The Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Jamilu Sanusi, says the state has the potential to generate N2 billion monthly through commodity levies. Sanusi disclosed this on Thursday, when he led the union officials on a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu at the Government House in Sokoto. He said the state had potentialities in the agriculture sector waiting to be harnessed through the commodity board to enhance government’s internally generated revenue. “Levies on hundreds of onion bags, garlic, grains and other products cultivated in the state and transported to other parts of…
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Tennis star sisters, Serena and Venus Williams, as well as Reddit creator, Alexis Ohanian, will own the first team in TGL, the new virtual golf league developed by Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy. The league announced Thursday that Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) will be the first of six teams in the TGL, a partnership between the PGA Tour and Woods as well as McIlroy’s TMRW Sports. The TGL is set to stage tech-golf combined made-for-television events on Monday nights starting in January 2024 and would have 15 matches followed by the semi-finals and finals at a specially built venue…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday commenced the distribution of another set of relief materials to victims of the 2022 floods in Akwa Ibom. The South-South Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Godwin Tepiko, said the gesture was intended to ameliorate the plight of the victims. Tepiko was represented at the brief ceremony in Uyo by the Director General of the agency, Mr Mustapha Ahmed. He said that the items were donated by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. He listed the items to include food items, building materials and livelihoods items, such as grinding machines, mattresses and farm implements.…
Speaker of the 9th Niger State House of Assembly, Mr Abdullahi Wuse on Thursday dissolved the Assembly following the expiration of its four-year tenure and begged for forgiveness of any perceived wrongdoing. In a valedictory speech, Wuse lauded his colleagues, members of staff of the Assembly and people of the state for their support for the legislature. He said the 9th Assembly passed 66 bills into law in four years and congratulated his colleagues for the attainment. “We started this journey on June 9, 2019 and it is ending today. “Twenty-seven of us came in and today 27 of us…
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Nothingham Forest of England striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the Ilorin General Hospital where he supported patients. The former Union Berlin of Germany marksman was received by the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Bola Abdulkadir, into the facility. The Super Eagles’ striker was later conducted round different wards of the hospital where a female cancer patient was introduced to him for help. The Nothingham Forest striker after receiving briefs of the patient was told that the woman needed a complete dose of a particular injection which each cost N107,000…
The United Nations Vhildrens Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Government and citizens of Kano State for the recent enactment of the Child Protection Law, signed into law by former Gov. Umar Ganduje. This is contained in a statement issued by UNICEF Communications Specialist, Mr Samuel Kaalu, and made available newsmen in Kano on Thursday. It explained that the Chief of UNICEF Kano Field Office, Mr Rahama Farah, described the Kano State Child Protection Law as a remarkable achievement that would benefit the children and people of the state. He stressed that the law would establish a legal framework that would…
For his first piece of legislation to be signed as President, Bola Tinubu has assented to a constitutional amendment bill bringing uniformity to the retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers. “With the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill, retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and other related matters,” a statement signed by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye, read on Thursday. The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu assents to constitutional amendment Bill on uniformity in retirement age of judicial officers.’ “In exercising the powers vested in him under…
Popular street-hop artiste, Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, has explained the reasons why Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable left his house after making fame. In an interview with the Echo Room on Thursday, Small Doctor described Portable as his boy who fled after being advised to do a body wash. He said, “When he met me, I told him that he has to do body wash to look good but he disagreed because he believed I want to use packaging to kill him. “I continually advised him to stop doing like a tout, and dress properly, adding that he…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved the request of Gov. Abdullahi Sule for appointment of 20 Special Advisers. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi said this after an emergency sitting of the House on Thursday in Lafia. Abdullahi said that the approval was to enable Sule to appoint the advisers that would assist in implementing his policies and programmes for the people. “His Excellency has sent a request for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers that will assist him in the consolidation of his policies and programmes. “After an extensive deliberation on His Excellency’s request, the…
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, on Thursday inaugurated the 10th Kebbi State Assembly at the legislative chambers in Birnin Kebbi. Idris, represented by the Clerk of the assembly, Alhaji Sulaiman Shamaki, cited Section 105 sub-section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. “The section confers on the Governor the powers to dissolve the previous assembly (in this case the 9th) and simultaneously proclaim the 10th which will begin by electing principal officers of the house. “My duty this morning is to officially dissolve the 9th Assembly and inaugurate the 10th Assembly so that…