Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Arch Sunny Echono, a Benue indigene as the new Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND)The Governor in a congratulatory message to Arch Echono on his appointment thanked the President for finding a Benue son worthy for the appointment. This was contained in a statement issued by the chief press secretary to the Governor of Nathaniel Ikyur on Friday. Arch Echono was the immediate past Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja who retired after a meritorious service to the nation. Governor Ortom expressed delight that Echono’s…
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By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has condemned the current fuel scarcity, describing it as a sad commentary for an oil producing country. It also described as unfortunate the event that has thrown people especially the common man in to artificial sufferings This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the first quarter 2022 Zonal (Zone A) Executive Council (ZEC) meeting of the unionThe communique was signed and made available to newsmen in Dutse Jigawa state, by the zonal publicity secretary, Comrade Basiru Yusuf.The communique reads, “The hike in prices of petroleum…
By Tunde Olusunle It was four days to his 57th birthday. Exactly five years ago on Sunday March 5, 2017, however, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo, one of Nigeria’s finest, most innovative and most resourceful journalists of all time, died in continually befuddling circumstances. He had attended the 80th birthday celebration of his erstwhile benefactor and boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s pioneer president in the current democratic milieu in Abeokuta, earlier that day. He was being chauffeured back to his base in Abuja, by a kinsman and friend, Adas Sadiq, a chartered accountant. The evening was speedily creeping in, dusk decisively outwitting the day…
Two former senators from Kogi State, Dino Melaye and senator Alex Kadiri have asked the National Assembly to ignore President Muhammadu Buhari over his new battle cry on the already signed electoral act. Melaye represented Kogi West in the 8th senate and briefly in the 9th Senate while Kadiri represented Kogi East from 1999 to 2003. Senator melaye asked the national Assembly to disregard the president on his suggedtions “My take is that the National assembly should disregard the suggestion of the president. If after they have amended the act to sooth the Presideny and they do it the second time…
Immediate past deputy Vice chancellor (Academic) University of Portharcourt Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi has described the logjam in the Ivory towers over industrial action by lecturers as a deliberate effort by Government to undermined education. Speaking in Abuja recently on the incessant strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Fawehinmi said the strike is a necessity The Professor of Clinical Anatomy and Medical Anthropology said, “I think the ASUU agitation is called for even though it is one strike too many but it is not the fault of ASUU. “You will notice that ASUU has been consistently asking…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Mr. James David Lalu has applauded the efforts of Sightsavers over the recent survey the organization conducted to ascertain the effects of COVID-19 on PWDs. The Head Media and Publicity of the commission Mbanefo JohnMichaels in a statement indicated that the executive secretary gave the indication in his goodwill message on wednesday during the presentation of the report on Covid 19 effects held in Abuja by the Sightsavers.According the Statement the Executive Secretary expressed appreciation for the consistent support of the Disability -Partner organization since the establishment of the Commission.He promised to…
The Public Private Partnership Regulatory Commission Act being worked upon by the Senate Committee on Works has received overwhelming endorsements from many stakeholders. The Act is to replace the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission Act 2005 and enacting the Public Private Partnership Regulatory Commission Act 2022. The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), however, has kicked against the act describing it as a duplication of the functions between the proposed agency and BPE. There were divergent opinions on the planned legislation Thursday during a day public hearing held on it by the Senate Committee on Works. While critical stakeholders like the Acting…
The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), the Manufactural Association of Nigeria, (MAN), and other stakeholders on Thursday faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) recent policy of e-valuation, e-invoice for import and export in the country. This was as both agencies and other stakeholders appeared before the House of Representatives Committees on Customs and Excise as well as Banking and Currency to address issues arising from the introduction of the new system by the CBN. While the CBN explained that the new system would plug leakages and enable the governemnt to recover more funds, the Customs said it was in violation…
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Bill seeking to scrap the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and transfer of its assets and liabilities to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated. The proposed legislation titled: “A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority Act and Transfer the Assets and Liabilities to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated; and for Related Matters is being sponsored by Noon Oluwole Oke (Osun- PDP) the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) The rejected Bill provides that: “All funds currently in the custody of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (hereinafter be…
The people of Bagana community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State have sent a ‘save our souls’ message to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Corporate Organisations and public spirited individuals for assistance to aid their resettlement. The community had consistently suffered from communal crisis that have rendered the natives refugees in their own ancestral home, as most of their houses have been raised by the fallout of the incessant clashes.They appealed to all and sundry to donate both materials and financial resources to the ongoing resettlement process of the war torn community.…