The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) Commission, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu,( SAN, )has promised the British High Commission of the Commission’s continued support in tackling visa racketeering in Nigeria. Dr. Aliyu made this promise when he received Mr. Coran Oakley, the International Liaison Manager of the Home Office International Operations in the British High Commission, Abuja in his office. He said that he was aware of the existing working relationship with the High British Commission and promised that the ICPC would always be prepared to continue to work with the High Commission noting that…
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KANO state governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf,has term up with his North West counterparts in an advocacy meeting with United Nations officials to sougth for intervention to address developmental challenges been facing According to a statement by Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesperson to the Governor of Kano State, the governors pushed for a development agenda for the Northwest. The governors, including Uba Sani of Kaduna, Ummaru Dikko Radda of Katsina, Mohammad Namadi of Jigawa, Dauda Lawan Dare of Zamfara, and the Deputy Governor of Sokoto state, collectively sought international support to address the region’s challenges. The statement added that they for…
THE Dangote Cement has been honoured with the top prize at the inaugural Corporate Reporting Award, jointly organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and NGX Regulation Limited. The maiden Corporate Reporting Award recognized the top 30 most capitalized companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited for the 2022 financial reporting year. However,the leading cement manufacturer received the Platinum award for excelling across all three reporting categories, showcasing exemplary reporting practices that comprehensively address all relevant aspects of corporate reporting. According to the organisers, the scoring criteria involved a combination of average scoring and assessments from individual…
Dangote Refinery has revealed plans to buy at least 24 million barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up its processing capabilities. A report by Bloomberg revealed that the $20 billion refinery has issued a term tender for the purchase of 2 million barrels a month of West Texas Intermediate Midland (WTI) crude for 12 months starting in July, which amounts to 24 million barrels of crude in one year. The call for US oil reflects Nigeria’s struggle to lift its own crude production, which remains well below theoretical capacity, as well as Dangote’s willingness to…
Dangote Refinery has said that the company has disclosed plans to buy at least 24 million barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up its processing capabilities. Elitsa Georgieva, Executive Director at Citac, an energy consultancy specializing in the African downstream sector, said: “The supply of Nigerian crude is insufficient or unavailable and sometimes unreliable However,the plans the call for US oil reflects Nigeria’s struggle to lift its own crude production, which remains well below theoretical capacity, as well as Dangote’s willingness to tap cheaper supplies than it can find at home. According to an alleged…
THE Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, in his efforts to alleviate the predicament, victim affected by mosque petrol explosion, at Gadan village, Larabar Abasawa, Gezawa local government area of Kano state were passing through,has donated ₦3 million to victims He made the donation during a visit to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where the injured victims are receiving treatment. He said”Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims and their families during this difficult time,” He further disclosed that the ” Gaya Emirate will provide all the necessary support to ensure a full and speedy recovery for those who…
Kano state Ministry of Health, in it’s determination to ameliorate financial constraint, hypertension patients were facing ,the board has resolved to offered free enrollment of vulnerable hypertension patients at Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, (KSCHMA). This was just as the ministry said that The prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria is 27.6 and it has found that in Kano the most prevalent Cardiovascular risk factor was hypertension which is 28.5% out of which nearly two-thirds (60.7%) of these hypertensives were newly discovered. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, made this known on Friday at a press conference…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has disclosed likely 14 local government areas of the state may witnessed possibility of high-risk flooding of the 44 local government areas (LGAs) of the state.This was just as the NIMET ,that the likely these LGAs,are include Rimin Gado, Tofa, Kabo, Madobi, Garum Malam, Bebeji, Rano, Dawakin Kudu, Warawa, Wudil, Sumaila, Ajingi, Kura, and Dala.However,the NIMET Kano/Jigawa Territorial ,Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, stated this at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal Climate Prediction and Annual Flood Outlook in Kano.Dr.Abdullahi further added that five other LGAs—Karaye, Takai, Bunkure, Dawakin Tofa, and Makoda—were moderately prone…
Representatives of the diverse host communities and ethnic groups at the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana; and that of Dangote Coal Mines Limited, Ankpa, Kogi State, expressed their excitement over the Food Intervention Programme of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF). In an outpouring of appreciation, a Monarch, the Bajana of Obajana, Engr Idowu Isenibi, described the Food Intervention Programme of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) as timely. Obajana is home to West African largest cement factory, the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana.“It is coming at the time Nigerians are in need. We are humbled by this generosity, but like Oliver Twist, we…