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"Borno News"
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Environment2 days agoNiMet predicts 3 days cloudiness, sunshine
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over the Northern region in the morning hours on Monday. According to NiMet, there are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Kaduna, Yobe and Jigawa state as the day progresses. “Cloudy skies should prevail over the North-Central region with prospects of early morning thunderstorms over parts of Niger and Kwara state. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Plateau, Kogi and theFederal Capital Territory. “The inland and coastal cities of the South are expected to be under cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms over parts of Edo, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers state during the morning hours. “Later in the day, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Imo,.
- General news1 week ago
Buhari parts ways with influential cleric over presidential contract
By Ismaila Chafe/Silas Nwoha President Muhammadu Buhari has parted ways with an influential Catholic cleric, who previously described Buhari as “messiah’’ because the president refused to give him a juicy contract. In a week the president endured the pain of bloody events in the country, controversial cleric, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka proclaimed that Buhari should resign or be impeached because of current unwholesome developments nationwide. On April 30, the Presidency expressed shock over “the sudden U-Turn of Father Mbaka, a die-hard supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is now asking the president to resign or be impeached because he failed to secure contracts from the presidency’’. Presidential spokesman Malam Garba Shehu, who made the revelation in a statement, said that Mbaka’s outburst was because Buhari characteristically, refused to accede to Mbaka’s demands to secure juicy contracts from the presidency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari, 78, has.
- General news2 weeks ago
Labour demands salary review for core civil servants Salary
By Joan Nwagwu The Organised Labour has called for a general salary review of core civil servants in the country. Mr Quadri Olaleye, the President, Nigeria Trade Congress (TUC) made the call at the 2021 May Day celebration, jointly organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the 2021 May Day celebration is “COVID-19, Social and Economic Crises: Challenges for Decent Work, Social Protection and Peoples Welfare”. Olaleye said the upward review of the salary of those in the core civil service was necessary as it was already overdue. “We demand for an upward review of salary of core civil servants to narrow the gap between their emoluments and those of employees in other segments of the public service. “We implore the Federal Government to once more direct the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to.
- General news2 weeks ago
EAI reaches 17m with radio, tv education programme in North
By Ifeanyi Nwoko A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Equal Access International says its Civil Education Ration programme has reached 17 million people in its target 19 Northern States. The group disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at its ‘Stakeholders Consultation and Validation Forum’ held with both local, national and international partners in attendance. Its Deputy Country Director, Gad Peter, in a statement, said the engagement was to initiate conversations that would bring about the sustainability of the programme. According to him, the programme “Farar Tattabara” (White Dove), has been so impactful and has brought about a lot of positive changes in the 19 Northern States where it airs. The statement quoted the Country Director, Mr Maji Peters, as saying: “What we are doing here is to present the ‘outcome harvest’ of our flagship programmes in the Hausa language, “Farar Tattabara” which is the white dove. “We did series of programmes and.
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Health2 weeks agoMSF Partners Borno Government In Measles Vaccination Campaign
Maiduguri, 29 April 2021- Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), is working alongside the Borno state government to conduct a measles vaccination campaign to reach children aged six months to nine years. The campaign comes in response to an uptick in cases of the virus in the areas surrounding Maiduguri beginning in December last year. “This is the first time MSF has the opportunity to be involved in a measles vaccination campaign in Borno state,” says David Thérond, MSF Head of Mission in Nigeria. “We welcome this catch-up campaign because measles is extremely contagious and especially dangerous for young children, particularly those suffering from malnutrition or other co-morbidities.” The campaign which started on 26 April and was planned for five days aims to reach 103,823 children living in the districts of Gwange 1, 2 and 3, as well as 277,395 children in the informal IDP camps located in the districts.
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General news2 weeks agoSenate invites Finance Minister, Army Chief on releases for security operations
By Kingsley Okoye Senate Committee on Army has invited Finance Minister, Director-General of Budget Office and Chief of Army Staff (CAS) to give details of funds released to the Nigerian Army to combat insurgency and banditry in Nigeria. The minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Budget Chief Ben Akabueze and CAS Lt.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, are to appear on May 4, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Ali Ndume, said on Thursday. Ndume (APC-Borno), issued the summon on behalf of the committee at a meeting with officials of ministry. He said the financial details required were those from 2019 until date. Ndume expressed dismay at the minister’s failure to honour the committee’s invitation in spite of the challenge of insecurity in the country. “Honestly, we are not happy that the Minister of Finance is not here today despite the fact that she was duly invited and she knew the importance of the issue.
- General news2 weeks ago
Buhari hosts Gov Zulum, Asiwaju Tinubu
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has met separately behind closed doors with Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his official residence, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President’s Personal Assistant on Photography, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed the two meetings in pictorial reports on Tuesday. NAN gathered Zulum used the opportunity of the meeting to update the president on security developments in Borno while Tinubu thanked the president for his support during the 12th Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Colloquium held in Kano on March. Buhari, who participated virtually in the event to mark the 69th birthday of the former two-term Governor of Lagos State, commended the celebrant for always being an advocate of unity and cohesion in Nigeria. NAN reports that no official statement on the outcome of the two meetings held on Monday night as at.
- General news2 weeks ago
Deby’s death devastates Buhari in week of minister controversy
By Ismaila Chafe In a week of controversy stoked by alleged extremist religious views of a serving minister, President Muhammadu Buhari also voiced his “immense shock’’ over the tragic death of a veteran leader in a neighbouring country. Buhari on April 21, expressed sadness over “the sudden and tragic death of President Idriss Deby of Chad, who died in battle, fighting rebels.” Deby, 68, was a long-time ruler of Chad, a country sharing border with Nigeria. Reacting to the development in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari said: “I’m deeply shocked and devastated by the sudden death of Idriss Deby in battle front, defending the sovereignty of his country. “The late Deby had played a very active role in our regional joint collaboration in the military campaign against Boko Haram terrorists,” the president stated, referring to the joint campaign by Nigeria and Chad to fight off the.
- Defence/Security4 weeks ago
An NGO seeks palliatives for victims of terrorism and banditry
By Muhammad Lawal A group under the auspices of the Initiative for Conciliation and Protection of Rights advocated for palliative care for victims of terrorism and banditry to cushion the effects of the ugly trend. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mable Bremah, Godwin Ekoja and Halima Bukar, respectively Deputy Secretary, PRO and Deputy Secretary of the organization at Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He observed that the victims of terrorism, banditry and the oppressed deserved better treatment to enable these victims to resettle and gradually recover from their trauma. The statement urged Nigerians, regardless of their ethnicity, religion and politics, to unite collectively to end the insecurity plaguing the country to pave the way for a better Nigeria. He observed that Nigerians were living in an unprecedented time, a time when humans were rapidly returning to their primitive barbaric nature. The statement added that the country was.
- Economy4 weeks ago
Cement: scarcity, intermediaries induce a rise in prices in the North-East
Some residents of the Northeast attributed the rise in the price of cement to the widening gap between demand and supply of the product. The Nigerian News Agency (NAN) survey in Bauchi, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa as well as Jigawa, indicated an average price increase of 40 percent. Survey respondents said several challenges affected production at factories, including the COVID-19 outbreak, reducing supply, while demand continued to rise. Some of the respondents also condemned the activities of intermediaries, saying that these people have capitalized on development to make the situation even worse. They called on the government to intervene by verifying the unhealthy activities of certain merchants and middlemen. Others, however, blamed the rise on the high cost of transportation and other miscellaneous activities associated with cement sourcing and selling activities in the country. Malam Ibrahim Sanusi, a cement dealer in the main Gombe market, called the increase “outrageous” compared.
