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Breaking: FG Set To Introduce Solar-Powered Tricycles And Motorcycles This Year {See Details}

  FG Set To Introduce Solar-Powered    Tricycles And Motorcycles This Year

Plans to introduce solar-powered tricycles and motorcycles into the Nigerian transport system this 2019 have on thursday been finalized and announced by the Federal Government in Abuja.

We gathered that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected executives of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle & Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) in Abuja.

The minister, who was represented by Dr Anthonia Ekpa, Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration of the Ministry, said the initiative would solve the fuel challenges faced by motorcycles and tricycles riders.

“What we have done is to ensure that we introduce into the Nigeria environment, solar-powered tricycles, we are going to introduce into the sector tricycles that will not need to use fuel and also electric tricycles.

“I want to use this opportunity to also say that we have put it in the 2018 budget to be implemented in 2019 because in the 2018 budget we have what we called green transportation, which under it we have the solar-powered tricycles.

“We also have in the 2018 budget what we called amphibious vehicles, which is going to be in form of a tricycles which can be used on water and on land for those of you in the riverine areas, we hope to purchase that in 2019.”

He, however, said that road transport remains the most critical and accessible to all Nigerians, urging the new ACOMORAN president to ensure that his members obey all traffic laws.

The Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, congratulated the new president, urging him to ensure that his members were law abiding.

He said that the ACOMORAN election was keenly contested for, asking God to grant him the wisdom to move the association forward.

He said that the association was playing a vital role of providing affordable transportation in the country, adding that members must work towards reducing carnage on the road.

In his speech, the new National President, Mr Samsudeen Apelogun, said the association would partner with the federal ministry of transportation and security agencies to succeed.

He said that his administration would concentrate on four key agenda of enhancing members welfare, total rebranding, infrastructural development and partnership with government and security agencies.

Apelogun said that the agenda would be vigorously implemented during his five years tenure.

FG Declares Emergency On Public Health

President Muhammadu Buhari

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared a state of public health concern on maternal newborn and child death occurring at the primary health centres.

Similar declaration is expected in states in the next few days to track maternal and child mortality.

Nigeria has one of the worst records in maternal and child mortality in the world. It is recorded that in Nigeria approximately 145 women under the age of 15-45 die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth while 2300 children under five years old die mainly from preventable causes.

Consequently, the agency said it will establish a national coordination centre within the agency to provide oversight on the outlined activities.

 

The centre, according to the Executive Director of the agency, Dr. Fasal Shuaib shall be called the National Emergency Maternal and Child Health Intervention Centre. (NEMCHIC). Already, the country has received support worth $1.3l million which is to be matched by the government $1.97 million for the next ten years. This fund is to support the country’s immunization programme as part of the effort to reduce maternal and child mortality in Nigeria.

The states also assured of their buy-in to ensure that the initiative achieves its purpose.

Osun Election: Senator Adeleke Lauds Tribunal’s Judgement

Osun Election: Senator Adeleke Lauds Tribunal’s Judgement

The lawmaker representing Osun West senatorial district, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to his victory at the Osun Election Petition Tribunal.

Senator Adeleke’s reaction came shortly after the Tribunal declared him as the winner of the September 22 governorship election in Osun State.

The three-man panel of judges had declared the victory of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as null and void and returned Senator Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state.

The Tribunal also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Governor Oyetola and present a fresh one to Senator Adeleke.

Senator Adeleke told Channels Television that he hoped that the electoral body would comply with the orders of the court.

He said he would be ready to meet Governor Oyetola at the Court of Appeal should he appeal the judgment of the Tribunal.

While the governor rejected the judgement and vowed to challenge it at the Court of Appeal, the lawmaker took to Twitter to celebrate his victory.

Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun has described the victory of its candidate at the Tribunal as an act of God.

In an interview with Channels Television in Osogbo, the state capital, the state party chairman, Mr Soji Adagunodo, dedicated the victory to God.

He noted that he knew from the onset that the party’s struggle for the mandate would not be in vain, adding that they have gotten justice.

Adagunodo said, “I thank God Almighty for the victory and we dedicate it to him. It is a victory for the people of the state. It is a victory for all,” Adagunodo said.

“I commend the good people of Osun for their faith in the PDP and senator Adeleke.”

The party chairman also commended the judiciary, saying they did a good job by standing on the side of the truth.

He said, “The judgement shows that the people in the judiciary are calibres of people of impeccable character. They are the last hope of the common man and have proved themselves as such. I give kudos to the judiciary.”

Adagunodo, however, said the PDP was ready to defend its victory at the Tribunal should the All Progressives Congress (APC) decide to appeal the Tribunal’s judgement.

Meanwhile, the APC in the state has rejected the judgement and vowed to challenge it at the Court of Appeal.

According to a statement by the party’s Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, the verdict cannot stand superior legal scrutiny.

Glenn Mena delays collaboration with Jimoh Waxiu, to release one with Dremo ‘Pull Up’ April 1st

Glenn Mena delays collaboration with Jimoh Waxiu, to release one with Dremo ‘Pull Up’ April 1st

The singer has said his collaboration with Jimoh Waxiu ‘Mind Your Business’ will be delayed until late 2019 or early 2020. During a Twitter Question and Answer with fans, Mena broke the news. “When do we expect a collaboration with Jimoh Waxiu,” asked one fan, to which Glenn Mena responded, “Sometime this year, or early next year”.

He was a bit specific about the release date when the question was posed for the second time by another fan. “When exactly?” asked the fan to which Mena replied, “Really soon, we already have a song together, maybe in December this year or early January 2020.”

According to Mena, it looks like the much anticipated single will now arrive either in December this year or in January 2020. Although both parties are involved in the decision making as to when the song will be released as we heard, it was originally announced that the song would drop in late January. There had been hints at the song’s delay. “We’ve both been working on other projects,” Jimoh Waxiu told Vanguard in January. Meanwhile, Glenn Mena is planning to drop his Dremo collaboration “Pull Up” on the 1st of April which is next week. Although he’s likely to reunite with Siviwe Smash to perform their collaboration “Come Round” at a inhouse show in Durban, South Africa later next month.