Year: 2022

NAFEST 2022: Gov Sani Bello lauds state contingent for coming top ….. Receives awards won by state

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Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has commended the state contingent at the just concluded 35th edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), 2022 held in Lagos for their performance.   Governor Sani Bello gave the commendation while receiving the awards won by the State Contingent at the annual event during the weekly state executive council meeting.   He assured of his continous support to the Ministry and also encouraged the Contingent to do more next time.   Speaking to Journalists shortly after the presentation, the Commissioner…

Undeserved assault on bureaucracy, by Eric Teniola

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Of all the mistakes made by the military, none is greater than the 1975/1976 assault on bureaucracy in this country. It was termed THE GREAT PURGE by the media at that time. But that action destroyed the robust civil service system and since that time this country has lost its way. In any national development there is no alternative to a robust civil service system. Tampering with the bureaucracy is the foundation for total collapse of the government itself. The military indulged in playing the civil service like a sporting…

Osun 2022 : Tribunal compels INEC To produce Adeleke’s Certificates, Nomination Form ….. As panel refuses to dismiss Petition

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There were hot arguments before the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, as the panel compelled the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the nomination form and academic certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke used for his nomination in the 2018 governorship election.   The order of the tribunal, Chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume was contained in a Subpoena issued on REC by the panel following the request of counsel for Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC).   This…

Islamic Welfare Foundation ,EKSU hold Conference on Islam in Nigeria

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The Islamic Welfare Foundation (IWF) held the 11th Conference on Islam in Nigeria (COIN) themed ‘Religion and Politics in Nigeria’ in collaboration with Ekiti State University (EKSU) between 7th-10th November 2022. The conference was attended by a cross section of scholars, religious leaders, stakeholders, and academics from across the country. The opening ceremony featured two keynote speeches and two lead papers around the theme of the conference. The participants deliberated extensively on this theme and several other sub-themes of the conference, and the following observations and recommendations were made: Observations…

100 Days of Hon Ekumankama Joseph’s Turning the Tides In the Health Sector, by ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Since the appointment as Honorable cabinet federal minister in the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration of All Progressives Congress APC in July,2022, Hon Ekumankama Joseph, the current Minister of State Health, after a major rejigging of it’s administration as a result of the exit of some Minister’s who left to contest elections towards 2023.   This was also a coincidence by the current administration to redirect and inject new blood into the cabinet with a view to providing more good hands, wealth of experience towards the tail end of his…

OPENING SPEECH BY HON. DR ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, THE CHAIRMAN/CEO NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION (NIDCOM), AT THE 5TH NIGERIA DIASPORA INVESTMENT SUMMIT (NDIS) AT THE BANQUET HALL, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA ON THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER, 2022.

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PROTOCOLS 1.0 Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I am indeed delighted to give the opening remarks at this auspicious hybrid event, the fifth edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit. The summit which was inaugurated in the year 2018,with the intent of creating a veritable platform for the Diaspora to invest in local businesses, has over the years recorded some measure of success in attracting investments into the country. It is therefore not a surprise that this Summit has continuously enjoyed the deserved attendance of esteemed personalities like you. 2.0 Let…

FULL TEXT OF ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU SPEECH AT APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN JOS

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PROTOCOLS   1. It is indeed a great honour to flag off our presidential campaign in Jos, the Home of Peace and Tourism. On this glorious plateau for which this state is named, one can see the vast potential and scope of our excellent nation.   2. One can look out on the horizon of renewed hope the great things we are capable of achieving with unity of purpose and a collective spirit.   3. One can see greater prosperity and jobs in an economy humming with activity.    …

5TH NDIS : Participants seek optimisation of investment opportunities …… FG to unveil diaspora mortgage programme for Nigerians abroad

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The Nigerian Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI) in partnership with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) have opened the fifth edition of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) in Abuja.   The annual event attracted Nigerians locally and globally from all walks of life to attend the hybrid investment Summit.   Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO NiDCOM, represented by Engr. Dr. Sule Yakubu Bassi, Secretary to the Commission, stated that a greater degree of recognition should be accorded to the Diaspora Community, numbering over 17 million Nigerians, who have contributed over $20billion…

Housing For All; Works and Housing Minister inspects Zuba, Bwari FHA Housing Estates. ….. Commends FHA Leadership.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       The newly appointed Minister of State ,Works and Housing, Alhaji Umar El- Yakubu has lauded the management of Federal Housing Authority FHA under Senator Gbenga Ashafa for its operations in line with it’s zeal to provide housing for all not only in the FCT , but across the country.   The Minister made this remarks on Tuesday during the inspection of 748 of 75 blocks housing unit Zuba constructed by the agency in the FCT .   He commended the quality of works on…

You’re A hardworking Intellectual Writer,Gov Sani Bello his former CPS, Ibrahim Dooba

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Books are said to be most indulging memories and powerful tools of knowledge in which without it,the world would have long been lost.   This was stated by the Niger state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello at the launch of Ten Books by his former chief press secretary Doctor Ibrahim Dooba.   The Governor described his former Chief Press Secretary, as an intellectual,hardworking and an erudite writer.   He pointed out that this character and the integrity which Doctor Dooba hold dearly, earned him his deserved respect.   The NIger state…