Danbatta condoles with families of Ex Minister,Musa Gwadabe, BUK Registrar

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, on Thursday, led a delegation of top officials of the Commission on condolence visits to the families of two prominent Nigerians who recently passed away.   The visits were to the families of the late Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, former Minister of Labour, and the Registrar of Bayero University, Jamil Ahmed Salim, who both died recently in Kano. During the visits, Danbatta commiserated with the families of the deceased and prayed for the repose of the souls…

GADS: Diaspora Communities are our greatest off-shore assets,says Pinto Chikoti

The Secretary General, Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States,(OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti says the Diaspora Communities are the greatest off-shore assets and critical force in achieving sustainable development in their countries of origin. Mr Pinto Chikoti stated this at the second edition of the Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS), in Abuja. He explained that the organization is geared towards working together to create the right framework to facilitate the positive contributions of the Diaspora in the areas of Climate Change and Science and Technology among others. The OACPS…

BREAKING: Ladoke Akintola building donated to LAUTECH

The massive house belonging to the late premier of defunct Western Region Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola has been donated to the Oyo state university named after him – Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. This is an highlight of the 15th convocation ceremonies of the institution which is being rounded off today with awards of degrees to postgraduate students and award of honorary doctorate degrees. Disclosing the development Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the university Professor Ayodeji Oludare Omole in his speech at the programme being held at…

BREAKING: Buhari postpones 2023 census

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census.   The exercise was earlier scheduled for May 3 – 7 2023, but now has been shifted to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. President Buhari gave the approval at the aftermath of a meeting with members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission, together with his team at the Presidential Villa on Friday, April 28, 2023. The postponement of the 2023 census was contained in a press…