Category: Governance

NIGER PARTNERS ZENITH BANK ON 100 CAPACITY ICT CENTER

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Niger State Government and the Zenith Bank of Nigeria PLC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for building 100 capacity Information Technology Centre (ICT). Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello who signed the MOU at the Government House in Minna, the state capital assured that the state government would ensure continuous partnership with bank. The Governor noted that the project would go a long way to provide job opportunities for the teeming youths, improve the Internally Generated Revenue of the state and as well add value to the educational sector of the…

RURAL DEVT: Gov Sani-Bello Flags -off Rehabilitation,Construction Of 135KM NG- RAMP Roads in Niger South Senatorial District

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Rural development got a boost in Niger State on Tuesday as Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello performed Ground – Breaking Ceremony for the Construction and Rehabilitation of 55.33 kilometre rural road project in Kutigi, Lavun Local Government area of the state.   The project was part of the 135 kilometer road construction and rehabilitation in Niger South Senatorial district under the second phase of the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP II).   Over 400 kilometers rural road were captured for construction under second phase of the World Bank assisted rural development…

BREAKING: Osinbajo sacks DSS boss, Lawal Daura

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In what appears to be a twist to the siege on the National Assembly by security operatives on Tuesday, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has sacked the Director-General of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura. The DSS and the Police had locked down the National Assembly on Tuesday, even as the Senate leadership had scheduled a meeting to hold in the chambers in the afternoon. Lawmakers who came with the hope of attending the meeting were denied entry into the Assembly by the security operatives. Lawmakers elected on the…

Libya: 9,438 Nigerians so far repatriated to Nigeria by the FG, IOM – Dabiri-Erewa

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Sequel to the pleas by some trapped Nigerians in Libya via a viral video on July 8, the Federal Government of Nigeria, working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has identified their detention camps, and offered to bring all the willing Nigerians back home.   This was contained in a statement by Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a statement signed by her media aide, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.   It will be recalled that a video went viral on July 8, 2018…

NYSC DIRECTOR-GENERAL SEEKS IMPROVED WELFARE FOR CORPS MEMBERS …. Enjoins Corps Members to respect the culture of host communities

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Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure has appealed to Corps Employers across the country to improve the standard of welfare packages given to Corps Members on their pay roll.   He said every Corps Employer must provide an enabling environment for Corps Members to discharge their statutory responsibilities to their fatherland.   Kazaure stated this yesterday when he visited the 2018 Batch “B” Corps Members currently undergoing induction in Anambra and Imo State Orientation Camps.   While in both camps, the Director-General who frowned against Corps…

Nigerian govt clamps down on Ray Power’s ‘political platform’; imposes fine

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. NBC’s Head of Public Affair, Maimuna Jimada, via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, said comments made on Raypower’s programme “Political Platform” was against the broadcasting code. Mrs Jimada said that the organisation was sanctioned due to “provocative, inflammatory and divisive comments” by anchors of the political platform. She said the Commission on May 2, 2017, Aug. 15, 2017 and February 2018, held meetings with…

New minimum wage to be announced in August – TUC

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The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month. Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with the labour correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that the committee working on the minimum wage had almost concluded negotiations on the matter. The Federal Government had set a September date to roll out a new…

British Govt to support Osun in Agric , Education , other areas

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The British Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with and complement the efforts of the Osun state government in the areas of education, agriculture, politics, tourism and infrastructure. The British High Commissioner, Mr Paul Arkwright, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in Osogbo.‎ The envoy, accompanied by the Political Adviser at the ‎Deputy British High Commission in Lagos, Mr Wale Adebajo‎, said the British Government will do everything possible to support Osun economy by strengthening her potentials for the betterment of…

FG LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST FAKE NEWS …. Enjoins media to lead Campaign

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has launched a National Campaign Against Fake News, calling the phenomenon a time bomb that can detonate with deadly consequences if left unchecked.   Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister also described fake news as a global epidemic that could be worse than all the plagues that the world has recorded put together, a clear and present danger to global peace and security, and a threat to democracy.   He said the fake news phenomenon was…