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  • Eid-el-Kabir: Etsu Nupe urges District heads to mobilise subjects to get PVC

    The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has urged District heads and other stakeholders in the area to mobilise their subjects to register in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to enable them exercise their right during the 2019 general elections and beyond.

    Alhaji Abubakar made the call in his Eid-el-Kabir Sallah message to the people in Bida praying ground on Tuesday.

    The Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger state Council of Chiefs says the Permanent Voter Card ( PVC), is the only power the electorate can use  to vote the credible candidates of their choices, ”The PVC is a very potent weapon to either vote in or vote out any candidates seeking to occupy any elective offices.

    “Without it, one would not be able to exercise his due constitutional responsibility of casting his or her vote in the nation’s electoral process.”

    Read Also: Eid-el-Kabir: Peace remains most critical need – Ishaku

    The Monarch therefore admonished the people of the state and indeed Nigerians to strive to collect the PVCs as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is still distributing the cards .

    He reiterated the importance of the voter card, saying it could not be over-emphasised in the socio-economic development of the country, hence the need for eligible sons and daughters of the area to register.

    He added that “as the nation’s general elections draw closer, I appeal to village heads, district heads and other stakeholders to mobilize eligible voters to register and get their voter cards so as not to get disenfranchised in the 2019 general elections and beyond.

    Abubakar then appealed to Nigerians to shun all acts capable of breaching peace and unity calling on Muslims across the country to use the opportunity provided by the Eid- el-Kabir celebration to rebuild the fabric of national unity and reaffirm Nigeria’ s common destiny as an indivisible entity .

    The Royal Father called on citizens to build bridges of brotherhood to harness the benefits of earthly life and the ultimate purpose of the nation’s unity.

     

  • FedPoly Bida to honour three governors

    The management of Federal Polytechnic Bida will confer Fellowship Awards on three state governors and the Etsu Nupe on March 28, the institution’s Rector, Dr Abubakar Dzukogi, said on Wednesday.

    Dzukogi told our reporter in Minna that the governors are Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Abubakar Bello of Niger and Yahaya Bello of Kogi.

    “They will be conferred with the award alongside Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe,’’ he said.

    The Rector said the institution was honouring the four distinguished Nigerians because it has “noted with satisfaction their useful contributions towards educational development in their respective states and the country in general’’.

    He said the Polytechnic would bestow the awards on the personalities during its combined convocation ceremony of March 28.

    “During the ceremony, 5,605 students of 2016, comprising 3,380 ND students and 1,729 HND students, will become graduands, while 4,811 students of 2017 with 3,134 for ND and 1,677 for HND, will also become graduands,’’ Dzukogi said.

    The Rector said he was happy that the institution was one of the most peaceful polytechnics in the country.

    “This is due to the diligence and dedication of management, students and members of the academic board,’’ he added.

    “However, we will continue to utilise the little resources at our disposal to provide an enabling environment for a conducive atmosphere for learning.’’

    NAN

  • Gov. Bello donates N20m to Bida market fire victims

    Gov. Bello donates N20m to Bida market fire victims

    Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Thursday donated N20 million to victims of Bida Market fire, to cushion their losses.

    Our reporter, recalled that a night fire had destroyed over 600 shops in the market on March 1.

    “We thank God that no life was lost during the incident, but again, properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.

    “As government, we cannot bring back what has been lost, but it is time for us to look inward to know the actual cause of the fire and avoid future occurrence.

    “We will further look inward to see the assistance government can give and we pray for God to help those who lost their goods and property to regain them in a short time,” he said during a condolence visit in Bida.

    He directed the state Emergency Management Agency to undertake proper assessment of the situation with a view to providing the victims with more support.

    The governor said a fire engine would be stationed permanently at the market, for prompt intervention in case of disaster.

    Bello advised people of the area to be law abiding and desist from act capable of disrupting the peace.

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    Responding, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar commended the governor for the donation and assured that the money would be distributed to actual victims.

    He said that the local assessment committee would work with that of the state government to determine the cause of the fire, quantum of losses recorded and recommend ways to avert future occurrence.

    The monarch advised the state government to remodel the market to meet global standard.

    Malam Mohammed Audu, one of the victims, commended the governor for the donation, but called for more support to victims “whose businesses have been crippled as a result of the fire.”

    “I lost everything in my shop during the fire and that shop was my source of living, I don’t know where to start from, I need government assistance to set up a new business,” he said in an interview with our reporter.

    NAN

  • Governor charges varsity to undertake value-added research in Agriculture

    Governor charges varsity to undertake value-added research in Agriculture

    The Acting Governor of Niger, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso, has advised the Federal University of Technology, (FUT) Minna, to undertake research findings that would add value to agricultural development in the state.

    Ketso said that the country’s dependence on crude oil revenue had led to its being unable to feed Nigerians in a statement on Monday.

    The acting governor made the call when he received the members of the university’s governing council at the Government House, Minna.

    He said that such research findings would help the country to become self-reliant and industrialised.

    Ketso who described the university as a “value addition” to the country, assured its governing council of the state government’s cooperation.

    Speaking earlier, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council, Prof. Femi Odekunle, expressed FUT, Minna’s gratitude to the government and people of Niger for their consistent support to the institution.

    He expressed the hope that the mutually beneficial relationship between the state and the university would be sustained.

    Odekunle said the council would continue to ensure that FUT, Minna contributes its quota to the development of Niger.

    In a related development, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, also pledged the cooperation of the traditional rulers to the university council.

    Abubakar gave the assurance when the Council paid him a courtesy visit at his Wadata Palace in Bida.

    The monarch pledged to contribute his quota to the development of the university.

    He said that the doors of his palace would remain open to the council for royal advice.

    Earlier, Odekunle had told the Etsu Nupe that the visit was to pay homage to him and thank him for his support to the university.

    He assured the royal father the university would continue to live in harmony with its host community.

    He said that FUT, Minna, was one of the most peaceful universities in the country.

    According to him, this will not have been possible if the host community were not peaceful.