Day: September 16, 2023

NASENI, REA set to deploy renewable technologies to Light Up rural areas

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The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Khalil Halilu and the Managing Director/CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Mr. Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad have agreed to work together to deploy NASENI Solar resources and other renewable energy technologies, to increase electricity supply to Nigeria’s rural areas.     This commitment was the outcome of discussions between the two Chief Executives in Abuja on Friday September 15, 2023, when the EVC/CEO of NASENI visited the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) office as part of…

He married the money,By Funke Egbemode

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Tunji – T.J for short- had always seen a bright future for himself in Nigeria. Not even SAPA could make him JAPA. He knew where he wanted to go and had a map even Google would be proud of, of how he’d get to his destination. So, while all his friends and peers were testing the waters of cybercrime and considering yahoo-plus and its gory gruesome details, T.J had his eyes peeled for how he’d move from his ‘near Lagos’ Boys Quarters’ apartment to Ikoyi, Lagos. Yes, you heard that…

NADECO, where are you? (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Last week, I had the honour of visiting Dr. Amos Akingba, a chieftain of _Afenifere_ and _National Democratic Coalition_ (NADECO), in his Ode-Irele, Ondo State country home. Akingba, who turned 85 last March, relocated to his hometown about two years ago. Since home is for rest, the elder statesman is back home to savour the serenity of his ancestral birthplace, but this time, the octogenarian is retiring to a community that has been without electricity since 2014. Ode-Irele is headquarters to one of the four Local Governments – Irele, Okitipupa,…

Tinubu appoints Lagos Head of Service Muri-Okunola, 14 others as Aides

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly appointed Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, as his Principal Secretary. The appointment of Muri-Okunola which is yet to be made official came alongside 15 other appointees, including Tanko Yakasai, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, and Moremi Ojudu. Muri-Okunola is a 51-year-old lawyer, who joined the Lagos Civil Service in 2001 as Personal Assistant to then-Governor Tinubu. He later served as the Executive Secretary of the Land Use and Allocation Committee in 2005. Six years later, he was promoted to permanent secretary and was appointed the head…

Beheading of Labour Party Chieftain in Abia barbaric, inhuman-Deputy Speaker Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has described as inhuman and barbaric the beheading of Mr. Zachary Maduka in Uturu, Isiukwuato Local Government Area of Abia State.   Maduka, 70, a former Campaign Director of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, was also the home branch chairman of Uturu Town Union as well as the Head of a Vigilante Group of the area.   In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu on Saturday, Kalu expressed shock over the…

Peter Obi: Jobless Onochie Is At It again- Media Analyst

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By Abubakar Audu .     Rather than to admonish on post election truce, former NDDC Chairman, Lauretta Onochie who was rejected both at home and in the diaspora has begin her gimmick of over heating the polity, so as to feed fat from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.   This was a fall out on his call for the arrest of Peter Obi , the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the last general elections.   A media consultant, Abubakar Yusuf has advised President Tinubu on Tuesday to be wary…

CMD DG ,Chinoko charges Participants on Professionalism.

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By Abubakar Yusuf. The Centre for Management Development CMD Director General, Bitrus Harbi Chinoko has charged participants to adhere strictly to the ethics of the profession. He made this charge while declaring closed the September Advance Management Trainers Development program. The Director General, represented by the Director in the office, Dorathy Esiri declared the program for September closed marking the end of the program on Friday. She conveyed the message of the DG who expressed joy for the successful beginning and completion of the two weeks program. She asked the…