Month: March 2023

President Buhari inaugurates new ONSA building ,National Counterterrorism Centre

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC), two state-of-the-art facilities to optimize efforts at addressing evolving security challenges in the country, especially terrorism and violent extremism.   Speaking at the inauguration of the two world-class facilities, the President said it would serve as a major legacy to provide the incoming administration with infrastructure to effectively coordinate national security and counterterrorism efforts.   The President also used the occasion to outline significant milestones achieved by his…

WHEN MEMORIES BECOME HISTORY , by Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice

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The ghost of my yesterday keeps haunting me Endlessly as I struggle in mitigated perspiration To erase the memories of you. Every echo reminds me of ur suppressed giggles, As they flutters like butterflies .   Some pasts are better not lived As they become a nagging stare to the present Show me a man without a past And I will withdraw from the anguish of my yesterday Destiny and fate conspired To create two separate abodes for its inhabitants But the pulse of love Refused the limitations of fate…

Over 4M Nigerians benefit from NYSC free Medicare , says DG …..  flags off 2023 Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has disclosed that more than Four Million indigent Nigerians across the country have so far benefited from the NYSC Health Initiative For Rural Dwellers since the inception of the medical outreach in 2014. He added that from the number, more than two million patients have been treated by the Corps Medical personnel due to the Scheme’s strive to enhance quality healthcare delivery for Nigerians He disclosed this today in his address at the flag-off of the 2023 edition…

FG removes Excise Duty for Telecoms Services

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The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday  21st March,2023 at a press briefing organised to provide updates on the status of the 5 per cent excise duty, whose applicability to the telecom sector…

President-Elect congratulates newly Elected Governors, Assembly Members …… charges them to begin healing process

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The President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,has congratulated all the elected governors and assembly members for earning the mandate of the people.   The March 18 governorship election held across 28 states and the state legislative poll across the 36 states of the federation have brought the 2023 election circle to a fitting close.   Tinubu in a statement personally signed by him, praised President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies, Observer Groups, Civil Society Organisations, development partners and the electorate for the success of the elections.  …

Sanwo-Olu increases workers’salaries in Lagos by 20%

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The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the implementation of the 20 percent increase in the salaries of civil servants in the state. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Monday, March 20. 2023. The workers include those in the mainstream public service, Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas as well as the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB. NEW: Click “HERE” to join our WhatsApp group and receive News updates directly on your WhatsApp! The new salary structure…

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Allow Police to do Its Job – MURIC urges NHRC The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to allow law enforcement agents to complete their investigations into election incidents in Lagos State and other parts of the country. The Islamic human rights group gave the advice in a statement issued on Tuesday 21st March, 2023 by its Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola. It will be recalled that the NHRC on Sunday said it would invite the Chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee,…

Analyst congratulates Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his re-election.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     A public Affairs Analyst, Malam Abubakar Yusuf has sent a message of congratulations to the Governor of Lagos state and his deputy, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and Dr Obafemi Kadiri Hamzat.   In a message of congratulations issued on Monday morning described experience, hardwork, as the basis of his victory and re-election for a second term.   He said the seamless victory and incontrovertible election was occasioned by the peaceful disposition of Lagos Governor, and his team.   He lauded the people of Lagos state for…

The Lagos Ethnic Politics: My Closing Argument, By Olawale Olaleye

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How brothers and friends of many ages became enemies overnight on account of support for different politicians, who remain friends and whose children have continued to inter-marry is befuddling. It shows how fickle-minded, thoughtless, and unreasoning a majority of the people can be when it comes to politics. As Nigeria’s melting pot, Lagos is a place for all, notwithstanding creed, faith, ideology, or ethnic nationality. There are young Igbo generations that don’t know anywhere outside of Lagos and hadn’t even been to their places of origin in almost two decades.…

#NigerDecides2023: Gov Sani Bello congratulates Umar Bago …  charges him to operate open door policy

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Niger State Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated the Governor-elect, Mohammed Umar Bago on his victory at the just concluded Governorship and State Assembly elections held in the state. Governor Sani Bello in a statement described the victory of Bago as “a victory for a stronger Niger”. The Governor applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a successful exercise, acknowledged that despite the few flaws recorded in the entire process, there were many positives in the 2023 general elections in its entirety. He then called on the Governor-elect to…