Day: February 19, 2024

Abba Moro distance self from alleged plots to distabilise Gov Hyacinth Alia Govt …… says reports absurd, uncharitable, laughable

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Senator, representing Benue South Senatorial District ,Sen Abba Patrick Moro has debunked a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia titled, THICK PLOTS TO DESTABILIZE ALIA’S GOVERNMENT UNCOVERED, where the state government in the state accused the Senator of knowing the root cause of insecurity in Benue State and discreetly cooking crooked plans to destabilize the state. Senator Abba Moro in a statement he personally signed stated; “The hastily concocted and attention-seeking press release should ordinarily not deserve a response…

Speaker Abbas unveils policy document on Lawmakers, Staff capacity development

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The Speaker,House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen on Monday, unveiled a policy document on training, retraining and capacity building of members of the 10th House, legislative aides and support staff for better performance and output. The document, titled ‘Parliamentary Development Programme for 10th House of Representatives, National Assembly, 2023-2027’, was prepared by the Office of the Speaker in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. The Programmes Coordinating Unit (PCU) in the Research and Policy division of the Office of the Speaker spearheaded the process of formulating the document.…

Secure your future with skills, DG NYSC charges Corps Members

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Corps Members have been advised to utilize the opportunities of the service year to acquire skills through the NYSC Entrepreneurship Development programme and become employers of labour instead of searching for the unavailable salaried jobs. The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed gave this advise today while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Prospective Corps Members deployed to Kwara State during his visit to their Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area of the State. He said most of their predecessors that acquired…

Akpabio celebrates former Senate President Anyim @63

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President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has congratulated a former President of the upper chamber, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON as he marks his 63rd birthday. Akpabio, in a birthday message signed by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh described Anyim, as a “True democrat and accomplished politician.” He applauded Senator Anyim’s efforts in fighting for and instituting legislative independence in the Senate in his hey days as the presiding officer. “On behalf of my family, constituents, the Senate and the National Assembly, I wish to…

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A great thinker Victor Hugo once declared: “No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come”. A zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, is an idea whose time has come. The idea or concept—a “spirit,” if you will—is properly received by the moment that yields to its utility as required by historical necessity. This is a historical make or mar moment for Nigeria. This famous quote is perfect for discussing the possibility of state police being established nationwide by the state governments. Because security is local, every…

Akpabio And His Development Politics By Femi ODERE

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It is no longer news that the two-term former governor of Akwa Ibom state, and now President of the 10th Senate, His Excellency Godswill Obot Akpabio has a unique title (call it a cognomen) attached to his name whenever he’s mentioned either in print or public fora even by his political detractors. “Uncommon” is the word usually attached either to his past station as a governor or his present assignment as the Senate President. What’s yet to be news, let alone be sufficiently interrogated, is his deliberate injection, although stealthily,…

DG reiterates NITDA’s commitment to grow Northern Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem

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In view of the relatively low visibility of the Innovation ecosystem in Northern Nigeria, despite being a region with hub of innovators, creatives, startups and several success stories, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has reiterated the Agency’s commitment to support, and catalyse the emergence/growth of the region’s innovation ecosystem. Inuwa said this while delivering a Keynote Address during a ‘Stakeholders’ Engagement on the State of the Northern Innovation Ecosystem’, which held in Abuja. Describing the event as “‘setting the sense of urgency…

DG NITDA calls for integrating AI in Nigeria’s Security Sector

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Dr.Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), emphasized the potential for increased efficiency and effectiveness in Nigeria’s security sector through collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem. Inuwa made these remarks while hosting the Commandant of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Alhaji A. S Adeleke, represented by Deputy Commandant D. E Egbeji. The visit included faculty members and participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 17) with the theme “Artificial Intelligence, Security, and Emerging Economies in Africa: Challenges and…

Our president’s love affair with the IMF By Lasisi Olagunju

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A colleague yesterday shared a 1992 campaign video of Chief M.K.O. Abiola promising to demystify governance in Nigeria and stop “people’s heads” from being “shaved in their absence.” A professor friend (political scientist) commented that “that’s partly why he never became president.” Becoming president or king comes with a price. When ‘The Price of Kings’, a political documentary on Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was released in 2011, the Financial Times titled its review of the film: ‘All about the art of compromise’. The reviewer describes the film as a portrait…