Author: NPO Admin II
The Borno State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed three deaths in Saturday’s fire at the Muna El-Badawy Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri. Its Director-General, Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, confirmed the death toll during an impact assessment visit to the scene. She said at least 3,000 shelters were destroyed while dozens of households in the camp were displaced. She said the fire, which began from a tent, gutted other shelters because there was no immediate fire service response in the camp at the time of the incident. Kolo noted that fire outbreaks in camps and communities where returned IDPs had…
Results of the governorship primaries holding in Osun among three aspirants show wide margin with incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola leading. Following him is former Secretary to the State Government Moshood Adeoti and former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Lasun Yusuff. However, the Rasak Salinsile faction of the party has alleged irregularities. Results being posted online from local Government areas of the state such as Ede, Osogbo, Olorunda, Iwo, Ilobu, Ilesa, Ikirun, Ila and others are showing Oyetola to be in clear lead. Rasak Salinsile, chairman of one of the two factions, said there is no way the result of the…
The Federal Government has reiterated its position that many Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Nigeria are working against Nigeria’s interests. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, re-emphasised this on Saturday when he featured on “Radio Link’’, a phone-in programme of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. In the programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the minister said Nigerians should be circumspect about the activities of many NGOs. He said government was in receipt of reports that some of the NGOs were on the payroll of foreign agents, traducers with ulterior motives to destabilise Nigeria. The…
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare, who was banned for 10 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for alleged multiple breaches of anti-doping rules, says her lawyers would study the situation for the next line of action. Okagbare, 2008 Beijing Silver Olympic medalist in long jump, said this via her Instagram handle @itsblessingokagbare on Saturday. “My attention has been drawn to the statement issued by the AIU regarding its disciplinary panel’s decision. My lawyers are currently studying it for our next line of action which we will inform you soon,” she wrote. The AIU, an independent body under the World Athletics, had…
First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) says it is determine to support Nigerian musical talents to advance the growth of the entertainment industry. Ms. Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FBN, said this at the inauguration of “The Voice Nigeria Season 4 Musical Contest“ on Friday in Lagos. Ani-Mumuney represented by Ms Abimbola Meshinoye, Head, Sponsorship, Partnership, Events and Collaboration, said the bank supported the musical contest to promote Nigerian talents and create social cohesion in the country. “We (First bank) remain woven into the fabric of society and will continue to lead the charge by supporting initiatives like…
All eyes are on Osun State, South-West Nigeria today as the All Progressive Congress holds its governorship primaries. Three aspirants jostling for the ticket of the party are incumbent Governor Gboyega Isiaka, former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti and former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf. The last two weeks have witnessed tensed atmosphere with each of the aspirants, especially Oyetola and Adeoti, moving around the state to seek party members’ support. NPO Reports tensions across the state as the camps of Oyetola and Adeoti are poised for a supremacy battle. There have been violence in…
The Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government is willing to partner with investors in the power sector to improve power supply in the country. Mr. Mathew Osumanyi Dan’asabe, Information Officer, Press and Public Relations , Ministry of Power, said this in a statement. Aliyu made this known while receiving the Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr. Hidayet Bayratar, in company of two other delegates in office in Abuja. He said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire towards the power sector was to ensure that the electricity supply industry is owned by both government and the private sectors.…
The two factions of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) in the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki have issued conflicting directives to their members over the union’s current nationwide warning strike. While the Dr. Godfrey Nwambeke-led Caretaker Committee declared that it would not join the strike, the faction led by Dr. Ikechukwu Igwenyi, as Acting Chairman, said it would. Nwambeke told newsmen on Friday that the university would not join the strike and advised lecturers and students to disregard the directive by the national leadership of the union. “One of the major reasons for the non-compliance is that…
The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, the UN Chef de Cabinet, Courtenay Rattray, told the Special Committee on Decolonisation on Friday. Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, he also reminded the participants of the challenges which face the so-called Non-Self-Governing Territories which remain around the world. “Global cooperation is central to addressing its impacts”, he underscored, urging the Committee, also known as C-24, to “commit to making 2022 a year of recovery for everyone”. The Special Committee is “a unique platform to promote the implementation of the Declaration on Decolonisation”, in accordance with all…
Another Nigerian has attained a new height in the American academic system with the announcement of Prof. Cajetan Iheka as a full Professor of English(Literary Studies) at Yale University. Iheka’s research centers on the political and formal aff ordances of African cultural productions, especially literature and film. Iheka is the author of Naturalizing Africa: Ecological Violence, Agency, and Postcolonial Resistance in African Literature, winner of the 2019 Ecocriticism Book Award from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. He is currently working on a book signaling the media turn in African ecocriticism with its focus on film, photography,…