P resident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a Power Sector Reform Coordination Working Group, under the leadership of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai disclosed on Saturday. The working group was in a bid to consolidate the efforts of the Federal and State Governments efforts to fix the power sector. El-Rufai, who is the chairman of the committee set up by the National Economic Council (NEC) on Power sector reforms and Distribution Company ownership (DISCOs), said in a statement in Kaduna that…
Tai Anyanwu C atholic faithful in the Archdiocese of Lagos, last Sunday, refused to receive the Holy Communion in the hand as directed by His Eminence, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins, the Holy See of Lagos Archdiocese. The Director of Social Communications in the Archdiocese, Rev Fr Anthony Gudonu, confirmed the development during an exclusive interview with Sunday Telegraph, on Friday He said many communicants turned down the Archbishop’s directives based on personal reasons and their faith. His words: “Many people refused to receive the…
T he unrelenting educational and economic backwardness of the northern part of Nigeria caught my fancy this week. When compared to other parts, the North parades millions of people living below poverty level as well as out-of-school children. For instance, the 2018 United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has it that out of Nigeria’s 10 million out of school children, which is comparable to the population of a few countries, Bauchi and Katsina states have the largest with 1.lmillion and 781,500 respectively. Earlier, the Human…
Kaduna State is no stranger to violence and sundry killings because the southern part has witnessed many crises and killings in the past 30 years. But the massacre of about 51 villagers in Giwa and Igabi local governments, in central Kaduna last week caused not a little shock in the state known for its cosmopolitan status. In one fell swoop, suspected Boko Haram terrorists, euphemistically referred to as ‘gunmen’ stormed Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau in commando style, dragging people from their homes and killing…
Rt. Hon Okpolupm Etteh, is a former legislator who had enjoyed the longest stay at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Aviation Matters, in this interview with TONY ANICHEBE, speaks about some development projects embarked upon in the state What does this government have in the 2020 budget for aviation sector and what new things are you having for the airport? If you go to the Victor Attah International Airport, you will see the operational name of…
Ogun State government has assured Muslim communities in Egba and Yewa divisions of the state of its readiness to put in place necessary arrangements for a hitch-free 2020 Hajj exercise. It said the global outbreak of coronavirus would not halt its preparation for the annual holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Ad-hoc Chairman, Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (OGSMPWB), Imam Miftaudeen Majekodunmi, gave the assurance during a sensitisation visit to the residence of the Chief Imam of Egbaland, Sheikh Liadi Orunsolu, in Abeokuta. Majekodunmi urged Imams,…
Niger State government has confiscated about 33 trucks loaded with timber and 518 bags of charcoal proceeds from illegal logging in the state. Speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the seized items at Maitumbi area in Minna, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane warned that government will not hesitate to deal decisively with anyone caught engaged in indiscriminate felling of trees for timber and charcoal purposes thereby increasing the rate of desertification in the State. Ahmed Matane disclosed that despite several efforts embarked upon…
•Brent falls to $45.91pb O il prices shed over 8 per cent on Friday and hit their lowest since mid-2017 after Russia balked at OPEC’s proposed steep production cuts to stabilize prices as the coronavirus outbreak slows the global economy and hurts energy demand. This came as the three-year honeymoon between OPEC and Russia ended in acrimony on Friday after Moscow refused to support deeper oil cuts to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus and OPEC responded by removing all limits on its own production. …
•Customs may not meet N2trn revenue target Y etunde Oluyide has run a gift shop in bustling Lagos for nearly a decade, but with coronavirus curtailing imports of Chinese goods, she is losing more than N2 million a month. Oluyide’s reliance on China to fill the shelves of Yetty-Jewel Ventures reflects the close ties between the world’s second largest economy and Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. “For the past two months, we have not been able to ship in anything,” Oluyide said. “I’m anxious.”…
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