Day: November 15, 2022

APC lawmakers committed to Tinubu/Shettima victory- Lawan

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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the All Progressives Congress(APC) lawmakers across the country are totally committed to ensure victory for the party at the 2023 Presidential poll.   Lawan gave the assurance in Jos at the flag off of the APC Presidential Campaign which was also attended by President Muhammadu Buhari.   The Senate President delivered a goodwill message on behalf of the APC lawmakers both at the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly.   “Distinguished Senators and members of the House of Representatives have…

Oyetola mourns Osogbo-born politician, Wale Lasisi

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Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed sadness over the demise of one of the stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the late Alhaji Wale Lasis who passed on in the early hours of today, Tuesday.   Oyetola described the death of the late astute politician and community leader as a great loss not only to the progressive family, Osogbo community, the State, but Nigeria as a whole in view of his outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the State as a democrat and bureaucrat.  …

5G Auction driven by Pursuit of Better Quality of Life, Not Revenue – Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said in Lagos, Tuesday, that the efforts by the Commission to timely auction available spectrum for 5G services in Nigeria, was primarily driven by the pursuit to join the global community to advance digital services and enhance quality communications infrastructure for the benefit of the citizenry, and not by the need to attract revenue for government.   Danbatta, who spoke to a cross section of industry players at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, during the Stakeholders’ Consultative…

Leadership is key to unlocking Nigeria’s growth potential, By Dakuku Peterside

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Last week, this column discussed the need to rethink productivity and economic growth in Nigeria based on the presentation by foremost Economist Dr Ayo Teriba. This week, we shall look at leadership’s role in engendering a new economic growth model to give our country a leap forward.   Nigeria’s adverse economic situation is stale news; many have accepted it as a norm that the country will continuously operate below its economic potential. This dire economic reality results from decades of bad economic policies and poor implementations, a chequered political history…

How to transform a nation through truth and honesty (2), By Sunday Adelaja

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It is my prayer that our newly elected Nigerian government would heed to this voice of conscience and start a massive crusade and movement to establish truth, honesty and other virtues in our society.   The truth, therefore, is that nations become great not because of the amounts of wealth and natural resources they have. Nations become great due to their wealth of truth, honesty and other virtues. Wealth will always find a way of escaping from societies without established systems of truth and honesty, into societies that are well…

Of political spokespersons: Enter the bulldogs, By Wole Olaoye

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Enter the bulldogs. Every party has at least three prominent ones. Some have fancy titles to suit their plastic egos, while others are content to be described as ‘chieftains’ of their respective parties. Their job is to play on the intelligence of the public, insult the interviewer, blackmail him or her, and insist on a monologue, rather than an interview. They generate so much heat but little light.   As political campaigns for the 2023 presidential election gather steam, the various parties have started unveiling their programmes. They are promising…

Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth By Ahmed Musa Kaugama

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In Northern Nigeria, Methylene Chloride, locally known as ‘Sukurdai’ among locals, is one of the most abused substances. A mother of two, Fatima Muhammed lost her husband to the abuse of methylene chloride, a dangerous colourless chemical used in the paint and metal industry and notoriously inhaled and abused by some Nigerians. Mrs Muhammed said her husband was a trafficker–turned–abuser until he died. But her husband is not the only one in the habit of abusing this deadly liquid. Her brother-in-law was also a helpless abuser. “My husband detested seeing…

Nigerian military declares Bello Turji, 18 other terror suspects wanted

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The Nigerian military has declared 19 suspected terrorists wanted and placed a N5 million bounty on each of them.   The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director of Defence Information at the Defence Headquarters, Jimmy Akpor.   The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to the arrest of any of the wanted terrorists.   The wanted persons are notorious bandits/terrorists that have been terrorising Katsina, Sokoto and…

Tribute: Mohammed Isa: How not to log out By Ola Awoniyi

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You may not realise how difficult it can be to write a tribute about a departed colleague, until you sadly have to do it. Emotions do choke the written words, as they do the spoken ones. The situation becomes even worse when the departed was very much more than a colleague. Mohammed Abdulkadir Isa was a friend I was blessed to meet at my workplace.   On 16th July, 2021, I received an unusual WhatsApp post. It was an old press statement signed exactly two years earlier announcing my appointment.…

One Year Anniversary: NPC DG, Kashim Akor congratulates Attah Igala

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Director General, National Productivity Center NPC has sent a message of congratulations and gratitude to His Royal Majesty, Atta Igala’, Agabaidu Mathew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa 11 on his one year on the throne of his fore father’s. Dr Kashim Akor said 12 months on the throne, the new Atta Igala’ has ushered in monumental fresh air in igala kingdom in all areas. He prayed for more fruitful years on the throne of his forefathers, stating that his short reign had returned peace, progress…