Month: September 2022

Osun Guber: YIAGA’s revelations vindicate my position By Ismail Omipidan

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Let me state from the outset that this is not a media trial of the case before the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal. Far from it. This is just an attempt to “synchronise” what I said recently with respect to the outcome of the July 16 election with the revelations from The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement, YIAGA. YIAGA Africa is a civil society organisation, a major stakeholder in our electoral process. Like most Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, they were also in Osun to observe and monitor the election.…

Niger Govt sets aside Equity Fund to support the poor, vulnerable … As Gov Sani Bello launches NICARE

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Niger State Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello today in Minna,Niger State capital launched the Niger State Contributory Health Scheme (NICARE).   The State Government has earlier set aside Equity funds from the Consolidated Revenue in the 2022 Budget appropriation to take care of the poor and vulnerable groups. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this at the launching of the Niger State Contributory Health Scheme in Minna.   Governor Sani Bello implored the well-to-do in the society to support the vulnerable ones to have access to health care provisions.   “I also…

DG urges NYSC officials to shun malpractice, demonstrate highest degree of responsibility

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NYSC Officials have been urged to be creative, avoid all forms of malpractice and demonstrate the highest degree of responsibility in the discharge of their duties.   The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah stated this today in his address at the opening ceremony of the Corps Welfare and Health Services Schedule Officers’ Workshop held in Abuja.   Participants for the workshop were drawn from the thirty-six State Secretariats, Area Offices and the FCT.   Speaking on the theme; “Capacity Building to Enhance Security and General Welfare…

Beware of Chain Letters on Internet – Cyber Safety Advocate, Onadipe warns

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Founder and CEO of internet safety magazine (non-profit organisation)Mr. Rotimi Onadipe,has advised the general public to be mindful of the danger of chain letters on the internet.   He made the call at his organisation’s weekly sensitisation program on cyber safety which took place in Ibadan on September 10th, 2022.   According to Onadipe, chain letter was another strategy by which cybercrooks perpetrate various crimes through the internet and many people are ignorantly falling victim to the scam due to lack of awareness and education about it.   “Beware of…

2023: SHOULD THE NATION CONSCIOUSLY ELECT A SICK PRESIDENT? By Law Mefor

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Nigeria practices presidentialism, and in a presidential democracy, the nation rests on the shoulders of one man. The health of the president is therefore of major premium in determining the electability of a candidate. This gives no room for arguments. All public offices, the office of the president inclusive, demand people who are sound both in body and in mind so that efficiency and proficiency will be brought to bear in the exercise of the duties of the office.   Nigeria is one county where the unthinkable happens all the…

Ondo Govt moves to relate with diaspora indigenes, gets FG’s approval for first Southwest NiDCOM office in akure.

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In an attempt to establish a cordial relationship with its indigenes in diaspora, the Ondo State Government has gotten a Federal Government approval for the establishment of the office of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in Akure, the State capital.   The office which is to be located in the premises of the State Ministry of Regional and Diaspora Relations is the first in the South West Region.   The State Commissioner for Ministry of Regional Integration and Diaspora Relations, Hon. Prince Adeboboye Ologbese said the agreement was reached…

CITN partners NYSC on Capacity Building for Corps Members

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The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has requested for a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Youth Service Corps to sensitize Corps Members on its activities and benefits of taxation to national economy.   The President of Chartered Institute of Taxation in Nigeria, Chief Adesina Adedayo disclosed this today when he led other members of the institute on a courtesy visit to NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah in his office in Abuja. He said the institute which was established in 1982 and Chartered in 1992 to…

NEDC , Magic wands Of Alkali’s Performance Towards Salvaging The Vulnerable, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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The North East Development Commission NEDC established in 2017 through an act of the National Assembly, but came into being in 2018 was established as a special vehicle to provide succour to the displaced people of the northeast geopolitical zone, ravaged by incessant attacks from foreign detractors the like Boko Haram, ISWAP, kidnappings and banditry that had done quantum destructions to the lives and properties including the social and economic well being of the people.   Under the pioneer leadership of Alhaji Mohammed Alkali as the Managing Director/ Chief Executive…

SDGs; Driving Nigeria Towards Gainful Engagements Amid Daunting Challenges, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The Sustainable Development Goals SDGs that was transmuted from the Millennium Development Goals MDGs soon after the 70th UN General Assembly meeting in 2015, seven years down the line and six years of purposeful leadership convention domesticated in Nigeria, under the management of a foremost politician, technocrat and bureaucrat, The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the program in Nigeria, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire had prioritized the fight to reduce poverty, idleness, unemployment, sufferings of Nigeria in accord with sub-national, federal lawmakers geared towards providing meaningful engagements to Nigerians across…

MIGRATION IN AFRICA: IOM Team Lead applauds NIDCOM for capacity building

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The IOM Belgium, Project Lead for The Migration of African Talents through Capacity building and Hiring (MATCH),Ms. Daphné Bouteillet-Paquet, has commended the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM),for the supportive, positive and corrective feedback to help evaluate the outcome of the Project.   Bouteillet-Paquet, who led a delegation of IOM Belgium staff, stated this during a review meeting to the Chairman/CEO,Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja.   She stated that the MATCH project is a 36- month initiative which kicked off on the 31st of January, 2020…