Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Safiu Kehinde The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has on Wednesday, inaugurated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Centres (CPR) in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The centres were inaugurated along with the Bring Back to Life (BBL) programme initiated by the Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS). Speaking at the event, Mahmoud explained that the effort was to tackle the surge in cardiac arrest among residents of the territory. She added that the event was to also install Public Access Defibrillators (PAD) in all public places with large human traffic. According to her, the programme is equally organised to train community…
Agency Report Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, for a two-day working visit aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations between Nigeria and Sweden. The Vice-President’s aircraft touched down at the Arlanda International Airport Stockholm, at about 9:53p.m. (Nigerian time) on Wednesday. On the entourage of the Vice-President were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, and some heads of federal government agencies and parastatal. On arrival, Shettima was received by the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund; Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani; Charge d’affaires, Nigerian Embassy,…
Safiu Kehinde Nigeria is set to receive its first consignment of the much anticipated anti-malaria vaccines on Thursday, marking a significant step in the country’s fight against one of its deadliest diseases. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) announced that the vaccines would be received in Abuja by Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. According to reports, the arrival of the vaccines is an initiative by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to distribute malaria vaccines to high-burden countries across Africa, including Nigeria. The NPHCDA said that barring any unforeseen circumstances, the country…
Safiu Kehinde In the wake of Jigawa fuel tanker explosion, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to desist from taking advantage of spilled fuel. The governors made this appeal while expressing their sadness at the reported death of 105 persons in Tuesday’s petrol tanker explosion in Majia town in Jigawa. The NGF, in a statement in Ilorin by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, noted that the circumstances surrounding the incident were worrying and said there was need for caution. “The Forum sends its heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Jigawa on this sad incident,…
Safiu Kehinde Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given reasons for the delay in commencement of the proposed fourth mainland bridge and alternative airport projects. The governor disclosed this during an interview on Politics Today program aired by Channels TV on Wednesday. On the fourth mainland bridge project, Sanwo-Olu cited financial constraints as the cause of its delay. He explained that every other measures have been put in place for the construction of the bridge proposed to run from Ajah and cross to Ibeshe area of Ikorodu. He, however admitted to lack of finance to fund the project while revealing…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Customs Service, Apapa Ports Command, has seized illicit drugs worth N1.1 billion conveyed in four units of 40ft containers. This was disclosed by Comptroller Babatunde Olomu in a statement through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Abubakar, in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Olomu, the seizures included 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine and barkadin cough syrup packed in 2,174 cartons, adding that three of the seizures were made in APM Terminals while one at Kachicares Bonded Terminal. He described the seizure as a fallout of the service’s zero tolerance for smuggling. “On 11th October…
Agency Report The Borno Police Command on Wednesday says it has recaptured a 24 year old Auwalu Aminu, also known as “Auwalu Kirkir.” Aminu is an escaped convict who had been serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, Aminu was one of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodian Center in Maiduguri following a jailbreak caused by the collapse of the prison’s fence during the devastating floods in September this year. Daso said that the police received a credible tip-off that Aminu had been sighted in…
Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has denied a report, which claimed that Nigeria had apologized over the recent maltreatment of Nigerian Football Federation officials and the Super Eagles players in Libya. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy. According to the statement, a report, which was published on Oct. 15 by the Libya Observer, claimed that Nigeria had apologised over the incident was erroneous. Refuting the claim, the minister reaffirmed Federal Government’s strong displeasure over the incident and…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Under 17 Women’s team has,on Wednesday, cruised past New Zealand in 4-1 win at their opening match of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. The match, played at the Cibao Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, saw the Flamingos run riot against New Zealand to record their first victory of the tournament. Two minutes into the game, Shakirat Moshood opened put Flamingos into the lead with Taiwo Adegoke doubling it in the 13th minute to give the team a good advantage. Faridat Abdulwahab would score the third goal in the 28th minute to…
Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained that partnership with the private sector is essential for the country’s economic growth and development. Shettima said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the closing of the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES30), with the theme: ”Collaborative Action for Growth, Competitiveness and Stability”. The Vice President, represented by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said the summit was expected to yield positive progress. “From the inception of our administration, we understood and accepted that partnership with private sector is essential for the country’s economic growth and development. “Over the…