The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu has described customary budget releases as a cog in the wheel of steel sector development He was of the opinion that a special funding mechanism would drive the necessary policies and programmes to revitalise the comatose steel industry and set the country on the path to industrialisation. The minister while speaking at the opening of a two-day ministerial management retreat organised by the ministry. Audu, while giving an overview of the steel industry from conceptualisation in 1958, stated that despite the ugly history of steel development in Nigeria in the past four decades,…
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As part of the effort to stem the activities of illegal miners in the country, the federal government Thursday announced that it would deploy 2,200 Mine Marshals to state. The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake in a post on his verified X handle said the Mine Marshals were drawn from the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). He said: “In fulfillment of a major plank of my 7-point agenda to create a new security architecture to secure mining sites, we unveiled a 2,200-strong Mines Marshal to smoke out illegal miners and all those who flout…
Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday that it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors. Also, two men received heart transplants from pigs, although both died within months. The patient, Richard “Rick” Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is recovering well from the surgery last Saturday and is expected to be discharged soon, doctors said Thursday. Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, the transplant surgeon, said…
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has said that its intervention in the electoral process has helped to douse the tension and reduce the level of bitterness during the b2023 elections. It added that politicians have abided by the terms of the accord, saying at the end of the day when the results were announced, there was no widespread violence, people went to court, and that was what the court said. The Executive Director of Kukah Centre, Fr. Atta Barkindo, disclosed this Thursday in Abuja during the public presentation of the “Independent Evaluation report of the project – support to the…
Troops of the Nigerian army working in collaboration with vigilantes have eliminated a dangerous terrorist, who has been masquerading as a police officer in Sokoto to perpetrate heinous crimes. Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Thursday said the violent extremist who was eliminated on Wednesday 20 March, 2024 had often employed disguise to deceive and kidnap unsuspecting victims. He noted that the sting operation was conducted following credible intelligence and the suspect was neutralised during a gun battle with the troops. Nwachukwu added: “The troops also uncovered and destroyed a house used as a covert…
The House of Representatives has passed into law an Act to prescribe the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial office holders in the country. This monthly package includes their basic salaries and all regular allowances which include motor vehicle fueling and maintenance, along service allowances. The House also approved other job regular allowances that are not embedded in the total monthly package to include leave allowances estacode per night of $2,000 when applicable, duty tour allowances when applicable, severance gratuity of N80, 775,707.70 after the successful completion of tenure as well as an option motor vehicle loan to be…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has called on the House of Representatives to look into how lawyers who are in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) could be engaged to provide services for prisoners. This, it said, would help in the plan to decongest the correctional centres across the country. The Assistant Commandant General of NSCDC, Philip Ayuba, stated this at the one-day public instituted by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Justice, Police Affairs, Interior, and Human Rights on Wednesday in Abuja. The committees were investigating the whereabouts of inmates who escaped from…
The Ministry of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, Wednesday announced the inauguration of a pivotal Stakeholders’ Validation Forum for the draft National Land Transport Policy (NLTP), for the country. Alkali hinted that the forum aim at harnessing collective wisdom and insights to craft a transformative blueprint for the future of land transportation in Nigeria. The Minister, while speaking in Abuja, underscored the pressing need for the NLTP, even as he emphasised its potential to revolutionise the nation’s land transport sector, currently burdened with inefficiencies. He noted that the National Land Transport Policy was not just a document; but a vision for…
The Labour Party has accused the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero of invading its national secretariat in Abuja persons who are known to have partisan interests in other major political parties like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party noted that greed and inordinate ambition of Ajaero have pushed him into losing every sense of discretion and decency in his recent conducts, be it in his affairs with the workers or even the government. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh in a statement issued Wednesday described the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Wednesday besieged the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja to protest against the national convention planned for end of this month. TheHintsNews reports that the planned convention has also pitched the party against the Labour Party lawmakers in the House of Representatives. The NLC leadership accused Abure of planning to hold a “secret” convention without the inputs of major stakeholders. The workers also demanded the sacking of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, saying his plan is to destroy the Labour Party. The police, however, denied the workers from gain access…