Day: July 6, 2024

CAC extends POS registration deadline to September 5

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has extended the mandatory Point of Sales (POS) agents, super agents, and sole agents registration to September 5, 2024.   The commission made the announcement in a statement signed by its management and posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, July 6, 2024.   According to the statement, the extension is to give sufficient time to Fintech Operators particularly those in remote areas who might have encountered network challenges to register and continue with their businesses.   The statement read, “The Corporate Affairs Commission wishes…

Citizens’ engagement remains cornerstone of effective legislature – Speaker Abbas

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that citizens’ engagement is the cornerstone of any effective legislature, which is why the 10th House would ensure its entrenchment.   Speaking on Friday night at the dinner/gala to mark the end of the House Open Week, which commenced on Wednesday, Speaker Abbas said the entire event “has vividly demonstrated the vibrancy and strength of our evolving democracy and reaffirmed our commitment in the People’s House to uphold transparency and accountability.”   In the face of declining…

Zenith Labour Party Chairman,Dan Nwanyanwu calls for Kanu’s release ….. says Wike will challenge Tinubu in 2027

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Chairman of Zenith Labour Party,Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the embattled leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.   Nwanyanwu made this call while speaking with journalists at a media chat held at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Saturday.   Nwanyanwu who spoke on various pressing national issues, condemned continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu.He said there was a need to interrogate why Nnamdi Kanu is still in prison.   Highlighting the inconsistency in the treatment of different…

New Islamic Year: DSP Barau Congratulates Muslims

Lukman Laleye Babalola

As Muslims worldwide celebrate the new Islamic Year, 1446 AH, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has congratulated fellow Muslims and other Nigerians. Deputy President of the Senate, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, urged Nigerians to imbibe the lessons of compassion, peace and support for one another. “As we celebrate the new Islamic Year, 1446 AH, let us reflect on the importance and historical significance of the Hijra and the overall teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and follow…

GMOs are Safe, Nigeria’s Agricultural Research System insists

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a unified stance, Nigeria’s top agricultural research bodies have declared genetically modified organisms (GMOs) safe, countering a recent wave of anti-GMO campaigns. The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), backed by key agencies like the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NABRDA) and the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), asserted that GMOs posed no harm to humans, animals, or the environment.   The coalition, including the National Agricultural Seed Council, National Agricultural Quarantine Service, and Sheda Science and Technology Complex, emphasized that the safety and benefits of genetically modified…

Powerless: Nigeria’s unending struggle with electricity By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Emporium Reporters

Available records show that the first public electricity generation took place at Pearl Street Station in New York in 1882 and that electricity generation in Nigeria began in Lagos in 1886. Therefore, one can safely say that this year marks the 142nd anniversary of commercial electricity globally. It also means that all this talk about artificial intelligence as if the world wants to come to an end is the same way the world looked at electricity as a game changer almost a century and a half years ago. Put simply,…