Justina Asishana

Nigeria

Correspondent at The Nation (Nigeria)

Niger State Correspondent @TheNationNews|Data/Investigative Journalist|WHO/ICFJ Fellow||@Sigma Award Nominee|#FactChecker |AWJP Fellow|Oxford Climate Fellow

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Articles

20th internet governance forum kicks off in Norway

3 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that digital cooperation among countries has become an absolute necessity and a shared responsibility for all, stressing the need to bridge the digital divide by expanding affordable and meaningful Internet access to achieve universal connectivity by 2030.
Students protest as robbers kill colleague in IBB varsity

5 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

Students of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida(IBB) University, Lapai took to the streets of Lapai on Monday morning to protest the killing of one of them by armed robbers. It was learnt that robbers invaded a student lodge close to the school gate in the early hours of Monday and in the process killed a 200-level student who resumed for the session on Sunday. The robbers also carted away several valuables belonging to the students without any resistance from security agents from the institution.
NABTEB registrar calls for urgent investment in vocational skills

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

The Registrar of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Dr. Mohamed Aminu Mohamed, has called for a national reawakening on the importance of vocational and technical education. He stated that the future of Nigeria lies not in paper qualifications but in practical skills that can drive economic self-reliance and industrial growth.
Mokwa flood: ‘Non-indigenes from 15 states were affected’

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

The Niger State Deputy Governor, , has said that more non-indigenes were affected in the Mokwa floods as people from over 15 states who were living in Mokwa were affected. Garba, who stated this when he received a condolence team from Veritas University, Abuja, noted that it was because of the high number of non-indigenes that the state highlighted the disaster as a national disaster. “The Mokwa flood incident is a national disaster.
Mokwa flood a national disaster, says Niger deputy governor

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

Deputy Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has described the recent Mokwa flood as a national disaster, revealing that a majority of those affected were non-indigenes from over 15 different states residing in the area. Garba disclosed this while receiving a condolence delegation from Veritas University, Abuja. He explained that the scale of the disaster warranted national attention, as victims included people from various ethnic groups, including Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, and others.
Niger begins immediate repair of storm-damaged Bida road, blames contractor for flooding

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

The Niger State Government has announced plans to commence immediate rehabilitation of the one-kilometre Man Musa Kodogi/Nasarafu Road in Bida Local Government Area, following its destruction by a heavy rainstorm over the weekend. Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Mohammed Yakubu Kolo, disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the affected communities on Monday.
Niger govt awards N7b contract for repair of Mokwa-Raba road, four bridges

2 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana |Vincent Ikuomola Abuja

Donates N1b, 50 trucks of grains to flood victimsNiger State Government is spend N7 billion of the reconstruction of Mokwa-Raba Road and repair four bridges damaged by floods … days ago. It is also announced a donation of N1 billion, 50 trucks of rice, beans, maize, millet and sorghum for the flood victims. Governor Mohammed Bago made the goodies known yesterday when he visited Tiffin Madza Primary School in Mokwa, where Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are currently taking refuge.
Sallah: Shettima, Sultan, govs, others sue for national unity

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Adamu Suleiman |Toba Adedeji |Justina Asishana

VP solicits greater support for TinubuVice President Kashim Shettima yesterday appealed for national unity, collective sacrifice, and unwavering support for the President Bola Tinubu’s administration, as Nigeria joined the rest of the world in celebrating the Eid al-Adha. A similar plea for unity, especially among Nigerian leaders came from the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar.
Husband beats expectant wife to death in Niger

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

A 24-year-old expectant woman, identified as Hauwa Isah, has been beaten to death by her husband in Limawa area of Minna in Niger state. Neighbours said the 31-year-old husband of the woman, Mohammed Sani, has always been beating her as there was no day that he does not beat her. According to neighbors, they heard loud screams coming from the couple’s residence on Tuesday at about 10pm saying that before they could go and rescue her from her husband, it was already too late.
Tinubu vows to rebuild, restore flood-hit Mokwa

3 weeks ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana |Bolaji Ogundele |Alao Abiodun

“We will rebuild. We will restore the vibrancy for which Mokwa is known.’’This was President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s message of hope to the people of Mokwa, Niger State, who lost over 207 of their loved ones and hundreds of houses swept away by floods last week. To walk the talk, the President announced N2 billion for the reconstruction of the affected communities and directed that 20 trucks loaded with grains be dispatched to the ‘’actual victims’’ of the disaster.