Year: 2019

We Do not Authorized Nationwide leave for Corps Members -NYSC

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The NYSC management has distance itself from a letter being circulated on the social media informing Corps members of a nation wide leave to mark yuletide season. The scheme in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs.Adenike Adeyemi said “This is to inform the public, particularly Corps Employers that a letter purported to have emanated from the NYSC Director – General, granting a blanket leave to all Corps Members nation wide, commencing 20th December, 2019 to 6th January, 2020 is fake. Accordingly, the poorly constructed letter,…

Gov Yahaya Bello felicitates With Gov Sani Bello at 52

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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has congratulated his Niger state counterpart, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello on the celebration of his 52nd birthday. A press statement signed and made available to EMPORIUM REPORTERS by the Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Governor, Hon.Onogwu Muhammed quoted the Governor to have described Niger state Governor as truly progressive and worthy colleague. He said in the time they have served together on the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, the celebrant has shown himself to be pan Nigerian with passion for the development of his state. The…

Gov Yahaya Bello Celebrates Buhari @77

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The Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has Felicitated with President Muhammad Buhari on his 77th birthday. Governor Yahaya Bello in a birthday message personally signed by him said “On behalf of the government and the good People of Kogi State, I wish to rejoice with Your Excellency on the occasion of your 77th Birthday celebrations”. ”As President Of Africa’s most populous country; Nigeria, you have exhibited rare wisdom, exceptional vision, and exemplary leadership to deserve our substantial respect for the stability you have brought to our country. Your administration’s…

Omo-Agege Greets Buhari @77

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of his 77th birthday on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019. In a birthday message personally signed by him, the Senate President stated “On behalf of the good people of Delta Central Senatorial District, my family and my office, I join millions of our country men and women, at home and in the Diaspora, in felicitating with our leader, President and father, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buharl, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the occasion of…

PIB: How 9th National Assembly will break the jinx – Lawan

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the Ninth National Assembly will do things differently to break the jinx with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) next year. The upper chamber, according to Lawan, will as a matter of urgency prioritize the consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill alongside reforms of the Electoral Act when it returns from the Christmas break in January. The Senate President made this disclosure at a media briefing of Editors, Bureau Chiefs and members of the Senate Press Corps on Monday in…

Senate President Celebrates Buhari @77

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of his 77th birthday on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019. In a birthday message personally signed by him, the Senate President said “On behalf of the ninth National Assembly, I join Nigerians across and outside our great country in congratulating Mr President on his good health and exemplary life that has been devoted to the service of God and country. Mr President, your consistency in personal and public matters, your commitment to the cause of…

PMB at 77: ‘Please tell Baba we are with him all the way’ By Femi Adesina

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I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seat belt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands, greeted him warmly, and he slipped something in my palm. He went back to his seat. It was a piece of paper, and on it was written: “Please, tell Baba we are with him all the way.” My eyes became misty. I knew who he was talking about. My…

The Human Rights group and CAN got it wrong By Prof. Dawud O. S. Noibi

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My attention was drawn to the sepatate calls made by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the resignation or removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The two bodies bitterly criticized the CJN for calling for the improvement of the status of the Shari’ah in Nigeria through the amendment of the relevant sections of the Constitution. They described the CJN as heating the polity by thus calling for what they described, laughably though, as the Islamization of the country.…

Gov Sani Bello charges IBB University to play pivotal role in nation’s agricultural transformation …..as University graduates 3, 212 students

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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has charged the state-owned university,Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,IBBUL, to play a leading role in the country’s agricultural transformation through specialized researches that will improve the practices for increased value chain benefits in the sector. Governor Sani Bello stated this while delivering his address, as the visitor of the university, at the 3rd combined convocation ceremony held in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai on Saturday. The Governor assured the University of his administration’s commitment to creating favourable business and investment climate that will trigger…

Tinubu Commends Niger Govt over High Academic Standard at IBBUL …..Donates N20m to Varsity

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Former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu has commended the Niger State Government for maintaining high academic standard at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai.   Senator Tinubu made the remarks while appreciating the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters bestowed on him along with Justice Maria Sanda Zukogi and a posthumous one to late Engr. Abdulkhadir A. Kure, founder of the university during the institution’s combined 3rd convocation ceremony held at the university, Lapai.   He urged…