Month: July 2023

Senate sets to abolish age limit as requirement for employment

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Senate has urged Employers of labour in the country to de-emphasise age requirements as a pre-condition for employment in Nigeria.   The Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, resolved to abolish age limitations in job advertisements, just as it has asked the Federal Government to immediately draw up policies that relate to equality of opportunity and treatment in access to employment at all levels.   The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, and other relevant agencies to restrict and discourage public and private employers from…

Gov Bago terminates Revenue Consultants ,Contractors, Service Providers appointments

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Niger State Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago has directed termination of appointments of all Consultants, Service Providers and Contractors in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) enforcement and collection currently engaged by the Niger State Internal Revenue Service and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the State. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Usman disclosed that Governor Umar Bago ordered the termination of their engagements with immediate effect. The SSG further explained that Government’s decision to terminate their services is aimed at enhancing the efficiency…

Adamu and the Prize for Treachery By Olaleye Olawale

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One of my favourite Yoruba adage is that which says: “Ti eniyan ba’n yo’le da, oun buruku a ma yo w’on se.”   For my non-Yoruba speaking folks, maybe this simple translation will suffice. “Anyone who delights in stealthy betrayal is certain to experience insidious misfortunes.” I only made an effort.   A certain presidential hopeful in the ruling APC, had recruited the ousted APC chair, Abdulahi Adamu, using a popular Senator from Borno State to facilitate the recruitment. Adamu never intended to be APC chairman.   He was, in…

Leveraging Electronic Media to Address Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Removal and Sudden Fuel Price Hike By Olayode Abdurasaq oluwole

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Olayode Abdurasaq is a strategic development expert with over 10 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He has worked on various projects related to economic development, governance, and public policy, and has spoken extensively on these topics. In this article, olayode shares his insights on how electronic media can be used as a communication tool to address Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal and sudden fuel price hike.   The recent fuel subsidy removal and sudden hike in fuel prices in Nigeria has caused widespread outrage and protests among…

Maximize your potentials during the service year, DG urges Corps Members

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The Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has advised the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream One Corps Members to take advantage of the service year to maximize their individual potentials and design a better future for themselves. He urged them to remain focused and diligent as they prepare themselves to be role models to other Nigerian Youths. General Ahmed disclosed this today in his address to Corps Members at NYSC Bauchi State Orientation Camp in Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the State, likewise their colleagues…

17TH NATIONAL DIASPORA DAY: Our Diaspora, Our Pride – Dabiri-Erewa

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In line with preparations ahead of the 17th National Diaspora Day (NDD) celebrations, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at a press briefing in Abuja, announced that the NDD event this year, will wear a new look.   Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in her speech, stated that the Celebration, which hold July 25 annually, is the fifth in its series since the establishment of the Commission, will be a two-day ceremony, this year, unlike previous ones. According to her, this was made to accommodate the Diaspora Merit…

2023; How President Tinubu Won Clearly and Squarely, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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There was no denial or controversy about the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last presidential race given the outcome of the results in all the six geopolitical zones including the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja.   From the results declared, the strong hold of all the candidates including the four major ones , the APC, PDP, LP and NNPP represented the feelings of the people of Nigeria.   President Tinubu was declared winner for his all inclusive and non sectional democratic practices over the decades, away from…

HIJRAH 1445AH: EMAN felicitates with Muslim faithful ….. Solicits support for Borehole project in Kogi central

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El-Birru Muslim Association(EMAN) has felicitated with the Muslims World Wide on the occasion of Islamic new year,Hijrah 1445AH . The association in a statement signed by its National Secretary,Ustaz Yunus Salahudeen,also requested Muslims Kind donation for 1445AH EMAN Borehole Projects in Jummat Mosques across Kogi Central. “As we bid farewell to the challenges and uncertainties of the past year, let us embrace the future with optimism and determination. The new year offers us a fresh start and the opportunity to make a positive difference in the Ummah and our community…

Diaspora group faults Naming of Port-Harcourt Airport after Awolowo ….. wants Indigene of Niger Delta named

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Ogbakor Ikwerre USA/Canada (OIUSA/Canada), a socio-cultural organization of Iwhuruohna indigenes of the Niger Delta who are resident in North America, has faulted the re-naming of Port Harcourt International Airport after a non-indigene of the Niger Delta. The Muhammadu Buhari administration, in its last day, re-named the airport Obafemi Awolowo International Airport.   The North America-based diaspora organization in a statement issued after its international emergency meeting on Monday, June 12, 2023, wondered why the airport was not named after a prominent indigene of the Niger Delta geo-political zone where the…

Subsidy : FG ‘ll review Workers’ Salary – Akpabio

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers of the readiness of the government to review the salaries of its workers as a move towards cushioning the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy.   The President of the Senate, gave the assurance while receiving in courtesy, the Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji and members of the National Assembly from the state.   Akpabio also noted that the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration was to address corruption in the Petroleum sector. He…