Year: 2020

FG lauds Oyetola’s commitment to rejuvenating agriculture, expresses readiness to commence all-year-round farming in Osun

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The Federal Government has commended the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun for the huge investment made to revive the agriculture sector in the State. The Federal Government also acknowledged the State government for keying into many of its policies aimed at revamping, resuscitating and rejuvenating the agriculture sector for greater and maximum productivity. This was even as the Federal Government expressed readiness to commence all-year-round farming in Osun as part of efforts to ensure food security and avert the possible effect of food scarcity in the dry season.…

Senate constitutes Adhoc Committee to investigate N1.2trn oil revenue loss

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The Senate on Tuesday constituted a seven-man Adhoc committee to investigate a N1.2 trillion oil revenue loss to the Federal Government owing to a breach by SINOPEC ADDAX Petroleum. The adhoc Committee which is chaired by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC – Niger North) has six other members which included: Gershom Bassey; Biodun Olujimi; Ahmad Baba Kaita; Jubril Isah; Michael Nnachi; Clifford Ordia; and Haliru Jika. The decision to investigate the revenue loss due to the Federal Government was conveyed in a resolution by the Upper Chamber after it considered…

FCT 2021 appropriation bill scales second reading in Senate

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The Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Bill for the 2021 fiscal year scaled second reading during plenary on Tuesday. The bill which was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC – Kebbi North), seeks to authorize the sum of N299,963,491,523 from the Federal Capital Territory Administration Consolidated Revenue Fund. Out of the total amount, the sum of N74,523,382,813 is for personnel cots; N61,788,967,930 is for Overhead Costs; while N163,651,140,779 is for Capital Projects. According to Senator Abdullahi, “the thrust of the FCT 2021 Statutory Budget is to ensure an effective…

Senate passes Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020

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The Nigeria Senate has passed President Muhammadu Buhari’s Finance Bill 2020 transmitted to the National Assembly two weeks ago for consideration and passage. The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise & Tariff; Trade and Investment; and Public Procurement. Chairman of the Joint Committee, Senator Olamilekan Solomon Adeola (APC – Lagos West), in his presentation said the Finance Bill 2020 specifically seek to amend 17 key areas. They were: Capital Gains Act; Companies Income Tax Act;…

UGANDA ARREST: Omah Lay, Tems,Muyiwa Awoniyi ‘ll be released soon – Dabiri-Erewa assures

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Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has assured Nigerians that the Nigerian artistes, Omah Lay, Tems and Muyiwa Awoniyi will be home soon Dabiri-Erewa gave the assurance while receiving members of Omah Lay’s Record Label, Valentine Ngaji and Marshall Onaemo of Keyqaad Record who came to plead for intervention for the arrested Artistes at NiDCOM Office in Abuja on Tuesday. She said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian mission in Uganda along with their Ugandan counterparts had achieved a diplomatic resolution of the matter.…

2020/2021 Legal Year: Governor Oyetola Commissions New Court Rooms …urges Judiciary to remain courageous

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To commemorate the commencement of the new legal Year 2020/2021 of the Osun Judiciary, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, has commissioned newly-constructed court rooms at the premises of the High Court, Oke-Fia, Osogbo. Speaking during the commissioning, Oyetola said the court rooms would further enable judicial officers in the State to perform their roles better as the last hope of the common man. Governor Oyetola who appreciated the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, and all the members of the State Judiciary for their great work…

Oyetola bags BusinessDay ‘2020 Governor of the Year’

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The State of Osun Governor,Adegboyega Oyetola of has emerged BusinessDay Newspaper ‘Governor of the Year’ for 2020. According to the organisers of the award, Governor Oyetola’s emergence followed the assessment carried out by its 2020 States Competitiveness and Good Governance Awards Committee. The organisers said the Committee reviewed the tangible transformation the Governor had brought to bear on different sectors in Osun including health, education, security and inclusive governance since his assumption of office. “The Award Committee which is made up of eminent Nigerians reviewed the pragmatic and tangible transformation…

Minimum wage, education, youths empowerment top Kwara’s N123bn budget ….. as Gov says masses remain centrepiece of govt

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N123,091,307,468 to the House of Assembly, described the fiscal document as a product of wide consultations with the electorate and designed to reflect current economic challenges. The proposal contained provisions for payment of the minimum wage once government reached a deal with the labour as well as effecting promotion for different cadres of the civil service, AbdulRazaq told lawmakers in a summary of the budget speech. The budget is 54% recurrent expenditure and 46% capital expenditure, a fallout…

Lawmakers approve Oyo State, CBN Partnership on N2bn Agric Anchor Borrower’s Program

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In line with the agenda of present administration in Oyo State to take agriculture to an enviable level, the Oyo State Government has concluded plans to implement the Anchor Borrower’s Program in the state. To this end, the Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access 2billion naira loan facility from the CBN for the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers Program. The loan facility will be accessed from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN through the Fidelity Bank. The request was contained in…

POLICE REFORMS: IGP meets with Police spokespersons in Enugu · as Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Flags-Off A 4-Day Workshop For Police-PROs

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu today, 15th December, 2020 met with Police Public Relations Officers from across the Country to mark the commencement of a 4-day Intensive Capacity Building Workshop for Police Spokespersons holding in Enugu between 15th & 18th, December, 2020. The Workshop tagged “Crisis Management and Law Enforcement; the role of Police Spokespersons” was declared opened by the Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as part of the ongoing reforms of the Force to evolve a more people-friendly, professional and human rights…