Year: 2019

Ease of Doing Business Ranking, A Big Envelop of Hope By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice

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Amidst the pervasive forlorn hope in the country, there is something to cheer about: the country has jumped 15 places on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking. To some, the positive report may not be a big deal, but considering the reputation of the bank as the one that often labels developing economies in Africa and Latin America as anti-reforms handed down by western institutions, it is something worth celebrating. Back to the main issue: Now ranked 131 globally out of the 190 countries examined, a no mean feat…

NYSC DG Inaugurates Skill Acquisition Centre In Dutse …urges corps members to be self reliant

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NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has advised Corps Members to embrace Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme of NYSC in order to become self reliant and wealth creators in the face of unavailable salaried jobs.   DG gave this advise today in Dutse while commissioning a Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Centre built by NYSC Jigawa State Secretariat under the leadership of the State Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed. He said the management would continue to provide enabling environment for Corps Members to develop their innate talents that would make…

Reviving Cultural Values, Panacea For Many Societal Problems – Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the revival of the nation’s cultural values was a panacea to some of the problems confronting the country due to moral decadence. The Minister made the remarks in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Joint Venture (JV) Host Community Day. “Yesterday in Abuja, a German Journalist who is visiting Nigeria asked me what my vision of the nation’s Culture Sector is. I told him that my vision is…

AJAOKUTA: Gov Bello Hails President Buhari on Bilateral Pact With Russia

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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over a recently signed bilateral agreement with Russia at the Russia – Africa summit on the revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company. The news of the bilateral agreement was contained in a press statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu who revealed that both countries agreed to a bilateral proposal that contained various areas of interests including the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. Shehu stated that both countries Ministers earlier had fruitful…

NNPC Signs Oil Deals With Russian Oil Company, LUKEOIL

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Nigeria and Russia on Thursday in Sochi, Russia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will enable both countries’ oil giants, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukeoil to elevate commercial relationship to a government-to-government backed partnership. With signing of the MoU, NNPC and Lukeoil will work together in upstream operations and revamp Nigeria’s refineries. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari and Vagit Alekperov, President of leading Russian oil company, Lukeoil, signed the MoU, which entail cooperation in deep offshore exploration of oil in Nigeria, production, trading and refining.…

INSECURITY : ​IGP Convenes Retreat For Strategic Police Managers

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As part of efforts at dissecting the dynamics of crime and forging strong networks toward tackling prevalent and emerging crimes in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,is organizing a 3-Day Conference and Retreat for Strategic Officers of the Nigeria Police Force. The event, tagged “Repositioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century”, will hold from Monday, 28th October, 2019 to Wednesday, 30th October, 2019 at Jasmine Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The Conference and Retreat will be declared open by the President and Commander-in-Chief…

January-December Budget Cycle Guarantees Implementation – Gbajabiamila

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Assembly was doing everything to return the country’s budget to the January to December cycle for proper implementation. Gbajabiamila stated that the 1999 constitution provides that the country’s budget should run from January to December, except as otherwise prescribed by the National Assembly where there are strong reasons to do so. Gbajabiamila, who spoke on Wednesday at the opening of a 2-day public hearing on the 2020 budget organised by the joint Senate and House Committee…

Niger Govt Donates Logistic Vehicles To Magistrates

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Niger State Government has presented vehicles to Magistrates in the State as part of logistics support and effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial workers. Presenting the vehicles to the Chief Judge of Niger State, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello called on the beneficiaries to make good use of the support to enhance quick dispensation of justice in the State, adding that his administration will continue to work tirelessly towards the upliftment of the state judiciary. He reiterated the state government’s recognition of a robust judicial system adding…

Corps Members will Enjoy New Minimum Wage, says Minister

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Sunday Dare, Minister of Youths and Sports Development said members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will enjoy the new minimum wage. Dare disclosed this via Twitter on Wednesday evening, saying NYSC Director – General, Brig Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim would give details of the new monthly allowance. “New Minimum Wage: NYSC members to enjoy new minimum wage/ allowee Details coming …,” he tweeted. “Next week the DG NYSC will provide details of the new allowee for the Youth Corp members after full briefing from the Ministries of Finance And…

HAJJ HOUSE :Coalition of Muslim NGO Lauds NAHCON

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Coalition of Islamic NGO in the country has congratulated the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for relocating to its newly acquired Permanent office known as Hajj House (Former Metro Plaza). This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the National President of Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria MMPN, Abdur-Rahman Balogun,Chairman of Muslim Media Watch, Abdullahi Ibrahim, the national coordinator of Independent Hajj Reporters,Ibrahim Muhammed and the Chairman of Media Awareness Initiative for Hajj MAIHAJ,Abdullahi Adamu. The coalition in a statement said “they were proud of the great feat attained…