Month: September 2023

Speaker Abbas mourns Chief Akintola Williams ,says he was Africa’s accounting star

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s doyen of Accounting, Chief Akintola Williams. Reacting to the demise of Chief Williams, who died at the age of 104 on Monday, Speaker Abbas described the centurion as Nigeria’s global star in the Accounting profession, who shone bright across Africa and the world. The Speaker noted that the financial guru would be sorely missed at a time when Nigeria is navigating through a turbulent economic phase. Speaker Abbas recalled with nostalgia,…

United Arab Emirates lifts visa ban on Nigerians

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The government of United Arab Emirates—UAE, has officially lifted the visa ban slammed on Nigerian travellers. The ban which came into effect last year under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was lifted after President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Monday. Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesman of the president, confirmed the suspension of the ban in a statement. Ngelale also disclosed that both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of…

Kaduna LP HoR member, Ekene Adams quits Party

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The Member of House of Representative (HoR) representing Chihun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, Hon. Ekene Ababakar Adams may have called it quit to Labour Party (LP). Although Hon. Ekene Adams has not written formally to the Party hierarchy over his perceived quit cited on a Facebook post, neither has he given any concrete reason for leaving LP in an official form But Last weekend a Facebook post emerged where information there indicated a notice to the general public of leaving the party, citing alleged intra-party squabbles. Hon. Ekene in the…

Navy disowns Advertisement for 2023/2024 Direct Short Service

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The Naval Headquarters has debunked an online advertisement on the enlistment exercise for Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) into the Nigerian Navy (NN) captioned “Nigerian Navy DSSC Recruitment 2023/2024 Application Form Portal/www.joinnigerianavy.com”. Nigerian Navy in a statement signed by its Director of Information ,Commodore AO Ayo-Vaughan said the promoters of the fraudlent advertisement advised interested applicants to visit: https://www.topnigerianjobs.com/nigeria-dssc-recruitment/ claimed that the Nigerian Navy DSSC Recruitment 2023 portal is currently opened for online application. “The criminals also stated that applicants will be intimated on the opening and closing dates for…

INSECURITY: Police to review firearms Licensing, regulations ….. As IGP orders CPs, Squads to clampdown on Illegal Owners

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The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee tasked with the comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force in line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security. The Committee’s mandate will encompass a thorough assessment of current firearms licensing procedures and regulations, with the aim of enhancing their effectiveness, transparency, and accountability. The Police will engage with relevant stakeholders, including legal experts, civil society organizations,…

Lateefah Moyosore Durosinmi Foundation holds annual Scholarship Awards,Empowerment 20th Sept

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The 9th Edition of the Annual Scholarship Awards to Students and empowerment/ grants to women on small scale businesses of the Lateefah Moyosore Durosinmi Foundation (LMDF) will hold on the 20th September, 2023 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Osun state.   According to a release by the organizers, 40 new Scholarship Awards will go to Students in Primary/ Secondary and tertiary Schools and further Scholarship support to two students. 36 women in small scale businesses shall be given grants,five of which will be empowered with equipment such as grinding/milling…

Multiple taxation,bane on Nation’s economic development – NCC Commissioner, Adewolu

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The Nigerian Communications Commission NCC Executive Commissioner ,Stakeholder Management, Mr Adeleke Adewolu said the presence of multiple taxation, which the World Bank has termed ‘nuisance taxes’ has and would continue to prove to be a bane on economic development in Nigeria. The NCC Commissioner said Nigeria widely known to be only Africa’s most populous country with the largest economy on the Continent. He maintained that with the strong economic growth, Nigeria would generate substantial prospects for growth and spillovers for the whole West African region. Mr Adeleke Adewolu disclosed this…

Lady Chukwudozie lauds Gov Soludo’s vision, as Anambra gets new car Assembly plant

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The chairman of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi States, Lady Ada Chukwudozie has commended the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo for his visionary leadership, efforts and performance towards repositioning and making Anambra a smart, mega and prosperous State. The MAN boss spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of Kojo Motor Auto Assembly and Natural Gas facility in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday. She lauded Prof. Soludo’s grand agenda of developing Anambra State and putting her on the global map…

HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN NA’ALLAH ACCOMMODATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA By Bolaji P. O. Adedeji

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To be offered admission to study in most Nigerian Federal universities is not a walk in the park. Perhaps securing accommodation may even be more difficult. In time past, it was conventional in many universities across Nigeria for fresh and final year students to be offered the privilege of automatic accommodation before those outside these levels would scramble for the “left over.” This convention was quite understandable, because it meant that the fresh students who were usually young and innocent needed the accommodation to protect them from the wildness and…