Day: May 14, 2024

Akpabio seeks collaboration of UK in deepening Nigeria’s Democracy

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The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that Nigeria has a shared history with the United Kingdom and would value their input in strengthening democratic practice not only in Nigeria but Africa as a whole.   Senator Akpabio stated this when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Richard Mongtgomery led a delegation to pay a courtesy visit on the leadership of the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and…

ICT SUPPORT : CAC, NASENI partner to enhance service delivery

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The Corporate Affairs Commission CAC said it’s exploring ways to make use of high-powered computing, HPC, artificial intelligence, AI, and other products and services of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to enhance its operations.   This was disclosed today 14th May,2024 during a collaborative meeting between the Registrar-General and CEO of the CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, and the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/CEO, NASENI Khalil Suleiman Halilu, in the latter’s office.   The Registrar-General, who stressed that the operational capacity of the CAC Registration Portal had…

TAXING A DYING ECONOMY, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND VANISHING OPPOSITION By Law Mefor

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Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, once declared that “no nation ever grew more prosperous by taxing its citizens beyond their capacity to pay.” The reasoning goes that taxing people more than they can afford to pay will only make the economy worse since the burden of taxes will make people less productive overall. Whether on purpose or accidentally, the Tinubu administration has disregarded this fundamental fact. Any democracy’s ability to survive depends on the strength of its opposition. A democracy is nonexistent and a misnomer…

Cybersecurity Levy: Matters Arising ,by Reuben Abati

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The report that President Bola Tinubu has now ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the proposed Cybersecurity Levy must come to many Nigerians as some sort of relief, but before we deal with the sense or non-sense of the levy itself, where does this leave the autonomy of the CBN? The Presidency has tried to walk back the narrative by saying that the directive is to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), and not the CBN, but come off it, it is…

2024 COLLOQUIUM ON MENTAL HEALTH, THE LAW AND MEDIA ADVOCACY By Law Mefor

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Mental illness is naturally on the rise at this moment, when a large number of Nigerians have fallen into extreme poverty. Adhering strictly to the Mental Health Act would demonstrate the Nigerian government’s seriousness about the problem of mental health. The Department of Mental Health is a key component of the Mental Health Act, and investigations show that the Federal Ministry of Health has not yet established it, despite the Act’s passage into law, since. One of the main points of the 2024 Colloquium on Mental Health and Law held…

Lawyers raise alarm over gradual desecration of the Noble Profession in Rivers State …… vow to combat ‘something shall not stand on nothing ‘

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A professional group under the aegis of Progressive Lawyers of Rivers State has raised an alarm over the gradual desecration of the legal profession in Rivers State. The group disturbed by the high level of illegalities being deliberately carried out by the Rivers State Government in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Secretary, D.CAMADI, Esq. 0.k OWHORNDAR declared that: “We are alarmed as lawyers to see that despite the general and well publicized knowledge of the Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023; River State…

NITDA, CISCO sign MoU on AI, Smart Agric, Others

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The National Information Technology Development Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with the Cisco System Incorporation to advance Nigeria’s digital transformation.   Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Programme is a global initiative that partners with government and private sector leaders to develop sustainable, secure, and inclusive communities powered by ethical and innovative technology solutions. The partnership aimed to unlock the value of digitalisation in Nigeria and drive an inclusive future. The Federal Government will collaborate with Cisco, industry, and academia to accelerate the national digitisation agenda by implementing…

Sen Abba Moro pays glowing tribute to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, says he was a great patriot

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The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD has described former Minister of Science and Technology and APC presidential aspirant, Chief Ogbannaya Onu, as a ‘perfect gentleman and a pious family person imbued with humility and a great sense of responsibility’. Senator Moro stated this in his tribute to the former Minister on the floor of the Senate. “It’s with surprise and shock that I heard of the demise of Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu. Like water, Dr. Onu had no enemy. He contributed immensely…

FG announces plan to empower NYSC members with N10m each

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Federal Government has announced plans to empower at least 5,000 National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) members with the sum of N10 million each.   This was disclosed by the Minister of Youth Development,Dr. Jamila Ibrahim, during the opening ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the NYSC management with heads of Corps Producing Institutions (CPI) in Nigeria, held on Monday in Abuja.   She said the initiative was to help finance their entrepreneurial efforts upon completion of the mandatory one-year service.   She noted that this funding initiative aligned with the…

Job for.Money: Senate frowns at lack of adherence to federal character principles

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The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs Chaired by Senator Allwell Onyesoh( Rivers East) has expressed great displeasure with the job racketeering and other irregularities going on in many MDA’s of government and called for the trend to be reversed.   This position was revealed on Tuesday when the Committee had a crucial meeting with Chairperson and management of the Federal Character Commission at the National Assembly.   Senator Onyesoh opined that Nigeria at this time is sitting on a keg of gun powder and people react to…