Year: 2022

Gov Yahaya Bello becomes Honourary Fellow of NICA

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Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello has been conferred a Honourary Fellow (FICA) of the National Institute of Credit Administration, NICA.   NICA is a chartered prestigious body of eminent credit management elites, empowered by law to control, supervise and regulate credit management profession in Nigeria.   While accepting his Honourary Fellow of the prestigious credit management association in Lagos on Tuesday, Governor Bello who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Pharmacist Jamiu Abdulkareem Asuku stated that he was pleased to be conferred a Honourary Fellow (FICA) of…

UNIFEMGA felicitates with NESG Chairman,Olaniyi Mumini Yusuf

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The Board of Trustees, the Executive and the entire members of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) has congratulated one of its members,Olaniyi Mumini Yusuf,who was recently appointed as the Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).   UNIFEMGA in a letter of congratulations signed by Alhaji Abdul-Fattah Olanlege.National President,Abdulghanniyy Oladokun National Secretary said; “We write on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Executive and the entire members of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) to congratulate you on your appointment as the Chairman, of The Nigerian Economic…

Foundation, Gowon Centre hold maiden sickle cell national dialogue in Abuja

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SOM Sickle Cell Foundation in collaboration with Yakubu Gowon Centre will on Tuesday 29th November holds the first National Dialogue with the theme: ‘Better Life for Persons Living with Sickle Cell Disorder’.   This is contained in a statement by the Chief Executive of the SOM SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION, Mallam Shehu Olaitan Mohammed.   The Dialogue is part of its public engagement and advocacy initiative to raise more awareness about sickle cell disorder and call attention of various stakeholders to the need to curb the menace of the disorder in…

NCC-CSIRT urges adoption of Two-Factor Authentication, as Somnia Ransomware Targets Telegram Accounts

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In response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromise messaging app, Telegram, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users to adopt two-factor authentication to protect their Telegram accounts and to not download unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software.   Ukrainian cyber experts discovered the attack, which uses Vidar Malware (Vidar Stealer) to steal Telegram session data, which in the absence of configured two-factor authentication and a passcode, allows unauthorized access to the victim’s telegram account…

NYSC announces Christy Uba as Acting Director-General

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Following the removal of Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah as Director General, National Youth Service Corps by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mrs Christy Uba, Director, Information and Communications Technology, who the most senior Director in the Scheme has taken over the leadership of the Corps in the capacity of Overseer, pending the appointment of a substantive Director General by Mr President. This was contained in a statement signed by Eddy Megwa,Director, Press and Public Relations,NYSC National Directorate Headquarters.

Voters Registration: POSN hails Judiciary, urges INEC not to Appeal Judgement

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The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has applauded the judiciary for Tuesday’s ruling mandating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration exercise and allow it to run until 90 days before the 2023 general elections.   The group in a statement released after the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, said: “Today’s decision by the court has once again shown that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.”   POSN urged INEC not…

JUST IN : Saudi Arabia King Salman declares public holiday after historic win against Argentina

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Saudi Arabia King, Salman bin Abdulaziz has declared a national holiday following the country’s stunning 2-1 victory over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.   This is according to a statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.   The statement stated that all employees in the public and private sectors will have the day off work, tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Students will also not have to attend lessons.   Saudi Arabia shocked favourites Argentina with brilliant goals from Saleh al-Shehri…

Osun Tribunal: INEC fails to produce Adeleke’s Certificates ….. As witness insists he forged them

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Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Election Petition Tribunal that the state office of the commission was not in custody of the certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke.   The electoral officer made this declaration on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as Governor-elect.   The REC was billed to appear before the panel in line with a Subpoena…

I’ll recharge Lake Chad, continue exploration works in frontier basins – Tinubu

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All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised to continue exploration works in all frontier basins in the country and particularly recharge the Lake Chad. He spoke on Tuesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for oil drilling at Kalmani Area of Gongola Basin now located between Bauchi and Gombe states. Presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the ceremony was the first oil drilling project in the Northern part of the country. Asíwájú Tinubu commended the president for what he called historic achievement, saying he had always believed every part…

NHRC condemns starving, death of Yobe Woman by Husband

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vehemently condemned the starving to death, of a woman who was confined in a room for one year by her husband in Yobe state. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN, who made this condemnation while reacting to incident, however commended the Commission’s state Office in Yobe, the state Police Command and DPO Nguru Division for their interventions before the victim died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano state. The NHRC Boss observed that the treatment meted out to…