Day: November 13, 2023

QUALITY SERVICE: CAC secures SON recertification

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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 recertification for another three-year period expiring on July 29, 2026. The milestone achievement followed the re-certification audit of the Commission’s Quality Management System (QMS) by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in July 2023.   Uzoma Oji, Deputy Director, Budget, Planning, Research, and Statistics (BPRS), stated this today while presenting the certificate to the Registrar-General/CEO, CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji in his office.   Uzoma Oji further stated that the certification was an attestation by the SON that the quality…

BREAKING: NLC,TUC commence nationwide strike Tuesday, despite Court order

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have directed their members to commence a nationwide strike from midnight today over the assault on NLC president, Joe Ajaero.   The organised labour directed its affiliates to implement the resolutions of the National Executive Council. This was made known by the President of TUC, Festus Osifo, while addressing journalists on Monday, November 13, stating that the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility.”   Last week, the Organized Labour had…

JUST IN: Saudi Arabia cancels 264 Air Peace passengers visa on arrival, asks them to return to Nigeria

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Saudi Arabia has cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace on arrival in Jeddah from Kano on Monday and insisted that the airline should return them back to Nigeria.     The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Sunday night and arrived Saudi Arabia’s major city on Monday, without issues, but on landing, the Saudi Arabia authorities announced that all the passengers visas were cancelled.   A source who revealed…

Tinubu congratulates Uzodinma, Ododo, PDP’s Diri, says their victory reflects peoples’ wishes

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections.     The president in a statement issued on Monday through his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, also commended the electorate in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa for their participation in the electoral process, adding that it affirmed the resilience of democratic institutions and the power of the people in shaping the nation’s political landscape.   He said that…

INEC declares Duoye Diri winner of Bayelsa guber

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The Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Duoye Diri has been declared the winner of the State governorship election.   The incumbent governor won his re-election after the results of the last local government, Southern Ijaw was announced by the State’s Returning Officer of the commission, Prof. Faruq Kuta.   Diri won six local government areas to win while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won two local government areas.   He polled a total of 175,196 votes while…

Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu seeks more female representation in Parliament

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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for better empowerment of women in politics, especially as members of parliament.   Kalu also stated that African countries must make democracy adaptive to their peculiarities and not “copy and paste” governance systems of foreign countries.   The Deputy Speaker made this known in Abuja on Monday when he received a delegation of female members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on behalf of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D.   The delegation, led…

Over 5,000 participants in attendance,as 6th NDIS begins in Abuja

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Over 5,000 participants including business owners and investors are currently in Abuja for the 6th Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit, convened by the Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI) in collaboration with Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). The year edition with the theme “New Vistas, New Aspirations,New Opportunities: The Diaspora and National Development”recorded presence of Nigerians in Diaspora investors and non Nigerians who are keen in investing in the Nigeria’s economy. In her remarks,Hon. Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO,Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)said the overall goal of the Summit was to demonstrate that…

Reps PDP Caucus condemns Appeal Court verdicts in Plateau, Kaduna, says it portends danger for democracy and rule of law … insists judgements conflicting and negates proven and established legal principle of ‘staire decisis

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After a careful assessment of recent judgments of the Appeal Court which removed mainly opposition lawmakers from Plateau and Kaduna states in the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda has denounced the decisions of the justices, which he believes has eroded public interest and called to question the impartiality of the judiciary.   In a statement issued by Hon. Chinda in Abuja, he declared that: “we are shocked that the Justices of the Appeal Court delivered judgements that are not only conflicting but negates proven and established legal…

Speaker Abbas seeks CSOs, NGOs support for NASS ….. as UNDP engages consultant on needs assessment

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The Speaker, House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has called for more partnerships with civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and donor agencies towards strengthening the capacity of the National Assembly.   Speaker Abbas stated that the capacity needs assessment of the National Assembly, especially the House, was an essential process that would “enable us to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses as an institution.”   The Speaker added that it would provide the House with valuable insights into “areas where we can improve our legislative processes, oversight mechanisms, and overall…

BREAKING: WAEC adopts CBT for SSCE

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As part of it’s measures to combat examination fraud, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has officially ditched the paper and pencil test model for Computer-Based Test in the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination.   This was disclosed in a statement made by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, and released on Monday.   Adesina noted that the new model will commence with the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates in February 2024.     “In…