Month: February 2021

BESDA: Oyo SUBEB partners World Bank, UBEC,trains non-formal Education centres

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Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has commenced training of language teachers and non-formal education centres facilitators across the State. This, the government revealed was in partial fulfilment of the execution of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in the State. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran stated that the programme was facilitated in conjunction with the World Bank and the Universal Basic Education Commission, in order to ensure the facilitators are well trained for the task ahead. Adeniran stated this at…

Gov Sule assures of fairness, as lawmaker, 15, 000 others defect to APC

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, has assured politicians defecting from opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), of fairness and equal treatment. Engineer Sule stated this at a grand reception organized in honour of a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. John Osewu, who defected to the ruling APC, alongside 15, 000 others in Doma, on Thursday. The visibly elated Governor assured all the decampees of level playing ground, stressed that it had become incumbent on the party to carry everyone along, without…

FG offers automatic employment, scholarship to 110 Ex-Corps Members

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President Muhammadu Buhari has offered automatic employment to 110 Ex-Corps Members in the Federal Civil Service with scholarships for the pursuit of post-graduate studies up to doctoral level in any university in Nigeria. Speaking on Thursday at the virtual 2018/2019 President’s National Youth Service Corps Honours Award Ceremony held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, President Buhari, also announced cash rewards for the ex- Corps Members. He directed the relevant government agencies to ensure timely implementation of all the incentives for the award recipients. He then urged the…

Niger Govt reiterates commitment to deliver more dividends of democracy

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The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has stated that the on-going All Progressives Congress (APC) Membership Revalidation and Registration exercise was intended to strengthen and reposition the party ahead of future elections in Nigeria. Ahmed Matane disclosed this shortly after revalidating his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Mashegu Ward, Matane Unit in Matane, Mashegu Local Government Council of the State. The SSG called on leaders and followers of the party in the area to mobilize and participate actively in the exercise…

Oyetola swears in Justice Akanbi as President Customary Court of Appeal … as Gov reaffirms commitment to welfare of judiciary workers

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The Governor, State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday swore in the newly-confirmed President of the State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Wasiu Oladejo Akanbi. The appointment and confirmation of Justice Akanbi were sequel to the retirement of his predecessor Justice Eunice Awolalu from service after the attainment of statutory retirement age. The Governor tasked Akanbi to uphold judicial sanctity and discharge his duties with the fear of God, topmost sincerity and ensure fairness and equity in the dispensation of justice in the State. He also reiterated his Administration’s commitment…

NCC sensitises students on Safer Internet Practice

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the Africa Safer Internet Day (ASID), which is the continent’s version of the World Safer Internet Day (WSID), held on February 9 every year.   In marking the Africa Safer Internet Day 2021, with the theme “Positioning and Partnering for Child Online Protection”, NCC’s representatives visited secondary schools in Abuja and Lagos to sensitise and educate students, on how they can use the internet productively, avoid being victims of all forms of cybercrime, and deal with…

IIP-SARS orders police to produce officers of one chance unit

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The Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of Human Rights violation and other units of the Nigerian police has ordered the authority of Nigeria police to produce officers of the one chance unit,Jabi Massalaci police station before it on 24th of February, 2021. Chairman of the panel Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) made the order following the alleged complicity in the extra judicial killing of Obinna Jonah on the 1st of February 2020. Mr Okechukwu Jonah had come before the panel seeking justice for his brother Obinna Jonah, a mechanic who was…

Allegation of N3M bribe is false -Police ….. as complainant insists police fraudulently withdrew his brother’S money

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The Nigerian Police on Tuesday told the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) that allegation of N3 million naira bribe to bail Edward Dumisara who later died after his arrest and detention by the Police was fabricated to tarnish the image of some officers of the Force. A complainant and brother of the deceased, Confidence Leera deposed in his affidavit before the Panel stated that some Officers of the Nigerian Police including…

FG hands over Kano indigenes repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

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About 310 Kano State Indigenes out of the 1,319 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Saudi Arabia were officially handed over to the Kano State Government by the Federal Government. Amb.Bolaji Akinremi, the Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who recieved the returnees, noted that their quarantine period has elapsed. According to him, “the returnees who were well catered for by the Federal Government have tested negative to corona virus before being discharged. Receiving them on behalf of Kano State Government, the Director General Kano Investment Promotion Agency and…

Erin-Osun/Ilobu crisis: Oyetola relaxes 24-hr curfew …curfew to now run from 6 pm to 6 am daily

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Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew declared in Irepodun and Orolu councils of the State, following the communal crisis that broke out between Erin-Osun and Ilobu towns. The reviewed curfew regime which was immediately effected will now be from 6 pm to 6 am daily, and will subsist until further notice. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ismail Omipidan, stated that the review became necessary following the peace meeting held between the Governor and monarchs of the affected…