Year: 2023

CAF Awards: Tinubu hails Osimhen, Oshoala and Nnadozie ….. Says they are Great Ambassadors

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award.   The President also celebrated the remarkable achievements of Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, who clinched the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of The Year for the sixth time, and Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was awarded the Woman Goalkeeper of the Year, as well as the Super Falcons for emerging the Women’s National Team of the Year.   In a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu…

FG, World Bank to partner for Mining Sector Development

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The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, is exploring collaboration with the World Bank to unlock financing and technical support for the development of the mining sector.   Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister, Dr. Dele Alake on Monday, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri expressed satisfaction with the renewed focus on development of the nation’s mineral resources by the Tinubu administration, stating that with the preponderance of economically viable minerals in Nigeria, the country has the potential to make the sector a…

CAC to delist 91,000 companies over failure to file annual returns

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The Corporate Affairs Commission has said it will remove 91,843 companies from its registry following their failure to file their annual returns.   This list, published on the commission’s website, shows a sudden reduction of 2,738 companies from the initial count of 94,581 disclosed back in August   Mr Garba Abubakar, the CAC’s Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, announced in July that the agency would erase 100,000 registered companies from its database for failing to complete an annual return.   He said, “CAC steps up enforcement of 100,000 companies to…

Maida excited at Nigeria’s performance at World Radio Communications Conference 2023

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The leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is excited about Nigeria’s impressive performance at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU)’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, holding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where two Nigerians were elected into leadership positions, while some other delegates from the Commission were elected into Working Groups.   Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, speaking on the sidelines of WRC 2023 in Dubai, announced that the Director of Spectrum Administration at NCC, Engr Abraham Oshadami, has been elected Vice Chairman of…

House of Reps donates N400m to victims of Kaduna drone misfire

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Members of the Federal House of Representatives have pledged to undertake projects valued at 400 million Naira for the Tudun Biri community, which was bombed in error by the Nigerian Army, on December 3, 2023.   The Northern regional caucus forum in the National Assembly, along with other Northern lawmakers, announced a donation of 45 million Naira to support the victims of the attack.   The delegation, led by Alhassan Doguwa, who heads the Northern regional caucus forum in the National Assembly, made this commitment.   The proposed projects for…

NILDS holds 3rd Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture Series, December 18

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The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies NILDS is organising for the three consecutive times , a one day Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series.   The institute convened this laudable program were intellects compete on pressing national issues to galvanize both legislative and democratic impacts in Nigeria.   The event scheduled to take place at the International Conference Center, ICC Abuja will hold on Monday December 18 , 2023 .   The Senate President, Senator Obong Godswill Obot Akpabio CON will be the special guest of honor at the occasion.…

Court restrains Police, DSS from arresting SDP spokesman, Faruk Adejoh.

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A Federal Capital High Court has restrained the Kogi State Commissioner of Police,Mr Bethrand Unuoha from arresting, harassing or in anyway intimidating the Spokesman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. Also restrained in the order issued by the FCT court are the Inspector General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Security(DSS) and the Kogi State Director of DSS.   The order is pending the determination of a motion on notice in an action for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights brought by Mr…

CBN suspends processing fees on cash deposits

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the processing fees on cash deposits above N500,000 until April 2024.   The apex bank made the announcement in a circular signed by Adetona Adedeji, its acting director of banking supervision, on Monday.   Recall that the immediate past CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, had, in a bid to promote the cashless policy in the country, implemented the cash deposits limit to check cases of money laundering and other illegal financial transactions.     However, the new directive by the apex bank read,…

2024:Ministry of Works proposes N657b Budget …As Minister urges lawmakers to return OSGoF, FSS, two others back to Ministry

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The Ministry of Works has proposed the sum of N657,228,251,596 billion appropriation bill for the 2024 fiscal year. This is also as the Works Minister, Engineer Dave Umahi has urged the lawmakers to get back to the ministry the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGoF); Federal School of Surveying, Oyo (FSS); Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); and Surveyors’ Council of Nigeria (SURCON) Engr. Umahi, who made the demand while addressing the joint committee on works in Abuja on Monday, explained that Capital Budget Proposal…

2023 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY:Priortise Welfare and Security of Nigerians,NHRC Boss tasks FG ,Others

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The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu has called on the Federal, State and Local Governments to prioritise their respective obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of Nigerians.   In a statement to commemorate the 2023 Human Rights Day and the Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Chief Executive Officer of the NHRC urged governments to use the occasion to “reflect on the tripartite obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and…