Month: September 2023

Full Text of Tinubu’s speech at 78th UN General Assembly

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Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We commend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi (Cha-ba Kor-o-chi) for his able stewardship of the Assembly. We also commend His Excellency, Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for his work seeking to forge solutions to humanity’s common challenges. This is my first address before the…

NCC announces new numbering format for Fixed Lines

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria’s numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines.   In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just adding “02” prefix before existing fixed number.   The Commission hereby Informed the public of the changes and also clarified that existing numbers will continue to operate concurrently till the cut-over date of December 31, 2023. From January 1,…

Speaker Abbas applauds NASC, calls for creation of Legislative Aides Directorate

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has praised the 5th National Assembly Service Commission for its excellent performance since inauguration in February, 2020. The Speaker who expressed his joy over the performance of the Commission today during a courtesy call on him by the Commission, equally called for the creation of a Legislative Aides Directorate in the National Assembly to serve as a pool for recruitment of Legislative Aides by Lawmakers. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi had led a delegation…

REMILEKUN: Dabiri-Erewa petitions Egypt Air

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Worried by non-responsive of Egyptair management on the death of a Nigerian, Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye aboard the airline on Sept. 4, 2023, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has demanded for justice from the airline. In a letter personally signed by her and was delivered by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun to Mr Majdi Al Aridi, the General Manager of the airline in Abuja office, she described the sudden death of Remilekun as sad and painful. Dabiri-Erewa in the petition …

Alaafin’s stool is not for sale’ By Lasisi Olagunju

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  An oba is put on the throne to keep “the bush at bay.” Collectively and individually, the successful oba is praised as “so’gbó di’lé/sò’gbé dì’gboro/ oba a s’ààtàn d’ojà – the successful king is he who turns forest to home; the one who turns bush to town. Karin Barber’s ‘I Could Speak Until Tomorrow’ (published in 1991) is my book of reference here. An oba that would turn his town’s rubbish heap into a market would not be deficient in legitimacy; he would not owe his ascension to the…

NNPC sacks all management staff with less than 15 months to retirement

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has sent all management staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement on compulsory early retirement.   A statement signed by management of the oil company on Monday, September 18, 2023, and posted on its X handle (formerly Twitter) early Tuesday morning stated that the early retirement takes immediate effect from Tuesday, September 19, 2023.   It added that the decision became imperative in order to pursue effective organisational renewal to support the delivery of NNPCL’s strategic business objectives.   “In our…

Blue Economy : NHS President,Rear Admiral Ayò Olugbode harps on collaboration amongst members

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The President of the Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS) and Hydrographer of the Navy, Rear Admiral Ayò Olugbode has conferred with members of the society in a seminal gathering aimed at advancing the hydrography profession in the country on Friday 15 September 2023 at Apapa Boat Club, Lagos. Part of the interactions were centered on ways and means to deepen multidimensional collaboration within hydrography professional clusters and cohorts towards enabling the full optimization of the blue economy potentials of the country. The gathering provided a platform to rekindle the commitment and…

NCC, a worthy Telecom Regulator,says CJN

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has pronounced the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a worthy telecom regulator in Nigeria for its dedicated efforts in promoting awareness and knowledge of Information Communications Technologies (ICT), among the judiciary in particular, and the Nigerian public. The CJN who is the Chairman, Board of Governors of the NJI, spoke in an opening remark at the 2023 edition of NCC-hosted annual workshop for judges on telecommunications issues, which began in Kano on Monday 18th September,2023. Justice Ariwoola said that information technology…

NPC Chairman briefs SGF on Implementation status of 2023 Census, solicits support

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The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, accompanied by some Federal Commissioners and Directors of the Commission, on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, CON, at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja to brief him on the implementation status of the upcoming Population and Housing Census and also solicit his support for the successful conduct of the exercise. In his remarks, Hon. Kwarra informed the SGF…

We’re investigating viral video of Soldiers engaging with some bandits in Katsina state – DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters has reacted to a video clip in circulation across the social media handles of some soldiers engaging with bandits somewhere in Katsina State. A statement signed by Director ,Defence Information ,Brig.General Tukur Gusau said DHQ was currently investigating the video to confirm its authenticity as regards the soldiers seen in uniform. He maintained that the DHQ was aware of the resolve of some bandits to repent and hand over their weapons to the authority. This he said was yeilding good results and was ongoing. “The Chief of…