Month: June 2023

NiDCOM Honours Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb Zubairu Dada

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Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has commended Amb. Zubairu Dada, the outgoing Minister of State, Foreign Affairs and supervising Minister to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NIDCOM) for making the job easier for the management. This was said when she led a delegation of Management Staff of the Commission on a farewell visit to his home, in Abuja.   Dabiri-Erewa noted that every time the Minister is called upon, he make himself available which has given the Commission confidence.   In her words, “Indeed it is a…

Govs back Tinubu on subsidy removal

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State Governors on Wednesday expressed strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s decision to end fuel subsidy payments in the country and other early policy initiatives of the administration.   The Governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, expressed their support to President Tinubu during the first meeting the President was having with them at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.   The state chief executives, who took turns to speak at the meeting were led by the NGF Chairman and governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who expressed happiness…

9th House of Reps ends, as Speaker Gbajabiamila officially dissolves Assembly

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Memories and emotions went high on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the House of Representatives, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila officially dissolved the 9th assembly.   Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House, had moved a motion to commence the valedictory session, while Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader seconded the motion.     Gbajabiamila, in his valedictory speech, said: “I will miss all of you and miss this house, you have enriched my life and I cannot express how much you have impacted the house.   In…

Subsidy removal: Tinubu directs NEC to work on interventions

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President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to begin the process of working on interventions to ameliorate the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians. Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, stated this after leading some major oil marketers on a courtesy call on President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Addressing correspondents after the meeting, he said the marketers were in the presidential villa to express solidarity with the president for his bold decision to end subsidy payment.…

NYSC DG seeks staff support to actualize Policy Thrust

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has called on every staff of the Scheme to key into his administration’s policy thrust so as to reposition the Scheme for greater fortunes.   He stated this today in his address at the Opening Ceremony of the 2023 Key Performance Indicators Workshop for NYSC Schedule Officers held in Abuja.   The workshop with the theme; “Enhancing KPIs Framework For Effective Programme Management, Research and Development”, was organized for the NYSC Schedule Officers from the 36 States/FCT,…

DIGITAL BIRTH REGISTRATION: UNICEF, NPC to enlist 800 Corps Members

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with the National Population Commission (NPC) have enlisted the support of NYSC for the registration of 12.7million births in 2023, including the issuance of birth certificates that provided the names and nationality of every child in Nigeria that is under the age of 5, in 21 States in 456 LGAs and 4,978 wards across the country. The UNICEF Chief Child Protection, Dr Ibrahim Sesay stated this when he led a team of officials of the agency and National Population Commission (NPC) to sign a…

FUEL HIKE: Gov Obaseki increases workers’ minimum wage …. Directs 3-day Workweek for Civil servants

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Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki has expressed sympathy towards the citizens regarding the removal of fuel subsidy, resulting in a rise in the cost of goods and services. The Governor in a statement on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, announced that civil and public servants would now operate on a three-day workweek instead of five days, in response to the increased transportation expenses. He also announced that his government has taken steps to increase civil servants’ minimum wage in the state from N30,000 to N40,000. The statement reads; “In the wake…

The Audacity of Hadi Sirika By Olawale Olaleye

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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika’s shambolic Nigeria Air is one clear posturing that summarised the character of the Muhammadu Buhari administration – a regime that was deficit in practically all the lies it rode to power. It had no integrity, credibility, believability, competence, capacity and was selfishly corrupt.   It is true that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was corrupt, but at least, it was generous in its corruption and allowed the chain of sleaze trickle down, providing some shock absorber for the generality of the people. But under…

Fuel Subsidy And The God of Jonathan By Reuben Abati

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One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom and hitting the ground running as the 16th President of Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is gone”. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, he did not state how but within 24 hours, his rather speculative declaration was given effect. Oil marketers and managers at fuel stations adjusted their operations, shifting prices per litre of petrol upwards. By the following day, the NNPC Limited, the country’s…

Akwa Ibom ready for 2023 Population Census – State Commissioner

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The National Population Commission (NPC) in Akwa Ibom State has expressed its readiness for the conduct of the 2023 population and housing census.   The NPC’s state Commissioner, Chief Benedict Ukpong, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a meeting with media executives in the state.   Ukpong said the commission had completed all the preparatory activities towards the census, including enumeration area demarcation, conduct of pretests and trial census, recruitment and training of census field staff, procurement and configuration of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), establishment of ICT infrastructures across the…