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Tuesday, 26 June 2018 04:32

FG orders probe of mass failure by foreign-trained doctors

Worried by the high rate of failure by foreign trained medical students in the assessment examination conducted by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), the federal government has directed the council to investigate the phenomenon. It asked MDCN to investigate some of the foreign medical institutions attended by Nigerians to ascertain their suitability. This was disclosed on Monday when the council inducted 183 medical students in Abuja. In April last year, 501 medical students, trained abroad, sat for MDCN examination conducted at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital in Kwara State. Only 132 of them passed the examination. Many of…

Monday, 25 June 2018 04:28

Butchers send SOS to Ajimobi over demolition of property, harassment by soldiers

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Scores of butchers under the umbrella of National Butchers Union (NBU) from the 11 local government areas in Ibadanland, on Sunday, sent save our souls message to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, to as a matter of urgency prevail on some elements using soldiers, policemen and other security agents to destroy their property, intimidate and harass butchers across the various abattoirs in Ibadan, the state capital. The butchers made the plea while addressing journalists in conjunction with a non governmental organisation, Veteran Organization for Human Rights Initiative (VOHRI), on the heal of demolition and pulling down…

Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:04

Saudi women are now driving as longstanding ban ends

Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday. It's a euphoric and historic moment for women who have had to rely on their husbands, fathers, brothers and drivers to run basic errands, get to work, visit friends or even drop kids off at school. The ban had relegated women to the backseat, restricting when and how they move around. But after midnight Sunday, Saudi women finally joined women around the world…

Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:01

Bridge linking Taraba, Plateau collapses after heavy downpour

A heavy rainstorm has collapsed a major bridge linking part of Taraba State and three Local Government Areas of Southern Plateau State. Affected residents who use the collapsed bridge daily, said a 24-hour downpour washed away the bridge. They also reported that the bridge had been undergoing rehabilitation by a contractor, who seemed to have abandoned the project. Tukung bridge, constructed about 20 years ago, links Langtang, Shendam and Mikang local government areas, rendering commuters on Shendam, Yelwa-Nshar/ Garkawa route stranded. Though no death was recorded as a result of the collapse, it has prevented free flow of motorists to…

Saturday, 23 June 2018 04:46

Proposed ranches, ploy to grab land for Fulani herdsmen – Christian elders

National Christian Elders Forum has kicked against plan by the Federal Government to set up ranches in 10 states, saying it is a ploy to grab lands for Fulani herdsmen across the country. The association added that the plot was part of what it called stealth jihad to take over lands belonging to other Nigerians and give them to herdsmen who would subsequently appoint Emirs and claim ownership of the land. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, NCEF Chairman, Mr Solomon Asemota, admonished Nigerians to interpret the Federal Government’s decision against the history of land and land reforms…

Saturday, 23 June 2018 04:44

Ebonyi accuses FG of falsehood; says won’t provide land for cattle ranching

Ebonyi State Government on Thursday said the claim by the federal government that it had agreed to provide land for cattle ranching was false. Federal government had on Tuesday listed Ebonyi among the ten states that had agreed to provide land for ranching. It said the aim of the ranching plan is to reduce farmers/herders clashes which have claimed thousands of lives in the country over the years. Aside the loss of lives, the federal government also said that Nigeria loses about $14 billion (₦5.04 trillion) annually to the conflicts. The ten states listed by the federal for the ranching,…

Saturday, 23 June 2018 04:43

We have no land for FG’s ranches —Benue stakeholders

Federal Government’s plan to establish ranches in parts of the country as a solution to unending farmers-herders clashes may not have gone down well with the generality of Benue people who collectively felt it was against their struggle to establish peaceful coexistence in the state through the state’s grazing law. From tribal leaders to youth groups and leaders of thought, they argued that the proposal posed a threat to their collective wellbeing and the grazing law which they collectively ensured came into force to protect the interest of farmers and herders alike. The backlash that trailed the proposal in the…

Friday, 22 June 2018 04:47

Buhari visits Bauchi, Azare over windstorm, fire disasters

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with people of Bauchi State over the calamities that befell residents of Bauchi metropolis and Azare town. Speaking at the palace of Emir of Bauchi when he paid him a condolence visit on behalf of the Federal Government, Mr Buhari urged those affected not to lose faith, but consider the calamities as an act of God. The president, who spoke briefly, prayed to God for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives. Earlier in his remarks, Emir of Bauchi, Mr Rilwanu Adamu, had described the windstorm that occurred in Bauchi…

Friday, 22 June 2018 04:43

FG, States’ debts rise to N22.7 trillion

Nigeria’s public debt rose by 4.5 percent to N22.7 trillion in first quarter of 2018 (Q1’18) due to increased domestic borrowing by state governments and increased foreign borrowing by the federal government. This is coming along with quantum 173 percent jump in the nation’s debt servicing cost to N724 billion during the quarter. Disclosing these yesterday, Debt Management Office (DMO) explained: “The increase was accounted for largely by the increase in Domestic Debts of States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as, the $2.5 billion Eurobond issued in February 2018 whose proceeds were still being deployed to redeem maturing…

Friday, 22 June 2018 04:37

Zamfara killings: FG accuses Yari of poor governance

Federal Goverment on Thursday chided Zamfara State Governor, Mr Abdulaziz Yari, over the festering banditry in the state. It also accused Yari of abdicating his responsibility as the state's chief security officer, saying that’s not good governance. Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazzau, disclosed this at Presidential Villa in Abuja during a panel session at the opening of 67th International Press Institute Congress. The panel was hosted by president of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria and chief executive officer of Channels TV, Mr John Momoh. The minister stated that good governance was the solution to killings in Zamfara State, saying…

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Friday, 22 June 2018 04:26

FG charged to establish local botanical gardens for herbal plants

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan A herbal practitioner, Mr. Akintunde Ayeni, has called on the Federal Government to establish local botanical gardens all over the country for preservation of essential medicinal herbal plants. Ayeni who is President, Yemkem Group, made the call while delivering a lecture to mark this year's Sustainable Gastronomy Day, organized by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, held at NUJ Press Center, Iyaganku, Ibadan. While describing African traditional medicine as crucial in provision of health services to millions of people, he urged government at all levels in the country to establish necessary institutional centers and provide…

Thursday, 21 June 2018 04:44

Buhari accuses NASS of budget padding

PRESS RELEASE I would like to thank the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as all the Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members, for passing the 2018 Appropriation Bill, after seven months. 2. When I submitted the 2018 Budget proposals to the National Assembly on 7th November 2017, I had hoped that the usual legislative review process would be quick, so as to move Nigeria towards a predictable January-December financial year. The importance of this predictability cannot be overemphasized. 3. While the Federal Government’s budget represents less than…

Thursday, 21 June 2018 04:43

NASS replies Buhari, says we couldn’t have rubber-stamped your budget proposals

National Assembly leadership has spoken on the concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on the manipulation of 2018 budget estimates sent to the lawmakers. Mr Buhari on Wednesday signed the N9.1 trillion 2018 appropriation bill into law in his office at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. In his speech during the budget signing, Buhari observed that “The National Assembly made cuts amounting to 347 billion Naira in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to them for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of their own amounting to 578 billion Naira.” The president also complained of the period it took National Assembly to…

Thursday, 21 June 2018 04:37

CAN to Buhari: Call your aide to order

President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr Samson Ayokunle, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restrain his aide, Lauretta Onochie on her use of vulgar words abuse and unprintable names against others. CAN president made the call in a statement signed by Mr Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media & Communications to CAN President, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oladeji quoted CAN president as saying that the leadership of CAN frowned at the use of vulgar languages on social media by the presidential aide on her Twitter account. “Onochie had twitted, “Prime Minister Theresa May, a Christian, is in a…

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