Year: 2022

DHQ carpets Reuter over attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military

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The Nigerian Military had in a statement signed by Maj General Jimmy Akpor, Director condemned an international news agency, attempt to blackmail Nigerian Military through a report on Boko Haram families   Reuter which now part of Thomson Reuters, wrote that it was working on a series of stories about purported actions of the Nigerian military during the government’s 13-year war against Islamist insurgents in the country’s North East.     ” To them, they were committed to producing an accurate, fair and complete report hence, their request to arrange…

Ekiti Diaspora signs MOA with Vietnamese partners for Ekiti state cattle ranch

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Following their signed Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) by the immediate past Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi for the establishment of a cattle ranch in Irele Ekiti, a group of Ekiti indigenes in the Diaspora under a CAC-registered EkitiKete Livestock Development Company Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that was formed to drive the cattle ranch initiative, today signed a MOA with the Vietnam Africa Economic Cooperation Alliance (VAECA) and the Vietnam Institute of Africa and Middle East (IAMES).   Known as the Nigeria-Vietnam Investment Facilitation Memorandum of Agreement (MOA),…

CAC wins 2022 MSME Award

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The Federal Government has given an award to the Corporate Affairs Commission in recognition of its support for the development of the MSME sector in the country.   The award was received by the Registrar General and CEO of the CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, at a public presentation of a photobook, “BUHARIOSINBAJO: THE MSME STORY,” at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja.   Speaking on behalf of all the Awardees, Alhaji Garba Abubakar thanked the federal government for the recognition and pledged to rededicate themselves to service.   A statement…

2023: Middle Belt/Southern FCT residents demand Abuja Senatorial seat

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As the 2023 general election draws nearer, several interest groups have been mounting pressure and making demands for inclusion and proper representation in the scheme of affairs in the Federal Capital Territory to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the territory and in the interest of equity and fairness. Newly formed Middle Belt/Southern Peoples Concourse newly has become one of the political pressure groups drawing serious attention to the unbalanced distribution of political appointments and amenities among the ethnic groups in Abuja. In what was regarded as the most vocal call…

NCC seeks Judiciary’s Interest in ICT trends

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on the nation’s judiciary to be part of Information Communications Technology (ICT) trends, whose impact has now affected ways that justice is delivered across the world. The leadership of the Commission made the call during a workshop organized for Nigerian judges which started in Lagos on Tuesday with the theme: “The digital world and the future of adjudication,” with judges from the federal and state high courts, and appeal courts in attendance. Speaking at the 18th annual capacity-building workshop, the Chairman, NCC Board…

[Friday Sermon] : Giving Charity (Sadaqah) Quenches The Wrath And Punishment Of Allah And Extinguishes The Servant’s Sins By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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[n the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! Indeed one of the greatest means of building social harmony in Islam is through giving and spending. Allah Almighty said: “O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day…

NYSC Acting DG warns Prospective Corps members to shun night travelling

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Prospective Corps Members deployed for the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Orientation Course have been warned not to embark on night journey to their Orientation Camps.   The Acting Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Mrs Christy Uba, gave the warning during her visit to NYSC FCT Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja. Uba was at the camp to monitor the registration exercise of the Prospective Corps Members deployed to the Federal Capital Territory for their one year national service.   She advised them to pass the night at NYSC…

COMMUNIQUE BEING RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE END OF SECOND NATIONAL ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME BY OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY MUSLIM GRADUATES ASSOCIATION(UNIFEMGA) OGUN STATE CHAPTER HELD AT VALLEY VIEW (GOVERNMENT HOUSE) OKE IGBEYIN, ABEOKUTA

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The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association, (UNFEMGA), Ogun State Chapter Organised a second Edition of Agriculture and prospect for prosperity. The theme: Agricultural Export Potentials: panacea for National Economic Growth while topic centered on Harnessing Export Potentials in Agriculture The event brought together professionals and enthusiasts from public and private sectors in Agriculture. The experts invited to the programme proffered many solutions to the problems of agric products not being capable of exportations and other factors affecting process. There are a wide amount of positives in the export business…

Keynote Address by the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at the 2nd International Conference of the Association of Media and Communications Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON) Taking Place Virtually from 1st -2nd December 2022

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NOTE: (PROF. DANBATTA was represnted by the NCC’s Director, Research and Development, Ismail Adedigba)       Protocols:       The Chairman, Governing Council of AMCRON   (Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye)   The President of the Association and other Members of the Executive Council,   Eminent professors and scholars in the field of Mass communication   Entire members of AMCRON,   Gentlemen of the Press and other Communication Professionals   Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,       I consider a great honour and indeed an invite to a new vista…

Huawei names Computer Lab after Danbatta, District Head Commends Him

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A computer lab, constructed by Huawei Technologies and commissioned at the weekend to serve the community of Koguna Town of Makoda Local Government of Kano State, has been named “Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta Computer Lab”. Director, Public Relations of Huawei Nigeria, Lola Fafore, said at the commissioning, which was witnessed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, and the District Head of Makoda, Alhaji Labaran Abdullahi, that the project was among the company’s contribution to Nigeria as part of its corporate social responsibility. Fafore assured that…