Month: December 2020

Minister directs NCC to commence SIM Registration Database audit

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,Dr.Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to embark on another audit of the Subscriber Registration Database again. The order was in line with the Federal Government desire to consolidate the achievement of the SIM Card registration exercise of September, 2019. The NCC Director of Public Affairs,Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement issued on Monday December 9, 2020 in Abuja said that objective of the audit exercise was to verify and ensure compliance by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with the set quality…

Build A Better You! By Hon.Prince Akínrẹ̀mí Jagaban

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Believing you are a good person and actually being one are two completely different things. Life’s challenges sometimes bring out our ugly side, and as humans we react accordingly. However, it is important that we continue to work on ourselves to become better people, to show more love and kindness to other humans, and to follow good with all men irrespective of disappointing occurrences. This is not to say you should allow yourself to be taken advantage of, as it is common in the nature of humans to exploit one…

Ooni receives newly born Crown Prince,Adesoji Aderemi , unveils his facial identity

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The Ooni of Ife , His Imperial Majesty Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Tuesday received his crown prince Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi Ogunwusi, released his pictures to the public. According to the Ooni’s Director, Media & Public Affairs,Comrade Moses Olafare,the Crown Prince came in a motorcade to the entrance(Enu Geru)of the Palace and was received by the AGBA IFE led by Obalufe of Ife, Oba Idowu Adediwura, The MODEWA led by Lowa Adimula of Ife, Highchief Adeola Adeyeye and EMESEs led by Sarun Oriowo Oyeyemi. They all ushered the Prince…

Accurate media reportage Key In Nation Building,stakeholders tell Journalists

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Journalists have been advised to uphold the ethics of their profession in the discharge of their duties to the citizens and the nation at large. The admonition was given at a one-day workshop organized by Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN) and the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) held at the Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja. The workshop, with the ‘”Theme: Peace Building and Promotion of Religious Tolerance”’, focussed on the importance of peace in nation building and agreed that religious tolerance and harmony lead to peaceful co-existence. The…

Lawan receives HeForShe Award,pledges to support women participation in all spheres of life

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday pledged to give more support for women participation in governance, politics, business and other spheres of life. Lawan made the pledge in a speech after he was presented with an award of HeForShe by a group of women led by the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen in Abuja. He said, “I believe we should give our women all the opportunities available for them to participate not only in governance but in all spheres of life, because governance is limited. “The…

Senate moves to amend Medical and Dental Practitioners law …Considers bill to boost infrastructural devt in rural areas

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The Senate has began the process of amending the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act which was last amended 28 years ago, with the introduction of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Bill 2020, presently before the Upper Chamber. The piece of legislation which scaled second reading on the floor during plenary on Tuesday seek to review the legal framework for the regulation of Medicine and Dentistry in Nigeria. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe (APC – Kwara Central), while leading debate on the bill, recalled that the Medical and…

Senate okays bill to blacklist loan defaulters

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The Senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to improve credit repayment culture, reduce non-performing loans in the banking sector, streamline loan recovery watch-list consistent loan defaulters with the view to track and blacklist them. The bill which scaled second reading was referred by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over plenary, to the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions for further legislative work. Sponsor of the piece of legislation, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (APC – Niger East), in his lead debate noted that “the core…

Over 754 Human Rights cases reported between January-June ,says NHRC

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The Executive Secretary,Human Rights Commission,Tony Ojukwu, Esq.has said that between January to June 2020, the Commission received a total of seven hundred and fifty-four (754) complaints involving over nine hundred and fifty-four (954) victims from twenty-seven (27) state offices including the headquarters.   These statistics according to the commission excluded human rights cases received by other SGBV responders like NAPTIP, the Police, Social Welfare Departments, CSOs and NGOs.   Barr.Tony Ojukwu made this known while welcoming participants to a Two- Day High Level workshops for SBBV Human Rights Defenders in Abuja on Tuesday…

Gov Sule launches second phase of measles immunization, commissions primary healthcare facility

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has launched the measles second dose MCV2 immunization, into routine immunization schedule, aimed at reducing the prevalence of measles in children under the age of five. Gov Sule flagged off the exercise at a ceremony that took place in Kana/Apau, in Kokona Local Government Area, on Monday. The Governor, at the event, equally commissioned and took over an ultra modern primary healthcare facility, constructed through the Save One Million Lives initiative, supported by the World Bank, aimed at strengthening the capacity, as well as…

We’ve acquired 11,000 hectares for Suleja Smart City -Niger SSG

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Niger State Government has acquired about 11,000 hectares of land for the development of Suleja Smart City. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed this while briefing Board of Directors of the Suleja Smart City Company. Ahmed Matane explained that the development of Suleja Smart City has huge potential for transforming and modernizing the economy of the State. The SSG said that the main components of the Smart City include advanced meter in infrastructure, smart street lights, small buildings and open data. Others are assembly/manufacturing hub…