Day: January 2, 2024

NAHCON extends Deadline for 2024 Hajj Payment

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The National Hajj Commission has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj.     In a statement on Tuesday, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023.   Daily Trust had reported that the commission was in dilemma over low turnout and might have to extend the deadline.   NAHCON, however, insisted that it would go ahead with the number of intending pilgrims who made the payment before the December 31 deadline.   But…

Full list of foreign universities blacklisted in Nigeria

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The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo.   The drastic measure was taken by the ministry of education following an investigation by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks”.   The investigative reporter obtained a degree from Cotonou University within six weeks and also participated in the mandatory one-year scheme organised by the National Youth Service Corps     Meanwhile, as highlighted…

Efforts ongoing to release Nnamdi Kanu – Deputy Speaker Kalu assures … Says Tinubu interested in South East Devt

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has given a ray of hope on the release of Nnamdi Kanu,Leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) from detention.   Recall that the Supreme Court recently ordered the retrial of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) who has been in detention for a long while now.   Consequently, his incarceration has generated a lot of agitatons including the Sit-at-Home observed on Mondays in the south east region.   But speaking virtually on the “South…

Be Wary Of Phoney Diaspora groups – NIDCOM warns MDAs, Embassies, others

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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has warned all government Ministries ,Agencies, Embassies and High Commissions as well as Diaspora groups to beware of phoney diaspora groups with apparent sinister and political ulterior motives, parading as authentic diaspora group.   A statement by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Tuesday in Abuja specifically mentioned a group, Nigeria Diaspora Forum, (NDF) who claimed it has established an office in Abuja for the welfare of Nigerians in the Diaspora.     The statement read;…

Media Trial: Is Tinubu’s Obazee Team a Mirror of Buhari’s Ode Probe Panel? By Yushau A. Shuaib

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In the past couple of weeks, the media has been awash with reported cases of monumental scandals involving individuals and organisations associated with the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Some of the reports claim that the suspects not only looted billions in local and foreign currencies from the Nigerian treasury but there are equally others to be exposed for re-looting the so-called recovered loot. The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was detained for several weeks before being arraigned in court for the massive…

Budget: Tinubu mandates MDAs to provide monthly performance reports

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President Bola Tinubu, has mandated All MDAs to take responsibility and provide monthly Budget Performance Reports to the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, which in turn shall ensure the veracity of such.   He gave the directive after signing the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law on Monday in keeping with his promise of maintaining a timeous, predictable and efficient budget cycle.     President Bola Tinubu assured Nigerians that the implementation of the budget would be efficiently pursued and vigorously monitored.     “All the institutional mechanisms shall be…

Omo-Agege says his purported suspension by AFBC falls short of their constitution …. rubbishes allegation of bribery, forgery

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The interim President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, Azania Omo-Agege has challenged his purported suspension by the African Boxing Confederation, (AFBC), declaring that it totally fall short of their constitution. Reacting to the purported suspension in a strong worded letter written to the Secretary General of the continental body, Omo-Agege also rubbished every allegation of bribery and forgery levelled against him. Speaking with our correspondent, the confederation first vice President maintained that he had painstakingly highlighted several areas in their constitution the process of suspending a members from the Association.…

Fubara appoints ex-Speaker, Edison Ehie as Chief of Staff

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The executive governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed the immediate-past Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Honourable Edison Ehie, as his new Chief of Staff. Mr Ehie, who thwarted the impeachment of governor Fubara last year will now replace Honourable Chidi Amadi, a kinsman to the troublesome Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.   The former Speaker had on Sunday night resigned his position as both Speaker and member representing Ahoada-East Constituency 2 in the Rivers State House of Assembly. NewsBand reported…

ALIA: Benue made The Wrong Choice Of Gov By Peter Awunah, PhD

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The people of Benue State who voted for Hyacinth Alia as governor of the state in last year’s election must be ashamed of themselves for making such a mistake. Since he came to power, no one can tell the direction that the man who boasts of being the ship that ferried all APC candidates to victory is heading. There is evident confusion even within his cabinet. There is no clear focus, no coordination and no leadership.   Anyone who has visited Makurdi, the Benue State capital in the last seven…