Federal lawmaker moves to address UNIBEN gully erosion challenge
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Dennis Idahosa, representing Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State, has said that he had initiated action to address the gully erosion problems threatening parts of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and some adjoining communities. The federal lawmaker noted that when he undertook a tour of the gully erosion site, he was moved to tears because of the enormity of what he saw on the ground. “It was based on this that I had to initiate action on the need to address the devastating gully erosion at the UNIBEN and its surrounding environment. “Over the years, the gully have caused severe damages to the infrastructure and ecological environment at the UNIBEN and its adjoining communities. “The erosion has cut off the university from its host communities, making life unbearable for staff and students, alternative routes to the university and surrounding communities have been cut-off.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 01, 2022 21:53 UTC
Reps recommend N390m compensation for extrajudicial killings by Customs
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Customs Service to compensate victims of extrajudicial killings and injuries caused by its officers across the country with a total of N390,000,000. “The grand total for compensation for both the deceased and the injured is the sum of N82,000,000 only. “The value of total compensation is N26,000,000 only. “The number of souls lost being four; the value of total compensation for the four deceased is N80,000,000 only,” it added. “The grand total of compensation for both the deceased and the injured is the sum of N82,000,000 only.
Source:Punch
February 01, 2022 20:46 UTC
Three Arrested As Osun Vows Clampdown On Ilesa Killers
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale OlokodeThe Osun State Police Command on Sunday said three suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes in Ilesa which left five people feared killed. The situation was said to have led to bloody clashes between rival cult groups and suspected land grabbers. But while speaking with The PUNCH on Sunday, the spokesperson of the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, said policemen have been deployed in the affected areas. She said, “As of Sunday morning, we have arrested three suspects in connection with the killings in Ilesa. https://punchng.com/three-arrested-as-osun-vows-clampdown-on-ilesa-killers/?ampShare this: FacebookWhatsAppTwitterPinterestLinkedInEmailTelegramTumblrSkypeRedditPocketPrintLike this: Like Loading...
Source:Punch
February 01, 2022 15:51 UTC
Channels driver stabbed, Arise crew attacked in Lagos | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Hoodlums yesterday, allegedly attacked and stabbed a driver of Channels TV, Lekan Sanusi, while the TV crew was recording the condition of gridlock on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway as well as around the Apapa and Tin Can ports, Lagos. Aside from him, the crew members of Arise Television, who were also within the axis to report on ease of movement around the ports, were also attacked by the hoodlums who asked them to halt recording. As gathered, the hoodlums that attacked the journalists were members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), and Maritime workers, as well as, those engaged by the Apapa Local Government. A reporter with Arise TV confirmed to The Guardian that she learnt about the attack but she was unable to speak with her colleague as at the time of filing this report. Also, a Channels TV reporter also told The Guardian that Sanusi was attacked in the area
Source:The Guardian
February 01, 2022 15:33 UTC
Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja
All is set for the launching of 62.1 Billion Naira Private Sector Stakeholders led HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN ) , scheduled for Tuesday, February First, this year in Abuja. The Trust Fund’s Managing Director and Executive Officer, Dr Jekwu Ozoemene disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. Dr Ozoemene revealed that the HTFN remains a sustainable financial mechanism for the mobilization and deployment of domestic private sector resources, aimed at Preventing Mother to Child Transmission ( PMTCT ) of HIV in Nigeria. According to the statement ” The HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria will improve efforts to ensure coverage of high-IMPACT HIV interventions that will provide the requisite treatment for HIV positive mothers while contributing to closing the funding gap for HIV in Nigeria that currently stands at about U$108 Million per annum. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other Services Rulers WorldPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja Private sector stakeholders to launch HIV Trust Fund in Abuja
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 01, 2022 14:12 UTC
Buhari launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund
We have continued to make good our commitment of placing more people living with HIV on treatment annually using national resources. President Buhari noted that Nigeria’s purposeful partnership with the private sector in the response to COVID 19 pandemic had provided a readily available financing solution to leverage on to sustain the HIV response. He also expressed delight with the attendance in person of notable global key players in HIV response and from the private sector at the event and the pledges made. He said within the last 3 years, the agency has identified and placed on treatment an additional 900,000 persons living with HIV, bringing the total number of Nigerians on HIV treatment to 1.7 million. Marburg Virus: What You Need To Know About Disease Recently Detected In West AfricaBuhari launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 01, 2022 13:34 UTC
Bartholomew Ogbeche: Forgotten Nigerian striker breaking records in ISL
Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche is now the leading all-time highest goalscorer in the Indian Super League (ISL). With Ogbeche’s goals, Hyderabad FC thrashed NorthEast United FC 5-0 on Monday. He scored all goals for NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters FC and Hyderabad FC. “For four great seasons, he scores goals,” Hyderabad FC coach Manolo Márquez said after Ogbeche’s record-breaking feat. On 25 August 2018, Ogbeche joined NorthEast United in India.
Source:The Guardian
February 01, 2022 11:23 UTC
Ukraine: Leave Belarus now, US tells families of govt employees
The United States told the families of its government employees in Belarus to leave the country, the State Department said Monday, as fears grow of a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The US also accused Russia Monday of planning to build its military force in its ally Belarus to 30,000 within weeks. The State Department “ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees” from Belarus, it said in a travel advisory issued Monday. Moscow has also already placed some 5,000 troops in Belarus, according to the US. And he said that the troops in Belarus were there for joint exercises.
Source:Punch
February 01, 2022 07:30 UTC
Bidding for cleanup of 37 polluted Ogoni sites begins
The bidding process for the cleanup of 37 additional oil-polluted sites in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region has commenced, the Federal Government announced on Monday. She said, “In 2019, contracts for 21 lots were awarded for remediation, these covered 12 of the 65 listed sites in the UNEP (United Nation Environment Programme) report. These lots covered an area of 276 acres. The area covered is 289 acres. Ikeazor stated that the ministry was accelerating the remediation project and expanding on the livelihood programme of the hydrocarbon impacted communities.
Source:Punch
February 01, 2022 04:57 UTC
Valuejet Lagos Para Open on ITTF's listed events for 2022
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has eventually included the Lagos Para Table Tennis Open among the Factor 20 events in its calendar for this year. The Valuejet Lagos Para Open is the second para competition that will be organized in the continent this year, after the Egypt Open. ITTF Head of Para, According to Pablo Pérez, stated that the ruling to list the Valuejet Lagos Para Open in its calendar was as a result of the event’s Appraisal by the ITTF team, adding that the experience of the country in organizing continental events was a factor. They invited the ITTF to send an Inspector to watch the event and evaluate the conditions and the conclusions were positive. This is not common at all in para events because now of the LOCs depend on public funding.
Source:The Guardian
February 01, 2022 04:50 UTC
Nigeria has passed the stage of coups for good, says Buhari
Following the series of coups d’état rocking the West African sub-region in the past two years, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), has affirmed that such an occurrence cannot happen in Nigeria, saying the country has passed through that stage for good. This is as he said he intends to leave a legacy for a united, peaceful, and prosperous Nigeria with 24 years of uninterrupted democracy. Assuring Nigerians that his regime will finish strong in the last lap of his tenure, Buhari said, “I am gradually entering my final year in office. The President lauded the group for rising above all ethnic and religious divides for the common good, describing the feat as ‘‘fantastic’’.
Source:Punch
February 01, 2022 04:43 UTC
U.S. unveils biotech training for Nigerian scientists, regulators | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to supporting agricultural innovations that improve nutrition and food security in Nigeria. The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with Iowa State University (ISU), launched an online training course for 10 Nigerian scientists and regulators. “ISU’s Seed Science Center is partnering with USDA’s FAS to offer a four-month virtual training course on agricultural biotechnology. This training course will focus on biotechnology research, policies and regulations, management, and public outreach components, as well as biotechnology-related trade issues,” Smith said. The goal of the centre’s global outreach programme is to enhance food and nutritional security, environmental quality and economic development while facilitating seed trade.
Source:The Guardian
February 01, 2022 02:54 UTC
Equities investors gain N2.3trn in January as bulls persist at NGX
At the end of trading activities for the first month of the year 2022 at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), investors earned N2.28 trillion. Thus, the local stock market has advanced 3,908.23 base points since the start of the year. At the close of the market on Monday 31st January 2022, the stock exchange market value currently stands at N25.12 trillion from N24.90 trillion on the previous trading day. Hence, their respective share prices rose by 6.25 per cent, 5.93 per cent, 2.10 per cent, 1.91 per cent and 1.19 per cent. The NGX Insurance index, NGX Industrial Index and the NGX Consumer Goods index Increased by 0.60 per cent, 0.62 per cent and 0.28 per cent respectively.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 31, 2022 17:58 UTC
Covid-19 vaccine Australia rollout tracker: per cent of population vaccinated and vaccination rate by state
When might we reach 80% and 90% boosters if the current rollout rate continues? It is showing the number of new vaccination doses administered per day, adjusted for population differences to be a rate per 1,000 people. These charts have switched to using Indigenous population data sourced from the Australian Immunisation Register instead of ABS population estimates. Vaccine rollout: international comparisonIn the following two charts you can see how Australia’s vaccine rollout compares with other countries, in terms of doses administered per 100 people. Here you can see how those same countries are doing across their entire vaccine rollout, on a doses administered per 100 people basis.
Source:The Guardian
January 31, 2022 17:58 UTC
Movement demands information on N3tr fuel subsidy
• SERAP sues Buhari, others for alleged missing N3.1b money• Industrial court hears contempt suit against minister todayThe People’s Alternative Political Movement (TPAP-M) has requested information on the N3 trillion fuel subsidy demanded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited for 2022. The demand was contained in a letter to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, issued by the movement’s Comrades Jaye Gaskia and Omotoye Olorode. The doctors initiated the action against Ahmed for alleged disregard to a court order. But the claimants averred that from August 2021 till date, the defendants are yet to fully comply with the said order. The claimants: Dr. Christopher Sakpa, Dr. Momoh Mcsionel, Dr. Ahmed Rabiu and Dr. Darlington Akukwu had, for themselves and on behalf of the affected members of ASMEDA, filed the motion against the defendants.
Source:The Guardian
January 31, 2022 14:00 UTC