AN incoming train from Kaduna to Abuja derailed again, Friday evening at Kubwa. News Point Nigeria learnt that, all passengers are safe, thanks to the quick response of NRC and troops. This is coming barely five days after a similar derailment took place along the Itakpe-Warri route adjudged to be the most lucrative route in Nigeria. One of the passengers, Sani Ibrahim Mashi, who spoke to News Point Nigeria via a telephone conversation said, they are happy to be safe and they are impressed with the immediate response and presence of security agencies at the scene. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)…
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THE Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has lost his son, Hassan Sule. News Point Nigeria learnt that, the governor’s son died in Lafia in the late hours of Thursday, January 26, 2023. The deceased who got married to his first wife, Hajiya Sule, in June last year was Governor Sule’s eldest son. Hassan died aged 36. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Lafia on Friday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra. The statement read, “His Excellency, Abdullahi A. Sule, the Governor of Nasarawa State, on behalf of his family, announces the sudden…
GOVERNOR Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno has directed the state Ministry of Finance to quickly establish branches of existing micro finance banks in 25 local government areas in the state in accordance with regulatory procedures. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the governor on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri. According to the statement, the ministry of finance is to work with that of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation in that direction. “Zulum’s directive follows the CBN’s policy on stoppage of old Naira notes…
THE management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday met with the representatives of Jaiz Bank, United Bank of Africa (UBA), Union Bank, Zenith Bank and Polaris Bank for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). The five banks have been approved by the Federal Government as the Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) for the CVFF. NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh said the meeting was a major step towards the implementation of the presidential directive on the disbursement of the fund. “We are engaging the banks on the management and disbursement of the CVFF…
THE Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has called on the management of global tech giant Meta to involve more fact-checkers with good knowledge of Nigeria’s local languages. Inuwa made the call when he received WhatsApp’s Director, Public Policy for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Helen Charles, alongside Meta’s Head of Public Policy for Anglophone West Africa Adaora Ikenze on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami in his office. The DG noted that fact-checking could be an entirely new industry with lots of job opportunities. According to…
ZAMFARA, Kebbi, Taraba, Kwara, Oyo, Plateau, Gombe, Jigawa, Sokoto States’ Houses of Assembly were hesitant as twenty-seven other State assemblies forwarded their resolutions on 35 constitution amendment bills to the National Assembly, News Point Nigeria gathered. The Senate has consequently directed the Clerk of the National Assembly to transmit the 35 constitution amendment bills that have so far met the requirement of the provision of section 9(2) of the constitution to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The upper chamber also asked the remaining nine state Houses of Assembly that are yet to forward their resolutions on the constitution amendment bills…
THE Zamfara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has succeeded in arresting four suspected kidnappers for an alleged attempt to kidnap a two-year-old baby. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ikor Oche and made available to News Point Nigeria. Oche said that the suspects were arrested while attempting to kidnap the two-year-old baby on the 21st Jan., at Angwan Shado area of Gusau metropolis. “Parading the suspects at the NSCDC Command Headquarters Gusau, Commandant Muhammad Muazu, said the suspects who are teens, were arrested…
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has promised that the success recorded in Kano when he was the governor will be replicated in Nigeria if elected president. Kwankwaso stated this in Abuja on Monday, during the second presidential town hall meeting organised by the Department of Political Science of the University of Abuja. He lamented that Nigeria is facing a serious crisis in the education sector, from primary to tertiary education levels, noting that the All Progressive Congress and Peoples Democratic Party have failed Nigerians. “I am very happy that Nigerians have an alternative to…
Naja’atu Muhammad, a former lead campaigner of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has endorsed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, hours after resigning from the ruling party. She visited Atiku at his residence on Sunday. Dino Melaye, a spokesman of Atiku’s campaign, was among those who received Muhammad at the residence of the former vice-president. The politician later told Daily Trust that she had endorsed Atiku for the forthcoming election. The former director, Civil Society of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, had earlier told journalists that she would be meeting…
THE Nasarawa State Police Command says two females have been rescued out of the six pupils of LEA Primary School abducted on Friday at Alwaza Village, Doma Local Government Area (LGA). The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, who confirmed this to journalists on Saturday, noted that the pupils were rescued around 2:30 pm at Sabon Kwara village, Jenkwe Development Area of Obi LGA in the state. The operation, he said, was achieved with sustained pressure mounted on the abductors by the combined search-and-rescue team that included sister security agencies in the state. Nansel added that efforts are…
BARELY 24 hours after the news of an increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol, broke through a reported coomunication to major marketers in a memo early Thursday, the Federal Government has denied any increase in the price of fuel. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in a statement issued by his media aide, Horatius Egua, in Abuja on Friday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had not approved any price increase for PMS. He was quoted as saying, “President Muhammadu Buhari has not approved any increase in the price of…
THE Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the apex court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which in September last year granted verdict in favour of the immediate past minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Saulawa after reviewing the arguments canvassed by Akpabio said that his appeal was meritorious and therefore was allowed. The judgement was on an appeal filed by Akpabio challenging the judgement of the…
THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said there is confusion in the oil sector in Nigeria, following the prolonged fuel scarcity that has been hitting hard on the country for months. The Deputy National President, IPMAN, Zahra Mustapha, said this on Friday while speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily and monitored by News Point Nigeria. When asked about what was happening in the industry leading to the prolonged scarcity, Mustapha said the issue is complex, admitting that independent marketers do not also “really understand what is going on.” He said, “The fact of the matter…
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has asked healthcare workers to maintain a high index of suspicion for diphtheria by being vigilant and looking out for symptoms of diphtheria. In a public health advisory issued Thursday night, Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said the organisation has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. He said NCDC is also monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states where cases are now being picked up. Data from the Kano State Ministry of Health revealed that the diphtheria outbreak has so far killed 25 people with…
THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has presented cheques amounting to N13billion to the families of deceased and injured Police officers. The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, presented the cheques to the families of Police officers killed between 2012 to 2019. The IGP said about 6,184 families of slain and injured personnel will benefit from the payment. The IGP also said the cheques also cover insurance for personnel, who got injured while carrying out their duties within the same period. Details Later…
THE United States has disclosed plans to spend $68 million (N30, 940, 000, 000) to fight malaria in Nigeria by providing funds for monitoring activities that would eradicate the menace. A document released in Washington DC on Wednesday said the money would be spent under the Presidential Malaria Initiative, according to the Nation. It said the funding will support monitoring insecticide resistance testing in all 11 PMI focus states and five non-PMI focus States. The beneficiary states include Enugu and Kaduna, Abia, Ekiti, Kogi, Kebbi and Sokoto. The statement read, “In addition, PMI will continue to support the procurement and…
CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that unrepentant drug barons and cartels will face tougher time in 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug business. Marwa gave the warning on Wednesday 18th January at a press briefing at the NDLEA national headquarters, Abuja to update the public on efforts by the Agency to rid the country of illicit substance abuse and drug trafficking on the second anniversary of his leadership of the anti-narcotics body. According to him, “Last year, I issued a New…
THE Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, kicked off his campaign in Kauran Namoda LGA in grand style, with a vow to rescue and rebuild Zamfara State. Lawal urged the electorate to do everything possible in making sure that they vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the presidential and governorship elections. He assured the large crowd who attended the rally that if he becomes the Zamfara State governor, security would be the priority of his administration to secure lives and properties across the state. He also reaffirmed that his government…
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya ( Dan Majen Gombe) has approved the appointment of Caretaker Chairmen for the Eleven (11) Local Government Councils in the State. This was stated in a statement signed and issued by the Director-General of Press Affairs to the governor, Ismaila Uba Misilli, Tuesday evening. According to the statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi conveyed the Governor’s approval and announced the new appointees as follows:- (i) Abubakar Usman Barambu – Akko LGA (ii) Garba Umar Garus – Balanga LGA (iii) Margret Bitrus – Billiri LGA (iv) Jamilu Ahmed Shabewa -…
THE National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said available data indicates that Nigeria has 16.7 million more voters than the rest of West Africa. Yakubu made the revelation on Tuesday afternoon, while delivering a lecture at London-based Chatham House on the topic ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Preparations and Priorities for Electoral Integrity and Inclusion’. “Based on figures compiled from electoral commissions and interior ministries in West Africa, Nigeria’s current voter population is 16.7 million higher than the 76.7 million registered in all the other countries put together – and there are 14 other elections…