Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Nigeria and West Africa banking giant, First Bank Group, have disclosed plan to plant 30,000 trees across Nigeria . This was disclosed in a statement issued by the financial institution yesterday following the commencement of its annual Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Week. The event is scheduled to hold till the 24th of August, 2024. As contained in the statement, the event is aimed at minimizing environmental impact while advancing the bank’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. Part of this year’s activities is the planting of 30,000 trees across Nigeria as part of First Bank’s commitment to plant…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday said it will not hesitate to call out Nigerians for mass action including nationwide strike over the allegations of terrorism, cybercrime and treason against its President, Joe Ajaero. This was contained in a Communique issued by NLC’s National Executive Council today. Having confirmed the letter of invitation issued yesterday by the Force to its President over alleged terrorism funding and treasonable felony amongst others, the union’s National Executive Council held an emergency meeting to deliberate on the development surrounding the invitation. NLC agreed to honor the invitation while describing the allegations against…

Agency Report It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances. But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes can change, it’s this president – whose personal and professional life has been scarred by tragedy and adversity. Speaking to a packed arena in Chicago on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Mr Biden offered a full-throated defence of his presidency – touching on many of the themes that he campaigned on in 2020 and again this year before abandoning his re-election bid in mid-July, a few weeks after a catastrophic…

Agency Report The Centre for Integrated Health Programme (CIHP)., has said that more than two people benefited from HIV/AIDS screening, treatment and counseling services in Gombe State in the last 17 years. The Chief Executive Officer of the centre, Dr Bolanle Oyeledun, said this during a courtesy visit to the state deputy governor, Manassah Jatau, on Monday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CIHP is wading up its 17-year HIV/AIDS intervention designed to achieve epidemic control and improve the health status of the people in the state. “Today, as we transition our programme to new partners,…

Agency Report The Federal Government has offered one FGN bond valued at 500 million dollars for subscription to interested investors. According to the Debt Management Office (DMO) in a statement on Monday, it is a five-year domestic FGN dollar bond due in 2029, at an interest rate of 9.75 per cent per annum. The opening date for the offer is Aug. 19, closing date is Aug. 30, while, settlement date is Sept. 6. “It is offered at 1,000 dollars per unit subject to a minimum subscription of 10,000 dollars (10 units), and in multiples of 1,000 dollars thereafter. “Coupon payment…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded a decline in case of Mpox over the past four weeks. This was contained in a statement posted on its official website yesterday. As against the initial report of 39 confirmed cases and 789 suspected cases, the current report provided as at 11th of August, 2024, disclosed two confirmed cases and 51 suspected cases with zero death. According to NCDC, Mpox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease (i.e., disease of animals transmitted from animals to humans) that is endemic in several African countries including the tropical rainforests of…

Agency Report Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in the North East, Mr Mohamed Fall, Nigeria’s Resident Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has said. Fall made this known on Monday when he visited the Stabilisation Centre, a Hospital dedicated for treatment of malnourished children as part of activities to commemorate World Humanitarian Day (WHD2024) in Yola, Adamawa. The theme of the 2024 celebration is: #Act for Humanity. According to the UN-OCHA, 4.8 million people are projected to be food insecure during the lean season, with 230,000 children at risk…

Safiu Kehinde Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has confirmed the invitation of its leader, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian Police Force over alleged treasonable offence and other charges filed against him yesterday. The Police had, in a letter of invitation issued on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Intelligence Response Team by ACP Adamu Muazu, demanded the presence of Ajaero at its Abuja office today over alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime linked to him. NLC confirmed the invitation in a statement issued on its official website yesterday. The labour union, however disclosed that a personal…

Safiu Kehinde Amnesty International has condemned the allegations filed against the Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) leader, Joe Ajaero by the Nigerian Police Force. Reacting to the allegations filed against Ajaero yesterday and the call for interrogation, Amnesty International, in a statement issued on its official X handle yesterday, described it as intimidation and harassment of the labour force. The Humanitarian group labelled the allegations by the NPF which include terrorism funding, cyber crime, and treasonable felony, as bizarre and ridiculous while recounting previous ordeals the labour union leader has faced in the hand of Nigeria authorities. The statement read in…

Safiu Kehinde Few hours after the arrival of one of the seized Nigerian Presidential Jet, Activist and Human Rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has described the jet as ‘outrageously big’, after allegedly spotting it at Abuja airport earlier today. Adeyanju had, in a video made on his arrival to Abuja from Lagos and posted on his X handle, pointed at one of the aircrafts at the airport terminal alleged to be the Presidential jet. The activist decried the size of the jet considering the economic situation of the country. “This country is going down the drain. Look at our President’s jet.…