Month: March 2023

Dabiri-Erewa hails Aderinto for winning $300,000 US Dan David 2023 award

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described the award bestowed on US-based Nigerian Professor Saheed Aderinto as well deserved and commendable. In a congratulatory message to Prof. Aderinto, she said the award has brought glory to not only Nigeria but to the entire African continent. Saheed Aderinto, a Nigerian Professor of History at Florida International University, won the 2023 Dan David Prize worth $300,000. The NIDCOM boss said the academic excellence of Prof. Aderinto is worth of emulation by all, especially with teeming Nigeria young academicians…

NCC approves harmonized short codes for Telecom operators, directs implementation

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In line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom consumers in Nigeria. The Commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the harmonised codes. The use of harmonised short codes is aimed at achieving uniformity in common short codes across networks. This means that the code for checking airtime…

FG lauds NYSC @ 50, inaugurates Anniversary committee

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The Federal Government has commended the immense roles of the National Youth Service Corps since inception till date, in the areas of socio-economic and political development of the country.   FG said the Scheme which was established on the 22nd of May, 1973, is indeed the leading light of youth organisations in Africa.   The Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare stated this today in Abuja, while inaugurating a 22-member Inter-Ministerial Committee on the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Scheme.   He said NYSC must be celebrated…

NYSC warns against unauthorized use of scheme’s Uniform,Logo, others

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Management of the National Youth Service Corps has warned members of the public on the dangers of unauthorized use of NYSC uniform, logo, lyrics, literature and other intellectual materials associated with the National Youth Service Corps.   The scheme in a statement signed by Eddy Megwa, Director Press and Public Relations raised concern over the circulation of various content on social media for entertainment and political purposes where the NYSC uniform is used without consent.   The statement read in part;   “The National Youth Service Corps remains apolitical and…

NCC spotlights Renewable Energy on World Consumer Rights Day

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded arrangements to host an event to mark the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja with spotlight on its regulatory initiatives on clean energy usage in the telecoms sector.       In what has become a tradition in the Commission since 2017, when it declared 2017 as Year of the Telecom Consumers when it honoured telecom consumers by connecting with the global theme for the commemoration to celebrate the Day with landmark activities, the Commission has continued to promote consumer protection…

Nigeria: Divided in Flesh, United in Spirit, by Hassan Gimba

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This was first published on 20/08/2018 but it is still relevant, more so now that the presidential election held on 25/02/2023 has exposed our weaknesses.   Outsiders, especially foreigners and Nigerians in Diaspora, may think that the bubble could burst any time soon and Nigeria could go to war with itself. They may well be forgiven for thinking so, especially if social media is their only means of gauging what obtains in Nigeria. In the Nigerian social media space, battles are fought 24/7. Politically, those who stand with President Muhammadu…

NIDCOM Boss congratulates Dr. Iyabo Masha on her appointment as Director of G-24

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Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Dr. Iyabo Masha on her new appointment as the Director and Head of Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24). In a congratulatory message, the NiDCOM boss described the appointment as well deserved going by her dedication and commitments displayed in bringing wide range of policy, operational and research experience at global and national levels. She applauded Masha for being the first African to hold the position since 1971 that the organization was founded. The NiDCOM boss…

IWD: Orelope-Adefulire reiterates OSSAP-SDGs’ commitment to Welfare of Women

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has reiterated the commitment of her office to the welfare and advancement of Nigerian women. Princess Orelope-Adefulire said this in a message in Abuja to commemorate the 2023 International Women’s Day, adding that the task of ensuring gender equality in the nation should be embraced, encouraged and promoted by all segments of the Nigerian society. According to her, “while ensuring equally opportunities for all without regard for gender will help accelerate the development of the country…

SUBOMI BALOGUN: Elder Statesman Clocks 89 Today

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BORN into an aristocratic family on March 9, 1934 in the ancient city of Ijebu Ode, Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, albeit trained as a lawyer in the United Kingdom, he is better known as the icon of the country’s Capital market, the pacesetter in entrepreneurial banking and the great living legend of our time. The merchant bank that he founded in 1982 transformed to a universal bank in 2001 and became known as First City Monument Bank. The bank has been on the upward swing, thanks to the vision, dexterity…