Author: Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide Holds a degree in History and Education. She also holds professional certificates in graphics and passionate about reporting issues of politics, economy, and gender
Agency Report Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, says the Federal Government has commenced the modernisation of equipment at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) to boost vaccine production. Abdullahi stated this on Tuesday at the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) 60th Annual Congress/2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Jos. The minister, who was represented by Dr Columba Vakuru, Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria (CVON), said modernisation of the institute was through the support of World Bank initiated projects. He expressed optimism that by 2025 the NVRI would operate at full capacity with…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The apex court is to communicate a date for judgment to all parties. The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023, argued that in Dr Joseph Nwobike Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria, the apex court had held that it was a UN Convention against corruption that was reduced into the EFCC Establishment Act and that in enacting this law in 2004, the provision of Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended,…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has disclosed thatthe Federal Government is investigating Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria. Ribadu made this known at a two-Day Seminar on Climate Change and the Changing Dynamics of Arms Proliferation and Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: Nigeria in Perspective, on Tuesday in Abuja. The seminar was organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Office of the National Security Adviser in Collaboration with the Global Network for Human Development. Ribadu was represented by the Director of…
Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers Caretaker Committee, has said that the party will continue to constructively criticise the state government to put it in check in the interest of the people. Okocha made this known on Sunday in Abuja while speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum. He said:” it is the responsibility of the APC as an opposition party in Rivers to checkmate the activities of the state government. “Our position as a viral opposition in Rivers, is first to speak for the voiceless in the society via constructive criticism and point out…
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386 cases since the cholera outbreak on September 24. Ekuma made this known to newsmen on Saturday during the donation of medical commodities by the Governor’s wife, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, to the General Hospital in Iboko, Izzi Local Government Area. Ekuma said most deaths occurred at home before the emergency response team and the ministry were informed. He attributed cholera outbreaks to contaminated water, poor sanitation, and improper disposal of refuse, among other factors. To tackle the outbreak, he said about six treatment…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has addressed speculations about his 2027 presidential ambition, stating that he’s old enough to declare his intentions when the time comes. He made the assessment at Fashola Farm in Ibadan on Saturday after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) retreat. Makinde emphasised that nobody could push his political agenda and that he would announce his intentions explicitly. He recalled his 2019 governorship election where he was considered an outsider without political experience, but the people of Oyo State gave him a chance, hence Nigeria must not slide into a one-party state. He highlighted his infrastructural projects…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the payment of N70,000 as the minimum wage to enhance workers’ welfare in the state. This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Dr Hauwa Nuru, in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. She said the approved wage would take effect immediately from October 2024, across the Kwara public service, including workers in the 16 Local Government Areas. She also said the development followed a successful tripartite meeting between government representatives, labour leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), and representatives from the…
Agency Report The All Progressive Congress (APC), has swept the 21 Local Government Chairmanship seats and 239 councillorship slots in Kogi in the election held on Saturday. Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, Chairman, Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), who announced the results in Lokoja, said the election was peaceful, free, fair and credible. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that among the elected local government chairmen was a woman that clinched the seat in Ogori-Magongo Local Government. “APC performed excellently; it cleared all the chairmanship and councillorship positions, leaving nothing to the other 18 political parties that took part in…
The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed that 10 persons were injured in Thursday’s gas explosion that occurred in Orokeonuoha Community of Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this on Saturday. Ukandu, noted that the 10 persons suatained various degrees of burns from the explosion. He said that the incident occurred in a catering school located in the community. He said: “The police are aware of the incident and it happened on Thursday. “The victims were taken to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. “At the time the…
Agency Report Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced its chairmanship candidates for the Nov. 2, local government councils election in the state. Mr Tanimu Adamson, Chairman of the party’s primary elections committee, announced the names of successful candidates, submitting the report of the exercise to the party’s state executive on Friday in Lafia. Adamson explained that the party’s flag bearers emerged through consensus as agreed by the party, in line with article 20 of its constitution. He listed the names of the successful chairmanship candidates for the 13 LGAs to include Safiyanu Isa for Akwanga,…