Month: July 2023

TEXT OF THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.

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After Darkness Comes The Glorious Dawn       My fellow citizens,   I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced.   2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share…

Akpabio extols Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele @60

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The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele as a great and patriotic Nigerian who has distinguished himself as a man of excellence in public service.   Senator Akpabio eulogized the Senate Leader, Senator Bamidele while proposing a toast at his 60th birthday celebration in Lagos on Sunday. He said it was an honour for him to be called upon to propose the toast for the Senate Leader.   “It is an honour for me as the President of the Senate of…

IGP sets up Schools Protection Squad, launches SOP Handbook for Safe Schools Program

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun as part of his policy geared towards security of lives and property, most especially safety of schools and students, has announced the establishment of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), a proactive initiative aimed at enhancing security and safety in educational institutions across Nigeria. In furtherance of the safety drives, the IGP has also concluded plans to launch a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) handbook for the Safe Schools Programme.   The official launch and training event is scheduled to take place…

WHO SHALL TELL THE PRESIDENT? By Tim Akano

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Kasala don burst!   WE HAVE BEEN here before. And now, WE ARE BACK here again as casualties of progress in a sorry state of dense gloom. A while ago, there was a national uproar when we noticed a dangerous decrease in the lift of the nation’s aeroplane as a result of un-accelerated stalls under Captain M.Buhari- the nation’s aeroplane escaped sinking by a whisker. Today, under Captain BAT, symptoms of aerodynamic accelerated pre-stalls are beginning to manifest, which happen at higher than normal airspeeds due to abrupt and/ or…

Danbatta charges Businesses to adjust with Disruptive Technologies

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Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has advised businesses to adjust to the potentials of disruptive technologies which have been adopted across the globe for enhanced productivity and sustainability. He told industry leaders and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovators, who gathered at the 2023 edition of the Information, Communication, Technology and Telecommunications (ICTEL) expo organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos, that advancements made in the global ICT industry have become business and enhancing. Danbatta, who was…

Tinubu appoints special investigator to probe CBN amid Emefiele trial

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Following the alleged decay in the Central Bank of Nigeria, the President Bola Tinubu, has appointed a special investigator to probe the apex bank.   In a letter dated July 28, 2023, the president named the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Jim Obaze, as the special investigator.   Tinubu charged the Special Investigator to investigate CBN and key government business entities.   The investigator is expected to report directly to the President’s office.   The letter read, “In accordance with the fundamental objective set forth…

Let The Masses Breathe: Senate carpets Utomi over assault on Akpabio

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The Senate has described as misplaced, a comment credited to a chieftain of the Labour Party, Professor Pat Utomi, over the decision of the Senate to stop the planned increase of electricity tariffs which would further increase the suffering of the masses.   A statement issued by the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, on Sunday in Abuja said, “the Senate is alarmed at the insidious misinterpretation enunciated by some political surrealists, who always leave the causes of their troubles to look for unnecessary scapegoats.  …

Benjamin Kalu commiserates with families of Late Vincent Ogbulafor, Sen Mao Ohuabunwa

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Benjamin Kalu has commiserated with the family of the Elder Statesmen, Late Sir Vincent Ogbulafor who was laid to rest at his hometown in Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State on Friday, July 28th 2023   Kalu described the former National Chief of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) as a man who demonstrated great leadership qualities contributing to the growth of the Nation through his accomplishments in political landscape.   He described the former Minister of Planning as a man of…

Electricity: Hon Ogene calls for investment in Renewable Energy, hails House leadership

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The Newly appointed Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, has assured that the committee would lead the charge in formulation of vital policies for a new direction in the nation’s energy needs and enabling technologies, away from the dwindling fossil energy, to a more sustainable and cleaner renewable energy.   Ogene, who is also the Labour Party caucus leader in the House, gave this assurance in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, to appreciate the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker,…

The hell awaiting Davido and Asisat Oshoala By Festus Adedayo

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When Pakistani medical student, Salman Ahmad, stood up to twiddle his guitar, to the delight of all, at a student talent show event in a Lahore hotel in 1980, he was oblivious of the raging silent war between religion, music and sports. As he sang, a Pakistani fanatic dashed to the stage, snatched Ahmad’s Gibson Les Paul guitar from around his neck and smashed it into smithereens. Nothing happened. The fanatic could not understand Ahmad’s temerity of playing rock music or music in general which Arabs potentates of the Islamic…