Year: 2021

El-Rufai to sack 233 teachers in Kaduna

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The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board is set to dismiss 233 teachers working with fake certificates. Chairman of the board, Tijjani Abdullahi, announced this at a news conference in Kaduna on Thursday. Abdullahi said the board embarked upon certificate verification in April as part of its responsibility to ensure that teachers actually had the qualifications they presented. He said so far, the board had verified 451 certificates by contacting the institutions that awarded them “Nine of the 13 institutions contacted have responded. “The responses show that 233 teachers presented…

Why Toilet Matters By Zainab Naseer Ahmad

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Yesterday was another Wednesday and its one of the days for our weekly radio program with the title Hasken Matasa “Light of the youth” which is a program by Youth Society for the Prevention of Inectious Disease and Social Vices (YOSPIS)   In partnership with Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) with support from Aminu Magashi Garba foundation which is basically the first project I started working on from the time I emerged as the excutive director of YOSPIS and yesterday’s topic is on Toilet/ lack of public convenences in…

IIP-SARS: Panel lauds NHRC Media Team,Nigerian Press

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Chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by defunct SARS, justice Suleiman Galadima rtd, on Wednesday commended the NHRC media team and members of the press. Galadima noted with appreciation the high level professionalism exhibited by the Commission’s media team and the external press covering the activities of the panel. The retired justice who is heading the 11- man fact finding panel made particular reference to the commitment exhibited in diligently following up all matters before the panel and reporting same accurately. Corroborating the commendation made by…

The Once Elegant Joseph Wayas By Eric Teniola (This article was published two years ago) By Eric Teniola

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Dr. Wayas, who is from Basang, Obudu, in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State, with its headquarters at Sankwala, is a man I have known for long. He speaks fluent Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and French. I visited him recently at his Asokoro residence in Abuja. Due to old age and failing health, the once elegance of Dr. Wayas is falling. Dr. Joseph Wayas (77) is the first Senate president to act as president of Nigeria. That was in 1983 following the absence of President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari…

Between Ortom and Benue People. By Olusegun Adeniyi

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Governor Sam Ortom is angry with the people of Benue State. And last Saturday, he publicly expressed his feelings at the commissioning of a Pentecostal Church in Makurdi, the state capital. Before we get to what he said about his people, let’s begin with the issue. Ortom accuses Benue people of peddling unfounded allegations about him. “Every new building you see in Benue State, they say that it’s Samuel Ortom that is building (it); ‘he is stealing and doing that,’” Ortom said from the pulpit. “In politics, people say a…

Nasarawa Govt signs joint venture agreements with three investors in retail, agribusiness

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Nasarawa State Government has signed separate joint venture agreements with three investors, in agribusiness and retail, aimed at turning around the local economy, as well as create jobs opportunities for the people. The three joint venture agreements were entered into between the Nasarawa State Government and the investors, at a ceremony which held at the Government House, on Thursday. The investors involved in the agreements were Vertmance Resources Ltd and Silvex International Ltd, for agribusiness, Barlow and Barrow International Ltd, for the establishment of retail and recreational centre in Karu,…

PROPERTY SEIZURE: IIP-SARS seeks Police cooperation to serve justice

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Chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on SARS, Justice Suleiman Galadima rtd, on Thursday asked ACP Magawate Mode to assist the panel with vital information that will enhance it’s ability to serve justice appropriately. ,Justice Galadima rtd specifically requested that the ACP furnish the panel with a sequential list of DPO’s who had served in Maitama, Abuja from 2013 – 2020. In a case of alleged intimidation, Disobedience of court order and confiscation of properties, counsel to the pertitioner had failed to provide the name of the DPO linked to…

Complainant charged me for Armed Robbery, Kidnapping – Police witness tells IIP-SARS

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A Police witness before the Independent Investigative panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other Units of the Nigerian police Force,DSP Aminu Sokoto on Thursday told the panel how a complainant, Samson Aboderin labeled him an armed robber before the National Human Rights Commission on two occasions. DSP Sokoto, a criminal investigator with the IGP Monitoring unit testified before the panel how it all started sometime in 2019 when a petition was written to the Inspector General of police by one Pastor Maxwell Okaura and it was…

Digital inclusiveness,key for Africa’s growth -Huawei

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The Global Vice President of Huawei, Hou Tao, has emphasised the importance of digital inclusiveness for Africa’s development. Tao noted that digital economy was outperforming all other sectors in terms of speed of growth, the dynamics of innovation, and the scope of influence. He expressed delight that 40 per cent of the African population have been currently connected to the Internet while only 10 per cent of people were connected in 2010. “Everyone’s being connected is what we have been pursuing while providing connectivity to all Africans requires improvements to…

NCC Highlights Policy, Regulatory Initiatives for Tech Innovation Development

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has outlined various policy and regulatory initiatives being implemented by the Commission to reiterate its commitment towards ensuring continuous development of the startups section of the telecommunication ecosystem in Nigeria.   The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, listed the initiatives during a two-day Zonal Regional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Innovation Forum organised by the Commission in Enugu recently.   The annual event, with the theme: “Digital Societies and Emerging Technologies: Leveraging ICTs to Build Information and…