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Death Toll Hits 181, another 80 in Critical Condition in Hospital
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has placed the current death toll in the tanker fire incident that affected the state recently at 181, with another 80 persons in critical conditions at the hospital. Namadi who was at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday to brief the President on the situation revealed that a total of 210 families were affected by the inferno.
Recall that the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 15 when a truck carrying petrol, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, exploded in Majia, located in the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, following a fall that resulted in the immediate death of over one hundred individuals and injuries to many others who were scooping fuel.
The Governor said the state has already established a high powered committee under the chairmanship of retired DIG to investigate the remote causes of the incident and then advise the government on what to do.
Speaking to State House Correspondents on Tuesday, Namadi said, “the situation as at today is that there about 181 people that died and about 80 people in the hospital and about 210 families affected by this. He said he came to the State House to brief Mr President on what happened to the state.
He said the state government has already established a high powered committee under the chairmanship of retired DIG to investigate the remote causes of that incident and then advised the government on what to do. He recalled that Mr. President had given a directive immediately to the Corps Marshal that he should investigate the matter, and that he should come up with a permanent solution to such problem in the country.
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President Bola Tinubu finally unbundled his cabinet firing five ministers.
SEE list of the fired ministers:
1. Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye Minister of Women Affairs
2. Lola Ade-John Minister of Tourism
3. Prof Tahir Mamman SAN OON Minister of Education
4. Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo Minister of State, Housing and Urban
Development
5. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim Minister of Youth Development
A Bill seeking legal framework for the establishment of Federal Medical Centre Gembu has scaled through second reading in the Senate.
The establishment Bill sponsored by Senator Haruna Manu representing Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba passed first reading last July.
If eventually passed into law, the FMC will service Gembu which is 6 to 7 hours drive from Jalingo and other environs such as Gashaka, Karumi and villages, it’s definitely not for people on the Mambila, Sardauna LGA alone as this will bring healthcare closer to so many communities.
The Bill presented on the floor of the Senate by the Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele and passed for second reading.
President Bola Tinubu at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting announced the scrapping of the Ministries of Niger Delta Development and Sports
This was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his X, initially known as Twitter
The presidential aide said, “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development. There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission, North West Development Commission, South West Development Commission , North East Development Commission.
“The National Sports Commission will take over the role of the Ministry of Sports.
The FEC also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy.
The decisions were taken today at the meeting of Federal Executive Council in Abuja.
Details shortly…
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