Month: May 2022

2023; Why Tinubu , Lgosians Endorses Sanwo-olu, Hamzat For Second Term By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu and Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat were elected in 2019 by lagosians under the platform of All Progressive Congress APC to manage the affairs of the state for another four year tenure.   The mandate of the party for four years is expected to expire by 2023 after which the goodwill of the people will be renewed and tested through an electoral process. But, before then , it is expected that party stakeholders, particularly the National leader of All Progressive Congress APC , Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, opinion…

Niger Govt reaffirms support to security agencies

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Niger State Government has reiterated its continued commitment and support to security agencies in the state.   Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this when he received Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, AIG in charge of Zone 7, Abuja at the Government House, Minna.   The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane further revealed that the state government will continue to provide the security agencies with all the necessary and needed intelligence, information, equipment and logistics support and…

Niger Govt to partner Senegal based company,Willing Hands to boost Agriculture

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The Niger state Government is set to partner a Senegal based company; Willing Hands in the area of Agriculture.   This was sequel to the visit of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and some members of his cabinet and other private investors to Richard Toll, Saint Louis, Senegal on the invitation of the organisation.   The visit was majorly for feasibility study so as to create a workable document for the establishment of a commercial farm project in Niger State.   The Governor and his entourage were taken round three farms;…

Osinbajo, Dangote, others hail Gov Sule’s commitment to industrialize Nasarawa State

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Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has commended Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule for his vision and unshaken political will, to rapidly industrialize the state. The Vice President made the commendation while delivering his keynote address during the opening ceremony of the two-day Nasarawa Investment Summit 2020, held at the late Aliyu Akwe Doma Bequeath Hall, on Wednesday. While acknowledging the theme of the summit, “Nasarawa Diamond in the Rough”, Osinbajo noted that Nasarawa State has tremendous potentials especially in agriculture and mining that would however require polishing in order…

We need a nation that cares for, gives hope to youths — Peter Obi

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As part of his political consultations across the country, former Governor Peter Obi has continued to spread the gospel of hope to Nigerians, saying that the nation should care more for, and give hope to its citizens, especially youths. Obi, who was in Kogi and Nassarawa states to interact with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates, said he looked forward to and works towards a future where the teeming youths of the nation would maximize their potentials productively for their good and development of the nation. He lamented that the…

FCT Police arrests 6 Suspected Drug Peddlers,recovers prohibited Substances,Drugs

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The Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Police Command in furtherance of its crusade against crime and criminality in the Territory has recorded the arrest of six male suspected drug peddlers and the recovery of suspected hard drugs and large quantities of prohibited substances.   The suspects namely Suleiman Abdulrahman Bello 27 years old, Jonathan Joseph 35 years old, Suleiman Shamsudeen 22 years old, Emeka Offor 29 years old, Tanko Abdullahi 20 years old, and Luka Ishiaku 25 years old were arrested in a chain of a Tactical sweep operation by the Command’s…

NCC, FIRS inaugurate Joint Committee to boost National Revenues in Telecoms Sector

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have taken their collaboration a notch further by setting up a Joint Committee of senior and management staff of the two agencies towards the implementation of inter-agency strategies for enhancing national revenues in the telecommunications sector. The NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Adeleke Adewolu, inaugurated the 17-member committee on behalf of the Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, and the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami, at the NCC’s Board Room in Abuja on Tuesday,…

HUMAN RIGHTS BASED POLICING: IGP appoints NHRC Liaison Officers in states

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba played host to the Chairperson Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Salamatu Husseini Suleiman, and other council members in his office at Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday 11th May, 2022.   The visit opened up productive discourse towards engendering human rights practices and ensuring better interface between the Police and the NHRC in a bid to facilitate prompt responses to matters of human rights abuse while ensuring top-notch professionalism on the part of both institutions.…

Lawan announces Abba Moro as Chairman, Federal Character C’ttee

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Senator Abba Moro as Chairman of the Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Lawan made the announcement moments before the Senate adjourned plenary on Wednesday. Abba Moro replaced the former Chairman, Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South), who on Wednesday was nominated by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. La’ah’s nomination came on the heels of Senator Ibrahim Danbaba’s defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). La’ah’s nomination was contained…

Senate moves to establish National Centre for Cancer Treatment

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The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill to establish the National Centre for Cancer Treatment.   The bill tilled, “National Centre For Cancer Treatment Bill, 2022”, scaled second reading on the floor and was sponsored by Senator Oseni Yakubu (Kogi Central).   Senator Yakubu, in his lead debate on the principles of the bill, noted that cancer has become a global disease that accounts for one out of eight women expecting to be either diagnosed for breast and cervical cancer in their lifetime; and two out of ten men expecting…