Author: Abubakar Yusuf

FG moves to fast-track SDGs implementation at all levels … Stakeholders urged to redouble efforts

Abubakar Yusuf

As Nigeria continues regional consultations on the 2025 Voluntary National Review (VNR), the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, OFR, has emphasised the need for stakeholders to intensify efforts towards the achievement of the SDGs by 2030.   She stated this in her Keynote Address, delivered on her behalf by Dr Bala Yunusa, mni, Senior Technical Adviser, at the North-East Regional Consultation in Gombe as part of Nigeria’s VNR preparation for the High-Level Political Forum in New York in July 2025. The SSAP-SDGs noted…

Wike’s ICT Gadgets in FCT, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

Abubakar Yusuf

The quest to upgrade , promote and advance Secondary Education by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike through technological advancement is undaunted, not minding some drawbacks brought about by the operators before his assumption of duty. Under his special arrangements and Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that is attracting massive infrastructure development, provision of equipment and manpower to the FCT secondary schools by discouraging the manual , local and outdated infrastructures, hence embarked by Wike led administration through massive construction, renovation and…

Stakeholders Review SDGs Progress as Nigeria Hosts South-East Regional Consultation on 2025 VNR in Enugu

Abubakar Yusuf

As Nigeria prepares for its third Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), key stakeholders across the South-East Geopolitical Zone have assessed the region’s implementation efforts, highlighting the need for strategic collaboration and continuous peer review to accelerate progress on the SDGs. The assessment was part of the South-East Regional Consultation on Nigeria’s 2025 Voluntary National Review (VNR), convened by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs in Enugu. According to a statement released by the…

FRC; Strategic Repositioning through Performance Bond, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

Abubakar Yusuf

Since the assumption of duty of the Executive Secretary,Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council FRC, Dr Rabiu Onaolapo Olowo the introduction of internal mechanism to promote performance had been the core of his activities.   Coming from the huge experience of handling some sensitive part of the cosmopolitan state of Lagos , private sector exposure, it became alot easier to drive the needed change in the council without hitches.   Before then , the new Executive Secretary, Olowo has introduced an annual reward system to staffers as an encouragement for…

Wike’s Light Rail In Abuja, By Abubakar Yusuf

Abubakar Yusuf

Since the conception of the location of the new Federal Capital Territory FCT to be located in Abuja , over three decades away, the establishment of ‘Abuja light Rail Project ‘ popularly known as ‘Abuja Metroline’ was conceived to ease movements of people, goods and services through a model transportation of rail system, to complement the vehicular ones from the satellite towns and six area councils of AMAC, Kuje , Gwagwalada, Kwali, Abaji , and Bwari. Even though , the well drafted project was abandoned after so many decades untill…

Mark, Ogbeha greets Ndoma-Egba @ 69 …… describes him as a leader with a difference

Abubakar Yusuf

Former President of the Senate , Senator David Mark and his compatriot Senator Tunde Ogbeha have sent massages of felicitation to former Senate Leader Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN on his 69th birthday. In a separate good will messages to the former Senate Leader, the duo described him as a distinguished parliamentarian and leader with a difference. Senator Ndoma-Egba was deputy Senate Leader between 2007 and 2011 and Senate Leader between 2011 and 2015 when Mark held sway as President of the Senate. Specifically, Senator Mark recalled that Senator Ndoma-Egba ‘s…

IWD 2025: Orelope-Adefulire Reaffirms Commitment to Advancing Women’s Welfare and Accelerating Action

Abubakar Yusuf

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has reaffirmed her office’s dedication to implementing policies and initiatives aimed at advancing the welfare and well-being of women and the girl-child, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Her remarks were contained in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Desmond Utomwen, to mark the 2025 International Women’s Day, celebrated under the theme ‘Accelerate Action’. Princess Orelope-Adefulire noted that this year’s IWD theme serves as a…

SSAP-SDGs Urges Nigerians to Embrace Peace, Justice, and Compassion During Lent and Ramadan

Abubakar Yusuf

As Nigerians observe the sacred periods of Lent and Ramadan, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has called on citizens to use this time for deep reflection, compassion, and commitment to societal peace and justice.   The Lenten and Ramadan seasons, both marked by fasting, prayer, and acts of charity, offer a unique opportunity to strengthen moral values that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 16, which focuses on peace, justice, and strong institutions.   Speaking on the…

Senator Godswill Akpabio I Know, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

Abubakar Yusuf

In the history of Nigeria as a country , I have not come across an unrepentant nationalist directly or indirectly like Senator Godswill Akpabio, Nigeria’s Senate President, the uncommon enigma who has made his impact felt both at the state , national and international level as a good ambassador in all spheres.   His state manhood, nationalist tendencies brought him to the fore of national politics soon after his well thought out eight years stint as Governor of Akwa ibom state, were development was taken to the highest pedestal at…

Aiyedatiwa’s Inauguration Marks a New Dawn for Ondo State – Orelope-Adefulire

Abubakar Yusuf

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has congratulated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his inauguration as the 7th Governor of Ondo State, describing it as the beginning of a new era of progress and development.   In a statement, Orelope-Adefulire expressed confidence that Aiyedatiwa’s leadership will bring stability, economic growth, and improved social welfare to the people of Ondo State. She noted that his administration would build on past achievements while introducing innovative policies to enhance governance, security, and sustainable development.  …