Month: November 2023

2024 budget must address needs of long-suffering Nigerians – Speaker Abbas urges … gets standing ovation from President Tinubu, Reps

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has stated that the 2024 Appropriation Bill “should not be seen as a mere financial document but a reflection of our collective resolve to address the most critical needs of our long-suffering citizens.” The Speaker made this known in his vote of thanks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu laid the 2024 budget estimates before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. President Tinubu presented a proposal of N27.5trillion, and tagged the Appropriation Bill as ‘Budget…

JUST IN: Supreme Court extends use of old naira notes till further notice

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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has extended the use of old naira notes indefinitely. This is coming following the request by the federal government for the extension of use of the N200, N500 and N1000 notes which were redesigned under the administration of Muhammadu Buhari. While ruling on the request, a panel of the apex court on Wednesday ordered that the old notes remain legal tender until necessary facilities are put in place for their replacement.

President Bola Tinubu’s speech to a joint National Assembly session on November 29, 2023 on the 2024 Budget

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Budget of Renewed Hope, by Bola Tinubu 1. In furtherance of my sacred duties and obligations as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to be here today to present my administration’s 2024 Budget Proposal to this Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. This moment is especially profound and significant to me because it is my first annual budgetary presentation to the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, I commend your swift consideration and passage of the 2023 Supplementary…

DG NYSC tasks Corps Members on peaceful co-existence

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has advised Corps Members to live in peace with one another, make new friends and use the opportunities of the service year to foster national unity and integration.   He gave the advise in his address to the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Corps Members during his visit to Abia State Orientation Camp in Umuna, Bende Local Government Area of the State. General Ahmed said the Scheme was established to foster national unity and integration, hence the need…

Security, Job Creation, Poverty reduction top priorities,as President Tinubu presents 2024 Budget to National Assembly

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President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s national defence and internal security, local job creation, macro-economic stability, investment environment optimization, human capital development, poverty reduction, and social security were some of the top priorities of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on the 2024 Federal budget proposal on Wednesday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the nation’s internal security architecture will be overhauled to enhance law enforcement capabilities with a view to safeguarding lives, property, and investments across the country. Tinubu said the proposed…

Northern Senators Forum condemn spate of military coup in West African sub-region ….. Urge President Tinubu to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic

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The Northern Senators Forum (NSF)has condemned in a very strong terms the spate of military intervention in the democratic space in West African sub-region, especially the coup recently occured in Niger Republic. The Northern Senators stated this in a Communique issued in Abuja on Tuesday at National Assembly Complex, Abuja. The NSF called on the military junta in Niger Republic to soften the relationship with the rest of ECOWAS Community by setting free deposed President Mohammed Bazoum and his immediate family to freely choose the country of his choice to…

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT, TIV YOUTH ORGANIZATION (TYO) ABUJA CHAPTER, CHIEF JOSEPH SAATER UNDU AT THE END OF YEAR LECTURE/ AWARD NIGHT ON SATURDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2023 AT CH TEAU DE LA-RAY & HOTEL, No.8, BISSAU STREET, WUSE Zone 6, FCT ABUJA.

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Protocol My fellow compatriots it is time to transform TYO Distinguished guests, gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen. It gladdens my heart to stand before you today to address you as the President of TYO Abuja Chapter, on this occasion of our End of Year Lecture and Award Night, barely four months after taking over from my predecessor, Mr. Tavershima Kennedy Iorver. Before I proceed, I most sincerely thank our amiable monarch, the Tor Tiv, His Royal Majesty, Orchivirigh Prof. James Ortese Ayatse and our dear mother, Her Royal…

Internal Displacement: Impact on Food Security, National Security and Unity By Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti (Professor of Public Sector Management and Governance), Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies and Director, Abuja Centre for European Studies (ACES). Department of Public Administration, University of Abuja-Nigeria +2348033114425; +23490954318577 [email protected]; [email protected] At TIV YOUTH ORGANSIATION (TYO) END OF YEAR LECTURE/AWARD NIGHT 25TH NOVEMBER, 2023 Chateau De La-Ray & Hotel, Wuse Zone 6, ABUJA.

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  Introduction I want to sincerely express my gratitude to the Executive of the Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO), Abuja Chapter for the opportunity to serve as guest lecturer at this End of Year Lecture/Award Night, 2023. The aim of this lecture is to draw the attention of government to the negative impact of internal displacement on the socio-economic development of our dear nation, and its wider implications on food security and unity. Insecurity is one of the social ills that threaten humanity’s existence, create fear within its environment and limit…

The judicial adultery in Kano By Lasisi Olagunju

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The falcon no longer hears the falconer. A commercial flight landed in Asaba on Sunday but its cabin crew welcomed passengers to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. A certified true copy of an Appeal Court judgment last week gave victory to both the respondents and the appellants. Nigeria of today is the textbook definition of confusion. I seek to describe what the Court of Appeal did with the Kano governorship case as judicial adultery. I also seek to call it an adulteration of justice. I write with the help of my…

Culture and identity of Gbagyi\ Gwari in FCT, Abuja. By Mercy Tartsea Anshase & Afolashade Afolabi.

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Cultural identity refers to share beliefs norms, value and practice that define a group of individual often linked by ethnicity or religion, the identity shapes individual perception of themselves and their relationship to the world influencing their behaviors attitudes interactions with people. Gbagyi /Gwari people are found all over the places in Nigeria, especially western parts of Abuja , Niger state ,Kaduna state, part of Kogi state and Nasarawa state. Gbagyi/Gwari”s major towns include Minna, koru, kuta, kwaliu, Gawu, Gusssiro , Gwada, Guni, Fuka, Galkogo, Mailkula,Maita, Usafafa, Mpape, Bwari, Suleja,…