Day: December 1, 2024

Dissecting Un-accessed UBEC Grants, By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

The issue of lackadaisical approach to assessing grants by state governments has become recurring, particularly when it comes to grants jointly funded by federal and sub national level.   In the last seven years , the federal government through Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC has been battling with states over glaring refusal to access the quarterly / yearly available grants made available by the federal government through counterpart funding to promote both Basic and Junior Secondary Schools Education.   This was happening at a time government at the national level…

YAYI Scholarship: Reviving Western Education to Awo’s Legacy , By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

For Senator Ademola Solomon Olamilekan popularly known as YAYI, the revival of the legacies of Educational Development, Social Development, Infrastructural Development among many others was beyond the confines of Ogun west alone, and transcends beyond the entire Ogun state, an indicator of a detribalised , non -sectional and people oriented leadership.   This in clear terms has reminded us that the labour of our heroes past has never been in vain , looking at the flagship roles played by the late sage , Obafemi Awolowo, sustained by Chief Ladoke Akintola…

P’Harcout Refinery: CSO knocks NNPCL for berating host Community Leader ….. Asks Tinubu to sack Kyari immediately, as refinery stops production

Lukman Laleye Babalola

For coming out to disparage a leader from the host community of the Port Harcourt refinery, a group, known as Network of Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria (NOPCN), has come hard on the foremost regulatory agency, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).   This was, even as, the group has called on President Bola Tinubu to relieve the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, Mallam Mele Kyari of his duties, for misleading the President and Nigerians about the operation of the Port Harcourt refinery.   In a statement on…

Reflecting on FRC Transparency by Entities, By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

The Financial Reporting Council FRC under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has frowned against the non transparent, accountable practices of the existing companies in Nigeria, hence creating suspicion among companies operating within the country and the foreign ones . Aside all this non corporate conducts , government was simultaneously been denied the statutory revenues on the operations of the both local and foreign companies or partners, as well as paint a gloomy image of the country before the international communities. The new leadership under the Executive…

NITDA,JICA announce launch of iHatch Cohort 4

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is excited to announce the launch of iHatch Cohort 4, an initiative designed to support Nigeria’s growing startup ecosystem. The programme officially launches in October 2024 and will run through January 2025, providing 185 startups and 37 innovation hubs across Nigeria with the resources they need to scale and succeed in local and global markets. iHatch Cohort 4 is a critical part of NITDA’s Digital Economy Policy, designed to foster entrepreneurship, drive economic growth,…

Customs CG honours Outstanding Officers at 2024 CGC Excellence Awards Night

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In an efforts to promote professionalism and recognise exceptional service, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Friday, 29 November 2024, hosted the CGC Excellence Awards Night in Abuja. The annual event celebrated Customs officers who excelled in their duties, ranging from revenue generation and trade facilitation to anti-smuggling operations.   The ceremony, held in Abuja, brought together key stakeholders, including representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the National Assembly, and law enforcement agencies. Among the dignitaries were the Representative of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of…

Exalting and Praising The Lord: An Overwhelming Experience of Faith at Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse, Abuja

Emporium Reporters

By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon   Amidst the bustling cityscape of Abuja, a powerful wave of spirituality washed over the congregation at Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, on December 1, 2024.   This Communion Sunday Service was not just any gathering; it was a dynamic encounter with the divine, centered around the life-affirming theme of “Exalting and Praising The Lord.”   The atmosphere was charged with an electrifying mix of hope, faith, and community spirit as voices rose in unison during the choir’s uplifting ministration.   The highlight of the…

Reuben Abati and Davido as “cockroaches” By Festus Adedayo

Emporium Reporters

In 1992, Leon Mugesera, a senior politician in the then Rwanda ruling party, gathered a crowd of supporters at a rally held in the town of Kabaya. At the rally, Mugesera labeled the minority Tutsi “cockroaches,” who must be eliminated. He then asked this East African ethnic group to go back to its place of birth. He was quoted to have said: “Anyone whose neck you do not cut is the one who will cut your neck.” This “cockroach” typecast glued to the Tutsi ethnic group. Two years later, about…

HBD Buni: The Leader Who Forfeited His Inheritance for Peace (2), by Hassan Gimba

Emporium Reporters

“Money doesn’t change men; it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, arrogant, or greedy, the money brings that out; that’s all.” – Henry Ford.   Last week, while extending our birthday wishes to the Governor of Yobe State, we underscored his honourable character and concluded by asserting that this was but one facet of what makes him a truly admirable leader, promising to substantiate this claim with further examples.   Let us, however, not dwell on his commendable efforts in reforming and repositioning Yobe’s education sector since…

CGC AWARDS/GALA NIGHT: Tincan island Port Command Comptroller, Dera Nnadi bags 2 Awards of Excellence

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Tincan Island Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service and Area Comptroller Dera Nnadi has been honoured with an Award and a Certificate of Excellence at the CGC Award Night Ceremony held on Friday November 29, 2024 in Abuja. Comptroller Dera Nnadi was celebrated by colleagues and stakeholders at the Award ceremony, he won an Award for Distinctive performance and another Award of Excellence for work place Transformation given his leadership and commitment to deliver on his mandates at the Tincan island port.   The awards, were presented to him…