Day: November 17, 2023

FHA @50; Senator Ashafa excites Nigerians with Rent to Own, Echo-Friendly Houses.

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By Abubakar Yusuf       The Managing Director, Chief Executive officer CEO, Federal Housing Authority FHA, Senator Gbenga Ashafa has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for creating a separate Ministry for Housing and Urban Development in his current administration to bridge the housing deficit in the country.   Ashafa who mentioned this during a press conference on Friday to mark the commencement of the 50th anniversary of the organization at the headquarters, said the new development was in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President, and the…

NYSC DG tasks Corps Members on community development projects

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has urged the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Corps Members to ensure that they develop their various host communities with projects that would improve the standard of living of the residents. He said Community Development Service remained one of the four compulsory cardinal programmes of the Scheme that every Corps Member must participate actively before being considered to collect the Certificate of National Service. General Ahmed stated this today while addressing Corps Members during his visit to NYSC…

NAHCON restates commitment to smooth Hajj 2024

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has restated its commitment to deliver a hitch free Hajj 2024 even as it urged intending Pilgrims to pay up the Hajj fare to beat the Saudi deadline. The Ag. Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi gave this assurance when he played host to the delegation of Arewa New Agenda (ANA) led by Senator Ahmed Abubakar Moh Allahyidi in Abuja.   He said that the 2024 Hajj preparation was on course and that the Commission would not leave any stone unturned to change the…

JUST IN: Tinubu stops 40% IGR deduction from universities after ASUU’s protest

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the cancellation of the automatic deduction of 40 percent from federal universities’ Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Tinubu made this known on Friday at an ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI) in Ibadan. President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said the policy implementation is ill-timed, adding that universities are struggling. In his speech as the Visitor to the university, Mr Tinubu pledged his commitment to the reform of the nation’s education sector as the…

Wither Nigeria? CAC – Where the supreme qualities of an honest and transparent pace setter transformed a vision into reality and made him vulnerable

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When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed”. – Ayn Rand.   Of course “Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people” – K. Hubbard.   The prevailing state of affairs in our dear nation Nigeria embodies a general sense of withering and decay! I have not been in the country for several years.   Upon my return, I decided to register a business and was ready to endure the rigors, but my lawyer informed…

BREAKING: Appeal court affirms Nasiru Gawuna as winner of Kano guber poll

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This could be the end of the road for New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), as the court of appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday upheld the judgement of Kano governorship election petition tribunal, declaring APC candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as winner of the gubernatorial election in the state.   The appellate court in what has been tagged controversial judgement struck out the appeal lodged by the NNPP candidate and governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf.       More details to follow….         NewsBand