Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed Rt. Hon Thomas Okosun as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. Rt. Hon Okosun was member of Edo State House of Assembly from 1992 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2003. He was Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2000 during which time he was elected Chairman, Conference of Speakers in Nigeria, in 1999. The new Pro-Chancellor was also Chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) from 2010 to 2013. He is married with children.xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ…
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said that the State Government would no longer tolerate any form of child abuse, domestic violence, child trafficking or violation of any law on the development of children in the state warning that perpetrators would be dealt with in accordance with the provision of the law. Governor Ambode who was speaking at the Children’s Day celebration organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Education at the Police College ground, Ikeja said that in the recent times, there has been a noticeable increase in child abuse, raping, kidnapping, deliberate neglect and above all,…
MTN Uganda, a unit of South Africa’s MTN Group, got a $114 million syndicated credit, which will be invested in its network infrastructure, it said on Thursday. The company, Uganda’s biggest telecoms network operator with 8.9 million subscribers at the end of last year, said the loan was arranged by Stanbic Bank Uganda, which teamed up with Citi, Standard Chartered and Barclays for the deal. The syndicated loan has a local currency portion equivalent to $74 million with the rest being in foreign currency. MTN Uganda CEO Brian Gouldie said the company had repaid another syndicated loan that was raised…
United States of America, Consular General to Nigeria, His Excellency, John Bray, had expressed his country’s preparedness to help Nigeria establish peace and end the ongoing violence in the South -South region by Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups. The Consular General stated this when he visited the former national chairman of Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, ATROMPCON, and Pere of Seimbiri Kingdom, Delta State, HRM Charles Ayemi-Botu at his Edjeba Palace Annexe, Warri. Bray, who was visiting Warri for the first time, asserted: “We are looking at whatever we can do to…
Nigeria’s distributable revenues to the three tiers of government fell in April to 281.5 billion naira ($1.420k billion), down 18.25 billion naira from March due to low oil prices, the finance minister said on Wednesday. The “drop in the average price of crude oil caused the fall in revenue” Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun told journalists. “A marginal drop in income was recorded from oil and gas royalties and import duties,” she added. Nigeria, a member of OPEC, relies on crude sales for about 70 percent of its government revenues. But with Africa’s largest economy now contracting, uncertainty around a foreign…
A militant group in the Niger Delta has blown up chevron facility. The new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, blew up the main gas pipeline, which provides electricity to the Escravos tank farm in Delta state. In a tweet sent via its Twitter handle, @NDAvengers, the militant group confirmed that the latest attack on oil facilities was prompted by Chevron’s refusal to fix a major crude pipeline blown up by the group earlier. Also affirming the attack, Eric Omare, spokesman for the Ijaw Youth Council, wrote on Twitter that, “The attack truly happened.” Resident Zebo Austin, who lives nearby, also…
Oil continued to trade at seven-month highs, as better-than-expected oil inventory data supported the sentiment. WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contracts for July delivery were seen trading at $49.32 per barrel, a rise of 1.4%. Brent crude oil was trading at $49.51 per barrel, a rise of 1.8%. According to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (or EIA) at 10:30 AM EST, crude oil inventory levels fell by 4.2 million barrels to 537.1 million barrels in the week ended May 20, 2016. This was a larger fall than the Market had anticipated, and it supported crude…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has called for improved efforts at protecting children’s rights as well as putting in place measures that will enhance their welfare. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Rasak, to commemorate the Children’s Day celebration, the Lagos Speaker also called on children to do away with crimes and violence. He reminded the young ones that shaping their character and preparing themselves for the challenges of nation building should be paramount to them rather than engage in activities that would hinder their development. Obasa stated that the…
The Lagos state House of Assembly is considering a Bill that would make local governments in the State semi-independent through a Board that would incorporate comparative economic advantage of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas. According to the House Committee Chairman on Budget and Economic Planning, Rotimi Olowo, the bill becomes expedient in the face of the Nigeria’s current slim purse and the need for those in government to explore other means to generate revenue. Olowo explained that the time had come for council chairmen to stop going cap-in-hand looking for money. Olowo explained that there…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the conscious initiative of his administration at ensuring enduring peace and repositioning the State University is already yielding positive results. He said with the recent ranking of the institution as the best State University in Nigeria and the 11th overall best public University in the country, he would continue to do everything to make the institution the preferred university of excellence in research and human capacity building in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the 20th Convocation ceremony and installation of the new Chancellor of the Lagos State…