Month: May 2022

PARTY PRIMARIES : Senate adjourns plenary till June 7

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The Senate has adjourned sitting till June 7, 2022, to enable lawmakers participate fully in the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship, and State Houses of Assembly primaries.   The motion for adjournment was moved by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader, Shuaibu Lau (Taraba North).   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in a Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Elections released on 26th February, 2022, directed political parties to conduct their primaries for the nomination of candidates from the…

Senate passes bill to re-enact Customs Act, establish NCS Board

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The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal and re-enact the Customs and Excise Management Act 2004.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs.   Chairman of the Committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena (Edo North), in his presentation, said the bill amongst others, seek to assist the Nigeria Customs Service administration in driving economic growth and trade facilitation.   He added that bill when signed into law would make the NCS a legal entity under the supervision…

Be Role Models as you promote NYSC ideals – DG charges Inspectors

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The Director General, National Youth Service Corps Major General Shu’aibu Ibrahim has charged NYSC Inspectors to imbibe the higher ideals of the Scheme which will make them role models to Corps members. He made this call while delivering an address to NYSC Inspectors nationwide at this year’s Inspectors’ Development Programme ( IDP) holding at Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) Abuja.   Represented by the Director, Planning, Research and statistics, Alh. Ahmed Wada Ikaka, the DG said as frontline officers interfacing directly with Corps members, Inspectors should internalise the ideals…

PDP nominates Danjuma La’ah as new Deputy Minority Whip

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The Senate, Wednesday, received the nomination of Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). La’ah’s nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the start of plenary. The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyawu. Anyawu explained in the letter that the nomination of Senator La’ah was against the backdrop of the recent defection of the former Minority Whip, Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba…

BREAKING: Buhari directs Ministers, other appointees with political ambition to resign

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President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday May 11, 2022 ordered Ministers and other appointees in his cabinet who are interested in becoming President to resign.   The President gave the order shortly after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.   He singled out the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, for braving the odds to resign honorably to avoid conflict of interest.   A visibly angry President Buhari said he had received the resignation of Nwajiuba seeking to be President.   He said: “I expect other members of…

I’ll leave NYSC a fulfilled man — General Shu’aibu Ibrahim

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The Director General,National Youth Service Corps ,Major General Shu’aibu Ibrahim has disclosed that he will leave NYSC a fulfilled man, having done his best to bequeath lasting legacies. He made this disclosure while addressing NYSC Inspectors at this year’s Inspectors’ Development Programme ( IDP) held at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, Abuja. The Director General stressed the critical role of Inspectors as field officers who related directly with Corps members and monitor their activities at the local government levels regularly. While urging the Inspectors to reposition themselves for proper…

Saving our Pregnant Women and Infant Babies By Adefolarin Olamilekan

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Health is wealth is a popular idiom.The usage of it speaks volume When for instance a family member, a friend or a colleague is sick.Moreso, when we ourselves are not in the right frame of healthiness. To this end our understanding and interpretation of this idiom. Transcends beyond mere statement to facts about a healthy life. What this means is that you cannot be healthy without a measures of wealth. One may want to ask what then is wealth? Because several interpretation of wealth has made it impossible to appreciate…

ONLINE REGISTRATION: NYSC warns Cybercafe Operators against fraudulent acts

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The National Youth Service Corps has disclosed that in order to bring more sanity to its online mobilisation process, only Cybercafe business operators that are duly registered and accredited by the Scheme through the NYSC Cybercafe Business Owners Mobile App will be allowed to provide services on its registration portal.   The scheme said that Cybercafe Business Operators were critical stakeholders in the National Youth Service Corps as they provided numerous online services on the NYSC portal for both prospective and serving Corps Members. The NYSC Director General, Major General…

NASARAWA 2023: Gov Sule submits nomination form ….says only the best’ll emerge APC Presidential Candidate

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Engineer Sule submitted the completed forms to the National Organising Secretary of the party, Suleiman Argungu, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday.   This wass just as the Governor hinted that, in spite of the high number of aspirants seeking to fly the flag of the ruling party for the presidential election, only the best will eventually emerge as the presidential candidate…

INSURANCE POLICY: IGP restates commitment to enhanced welfare for Police Officers …. Flags Off 3-Day Workshop for NPF Insurance Desk Officers

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has restated the commitment of the Force to enhanced welfare for Police Officers through robust insurance policies geared towards efficiency, dedication, and improved conditions of service. He stated this while flagging off a 3-day workshop for Police Insurance Desk Officers organized to develop the capacity of dedicated officers drawn from the 36 State Commands, the Federal Capital Territory, and other Police Formations across the country.   The Nigeria Police Force Insurance Unit, which was established in May 1992, is a scheme set…