Month: August 2024

Government Ekpemukpolo, Tompolo Pipeline Surveillance Expert Bags Leadership Award and Recognition In London

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By John Nnayi   Pipeline surveillance security guru in Nigeria, Government Ekpemukpolo, Alias Tompolo has been commended for creating jobs and securing the environment by his extraction, the Niger Delta Region, Ijaw Peoples Association in the Diaspora resident in Great Britain and Island in London . The commendation came on the heels of an award and recognition to the pipeline expert at the 76th Ijaw day celebration held at the Clever Banquet hall for carrying out a joint efforts for community service and national development. According to the Ijaw residents…

NUJ FCT expresses shock over death of former Auditor, Walter Ukaegbu

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council said it received with rude shock the death of the immediate past Internal Auditor of the Council, Comrade Walter Ukaegbu who died Friday after a protracted illness.   The Council in a statement released in Abuja Saturday, jointly signed by Comrades Osaretin Osadebamwen and Ochiaka Ugwu, Chairman and Secretary of Council respectively, stated that, “We the members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council are deeply saddened to announce the death of Comrade Walter Ukaegbu, two-time Internal Auditor of Council, who…

Appointment of new Chief Imam by Soun of Ogbomoso is an attempt to weaken Islam – MURIC

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the appointment of a new Chief Imam for Ogbomoso by the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye. The rights group in a statement on Saturday described the Soun’s turbanning of Shekh Habeeb Ayilara as new Imam as a slap on the face of the muslim population in his domain. In the press statement titled “OGBOMOSO PALACE IMAM : IT IS DIVIDE ET IMPERA,” signed by Professor Ishaq Akintola, Founder/Executive Director of MURIC,urged Ogbomoso Muslims not to fall for Soun’s divide and rule…

Nigeria’s naira crude revolution by abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Assuming no unforeseen circumstances, Dangote Refinery is expected to make its first delivery of refined premium motor spirit, PMS, to the Nigerian market by September 2024. The Federal Government has also announced that sales of crude oil to Dangote and other local refineries will begin on October 1, 2024. To address concerns about pump prices and dollar-naira exchange rates, the Federal Executive Council approved a plan. The plan offers 450,000 barrels for domestic consumption in naira to Nigerian refineries, with Dangote Refinery as the pilot. To begin with, this directive…

Senate Chief Whip, Monguno empowers, trains 750 Youths, Women in Borno North

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In a bid to give succour to the constituents of Borno North senatorial district, the Chief whip of the 10th Senate, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno recently empowered no fewer than 750 youths and women.   This followed the improved security situation in Borno North senatorial zone and Borno state in general. Senator Monguno, who is the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation in collaboration with the Center for Management Development (CMD) empowered Borno North youths and women through a 3-Day Capacity-Building Training Programme.   A sum of N37.5 million was…

State Assembly Financial Autonomy: Conference of Speakers knocks Governors over Non-Compliance

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Conference Of Speakers Of State Legislatures Of Nigeria has expressed concerns over Non-Compliance with Constitutional Provisions regarding financial Autonomy for the State House of Assembly. The Conference of Speakers raised this concern in a communique issued at the end of the general meeting of the Conference Of Speakers Of State Legislatures of Nigeria held in Abuja on 28th august, 2024. The communique read in full; THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF STATE LEGISLATURES OF NIGERIA HELD ON THE 28TH…

SPECIAL REPORT: Battered By Banditry, Hard-Hit By Hunger: Benue, Nigeria’s Food Basket, Battles Malnutrition

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Benue, a state in North Central Nigeria, is renown as a major hub of food production in the country. For this, the state is acclaimed to be the ‘Food Basket of the Nation’. In recent years, however, its vast farming communities have been under siege by bandits, with their inhabitants forced into either strange communities or Internally Displaced Persons camps (IDPs). The major casualties of this untamed criminality are vulnerable children, women and the aged who faced hunger and starvation leading to severe acute malnutrition. To understand the dangerous dynamics…

Bisi Akande donates allowances as Pro-Chancellor to UI students

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Former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has offered deserving undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan the beneficiaries of his anticipated allowances as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution.   In a memorandum addressed to Ganiyu Saliu, registrar and secretary to the governing council, Akande described his appointment as a call to national service.   The former governor of Osun State said his allowances should be used to cover essential expenses for students studying mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology at…

NUJ FCT mourns passing of Senior Journalist, John Oba

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has mourned the death of a senior journalist. Mr. John Oba who died at the early hours of Thursday after a brief illness.   In a statement released Friday, jointly signed by Comrades Osaretin Osadebamwen and Ochiaka Ugwu, Chairman and Secretary of Council respectively, it noted that, “Oba who worked at different times with both Leadership and Blueprint Newspapers was a tireless defender of the freedom, independence and pluralism of the media.   “Responsible reportage was his life’s struggle, which he fought…

NYSC DG warns Corps Members to shun night journey

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has warned Corps Members that night travelling is prohibited in the NYSC.   He also said any Corps Member that embark on journeys not authorized by the Scheme would be sanctioned in line with the NYSC Byelaws.   General Ahmed however added that if there was need for compulsory journey, such Corps Member should terminate the journey by 6:00pm and continue the following day.   He gave the warning today while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two…