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Aliko Dangote Foundation, ADF, has again floated a scheme to empower 106,000 women across four states in the Northern region with N1.1 billion. To achieve the scheme, the ADF has already commenced the identification of eligible beneficiaries of the programme across four states. The foundation will empower 23,000 women in Sokoto, 34,000 women in Katsina, 21,000 women in Kebbi and 28,000 women in Zamfara. The programme is a N10 billion programme that targets one million indigent and vulnerable women. It was launched in Kano State in 2011 and is being systematically rolled out nationwide to cover the 774 Local Government…

The Federal Government said last night it would pursue all options available to it in its bid to set aside a monumental cash award to a shadowy Irish/Nigerian firm, Process and Industrial Development Limited, which had won the compensation on the orders of a United Kingdom Commercial and Arbitration court over a botched gas supply and processing agreement. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, stated this Sunday as the country’s legal team led by him, departed Abuja for London for consultation with their foreign counterparts over the appeal being lodged by Nigeria, which is to…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has asked the federal government to avoid being selective in the fight against corruption. That was one of the recommendations contained in the communique issued at the end of its 49th Accountants Conference in, Abuja. The communique, signed by the President and Chairman of Council of ICAN, Mazi Nnamdi A. Okwuadigbo and Chairman of ICAN Conference Planning Committee, Queensley Seghosime, also noted that the anti-graft agencies were overwhelmed and often seemed to infringe on rights of citizens. “Some of the agencies created to fight corruption appear to be overwhelmed by the enormity of…

By Akanimo Sampson Members of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) will be meeting senior government representatives from Clean Energy Ministerial Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage Initiative countries (CEM CCUS Initiative) this Monday, to reaffirm their intent to catalyse and facilitate the launch of an economically viable, environmentally responsible and safe CCUS industry worldwide. OGCI is a CEO-led initiative which aims to drive the industry response to climate change. Launched in 2014, its members engage together on action to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Initiative supports the Paris Agreement and its aims, and act with integrity…

As Akwa Ibom, one of Nigeria’s states, marks its 32nd statehood on Monday, many public and private institutions have forcefully observed ‘public holiday,’ a situation blamed on poor information dissemination from government quarters. Before the Monday, September 23, many civil servants in public service and teachers and non-teaching staffers in both public and private schools had rumoured that there would be public holiday. Many of them believed though erroneously that anytime the state marks its creation anniversary, the state government always observed public holiday. Usually, September 23 is usually set aside by the state government to swear in the chairman…

By: Israel Umoh The inter-denominational Thanksgiving service held at Ibom Hall Grounds, Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital on Sunday, with Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a preacher was expected to be solemn. The service was part of the activities that commemorated Akwa Ibom’s 32nd statehood. Yet, the arrival of Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and his wife, Unoma popularly known as eka esit mbom by her admirers, turned the supposed solemn assembly to a carnival of sort as the joyous crowd fell on themselves to catch a glimpse of the man who many popularly daub as an…

As Senate resumes from its long annual vacation Monday., the Senate will immediately move into action to consider the proposals made by the executive arm of government in the recently released 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work, MTEF and Fiscal Strategy Paper. On resumption tomorrow, the Senate, after consideration of the MTEF/ FSP and subsequent passage, would be ready to receive the 2020 Appropriation Bill from President Muhammadu Buhari. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, had stated on Friday that the Upper Chamber had already received the MTEF/ FSP documents from the Executive for subsequent consideration. Some of the highlights of the 2020-2022…

Nationwide blackout is looming as electricity Generation Companies, GENCOs, have threatened to declare force majure over moves by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, to unilaterally take over responsibility for payment of gas and transportation from them. The GENCOs said NBET had arbitrarily approved to apply 0.75% as administrative charges or cost on payment to gas suppliers to the thermal power stations. The generation companies also revealed that NBET stood to rake in N2. 7 billion from the 0.75 percent administrative charges for just service of collating and submitting gas payments invoices to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. However, efforts…

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen allegedly killed two persons on Sunday, while six others were injured as attacked two villages, Shaforon and Kodumti, in Numan local government area of Adamawa State. This came as the Nigerian Army said Sunday that some Boko Haram terrorists were currently seeking refuge in the homes of some individuals in parts of Borno and Yobe states. An eyewitness, Lawrence Shinkoko, told newsmen that the suspected herdsmen in their large numbers, laid siege on the two villages around 1:00 a.m Sunday, shooting at any person in sight. It was learned that two died in the shootout,…

Some Nigerians have reacted to a statement credited to Femi Fani-Kayode calling on the South to prepare for either restructuring or separation because the North wants to retain power for 20 years in the country. Fan-Kayode, Sunday, tweeted “Hear this and hear it well. Anyone that believes that a southerner will be President in 2023 is a fool. The north has ALREADY decided to keep power for the next 20 years and sadly there is NOTHING we can do about it. The only hope for the south is RESTRUCTURING or SEPARATION.” According to him, “BREAKDOWN: NW 4 years + NE…