Day: June 1, 2023

DIGITIZATION: Trademark Registry lauds CAC, seeks more collaboration

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Nigeria’s Trade Mark Registry has joined the ranks of those seeking the support of the CAC to improve its services. During a courtesy call on the Registrar General/CEO CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, his counterpart, the Registrar Trademarks, Patents, and Designs Registry, Shafiu Adamu Yauri, applauded CAC’s support and cooperation over the years. Shafiu recalled CAC’s glowing intervention that saved the Trademark Registry from being shut down for inefficient service delivery at a time. d Trademark Registrar, who stressed that the trademark registry had recently undergone some reforms, added that improving…

Before you agree to that abortion By Funke Egbemode ([email protected])

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Why do women agree to have repeated abortions for the same man or any man at all? What kind of woman is it who rationalizes why she should stay in a relationship with a man who risks her uterus and future? What kind of woman doesn’t know or refuses to admit that all the risks taken each time an abortion is carried out are borne by the woman? Why do women who have had three, four abortions for one man think there won’t be consequences down the road: blocked tubes,…

CHIEF OF STAFF TO PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU: Why Hon Femi Fit The Search By Bashir Suwaid

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The Chief of Staff (CoS) portfolio under the current Nigeria’s presidency is unarguably the most powerful in recent history, even though it might not appear as high profile as some of the top ministerial posts but is probably the key appointment in terms of defining an administration and how effectively it operates.   As a result of its highly elevated profile, the office of the chief of staff has been a focus of considerable attention lately and three days after the swearing-in of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerians were eagerly…

Abuja Online Publishers Forum congratulates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu .. Set Agenda for Tinubu’s Administration

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Abuja Online Publishers Forum (AOPF),has felicitated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his assumption of office as the 16th President of Nigeria and using this opportunity to set agenda for the new administration. In a press statement jointly signed and made available to newsmen by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Association, Martins Odiete and Shola Akingboye, respectively, the body while commending Mr President’s long walk to victory, says the former Lagos state governor fought through thick and thin with the dint of hard work and resilience demonstrated during…

Gov Umar Bago appoints SSG, COS, HOS, others

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The Niger state Governor,Mohammed Umar Bago has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Usman Gawu as the new Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG).   A statement issued by Hajiya Hauwa Isah Wali, Permanent Secretary, Government House, disclosed that the Governor has approved the appointments of Usman Abdullahi Gbatamangi as the new Chief of Staff to the Governor and Sadiq Yusuf as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor while Engr. Abubakar Y. Salisu is the new Head of Service of Niger State.   According to the Permanent…

Gov Bago sacks Political Appointees,asks them to handover

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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has directed immediate termination of the appointment of all Political Appointees. A statement issued by Aishatu T. Usman, Permanent Secretary, Political Affairs, SSG’s Office revealed that those affected by the termination include, Directors General, Coordinators, Project Managers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Political Assistants, Ward Ambassadors and Personal Assistants to Political Appointees. According to the Permanent Secretary, “statutory Commissions and Niger State and Local Government Pension Boards are exempted from the termination, stressing that they should continue to hold office as stipulated by relevant…

CORONATION: Dambazau To Be installed As Jagunmolu of Ede Wed 7th

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As part of the activities lined up to commemorate the 15th Coronation Anniversary of Oba (Dr) Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, Agbale Laminisa 1, the Timi of Ede land, Osun state, the Monarch will confer on Lt.Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, former Chief of Army Staff and former Minister of Interior, the esteemed title of Jagunmolu of Ede land. In a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee, Prof. Tajudeen Akanji said the event will hold on Wednesday June 7, 2023 in Ede, Osun state. Akanji said the choice of Lt. Dambazau for the…

NCC holds ‘Talk To The Regulator’Forum in Bayelsa, reiterates commitment to service delivery

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Prof Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission NCC, said the commission , in keeping with its mandate, created opportunities to interact with its licensees on industry issues and new trends via stakeholder fora, with a view to gathering relevant information that would further advance the development of the industry, while improving regulations and service delivery to telecom consumers. Prof Danbatta disclosed this in a Keynote address delivered at the NCC ‘Talk-To-The Regulator’Forum for the Year, 2023, holding in the South-South, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. EVC stated that the telecom…

JIFORM hails Ahon’s appointment as CPS to Delta state Gov, says it’s a Testimony to Excellence

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has described the appointment of Mr Festus Ahon, the Vanguard Newspaper Bureau Chief in Asaba, Delta State as Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the state Governor as a testimony to excellence. Ahon, is a member of the JIFORM, a non-profit international media body with over 300 journalists focusing on migration reportage across the continents, few hours after his inauguration on Monday, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, pronounced him as the new CPS. The JIFORM President, Dr Ajibola Abayomi in a statement made…

FG, EU And UN push for Integrated National Financing Framework Fund

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The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), is being joined by the European Union and the United Nations Office in Nigeria to advocate for a specialised fund to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)implementation in the country. This Fund would be operated as part of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF). The Nigeria Integrated National Financing Framework was officially launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on the side-lines…