Year: 2023

Time to restore ‘universe’ to our universities – Martins Oloja

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As I had noted earlier to my friends and colleagues across platforms, the wind of convocation time blew me to the Sunshine state, Ondo on Thursday December 7, 2023 where I delivered the 12th Convocation Lecture of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga E. Ige, led me into temptation of writing 11, 544-word lecture. The lecture titled, “Internationalisation of Universities for Global Relevance”, was quite remarkable for various contexts and contents. In some historical excursions, a correlation between federalism and internationalisation was established to the…

Tinubu and Frank Kokori: A reporter remembers By Festus Adedayo

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It was 25 years ago; Saturday, October 10, 1998 to be precise. We were all inside the living room of the Yaba, Lagos modest home of Frank Ovie-Kokori. We were waiting for our heroes. In the heat of the June 12, 1993 presidential election validation saga, Kokori was Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) workers and a major weapon deployed by pro-democracy activists to frustrate the vile government of Head of State, General Sani Abacha. The journey from Ibadan, Oyo State to Lagos this morning…

P&ID: London court awards £20m costs in favour of Nigeria

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A United Kingdom court presided over by Justice Robin Knowles has directed Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited to pay Nigeria £20 million as damages and compensation to Nigeria following the country’s victory in an $11 billion judgment debt which was heard in October.   The said sum must be paid to Nigeria in the next 28 days.   The award of the £20 million as damages was disclosed during a consequential ruling on the matter that took place in London on Friday to find out what next after the…

Kaduna drone incident, a human error – CDS

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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, has described last Sunday’s incident where military drone strike killed 120 worshippers in Tudun Biri community in Kaduna State as a mistake. He said this on Saturday at the graduation of the Senior Executive Course, SEC 45 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, in Jos. Recall that the military mistakenly killed scores of villagers in drone strikes during a religious festival in Kaduna State. Following the two airstrikes, about 120 people died while no fewer than 68…

Breaking: Senators donate December salaries to victims of Kaduna drone Mishap

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All the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their one-month salaries, amounting to N109m to the victims of drone mishap in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna State. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, announced this at the Kaduna Government House when he led a high-powered delegation of the Senate to the state on Sunday. The Senators were received by the State Governor, Senator Uba Sani. Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ismail…

Ademakinwa: Whats left of life? By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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I do not know how to start this Tribute. Still, I have to do it; and its to Temitope Adeniran Ademakinwa who died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Ademakinwa died at the age of 62, leaving behind a 97-year-old mother, an elder brother and a daughter.   During his lifetime, Ademakinwa was gracefully cerebral and deeply analytical. He was meticulous, truthful and responsible. He was gentle, yet assertive. In all things, our departed brother trusted God infinitely. Even when he was passing through difficult times, he remained a distinctive voice…

Breaking; Committee of CMDs Re-Elects Professor Enem Bassey, Others

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The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of federal Tertiary Hospitals CCMDFTH has re-elected the Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital , Professor Enem Bassey to serve another term of office   This was announced during the Gala Dinner and Award Night held after the Annual General Meeting that started on the 6th December to 10th December, 2023 .   The election was announced by the re-elected Chairman, Professor Enem Bassey on Saturday night at a function in Abuja.   Others are Dr Baba Yahaya Adam…

Cybersecurity Evolution: Zoracom’s visionary approach to safeguarding Digital Assets

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In an era of rapid digitalization where organizations worldwide are heavily investing in digital assets, the persistent threat of cybersecurity breaches has underscored the critical need for robust cybersecurity partners. Rising to meet this demand is Zoracom, a technology company for cybersecurity, observability and infrastructure management based in Lagos that has achieved significant milestones since the establishment of its Network and Security Operations Center (NSOC), touted as one of the most sophisticated in both Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa.   Zoracom’s NSOC has made remarkable advancements in capacity building for cybersecurity…

NITDA to partner IFC on sustainability of Nigeria’s Digital Economy

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed to collaborate with the International Financial Corporation (IFC) by co-creating robust regulatory frameworks in implementing government policies aimed at digitally transforming the country and sustaining a vibrant digital economy.   The NITDA Director General, Kashifu Inuwa gave this hint when he played host to a delegation from the IFC, led by the corporation’s Senior Economist, Nadege D. Yameogo, PhD, at the corporate headquarters of the agency in Abuja.   Inuwa noted that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President…

NNPCL rejects Senate’s move to increase 1.78mbpd oil production benchmark to 1.8mb/d

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has rejected the move by the Senate Committee on Appropriation to increase the crude oil production benchmark in the 2024 Appropriation Bill from 1.7 million barrels per day to 1.8 mb/d.   The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, kicked against the plan during an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Appropriations in Abuja on Friday.   The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC – Ogun West), made the proposal when the NNPCL management led by Kyari appeared…