Month: August 2020

RIGAN: Owolade emerges new National President, with Ubimago as Council Secretary

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By Olayode Abdurasaq     The Research Institutes Games Association of Nigeria (RIGAN) on Wednesday 26th August, 2020 elected Dr. O. F Owolade of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training as the Executive Council President and also Sir Humphrey Ubimago of Raw materials Research and Development Council emerged as the Council’s Secretary, in Ibadan council meeting. . Owolade while delivering his acceptance speech at the RIGAN post Game National Council meeting, thanked all members for their support during his tenure as the National Secretary and as well for casting…

NASRDA becomes RIGAN council Member

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By Olayode Abdurasaq     The National Executive Council of the Research Institutes Games Association of Nigeria (RIGAN), has declared the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA ) as a Council Member of RIGAN with two representative members. The announcement was made at NEC/Post game meeting in Ibadan on Wednesday. RIGAN is an association comprised of thirty-five Research and Development Institutes under the aegis of the Federal Ministries of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Health, Education and Environment, with the primary objectives of bringing together various Research and Development Institutes…

Fani-Kayode: All Great Journalists Are “Rude” By Farooq Kperogi

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I really didn’t want to comment on Femi Fani-Kayode’s viral communicative primitivism toward Daily Trust’s Calabar correspondent by the name of Eyo Charles because of my knowledge of the state of Fani-Kayode’s mental health, but I’ve read senior Nigerian journalists on social media rail against the Daily Trust reporter for asking a “rude question,” and feel an obligation to intervene. Rude question? Well, there’s no such thing as a “rude question” in journalism. A Chicago journalist and humorist by the name of Finley Peter Dunne once said, more than a…

FCT Minister inaugurates FCT Press Corp Exco … describes media as partners in Abuja project

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The Minister, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello has described members of the press as worthy partners in the Abuja Project. Mallam Bello who stated this while inaugurating the newly elected executives of the FCT Ministers’ Press Corp on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, said he always relied on the support and cooperation of the Press Corp in the discharge of his duties as Minister. “There is no doubt, if there is any agency or part of the wider FCT Administration family that has really helped me in this…

Gbagi and push for good governance in Delta By Omazino Omokioja Uzezi

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The clamour for the mandate of the Delta State electorate is, to say the least, on the high gear as political gladiators align and re-align to ensure the pendulum swings in their favour. Consultations have been ongoing by those who are desirous of clinching the exalted position when the current administration winds down on May 29, 2023, as the man on the helm affairs hands over the baton of leadership to a new Governor. While the political temperature remains tensed, the undercurrent is on high velocity and only those versed…

Oyo Speaker urges Police Commissioner to support Amotekun Corps when operational

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The Speaker , Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin said the success of Amotekun Corps in enhancing the security of the state was dependent on the full support and guidance given to them by officers and men of the Nigerian Police. The Speaker therefore enjoined the Oyo State Commissioner of Police to extend full support to Amotekun Corps when fully operational in the state to enable them complement the activities of security agents in the task of reducing crimes in every nook and cranny of the state. The…

Gov AbdulRazaq hails EFCC,set to receive recovered funds

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday commended the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said the anti-graft body has helped to gradually restore some sanity and accountability in public administration in the country. AbdulRazaq stated this in Ilorin, the state capital, when the new Ilorin zonal head of the EFCC Oseni Kazeem paid him a courtesy visit. Oseni had told the governor that a new N130m “looted funds” have been recovered from the previous administration in the state. The Governor explained how recovered funds had helped…

Women are wealth multipliers, says Gov Sani-Bello

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has described women as multipliers of wealth. The Governor stated this when he received a women delegation led by the State Women Leader of the All Progressive Party APC , Hajiya Fatima Mustapha at the Government House, Minna. The Governor who noted that women were naturally gifted by God to nurture whatever is kept under their care acknowledged their continuous support to his administration while encouraging them to remain steadfast in the affairs of the Party. He then enjoined them to form clusters at…

Chloroquine kills coronavirus in early stage, says NAFDAC DG

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National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) director general Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Tuesday said that pieces of evidence from reliable researches and reports showed that Chloroquine can kill COVID-19 virus at the early stage.   She stated that Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the virus at late stages. The NAFDAC boss, however, noted that the cost for treating people with chloroquine was way cheaper than with Remdesivir. Remdesivir cost $2,500 to treat an average patient and Chloroquine is $10.…

BREAKING : Buhari makes new appointments

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.  According to the approval letter, which was conveyed to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President, on Tuesday, Mr. Buki Ponle was appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria while Mr. Nura Sani Kangiwa was named the Director General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism. Mr. Francis Ndubuisi Nwosu was appointed the Executive…