encroached Stock Routes

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Kano state government has expressed deep concern over the encroachment and blockage of cattle stock routes across the state. This has often led to crisis involving herdsmen and farmers, leading to severe social, economic and food security challenges. Accordingly, the government has expressed resolve to address the issue dispassionately, with a view of finding a sustainable solution. The chairman, Kano State Stock Routes Demarcation Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulaiman Dan’Isle made...

Pump Price May Drop to N160 Per Litre As Negotiations With FG Continues

Pressure from the organised Labour on the Federal Government to reverse the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) back to N160 per litre seems to be yielding a positive result. At the end of the resumed negotiations between government and the labour movement yesterday night, the Federal Government indicated willingness to consult widely with the view to reviewing the price downward, saying it might unveil the new price at the resumed meeting slated for...

Buhari to Roll Out Autogas Scheme Dec. 1 — NGEP Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Dec. 1 roll out the autogas scheme in Abuja as the Federal Government moves to create alternative fuel for automobiles and other prime movers in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Mohammed Ibrahim,  Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), made the announcement at a meeting with media stakeholders on Saturday in Lagos. Ibrahim said the autogas scheme and deepening domestic utilisation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)...

Fifty Youths In Yola To Acquire Tailoring Skills

In in order to impact tailoring skills on youths for them to be self-reliance and contribute to the economy, the Tailoring Association of Nigeria (TAN) Yola South local government branch, Adamawa State has flagged-off training of fifty (50) youths in tailoring. The training which is holding at Hammawa Primary School Yola town have participants to include school leavers, and house wives.  Zakariya`u Idris, branch Secretary of the Association Yola South Local Government, said the training...

DPR Threatens To Shut Down Illegal Gas Plant Operators in Adamawa As Only 8 Got Licence

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has threatened to shutdown of illegal  Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Adamawa,  saying that ” only eight (8)  LPG operators got license as all others are engaging in illegal operations.” The disclosure was made by the state  Operations Controller Adamawa , DPR, Mr Sadiq Ibraheem Danjuma , during a sensitization meeting  with the LPG  Refilling  Plant  Operators  organized by the agency. This is...

Osinbajo Wants Nigerian Businesses, Private Sector to Tap into AFCTA

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerian businesses and the entire private sector to tap into the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which comes into force by Jan. 2021. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at the opening session of the 52nd Annual National Conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). The theme of the conference is, “Nigeria and Manpower Preparedness for...

Finance Minister Says Land Border May Be Reopened Soon

The Nigeria’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. This indication was given by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, during an interview with State House Correspondents on Wednesday. The Minister that the presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its job and has recommended the reopening of the borders. Ahmed disclosed that the committee would soon submit its report to President Muhammadu...

Amid Insecurity Power Outage Hits Adamawa, Taraba Metropolis

By Ibrahim Abdul’AZiz, Regional Correspondent Residents of Jimeta-Yola, and Girei, Adamawa State have cried out over power outage adversely affecting the city and its environs for the past few weeks, accusing Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) of “total neglect” amid insecurity plaguing the society. Worst hit areas includes: Yola, Bachure, Wauru- Jebbe, Demsawo, Nassarawo, Bajabure, Vunikilang and some parts of Girei local government areas, but Jimeta Business unit of the  power company attributed it to...

DPR Warns Adamawa –Taraba Marketers Against Exploitation

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned marketers operating in Adamawa state not to use petrol subsidy removal as an excuse to exploit customers at the filling stations, threatening that any filling stations engaged in sharp practices will be  sanctioned  by the regulatory body. The Operations Controller (DPR) in charge of Adamawa/Taraba field office,Sadiq Ibraheem Danjuma who gave the warning  during an interactive session with journalists said that the...

Court In Yola Jailed Okada Rider For 3 Years For Impersonation

Upper Area Court II sitting in Yola, Adamawa state on Friday convicted a 24-year-old Ja’afaru Usman Keke Napep (Okada Rider) to 3 years imprisonment without an option of fine for impersonation as Nigeria Airforce personnel. Jaafaru Usman, an indigene of Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno state, was caught on the 1st July 2020 fully dressed in a military uniform with the rank of the last corporal along with Legend Club, a popular joint in Jimeta-Yola,...

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