Industrial Court judgement: AGF intervenes in sack of NIMASA staff
THE Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has asked for comments of the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, over an order of the National Industrial Court which ruled in favour of three sacked staff of the Agency. The trio had gone to court to challenge their disengagement, which they […]
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village. For the coronavirus, though, he was just one more in a million. After the virus killed the 27-year-old Chaudhary in late July, his mother wept inconsolably. With […]
You must not disappoint Nigerians, Aregbesola charges security agencies
By Omeiza Ajayi Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has charged security agencies under the supervision of his Ministry to be alive to their responsibilities, saying they cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians. Aregbesola gave the charge on Tuesday at the second Quarterly Performance Peer Review Assessment of the Ministry and its Services held at the […]
Kano govt stocks medical stores with N500 million worth of drugs
By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano Kano state government has stocked its medical stores with drugs and other consumables worth over N500 million. The items are to be distributed routinely to hospitals and community health centers in the state under the drug revolving scheme, the free maternal and child health programme, and other interventions. The state […]
Data Protection: Unitellas links Zadara to empower local service providers
By Juliet Umeh To enable government agencies and local service providers seamlessly store and protect sensitive data, data company, Unitellas International Ltd has linked with global data company, Zadara to empower Nigerians to meet up with International Managed Service Providers, MSP, standards with Zadara data storage solution. According to the partners, they will be providing […]
Liverpool have set the standard Arsenal have to reach ― Arteta
Mikel Arteta admits Liverpool showed Arsenal exactly how far they still have to go before they can compete with the elite in his side’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield on Monday. Arsenal took the lead with their first attempt on target – and with just their second touch of the ball in the opposition box – […]
Buhari’s home state spends N18.80bn on water projects in 5 years
Katsina State Government has spent the sum of N18,798,640,116. 83 on the provision of potable drinking water in urban areas of the state since the inception of the administration of Gov. Aminu Masari in 2015.
Australia-based social enterprise to P&G and Unilever: help us change the world, we dare you
Today, Australia-based social enterprise Thankyou announced an invitation to P&G and Unilever – two of the world’s largest and most influential consumer goods companies – to make and distribute Thankyou products globally to help end extreme poverty. To convince these companies to take this bold move, Thankyou is asking people around the world to get […]
Tunisia president backs hanging amid uproar over woman’s murder
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has said he backs capital punishment, after public outrage over a woman’s murder sparked calls for executions to restart following a three-decade-long pause. “Anyone who kills a person for no reason deserves the death penalty,” Saied told the nation’s security council late Monday, according to a video posted by the presidency. […]
Of quality and politics of education in Osun
By Wasiu Omotunde-Young THERE has been a number of commentaries related to happenings in Osun early this year 2020, concerning education and these, have focused on alleged reversal, by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, of some policies initiated by the previous government led by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. These have ignored the fact that the reviewed policy issues […]
Supply of 2000 buses to cooperatives ‘ll reduce impact of poverty — Akume
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, said with Federal Government’s intervention and supply of the first tranche of 2000 buses to various cooperatives across the country impact of poverty will reduce. Akume delivering his keynote yesterday, at the Inter-Ministerial Stakeholders Meeting on the Supply of […]
IIM-Africa signs MoU with NiNAS on accreditation, training of data management
By Juliet Umeh As a way of assisting various organizations take the emerging opportunities and meet the evolving challenges of managing sensitive information, the Institute of Information Management, IIM, Africa and the Nigeria National Accreditation System, NiNAS, have signed a Memorandum of MoU. The President/Chairman of IIM-Africa, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole said the purpose of the […]
World Pharmacist Day: Join fight against quackery, fake drugs – C’River Govt tasks pharmacist
Cross River State Commissioner for Health and Chairman of COVID-19 Response Taskforce, Dr Betta Edu on Saturday during health awareness walk to mark the 2020 World Pharmaceutical day charged Pharmacist to light up the research light on Covid-19 vaccines and drug development as the health sector efficiency revolves around Pharmacists. She challenged the Cross River […]
A.I. robot serves customers at Seoul restaurant
“Aglio Kim”, a trolley-like robot which uses artificial intelligence (A.I.), is delivering food to customers at a restaurant in Seoul, in order to minimise human contact and help ensure social distancing. Shortly after customers order through a touch-screen on the table, the 1.25-meter-tall robot, developed by South Korean telecoms company KT Corp, brings the food […]
Reps in shouting match, as Speaker withdraws National Water Resources Bill
Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives has withdrawn its controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2020. The House was thrown into a turmoil on Tuesday, while considering a Matter of Privilege, raised by Rep. Benjamin Mzondu(PDP-Benue) to be heard on the contentious National Water Resources Bill, 2020. Mzondu’s motion sought the withdrawal of the […]
Falana led-coalition lists 12 demands, writes Buhari to implement them or ….
By Nwafor Sunday The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of over 80 organisations to ASCAB, Tuesday wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to implement the twelve demands it listed in the letter or it will continue to support the strikes and protests by the downtrodden Nigerian people. Among its demands […]
