DUFUTH commences internship programme for nurses
Agwu (left) and Abubakar. ‘The approval was contained in a letter signed by the Registrar and CEO of the Council, Frank Umar Abubakar, and dated September 1, 2023’ By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki The much awaited internship programme for graduate nurses at David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, has received the nod of the Nursing […]
Climate Summit: African leaders must prioritise human rights demand on negotiating table – Amnesty International
‘It is staggeringly unjust that those least responsible for the climate crisis and often least equipped to protect themselves continue to bear the heaviest burden’ By Valentine Amanze Amnesty International has appealed to African leaders and climate negotiators to pursue ambitious and long-lasting climate action to safeguard the human rights of individuals and communities already […]
Niger govt gives three weeks ultimatum to developers to utilize land or face revocation
Governor Bego (file photo) ‘We are going to review conditions for land titles. It is not going to be about getting the C of Os; we want to see the lands being developed before we can take you serious’ By Mohammed Usman Niger State government has threatened to revoke designated land titles acquired by individuals […]
African Climate Summit: Group demands justice, decolonization, survival for Africans
‘We demand for a decolonisation of Africa’s economy and development agenda, a repayment of climate debt and delivery of much-needed money to Africa for Climate Adaptation and losses and damages, as well as real solutions to this gripping problem the continent faces’ No fewer than 500 African civil society organisations have issued seven hard-hitting demands […]
Niger governor announces fuel subsidy palliatives, declares three-day holiday
Governor Bego of Niger State (file photo) ‘Bago said the state government can no longer continue to wait but augment the N3 billion cash and the N1 billion worth of grains so far received from the federal government just to avoid incurring the people’s wrath’ By Mohammed Usman The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, […]
For Tinubu’s Nigeria, it’s ‘from frying pan to fire’
President Bola Tinubu ‘Nigerians are hungry. And indeed, angry! Major roads and streets in the cities look deserted these days as if the country is in perpetual public holidays’ By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) A friend called the other day from Germany to get a true picture of situations in the country. The initial […]
