Features News

Seven Die As Tanker Rams Into Commercial Bus In Imo

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 19 0

A tanker laden with Diesel Friday allegedly killed seven passengers in a commercial bus heading to Douglas road, Owerri, Imo State. An eye witness said the accident which occurred at the edge of the Otamiri River at about 6pm saw the tanker rammed into the small commercial bus with the passengers on board. The source […]Continue Reading

Features News

Boko Haram Regrouping in Nasarawa, Sule Raises Alarm

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 31 0

Nasarawa Governor Abdulahi Sule has raised the alarm over activities of the terror group, Boko Haram, in his state. The Governor spoke to State House Correspondents on Friday after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his office at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the Governor, members of the terror group, […]Continue Reading

News

NEPZA Boss Hails FG, Sunbelt FZE over 1.5 billion Investment in KFTZ

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 296 0

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba has described the N1.5 billion investment brought into the Kano Free Trade Zone by Sunbelt Free Zone Enterprise as an offshoot of sustained intervention by the Federal Government to maintain the zone as an investors’ attractive anchorage. In a […]Continue Reading

News Top Stories

TCN Faults N1.5tn Intervention in Power Sector

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 40 0

The about N1.5tn intervention of the Federal Government in the power sector is not reflecting in the current performance of the industry, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said on Thursday. According to TCN, the intervention was done to boost the performance of operators in the power value chain but this had yet to improve the […]Continue Reading

Features News Politico Top Stories

Zainab Ahmed: Sale Of Public Assets Will Benefit Nigerians And The Economy

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 54 0

The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, said the Federal Government’s planned sale of public assets will benefit Nigerians and help to boost the economy. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mrs Ahmed, who is also the Minister of Budget and National Planning, said some government assets are currently moribund and provide […]Continue Reading

News Top Stories

Buhari to NSA: End Banditry around Zamfara Gold Mines now

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 51 0

National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno got a marching order from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. He got a directive to immediately end banditry around the gold mines in Zamfara. According to The Nation, the order came on a day Governor Bello Matawalle directed the immediate suspension of district and village heads in Maradun […]Continue Reading

News Top Stories

U.S. back in WHO as Biden Reverses Trump’s Policies on Immigration, Climate Change, others

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 224 0

Lifting of immigration restrictions on 13 countries, stoppage of the border wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border are some of the Donald Trump administration’s policies reversed yesterday by United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden on his first day in office. Swiftly moving to dismantle Trump’s controversial legacies, Biden suspended most deportations from the Continue Reading

News Top Stories

New Retirement Age for Teachers Takes Effect Jan. 1, Says Minister

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 22, 2021 40 0

In the words of Education Minister Mallam Adamu Adamu anything to go by, the implementation of the 65 year retirement age and 40 year of service approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday have taken off. The minister, who spoke on Thursday at the 2020 ministerial briefing in Abuja, said the policies took […]Continue Reading

Features News

IMPR Grants Cash Prizes for Young Editors, PR Managers

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 21, 2021 618 0

Nigeria’s renowned media and public relations firm Image Merchant Promotions Limited (IMPR), has provided cash prizes to its young editors and PR managers after the presentation of their action plans for the year 2021. The grants were disbursed after a two-days editorial retreat held at the company’s headquarters in Abuja where each participant presented their […]Continue Reading

Features News Top Stories

Presidency Drags Feet As Confusion Looms Over Handover At NSCDC

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 21, 2021 179 0

… Frantic lobbying for an extension of Gana’s Tenure, a reversal of appointment of Hilary Kelechi The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana, who was reported to have handed over the mantle of leadership yesterday, has been asked to remain in office pending official communication from the Presidency. […]Continue Reading