Flood: 16 Perish In Jigawa, Over 5,000 Households Displaced In Yobe

NewsNigeriaFlood: 16 Perish In Jigawa, Over 5,000 Households Displaced In Yobe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 15, 2024

No fewer than 16 people have died and 3,936 households have been displaced by severe flooding across 10 local government areas in Jigawa State. Haruna Mariga, Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who revealed this on Wednesday, said the majority of fatalities were due to the collapse of mud houses and boat accidents. He added that the disaster has also washed away 2,744 hectares of farmland, which had a severe impact on...

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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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FG Slashes Import Duties on Food Staples to Combat Inflation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Slashes Import Duties on Food Staples to Combat Inflation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 15, 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has begun the implementation of the zero per cent import duty and Value-Added Tax exemption on essential food items, as approved by President Bola Tinubu. According to a letter from the Ministry of Finance, dated 8 August 2024, the approval is aimed at reducing the high cost of food items in the Nigerian market. “This measure which is geared towards ameliorating the high cost of food items in the Nigerian...

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Speaker Abbas Withdraws Bill Seeking 10-Year Jail Term for Not Singing Anthem

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSpeaker Abbas Withdraws Bill Seeking 10-Year Jail Term for Not Singing Anthem

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 15, 2024

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill, which sparked widespread outrage and opposition due to its draconian provisions. The bill, introduced on 23 July 2024, proposed severe penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for various offences such as refusing to recite the national anthem, destroying national symbols, and undermining the Federal Government. According to the bill, “anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols, refusing to recite the...

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“Declare a State of Emergency in Telecom Sector,” Dr Uche Nworah Urges FG

NewsNigeriaTelecommunication“Declare a State of Emergency in Telecom Sector,” Dr Uche Nworah Urges FG

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 14, 2024

Dr. Uche Nworah, a renowned media and communication expert, has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s telecom sector to prevent its imminent collapse. Nworah, who spent six years working in one of the three major telecom companies in Nigeria, agrees that the sector faces numerous challenges, including: Inability to invest in equipment and infrastructure due to high naira-to-dollar rates and stagnant data and voice call rates. Other significant challenges...

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PDP Conclude Chairmanship Primary Election In Enugu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Conclude Chairmanship Primary Election In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

The Peoples Democratic Party has concluded the election of Councilor and Chairmanship candidates for the 260 electoral wards and 17 Local Government Areas in Enugu State; this exercise is ahead of the local council election slated for October 2024. Only two former council chairmen, Okechukwu Edeh of Nkanu East LGA and Obiora Obeagu of Isi-Uzo LGA were returned as the party’s candidates for the forthcoming council elections. Other winners include Beloved Dan Anike (Enugu East...

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Former Ekiti First Lady Hails Gov Oyebanji’s Development Strides

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer Ekiti First Lady Hails Gov Oyebanji’s Development Strides

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 14, 2024

The immediate past First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji for his giant strides in education, infrastructure, economic and human capital development, with attendant positive impact on the lives of the citizens. Erelu Fayemi, who gave the commendation in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday when she paid a courtesy visit to the Governor in his Office. She expressed her satisfaction with the Governor’s commitment to the completion of all development projects...

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Atiku accuses Akpabio of Fixing Hugh Salaries for lawmakers while Nigerians Suffer

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku accuses Akpabio of Fixing Hugh Salaries for lawmakers while Nigerians Suffer

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 14, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio for superintending over the National Assembly (NASS) that undermines Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) by fixing humongous salaries and allowances for the lawmakers while Nigerians go hungry, poor and unsecured. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections in a press statement on Wednesday signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibeh, noted that Senator Sumaila Kawu has...

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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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