By Obinna F. Nwachukwu, Abuja The 2024 second session of the Eleventh Synod of the Diocese of Mbaise Anglican Communion is billed to hold at the Immanuel Anglican Church Amumara, Ezinihitte Mbaise from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th May, 2024. Among dignitaries expected to grace the event are, Imo state Governor, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma, his predecessor in Office His Excellency Rt. Hon. Sir Emeka Ihedioha, Executive Director with Fidelity Bank Plc Sir Stanley Amuchie Other dignitaries include, the Chief Executive Officer Igwebuike Foundation Dr. Felix Enogwe, Sir Chibu Enwereuzo, members of the Council of Knights, Synod delegates drawn from the…
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***Party Receives Boost From Aggrieved Aspirants from APC and PDP The Chairman of Labour Party (LP) Governorship Primaries in Ondo State, Mr Olusola Ayodele has declared the resolve of Party to take back Ondo State in the forthcoming coming Governorship elections of the state billed for November 2024 by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, quoted Olusola Ayodele to have made the declaration when he Addressed the Southwest Leadership of the Party on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Ayodele who conducted the Ondo State Governorship Primaries of…
***Reads riot act Apparently piqued by the commotion caused by the alleged brutality of some top staff of the National Assembly on Friday by the personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Clerk to the National Assembly(CNA), Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambawal has read the riot act to all security operatives in the complex. He charged them to be civil in carrying out their duties at all times. A statement signed by Birma Shuaibu Maina, Secretary, Human Resources and Staff Development on behalf of the CNA pointed out that the top management of the National Assembly was aware of…
***Pays courtesy call on SMEDAN DG The Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Thursday, made a strong case for the development of Local industries through creation of a market for local manufacturers rather than just training them in their existing skills. She spoke when she met with the Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Charles Odii, to make case for the growth of local factories and the manufacturing of made-in-Nigeria products. The meeting, also attended by Senator Ede Dafinone, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content, focused on developing…
By Ahmed Rufa’i Dutse The Chairman Jigawa State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, (JSPCAC), Barrister Salisu Abdu said the commission would focus more attention on prevention of corrupt practices aimed at discouraging and reducing the act to minimal level. This was contained in a press statement issued by the head of education and public enlightenment in the commission, Mr Yusif Suleman to our reporter in Dutse, the state capital. According to him that would be achieved through massive campaign against corruption and abuse of office and also through mass media. According to the statement, the commission’s chairman is determined to…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Rector Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Dr Salisu Ogbo Usman, has revealed that one of the major mechanisms he deployed to reposition and restore the dignity of the institution is quality assurance. The Rector disclosed this during a courtesy call on him by Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, Caretaker Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, at the Polytechnic main campus in Lokoja. He explained that the ban on indiscriminate and compulsory sale of textbooks with emphasis on Continuous Assessment and Examination, introduction of e-exam, e-result computation and e-payment had also put the Polytechnic in good stead. The Rector noted…
The Senate has approved the North West Development Commission (NWDC) bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone. The approval came after the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Special Duties on the NWDC (Establishment). The bill to establish the commission was sponsored by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin and 20 other senators from the seven states in the North West geopolitical zone sponsored the bill to establish the commission Chairman of the committee, Sen. Shehu Lawan Kaka (APC, Borno Central) moved the motion for the presentation…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi has given matching orders to all construction firms handling 360 kilometers road in the state to ensure their completions before Democracy day (May, 29). The governor gave the order during an unscheduled visit to an ongoing 26 road projects across the state he insisted on timely completion of the projects before the rain commence and for the benefits of public. Namadi told the contractors that, his administration is ready to continue to patronizing any company that demonstrated seriousness and sincerely in handling his work. According to him “We are really…
From Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Secretary to the Jigawa state government, Malam Bala Ibrahim has inaugurated a 16 member Advisory Committee on Disability Trust Funds to develop action plan and comprehensive framework for effective implementation of the Fund. Inaugurating the Committee, the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bala Ibrahim said the Fund was established to carter for the welfare of the people with disability (PWD) in the State. He said the fund was jointly established by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Justice, office of the Head of civil service and the Nigeria labour congress”. According to the…
The three tiers of government have shared a total sum of N1,208.081tr as Federation Allocation for the month of April, 2024 from a gross total of N2,192.007 Trillion, during the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) May 2024 meeting chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. A statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga indicated that from the stated amount inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), and Exchange Difference (ED), the Federal Government received N390.412 Billion, the States received N403.403 Billion, the…