Month: June 2021

NCC charges Nigerian Youths on responsible Internet Usage …. donates 100 Mattresses to NYSC Orientation Camp

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, as well as their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, made the call during the presentation of 100 pieces of mattresses to the Federal Capital Territory’s Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kubwa, Abuja recently. The presentation of the mattresses was in demonstration of the Commission’s solidarity and corporate social responsibility (CSR)…

Farmers/Herders Clash: Osun to begin massive enumeration, headcount of migrants, immigrants to strengthen security

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Farmers/Herders’ Clash: Osun to begin massive enumeration, headcount of migrants, immigrants to strengthen security The Government of the State of Osun has announced its readiness to begin massive enumeration and headcount of migrants and immigrants in the State. The State Government also disclosed that it would ensure data capturing to enhance proper profiling of the herders residing in the State as part of efforts to strengthen cordial relationship and peaceful co-existence between the Fulani/Bororo herders and Yoruba crop farmers. This was even as the heads of Fulani-Bororo otherwise known as…

Niger Govt lists recognized Motor Parks in Minna ….enforces ban on illegal Motor parks

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Niger State Government has advised members of the public to strictly patronize only Nine identified and legally recognized Motor Parks in Minna, the state capital. The legally recognized Motor Parks are; Abdulsalam Garage, Central Garage, Kpakungu Garage, Limawa Garage, NSTA Garage, Mobil Garage, Peace Mass Travels Park, Nice Travels Park and Kure Market Park. Briefing Journalists on the ban on illegal Motor Parks at Government House, Minna, the Deputy Governor, Ahmed Mohammed Ketso said government further compelled to enforce the ban on illegal Motor Parks which became effective Wednesday 9th…

Youth Development: NiDCOM Boss commends Diaspora youth NGO,DOWA

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Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has commended a diaspora youth NGO, Doing Good Work in Africa (DOWA), for supporting students and impacting future growth in Africa. The commendation is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM marking the first year of the group. Dabiri-Erewa described the thoughtful gesture of DOWA as timely and a critical tool for development of Africa as a whole. In her words “Brain gain is a necessity for the development of…

Food Production : NYSC signs MoU with NALDA

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The National Youth Service Corps has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority to boost food production in the country. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim during the signing of the MoU at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, commended NALDA for recently training sixty-eight Corps Members as Soil Doctors and Extension Service Workers. He also lauded the Executive Secretary of NALDA, Prince Paul Ikonne, for his vision and strong passion for National development. The DG said NYSC Scheme mobilised more than…

CELEBRATING UI’s PACESETTING REGISTRAR @ 70: CHIEF MOJI LADIPO, FNIM,mni

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Chief Mojisola Olusola Ladipo (nee Thomas), first female Registrar of the University of Ibadan and in Nigeria, Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), outstanding Member of the Association of University Administrators (AUA), United Kingdom, worthy alumna, University of Ibadan (UI), Lagos Business School (LBS) and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), gifted administrator, exceptional mentor, kind boss, accommodating leader and quintessential family woman. This characterization is even a pale reflection of one of the people who contributed in various ways to making UI a global…

BREAKING : Judicial workers, JUSUN call off strike

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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has suspended its strike on Wednesday. The union is set to commence work on Monday. JUSUN had on April 6, ordered its members across the federation to shut all courts in the country to press home its demand for implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. A source at the Supreme Court confirmed to Vanguard on Wednesday that JUSUN’s decision to suspend the strike action was due to the intervention of both Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad and the National Judicial…

All existing duly issued tinted permits remain valid, says IGP … orders retrieval of SPY Number Plates from unauthorized users

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has affirmed that all existing vehicle tinted glass permits, duly issued by the Nigeria Police Force, remain valid. This clarification was coming on the heels of public enquiries following the announcement of the suspension of issuance of new tinted permits by the IGP during the meeting with Senior Police Officers at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, 7th June, 2021. The suspension, which is a temporary measure, will remain in force pending the release of a new protocol that would regulate…

Buhari, Twitter, Ali and the Angel By Lasisi Olagunju

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The president tweeted a promise of war. Twitter deleted the promise. The government banned Twitter. It has also promised to jail anyone found in bed with Twitter. The Buhari government’s role models on this road to infamy are North Korea, Iran and China. The list is that short. I laugh at Nigerians who say they are shocked because the president sold himself to them in 2015 as a democrat. I laugh at such simple people; they should know better – and they did. Pepper, no matter how much you pamper…

Gov Sule identifies infrastructure as major challenge confronting investors in Nigeria

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has identified infrastructure, as major challenge confronting investors in the country. Engineer Sule made this known, Tuesday, in a chat with journalists, shortly after undertaking a tour of a facility owned by the Halibis Industries, a private firm owned by an indigene of Nasarawa State, operating in Abuja. The governor, who spoke from his experience in the organized private sector, specifically identified lack of good motorable roads, power supply, capital, among others, as factors responsible for the high cost of production in Nigeria. According…