Month: June 2022

AMACOG ’92 marks 30th graduation Anniversary, renovates MAPOLY TV studio

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The Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded plans to mark its 30th graduation anniversary on Friday, July 1, in the school.   AMACOG 92, an association of 1992 graduates of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, said the visit would allow the old students to support the Department of Mass Communication of their alma mater in key areas. A statement by the Chairman, AMACOG 92, Mr. Adekunle Adeshina, on Thursday, stated that the members planned to unveil a television studio which the old…

ZAMFARA SHOOTING: Affected Prospective Corps Member not abandoned,says NYSC

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The NYSC management has debunked a news making rounds in the social media with the caption”ZAMFARA TROUPS FIRE AT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE”stating that the prospective corps member involved in the incident is abandoned.   While reacting to the media reports,the scheme in a release signed by Director, Press and Public Relations,Eddy Megwa said; “It is indeed a fact that one of our Prospective Corps Members Alh. Umar Abubakar was mistakingly shot by a security team that was combatting terrorist operating around Talata-Mafara close to Gusau. Umar Abubakar who schooled at College…

Niger Govt,Turkey to kick-start bilateral relationship, ….. As Gov Sani Bello meets Turkey Businessmen

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Niger State government has said that the state will soon benefit from one of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello’s investment drives as the Governor held a business meeting with Turkey Businessmen to kick-start a bilateral relationship. The meeting held in Abuja, came after the Mayor of Sakarya Province, Turkey, Mr Ekrem Yuce led the Turkish Investors’ trip to the Garam Industrial Park, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The bilateral relationship between Niger State government and the Turkish businessmen is majorly in the area of agro-allied businesses. Recall that Governor…

Defence Advisers pay working visit to N’djamena Chad.lauds Multi National Joint Task Force

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Defence Advisers from Seventeen (17) countries accredited to Nigeria have paid a working visit to the Headquarters Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Njamena Chad on Wednesday 23 June 2022 , they arrived Chad on board a Nigerian Airforce Aircraft. The Defence Advisers were from Uganda, Zambia, Gambia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cote D’Ivoire, France, India, Morocco, Poland, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Ukraine, Denmark, and Algeria. The visit was basically to have an on the spot assessment of the operational activities of the MNJTF in the Lake Chad region.…

Senate passes Public Private Partnership Regulatory Commission Bill, one other

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The Senate has passed the Public Private Partnership Regulatory Commission Bill, 2022.   Also passed was the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2022.   The passage of both bills, on Wednesday, was sequel to the consideration of two separate reports by the Committees on Works; and Establishment and Public Service.   Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev (PDP, Benue North-West), in a presentation delivered on behalf of the Chairman, Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central), who was absent during plenary, said the…

Senate President asks C’ttee to wade into crisis rocking Judiciary over corruption allegation

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to, as a matter of urgency, wade into the crisis presently rocking the Judiciary.   Lawan gave the directive on Wednesday, moments before the chamber adjourned plenary.   He said, “We may recall that there were some issues coming out of the Judiciary.   “We must have interest in what is happening in that arm of government.   “I believe that we owe it to Nigerians, to look into what is happening in…

NCC appoints Reuben Muoka as Director Public Affairs

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The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). This was contained in a statement signed by Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the commission,Prof. Umar Danbatta, Reuben Muoka took over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission. The new NCC’s spokesman was recently promoted a substantive director, alongside Ismail Adedigba, now Director of Research and Development (R&D); and Gwa-Tobi…

Emi Lokan: From Anger To Slogan By Busy Brain

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The fresh and most recent trend in Nigeria’s media space is not far-fetched. ‘Emilokan’ is a mantra that has overtaken many gory news in the country. The new trend of ’emilokan’ is on all social media spaces and has been a point of meme for all media influencers, comedians, and celebrities.   My undergraduate days at the Federal Polytechnic Offa would forever etched in my memory. I graduated from a department that housed brilliant lecturers and league of professionals in the field of mass communication. One of the remarkable moments…

NYSC DG warns corps members against misuse of social media

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has warmed Corps Members not to use the social media to spread fake news but rather use it to promote national unity and integration, the reason which the NYSC was established.   The NYSC DG gave this charge today Wednesday while addressing Corps Members during his visit to Ondo State Orientation Camp in lkare-Akoko.   He urged them to sustain high level of discipline with enthusiasm and also familiarize themselves with the provisions of the NYSC Act…

Niger SSG commiserates with Wakilin Minna over mother’s death

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The Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has commiserated with Alhaji Yakubu Abubakar ( Wakilin Minna) over the death of his mother, Hajiya Hauwa’u Abubakar.   Late Hajiya Hauwa’u Abubakar died today Wednesday 22nd June, 2022 in Minna after a protracted illness.   Matane described Hauwa’u’s death as “a great loss not only to the family of Wakilin Minna but Niger State in general, given her invaluable contributions to the cause of humanity.   The SSG paid glowing tributes to the deceased, saying she was…