Month: September 2020

Nigeria must strengthen local capacities to achieve economic growth – Lawan

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for Nigeria to experience exponential growth in the economy, efforts must be made to strengthen the country’s local capacities particularly against the backdrop of realities that are fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawan made this known on Wednesday at the virtual opening of the Nigerian Content Summit jointly organised by the Senate Committee on Local Content and House of Representatives Committees on Content Development and Monitoring. According to the Senate President, the Summit which was the first of its kind as a…

Kwara Government assures flood victims of Support

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Kwara State Government has commiserated with the victims of flooding, which affected some communities in the state. The State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, who was on an assessment tour to flood-affected parts of Edu Local Government Area of the state, assured the victims of the government’s support to alleviate their condition. Speaking at the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi, Mr Alabi expressed sympathy on behalf of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the government of Kwara State to the victims of the flood disaster. He said the government would do…

FG Approves Establishment Of New Anti-Corruption Agency

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency which will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets. Briefing state house correspondents after the FEC meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami explained that assets recovered have been in the hands of several agencies and that better coordination will encourage international/overall coordination in recovering more looted assets. It is on this premise that the new anti-corruption agency named, ‘Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency’ is to be saddled with…

Flooding: Kwara Govt to reconstruct collapsed Oro Ago Culvert

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Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi today visited the collapsed Arigun culvert in Oro Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State. Received at the scene of the collapsed culvert by the Oloro of Oro Ago land, Oba Johnson Dada, his chiefs and some members of the community, Mr Alabi expressed gratitude to God that there were no casualties in the unfortunate development. The Deputy Governor assured the Oloro of Oro Ago land and the entire people of Oro Ago that government would reconstruct the collapsed Arigun culvert which…

Edo 2020: CNPP Condemns FG over Vote Buying By Proxy …Calls on INEC, Security Agencies to End Vote Buying

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The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has strongly condemned what it described as vote buying by proxy ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, called on the federal government of Nigeria to refrain from acts capable of killing Nigeria’s democracy.   The CNPP in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu warned that “acts of benevolence by the federal government in states during campaign periods have gone beyond coincidences to becoming a suspicious vote buying by proxy as is being witnessed in Edo State today.”…

Post Covid-19: UBEC trains Kwara Head Teachers, JSS Principals

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Post Covid-19: UBEC trains Kwara Head Teachers, JSS Principals The Kwara state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Bisola Ahmed has charged Primary School Head Teachers and Junior Secondary School Principals to make sure Students and Teachers adhere strictly to Covid-19 guidelines as directed by Nigeria Control Disease Centre on school re-opening in order to flatten transmission curve of the pandemic. The Commissioner, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, made this known during a workshop on…

We are in support of deregulation, says IPMAN ….urges FG not to scrap PEF

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Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has reiterated their supports to federal government over the deregulation policy of the oil and Gas sector of the economy.The association maintained that the FG’s deregulation policy was in the interest of investors and consumers. The National President of IPMAN,Elder Chinedu Okonkwo made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. IPMAN President said the association was fully ready to partner with the federal government and other stakeholders on oil and gas revolution policy for the betterment of…

Niger closes state-owned roads to Articulated vehicles

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Niger State Government has closed down Minna-Bida state-owned road to articulated vehicles due to it deplorable condition and to allow for speedy reconstruction of the road. The official closure of the road took place with a barricade to stop the heavy trucks from accessing the road in Bida. The closure of the road was coming after the state government had announced the close down of all its roads to articulated vehicles some weeks back. The Minna-Bida road,which has witnessed incessant breakdown of articulated vehicles on the road, has caused untold…

2nd JIFORM Summit: Minister/Chargé d’affaires,Mohammed Gana applauds Oyo Govt, NiDCOM,JIFORM

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Minister/Chargé d’affaires of Nigeria Embassy in Ivory Coast, Ambassador Mohammed Gana has joined the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) to commend the Oyo State Government led by Governor Seyi Makinde on the hosting of the 2nd JIFORM Summit. The Minister cum Ambassador was full of exhortations for the President of the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM): Mr. Ajibola Abayomi for his efforts in managing an organization as viable as JIFORM, while felicitating the organization for the immense work done during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown period.. Amb Mohammed…