Month: September 2020

Kwara committed to access to safe water,says Gov AbdulRazaq ….. visits NEMA DG, seeks support for flood victims

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the state is committed to attain the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which is attainment of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water. AbdulRazaq also said the administration was working hard to end open defecation in Kwara State with improved access to adequate and equitable sanitation for all by year 2025. The Governor restated the commitments during a visit to the Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Hussein Adamu in Abuja, the federal Capital city, where AbdulRazaq sought the support of…

JIFORM felicitates NiDCOM @ One

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration(JIFORM) has congratulated the Nigerians in Diaspora Commision (NiDCOM) over its one year anniversary. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, Ajibola Abayomi, the President/Executive Director of JIFORM described the agency as a mission accomplished given the numerous interventions and tremendous achievements it had recorded so far. The JIFORM President said the door of the media foundation was open to further collaboration on diaspora matters with NiDCOM and others to halt irregulation migration through continued advocacy. “NiDCOM today is a shining example under Honorable…

Gov AbdulRazaq mourns famous thespian,Prof Akinwale,says his legacy lives on

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Kwara State Governor,AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday described the death of famous thespian, playwright and academic, Professor Ayo Akinwale as painful and an irreplaceable loss to the academia and the movie industry Professor Akinwale, a gifted orator, was until his death a Senior lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts of the University of Ilorin. A statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said: “His Excellency sends his condolences to the family of the late thespian, the Nollywood family, and the entire University of Ilorin over this sad…

LOOMING OODUA SECCESIONISTS TRAGEDY: SOUTH WEST RULERS, GOVERNORS AND PEOPLE’S HONOUR AT STAKE By Prof Taofiq Adesina Azeez

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To describe the ongoing agitation for OODUA Republic as a tragic comment on the assumed Integrity, Intelligence and Enlightenment of the people of the region is for want of better words to describe the distasteful drama. It is unthinkable that a race reputed as the most educated in this contraption called Nigeria will choose miscreants to fight their cause, appoint an erudite Professor as Prime Minister before asking for the republic through rallies. While the miscreants can be forgiven for not knowing that a project such as this is a…

JIFORM condoles Prof Ikechukwu Kanu over dad’s death

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration, JIFORM, has mourned the death of Sir Emmanuel N. Kanu, KSJ aged 88. Sir Kanu was the father of JIFORM’s foremost resource person and international migration advocate, Professor Ikechukwu Kanu Anthony, O.S.A,who is also the Rector,Villanova Polytechnic, Imesi-ile Osun State, Nigeria. The deceased was a retired lecturer from the Federal College of Education Yola, Adamawa State, where he served in various capacities, as Deputy Provost and Acting Provost of the Federal institution. He was an indigene of Arondizuogu, Ideato North Local Government Area, Imo…

Kwara Govt presents appointment letters to six Traditional Rulers

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The Kwara State Government on Monday presented letters of appointment to six newly appointed 3rd Class and 4th Class Traditional Rulers. The official presentation followed the approval by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq after the ratification of same by the Kwara State Council of Chiefs. The newly appointed Royal Fathers included Oba Ezekiel Ajibola Omobanjo as the Oloke of Oke-Opin in Ekiti Local Government Area (3rd Class); Oba Abdulwahab Bolaji Usman as the Onimosudo of Masudo in Ifelodun Local Government Area (4th Class). Others were Oba Simeon Ibiyinka Olaonipekun as the Oba…

Recruitment: Zulum approves 594 doctors, nurses, others … Okays annual course for 200 more

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Borno state Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the engagement of 84 medical doctors, 365 nurses and midwives, 45 pharmacists and 100 health technicians including other supportive staff, making 594 personnel being added to Borno’s healthcare sector. Zulum announced the recruitment on Monday in Maiduguri at the end of a meeting with Borno’s public healthcare stakeholders attended by Chairman , Borno state House of Assembly Committee on Health, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura, Chairman, National Association of Nurses and Midwives, Umar M. Shettima, and heads of the State’s Health…

FG lauds Pearlena Igbokwe on Promotion To Chair Universal Studio

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The Federal Government has congratulated Nigerian-born Pearlena Igbokwe on her recent promotion to Chairman of the Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government was very delighted at the news of the promotion, which he said was the latest in a string of successes that had been recorded by Igbokwe. ”The fact that, in her new role, Igbokwe will lead the…

Hajj Savings Scheme, The Game Changer By Fatima Sanda Usara

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Launching of the Hajj Savings Scheme (HSS) is a historic milestone in the masterplan of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). It is a scheme that has taken years to build. Although the Commission has not reached the desired destination yet, the launching and signing of agreement were important steps towards a long and hopefully, successful endeavour. The HSS is Nigeria’s version of Malaysian Tabung Haji. Malaysia began its programme in September 1963. It grew from three bank branches to over a hundred branches; from 1, 281 initial depositors in…