Year: 2024

Tinubu felicitates with Atiku Abubakar@78

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the Occasion of his 78th birthday.   In a congratulatory message signed by Sunday Dare,Special Adviser to the President on Media & Communications, President Tinubu said the former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election has been an active player in Nigeria’s democratic process since the return to civilian rule in 1999.   The President recalled many special moments shared with Wazirin Adamawa as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), united in the…

Bill to establish Federal University of Agriculture Kura passes second reading in Senate

Emporium Reporters

By James Isaac, Abuja   The Senator who represents Kano Central in the Red Chamber, Senator Rufai Hanga has stated that, Kano have been endowed with a lot of natural resources that if well harnessed can feed the Nation and beyond.   The Senator said there was no state in Nigeria that has more dams than Kano State, which when properly utilised will feed the Nation all year round.   This he said while leading the debate on a bill for an act to establish the federal university of agriculture…

SGBV: Why Imaan is Advocating Life Sentence for Offenders, By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

For this year’s 16 Days Global Activism Against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) to protect womanhood, stakeholders have gathered to mark the event at the national, and sub national levels all geared towards given adequate protection and attention against domestic violence of all forms , shapes and dimensions.   The 2024 program tagged “No Excuse ” was an opportunity to review and reform policies directed and domesticated against violence prone women in the society.   It was also an event by the stakeholders to welcome the new Minister of…

MEET COMPTROLLER JOSEPH F BRIGUE Rtd

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Comptroller of Customs, Pastor, and a Lawyer, Joseph F Brigue was born in Ugheli, Delta State in 1933. At the age of 14 he started his early education at Government College Ugheli and graduated in 1956. He joined the Nigeria Customs Service on the 1st of September 1956 and rose to the rank of Comptroller in 1978. The senior officer became the first Controller of the Customs Training College as the controller training and staff development. He was there when Training College was moved from Harvey Road to Ikeja.  …

Customs Comptroller General unveils newly renovated TINCAN Island Port Command Office Complex

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi today commissioned the newly renovated office complex of the Tin Can Island Port Command. In his welcome address,Customs Area Controller Tin Can Island Port Area Command Apapa,D.A Nnadi said since the inception of this Command in 1977, no major renovation has been undertaken.   He said “For decades, our officers have worked diligently within the confines of outdated infrastructure, and today, we witness a transformation that will no longer be just a reflection of the past, but a symbol of the future…

Operation Study Tour: Commandant Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College hails Comptroller Abba-Aji Idris’s gesture

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Commandant, Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) Gwagwalada Abuja, Assistant Comptroller General Of Customs K C Egwu has expressed his sincere appreciation to the Customs Area Controller Katsina Command,Abba-Aji Idris for the warm welcome received by Students of Junior Division Course 20 who were on Operation Study Tour with the theme “Evaluating the Impact of Insecurity on the Cross-border Supply Chain in Nigeria” The ACG represented by the team leader Operation Study Tour, Assistant Comptroller of Customs M A Ayoola made the Commendation while debriefing. “All the cooperation,…

NASS Mgt debunks news on presentation of 2025 budget by President Tinubu ….. Says National Assembly yet to approve 2024-2026 MTEF

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Secretary, Research and Information, (SRI), National Assembly, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru has reacted to a news report credited to him, alleging that, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will tomorrow Wednesday present the 2025 budget to the join session of the National Assembly.   The SRI described said the news circulating on both social and mainstream media, and other outlets as false, and fake,urged members of the public to disregard such information.   The secretary advised that any official enquiry and clarification should follow the official communication channels of the National…

Petroleum Products Supply:MURIC hails NNPC-Dangote rapport

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A faith-based human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has applauded the cooperation and mutual understanding between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery.   In a statement issued on Monday, 25th November, 2024, the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, described the recent development as positive, progressive and commendable.   The full statement reads:   *“The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) yesterday instructed independent marketers to halt the importation of petroleum products from outside Nigeria citing the capacity of Dangote Refinery to supply…

Gov Okpebholo will expose Obaseki, PDP’s rot in Edo State

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Fred Itua,Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo in a statement said the factional chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State is yet to accept the clear reality that it has assumed the arduous role of an opposition party.   The CPS described PDP as depleted and disorganised party that ought to be apologising to Edo people for mismanaging their resources, denigrating revered traditional institutions, and allocating the commonwealth to a few insatiable criminals.   He said “His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Elected and…

Gov Okpebholo inspects 7.2km Temboga road in Benin

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, inspected the ongoing construction of the 7.2km Tamboga – Ekiuwa road, linking the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The Governor had on November 13, less than 24 hours after his assumption of office, flagged off the 7.2km Temboga and Oba-Erediauwa road with storm water channelisation through Ekiuwa Road, linking Uteh and other communities, terminating at UNIBEN in Ugbowo, Egor LGA. Governor Okpebholo who was in the area as part of the fulfilment of his campaign promise to construct the road, said it is…