Day: October 12, 2023

[Friday Sermon] Having True Faith, Application Of Commonsense And Justice Are The Solution To All Our Problems! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger, his Companions and whosoever follows his guidance.   Dear brothers and sisters, fear Allah in your words and deeds, for:   “Whoever fears Allah, and keeps his duty to Him, He will provide him a way out (of every difficulty), and He will provide for him from sources he could never imagine.” [Qur’an, 65: 2-3]   Dear servants of Allah, the greatest…

NCC restores regulatory services to Globacom

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The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Commission had also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations by failing to pay its debts despite several demand notices. The Commission had temporarily withdrawn the suspension of regulatory services to Globacom in a letter dated May 22, 2023, titled “Re: Continuous Breach of Commission’s…

Speaker Abbas appoints Online Publisher,Obute James as Senior Legislative Aide on Media

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has appointed Publisher of an Newspaper,Obute Onogwu James as Senior Legislative Aide on Media (Print). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Abdullahi Kirishi who confirmed and conveyed the message of his appointment, said it is with immediate effect. Obute James,a member of National Assembly New Media Forum,has been in journalism practice for about two decades. He has worked with many media houses including Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and Desert Herald Newspaper. He…

Dickson Akoh hails Reps over passage of Peace Corps Bill for third time

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National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Professor Dickson Akoh, has commended the House of Representatives for passing the Peace Corps establishment Bill.   The lower chamber of the National Assembly, had, during the plenary on Thursday, passed a Bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Peace Corps.   Thursday’s passage of the Bill was the third attempt at pushing the establishment Bill to becoming law.   Recall that both chambers of the National Assembly had passed the Bill in the 8th and 9th sessions, but President Muhammad Buhari was…

IMO, KOGI AND BAYELSA GUBER: Three Measures To Ensure Acceptable Outcomes By Law Mefor

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It is not that hard to hold elections that are free, fair, and transparent; elections that will yield acceptable results that are of world standards, if the relevant statutory bodies sincerely determine to do so. These two organizations—the Nigeria Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission—can make this happen. Others can play only ancillary roles. Unfortunately, despite their claims that they are carrying out their legal obligations to the best of their abilities, indeed, the two don’t always adhere to the law strictly to ensure free and fair elections. The…

Where is Abdulrasheed Bawa? ,By Olusegun Adeniyi

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Last Sunday, ‘Premium Times’ reported that President Bola Tinubu had decided to appoint Olanipekun Olukoyede as the substantive chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A legal practitioner, Olukoyede served as secretary of the commission for two years before he was suspended along with Ibrahim Magu (then acting chair) and a few other officials in 2020. The concern raised by the online newspaper about the choice of Olukayode is anchored on Section 2(3) of the EFCC Act, 2005 which stipulates that the commission chairman “must be a serving…

Wike, Miyetti Allah And Need To Restore Abuja’s Master Image By Law Mefor

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At the risk of sounding harsh, Africa’s main problem is its lack of civilisation. They choose to remain rooted in the most primitive stages of human development rather than progress and embrace modernity. This came into play once more with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association’s rejection of the Minister of Abuja’s directive that livestock herding be restricted to the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory. Given his background, many anticipated a rebirth of Abuja when Ezenwo Nweson Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, arrived as minister. The Federal…

Reps call for reintroduction of price control board

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The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government to consider reintroduction of price control board in the country to ensure that goods are sold at government’s approved prices to stabilise the general price of commodities. This followed the adoption of a motion on matter of urgent public importance by Rep. Hussaini Jallo (PDP-Kaduna) at plenary in Abuja Thursday. The motion was titled, ‘’Need to enforce the price control act to regulate and monitor price of essential goods and services in the country.’’ Presenting the motion, Mr Jallo said the…

Meet Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission

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Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.   Dr. Maida holds an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London in 2002, and in 2006, he bagged a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, United Kingdom.   Between 2018 and 2019, Maida completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (FinTech Pathway) program at the Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.  …

NITDA DG restates commitment to position Nigeria as Global Talent Hub

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The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has reiterated NITDA’s commitment to driving Nigeria’s digital future, fostering innovation, and positioning the country as a global hub for tech talent and entrepreneurship. Inuwa made the reaffirmation during a fireside chat session, moderated by Alex Onukwue, a reporter with Semafor at the TechCabal’s Moonshot event which held in Lagos State. While sharing insights into his role and the agency’s transformative vision for Nigeria’s digital landscape, Inuwa analysed the different strategic approaches adopted by the Agency, noted that, with…