Ned Nwoko Foundation seeks collaboration with NYSC on malaria control

The National Youth Service Corps and the Ned Nwoko Foundation have begun talks on a partnership for the control of malaria in the country. The proposal came today when the Chairman of the Foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko, paid a courtesy visit to the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim in his office in Abuja. Nwoko, who described malaria as endemic with about 500,000 deaths resulting from it annually, said the Foundation was determined to tackle the disease in Africa, beginning with Nigeria. He stressed the need for effective sensitization of…

FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by one month …. as NIN Database exceeds 51Million

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami at the Ministerial Task Force meeting on the NIN-SIM data linkage has said over 51 million Nigerians have been assigned NINs. He said there were many Nigerians, who have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs. With each individual having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country.   The current number of monthly enrolments…

NiDCOM to secure release of Nigerian wrongfully incarcerated in Cote D’ivoire’s prison

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and the Nigeria Mission in Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire,following painstaking investigations has confirmed that Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian living in Abijan was wrongfully charged and incarcerated for a crime she did not commit. According to the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa the Charge D’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Côte D’Ivoire ,Mr Mohammed Gana , sent officials of the mission to Bondoukou, a city eight hours outside Abidjan when the case was brought to his attention .. Plans are underway to engage the…

Gov Sule flags-off National Hajj Saving Scheme,urges intending pilgrims to enrol

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has urged intending pilgrims from the state, to key into the National Hajj Savings Scheme, towards actualizing their dream to fulfil their pilgrimage rites. Engineer Sule made the call while flagging-off the scheme at the Government House, on Tuesday. The Governor highlighted on the disadvantage of saving for Hajj with government, stressed that he preferred intending pilgrims from the state to save their contributions with the scheme rather than with the government. According to Engineer Sule, even though such may not happen in Nasarawa…

Oyetola swears in five Judges, charges them on fairness, impartiality

The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday swore in five High Court Justices. The new Justices are Adeniji Adedapo Olugbenga, Ganiyat Omobola Lawal, Akande Babafemi Abimbola, Okediya Maurice Olufisayo and Olokede-Obadina Christiana. He said appointment of more Judges was part of efforts to further strengthen the administration of justice and fortify the State’s strong and viable Bench that has superintended prompt and quality dispensation of justice. This was even as the Governor said the administration was committed to building the State on the pedestal of equity,…

A nation surrounded by gunmen By Kolawole Simon

Chilling. I mean very chilling. I felt a shiver down my spine on Tuesday when I saw the video of “new” Niger Delta militants, with war weapons, threatening to bomb Abuja and Lagos because of the “underdevelopment” of the oil-producing region. It brought back sad memories – memories of 2004 when organised lawlessness began to take unimaginable dimensions in Nigeria and we finally lost our “innocence”. Between then (when the militants started a campaign of kidnapping oil workers as well as bombing pipelines) and now, Nigeria has become a nation…

IIP-SARS panel threatens CSP Danjuma Ochejeh with arrest warrant …. as two widows link husbands’ deaths to alleged police brutality

The Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police on Monday warned that it might issue a warrant of arrest on Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Danjuma Ochejeh of Delta state Police Command over allegations of human rights violations by the Police against Ochekpe Community of Anambra state and three other complainants. The Panel noted that it will not hesitate to issue a warrant of arrest on CSP Ochejeh for failing to appear before it…

NEW YEAR BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO OF KOGI STATE TO THE CITIZENS OF KOGI STATE ON 1ST JANUARY, 2020

My Dear Kogites,   I am overjoyed to see 2021, along with every Kogite and every Nigerian, at home and in the Diaspora, who has been equally privileged by the Almighty. We are grateful to God for the blessing of crossing from one year into another.   We are all winners, just for surviving 2020. As a state, Kogi has many reasons to be thankful. As individuals, we all have many reasons to thank God. Last year was the year that demonstrated to humanity in no uncertain terms just how…

Christmas : Senate President congratulates Christian faithful,preaches love, tolerance, sacrifice

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with the Christian faithful and Nigerians generally as they joined the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas. Lawan noted that this year’s celebration came at a time when the world was combatting the resurgence of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has forced many countries to ramp up health safety protocols at a time when people traditionally gather to share love in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Senate President also noted that aside from the global health emergency of COVID-19,…

2020 budget: N’Assembly won’t approve another extension request, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly would not accede to another request from the Executive to extend the capital implementation of the 2020 budget. Lawan stated this in his remark after the upper chamber passed a N13.58 trillion budget for the 2021 fiscal year. According to the Senate President, the National Assembly’s approval granting extension for implementation of the capital component of the 2020 budget last week, should therefore be fully utilized by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government. He added that the extension…