November 2024 – Page 38

Stop Eating Rats To Avert Lassa Fever, NOA Tells Ebonyi Residents

27.11.2024

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) yesterday launched a sensitisation campaign on Lassa fever prevention in Ebonyi State, urging residents to stop the eating of rats to check the outbreak. Director-General Lanre Issa-Onilu, represented by Programme Officer, Health Social Care, Adaugo Ngwu, performed the launch of the campaign in Amachi in the Abakaliki Local Government Area....

Stakeholders Seek Speedy Passage Of Digital Economy, E-Governance Bill

27.11.2024

The Oyo State government and some stakeholders, including the Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Olatubosun Tijani, yesterday called for the speedy passage of the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill to ensure accountability and transparency in governance. At a stakeholders’ engagement on the bill in Ibadan, they said the passage of the bill...

Sheik Gumi To FG: Establish Special Paramilitary Outfit To Tackle Lakurawa

27.11.2024

Controversial Islamic scholar and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called on the Federal Government to fashion a separate paramilitary outfit to combat the Lakurawa sect in the North. This is coming days after it was reported that the sect, which operates in North Western states of Sokoto and Kebbi has moved into Niger in North...

Alleged Misconduct: Ebonyi Gov Suspends 2 Commissioners, Others

27.11.2024

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has ordered the indefinite suspension of the Commissioner for Housing/Urban Development Mr Ori, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, over alleged misconduct. Commissioner for Information/Orientation Mr Jude Chikadibia Okpor, made the disclosure on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the Executive Council meeting....

Beware Of Fraudsters, KWASU Warns Admission Seekers

27.11.2024

The management of Kwara State University (KWASU) has disclosed that the 2024/2025 admission process into undergraduate programmes of the institution has been completed with academic activities going on in earnest. It, therefore, warned members of the public against falling victim to fraudulent and faceless individuals on social media asking candidates still seeking admission into the...

Kano Anti-Graft Agency Uncovers 26 Trucks Of Diverted Palliative

27.11.2024

Following Intelligence tracking, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has uncovered 26 trailers of 50kg rice palliative worth over N1 billion at a warehouse being diverted. The 26 trailers of the diverted rice palliative, was said to be of 16,800 bags of the commodity, which has already been repackaged. Conducting members of...

SGBV Prosecution: Experts Insist On Digital Evidence Collection, Documentation

27.11.2024

Stakeholders in the justice sector have called for the utilisation of technology to gather and document evidence vital to the efficiency and effectiveness of justice delivery for cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) across the country. They noted that the lack of or inadequacy in evidence collection and documentation was one of the reasons...

Nigeria Has Dysfunctional Taxation System –Adebayo

27.11.2024

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election Adewole Adebayo has attributed low tax revenue in Nigeria to a dysfunctional taxation system. Speaking at the 2024 annual dinner and awards of The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Adebayo said Nigerians should not be surprised to see a dysfunctional tax...

Jubilation, Expectations As NNPC Ltd Finally Delivers PH Refinery

27.11.2024

It was another historic moment for Nigerians as the Port Harcourt Refinery (PHR) resumed operations yesterday after many postponements. Many Nigerians, including stakeholders in the downstream sector, expressed relief and happiness over the development. They also said they were optimistic that it will lead to reduction in the prices of petroleum products and products’ availability...

Oyebanji Unveils Therapy Centre For Children With Disabilities

27.11.2024

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has pledged to prioritise the welfare and wellbeing of people with disabilities by providing an enabling environment for them to thrive. He made the promise while unveiling the Therapy Centre for Children with Disabilities built through a partnership with Premium Trust Bank. The governor said he would not relent in...