Day: January 12, 2021

Some forces working to frustrate PIB – Lawan

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that there were forces within and outside the country working desperately to frustrate the consideration and passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill presently before the National Assembly. Lawan made this known in a speech delivered when members of the Senate Press Corps paid him a visit to mark the occasion of his 62nd birthday celebration in Abuja. “The PIB is like a demon. That PIB thing, there are people both inside and outside the country, who would work against it, but it…

Ex-CBN director bags Plateau Man of the Year 2020 award

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By Thompson Yamput A Former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Dauda Wuritka-Gotring, has been been named Plateau Man of the Year, 2020. Wuritka-Gotring is going to be conferred with the prestigious award by COA Media Group, publishers of the Eminence Magazine, a quarterly news publication. Amb.Cletus Akhimien, COA’s Principal Coordinating Executive for the 2020 Award, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, in Mangu, Jos. “Wuritka-Gotring secured the highest number of votes among the five individuals nominated for the prestigious…

IGP orders redeployment, posting of New CPs

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu has ordered the posting and redeployment of the following Commissioners of Police to State Commands and Formations as follows:   i. Kebbi State – CP Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, mni   ii. SPU, FHQ, Abuja – CP Philip Maku   iii. Sokoto State – CP Ali Janga Aji   iv. Armament, FHQ, Abuja – CP Ohikere S. Idris, fsi   v. CMDT Police College Ikeja -CP Daniel Sokari-Pedro, mni   vi. Port Authority Police (PAP), Western, Lagos – CP…

Nde Dauda Wuritka Gotring Emerges Plateau Man of The Year.

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Former Director, HRS Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Nde Dauda Wuritka Gotring has emerged the Plateau Man of the Year, 2020. The former Director secured the highest number of votes among the five individuals nominated for the prestigious award. He was nominated for his service to Humanity through Community Development, Youth/Women Empowerment, Intervention to Communities across Local Governments on the Plateau with regards to the Covid-19 Pandemic among many others. Past winners of the Plateau Man of the Year include Alh. Yahaya Kwande, Rt. Hon Simon Bako Lalong, Dame Pauline…

Orientation Course : NYSC DG tasks State Coordinators on COVID-19 prevention, safety protocols

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The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has directed all NYSC State and FCT Coordinators to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 Prevention and Safety Protocols in all Camps and other formations of the Scheme nationwide. The Director-General gave this directive while interacting with management of the Scheme and officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) during a virtual meeting held as part of preparations for the conduct of the forthcoming Batch “B” Stream II Orientation Course scheduled to commence on the 19th of January…

Oyetola greets Senate President,Lawan at 62

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Governor of The State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated President of 9th Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmad Lawan, who turned 62 today. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, the governor said he joined Lawan’s immediate family, political associates, friends and colleagues at the National Assembly to wish him an amazing 62nd birthday. Oyetola described the Senate President as “a worthy leader, fine lawmaker, progressive politician and patriotic Nigerian who has continued to contribute to the development and unity of Nigeria through quality and excellent lawmaking,…

Lawan: A messenger of harmony @62 By Ola Awoniyi

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High political office is surrounded on all sides by distractions. Experience best teaches this. It is not enough to take into the office a vision and a mission, you will find once there, enough to take you off track, to test your character and agenda. Many failed not because they were not prepared or well-meaning. They did because they no longer saw the goalpost once they found themselves on the playing field. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is apparently conscious of that reality. He believes a political leader must stand for something,…

Oyetola felicitates Famodun’s wife on 60th birthday …. says she is a woman of matchless value

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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has joined well wishers to celebrate the wife of the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mrs. Olubunmi Famodun on the occasion of her 60th birthday. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, in Osogbo on Tuesday, described Mrs. Famodun as a woman of matchless value. He said: “On behalf of my family, political associates, the government and the good people of the State of Osun, I wish to proudly felicitate you, Mrs. Olubunmi Famodun,…

Niger Gov flags off FG 774,000 Special Public Works

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The Niger State Governor,Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello today performed official flag off of the Federal government 774,000 Extended Special Public Works Programme at Abdulsalami Youth Centre, Minna,Niger state capital. The Governor who was represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane called on all the Local Government Chairmen in the State and other stakeholders to provide all the necessary support with a view to making the programme a successful one. He expressed optimism that within the duration of programme, participants will be able to acquire skills thereby…