The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, announced that the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) is now collaborating with international and local firms to enhance its production of arms and ammunition. This move aligns with the DICON Act 2023, which was recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The act aims to promote the growth of indigenous companies within Nigeria’s Military Industrial Complex. Musa made this statement during a 5km Health Walk commemorating DICON’s 60th anniversary on Saturday in Kaduna. The CDS was represented by the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj-Gen John Ochai.…
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With just over two weeks remaining before the start of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, only around half of the tickets have been sold, raising concerns as the event draws near. The Olympic Games, currently taking place in Paris, are set to conclude this Sunday. Following the end of the Olympics, organizers will have a brief window to reconfigure the venues to accommodate the Paralympic Games, which cater to athletes with disabilities. Despite the slower-than-expected ticket sales, Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet expressed satisfaction with the current figures during a recent news conference. He highlighted that the pace of ticket…
The crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has deepened as the Dr. Mustapha Inuwa-led faction proceeded with its congresses, despite an alleged court order. Reacting to the development, a party chieftain, Ahmed Aminu-Yar’adua, stated that the exercise was unacceptable to the faction led by Sen. Yakubu Lado. Aminu-Yar’adua made this known during an interview in Katsina on Saturday. He alleged that no fewer than 7,000 party members were denied the opportunity to purchase forms for the ward, local government, and state congresses. The Inuwa-led faction had earlier accused Lado, the party’s former governorship candidate in the…
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, announced that the State Government has paid N450 million as a counterpart fund for the Nigerian Women Project in the state. Nwifuru made this statement on Saturday while declaring open this year’s Ebonyi Women’s August Meeting, themed: “A Wise Woman Builds Her Home.” He explained that the project, a World Bank-assisted program, aims to enhance all aspects of womanhood. The initiative will impact all 13 Local Government Areas of the state, empowering women at the grassroots level through farming, skills acquisition, and other activities designed to boost self-reliance. The governor advised women to educate their…
The 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 designated July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of trafficking victims and promoting their rights and well-being. Since then, countries worldwide, including Nigeria, have taken robust actions to commemorate the day. By Aderogba George In 2024, the theme for World Day Against Trafficking was “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking,” underscoring the urgency to end child trafficking. Globally, children are disproportionately affected, with girls making up a significant proportion of trafficking victims. A 2022…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the landing cost per litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol has made it impossible for petrol marketers to import the essential commodity just as being done by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. “Right now, the landing cost of PMS is over ₦1,200, without the margin of the marketers, transportation and other logistics,” IPMAN National Operations Controller, Zarama Mustapha, said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday. “NNPC sells to marketers at ₦565 or so. That means there is a subsidy of almost ₦600 to ₦700 as of…
On Nigeria’s shores it is not surprising to hear that a building has collapsed in so or so town, because such disasters have been occurring frequently. The collapse often comes with fatalities. And, more often than not, the fatalities could be avoided or minimised with the use of the standard materials recommended by the experts. But because of the need to make money easily and anyhow with little or no regard to the safety of the eventual users, owners use sub-standard materials for the buildings or use UNEDUCATED ‘civil engineers’ (local bricklayers), to design (if any were done) and build…
I did not intend to write this small article, but the responses I got due to the earlier article I penned and posted kept on coming. Some of them were NEGATIVE while others were positive. There may be others who for one reason or another, prefer not to express their feelings about, ‘Kwaskwaro: The Type Of Politician We Need In NASS’. I wrote and posted the article on 6th August 2024, and since then I have been inundated with calls and responses. That is to be expected. But what I did not expect was to be accused of ‘encouraging’ corruption…
A pan-African students’ movement, Progressive Students’ Movement (PSM), on Monday, urged the National Assembly to enact a law that would stop governors from conducting local government LG polls. President of PSM, Bestman Okereafor, said in a statement in Enugu that it was imperative to make the financial autonomy granted to local governments have the desired impact. The Supreme Court had, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, ordered the Federal Government to begin direct payment of monthly allocations into local councils’ accounts. Okereafor described the apex court verdict as a landmark judgment and one which would have direct impacts on the…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to strengthen their security cooperation to enhance their defence capabilities against any security threats. The Minister made the call during the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja. The meeting, which started today, brought together top military leaders from West Africa to address the region’s pressing security concerns. Badaru emphasized the significance of collective efforts in combating terrorism, cross-border crimes, and hybrid threats, stressing the need for enhanced regional security cooperation to safeguard nations and…