Month: May 2023

Reminiscing The Good Old Days of Elementary/Basic Education in Nigeria, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Inspite the clamour, efforts and enabling environment created by the handlers of the country’s basic education, the Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC, some of the 36 states governors including the Federal Capital Territory had blatantly refused to access billions of funds set aside to improve not only basic education, but infrastructure, manpower development, capacity building and instructional materials in the last eight years. The Governors whose only commitment to assessing the billions in the reserve of UBEC was only counterpart funding deviated from the fund owing to penchants of most…

FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. 3. Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy. 4. This year we witnessed the most keenly contested Presidential Elections…

Gov Sani Bello commissions remodeled Suleja General Hospital

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has commissioned the remodeled Suleja General Hospital.   The hospital which has been in a dilapidated condition for close to 59 years now wears a new look. Speaking during the commissioning of the project, Governor Sani Bello said the hospital needed expansion and total rebuilding to allow it serve indigenes as well as other Nigerians.   “This hospital was built 59 years ago. This means that the hospital needs expansion and complete rebuilding which we have done for the people of…

Children’s Day: Senate President celebrates Nigerian children,says they deserved special attention

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Children’s Day: Senate President celebrates Nigerian children,says they deserved special attention   The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Nigerian Children on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day.   Lawan noted that Children are important segment of the society who deserve special attention, protection and care.   The Senate President notes that meeting the needs and promoting the rights of children are an essential duty of family, community and government.   “I congratulate all Nigerian Children on this Day and rejoice with them as they celebrate it.…

CHILDREN’S DAY: We’ve got your back, Abdulrazaq tells Nigerian child*

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Kwara state Governor,AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated with younger ones, especially the Kwara and Nigerian children, on this occasion of the Children’s Day.   Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq restated his administration to continue to invest in Children’s future and bequeath to them a community that will draw good energy from its rich diversity and is conducive for Nigerian Children’s growth and peaceful living.   “It is not a coincidence that we flagged off our premium education programme, KwaraLEARN, around this time last year to offer you qualitative, tech-enabled education that is delivered…

Diezani slams N100bn libel suit against AGF, EFCC

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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation.   In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, the former petroleum boss is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of being a corrupt, dishonest…degenerate, decadent public officer.”   In a writ of summons filed at the Federal High court, Abuja on May 26, 2023, through her team of lawyers…

Inauguration: FG declares May 29 public holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29, 2023, as a work-free day for all workers in the country to commemorate the inauguration of Senator Bola Tinubu as the fifth president since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja on Friday on behalf of the Federal Government. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, who made this known in a statement, said the Minister felicitated all Nigerians on the momentous occasion. Aregbesola commended…

Nigeria Computer Society set to collaborate with NPC for First-ever Digital Census

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A delegation from Nigeria Computer Society led by its National President, Prof. Adesina Simon Sodiya, today paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, at the Commission’s Headquarters, Abuja.   The visit was to collaborate and support the NPC to conduct the first digital Population and Housing Census in Nigeria.   In a remarks the Computer Society urged the incoming administration to sustain the already arrangements laid by President Buhari-led administration towards the actualization of the first-ever Nigeria Digital Census of 2023.…

2023 Census: NPC Taraba state inaugurates Publicity, Security And Logistic Committee

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The Taraba State NPC office of the National Population Commission NPC said it remain committed and well-prepared ahead of the 2023 census despite the indefinite prosponement of the exercise by President Buhari-led administration. Before the postponement, the Taraba State Hon Federal Commissioner, Alh Sani Sule Saleh already established all the pre-elements 2023 census mechanisms for the smooth running of the seamless Digital Census in the history of Nigeria. During the inauguration ceremony, the Hon Commissioner appealed to the three constituted Committees to be prompt and effective in carrying out the…

2023 CENSUS: NPC seeks Media Executives support

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To ensure the successful conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, the National Population Commission has met with the Media Executives to brief them on the status of preparations for the 2023 Census and the next steps forward in light of the postponement of the census.   The breakfast meeting with media executives in preparation for the 2023 Population and Housing Census was held in Abuja.   Hon.Nasir Isa Kwarra, Chairman of the National Population Commission(NPC) while briefing the media executives, revealed that about N224 billion has been expended…