Month: January 2020

CORONAVIRUS: Dabiri-Erewa advises Nigerians in China to be cautious

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Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has advised Nigerians living in China to be wary of CORONAVIRUS as the Nigerian mission in Beijing has be in touch with Nigerians in Wuhan. She equally counselled them to keep indoors and take necessary medical precautions as advised. In a statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun,Head of Media and Public Relations of the Commission, Dabiri-Erewa counselled Nigerians in China to stay more indoors to avoid contacting the killer disease. She said the warning became imperative as medical persons said there was no specific…

Buhari writes Senate, to reconstitute NDDC board

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday disclosed that a new Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be constituted and sent to the National Assembly for confirmation. The disclosure was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and dated December 23, 2019. According to the letter, the earlier Board duly confirmed by the Senate will be put on hold to allow the Interim Management Team carry out a forensic audit of the Commission. President Buhari added that a new board will thereafter be constituted after…

Buhari wants Senate to confirm Obiora as CBN Deputy Gov, Akande as NCC Chairman …seeks Nuhu’s confirmation as NCAA Director-General

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The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Dr. Kingsley Isitua Obiora and Professor Adeola Akande as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria; and Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Both requests were contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and dated January 16, 2020 and December 24, 2019, respectively. Also appointed was Uche Onwude as member of the Board of the Commission. President Buhari, in a letter requesting the confirmation of Obiora as Deputy Governor of…

President Buhari talks tough on banditry …as Gov Sani-Bello,Eminent Citizens of Niger State, pay thank you visit

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President Muhammadu Buhari has warned bandits against their actions that has crumbled human activities, thereby making life difficult for Nigerians. The President handed down the warning when he received a delegation of Eminent Citizens of Niger State, led by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello at the State House, Abuja   He noted that activities of the bandits have made many farmers abandon their farms and homes, said “we will now be harder on them.’’ “I was taken aback by what is happening in the North West and other parts of the…

We ‘ll use Oyo IGR to offset all recurrent expenditure before 2023—Gov Makinde …says sacked LG chairmen targeting LGs funds

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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, declared that his administration would ensure that the State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is able to offset its recurrent expenditure before the end of his current tenure. Governor Makinde, who made the declaration while giving a keynote address at the one-day Tax Stakeholders ‘Poverty to Prosperity’ Summit held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, University College Hospital, Ibadan, stated that his commitment to take the State from poverty to prosperity remained on course. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde,…

UNIFEMGA honours 20 members in Ilorin

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The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) will on February 8, honour 20 of its members for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association in 2019. In a statement issued by Alhaji Mohammed Buari, the National Public Relations Officer said that the ninth in the series of the honours’ day will hold in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Those to be honoured include a Head of Service, four Professors, eight Ph.D Holders, two permanent Secretaries, two Directors, one Medical Consultant, One Chief Medical Director and a General…

We ‘ll Not Pass any Law Detrimental To Nigeria – Senate President

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has reassured Nigerians that the ninth National Assembly will not pass any law to the detriment of the country. Lawan gave the assurance on Tuesday when members of the Board and Management of the African Independent Television (AIT) paid him a courtesy call in his office. The visit was to extend an invitation to the Senate President to a Town Hall meeting planned for next Monday by the organisation on anti-Hate Speech Bill and Social Media Bill pending before the Senate. The Senate President…

Senate to invite Police IG over rising insecurity …seeks introduction of community policing

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President of the the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has said the Ninth Senate will summon the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu to brief the upper chamber on efforts in progress to address the escalating cases of insecurity in the country. This was even as he disclosed that the Ninth National Assembly will vigorously pursue the implementation of community policing as a way of tackling the growing spate of killings and kidnappings across states in Nigeria. Lawan, in a speech delivered to welcome lawmakers back from a six-week recess, said…

NIDCOM, ICMPD, AFFORD kick-off diaspora technical exchange program in London

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A Three-Day Diaspora Technical Exchange Programme has kicked-started in London, United Kingdom. The Programme being sponsored by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has experts drawn from the African Foundation For Development (AFFORD), UK based consulting Organisation with firm bias on Diaspora-related issues. Meanwhile, Delegates from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission drawn from key departments and units are attending the Technical Exchange Programme to upscale skills and competences in understanding key Global concepts of Diaspora, Migration and Development Policy. Other thematic areas include: -Diaspora mapping, -Diaspora motivations, -Diaspora remittances,…

We’ll move Oyo from poverty to prosperity through improved IGR – OYSIRS boss

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The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Internal Revenue Service (OYSIRS), Aremo John Adeleke, has said that the State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde is determined to take Oyo State from poverty to prosperity by boosting the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Aremo Adeleke, who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Ibadan ahead of the State’s one-day Tax stakeholders’ summit holding in Ibadan, added that the administration has been vigorously pursuing improved IGR since its inception. According to him, improved IGR would make the vision to move Oyo State from poverty to prosperity…