The House of Representatives, on Tuesday tasked the Federal Government on the need to replace the recently discovered and removed 23,000 ghost workers with unemployed youth. The resolution followed a motion on matters of urgent public importance brought by Hon. Dickson Tarkighir (APC, Benue) calling the federal government attention to the growing need of employment by the youths, saying that the development was an opportunity for the government to create the needed employment. Tarkighir explained that since the government system had demonstrated the financial capacity to withstand the pressure of catering for 23,000 plus none existing staff over the years, it should be…
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Lack of purposeful leadership is responsible for the under-development of the African continent. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has said. Speaker Dogara, said this when he received in audience the Sudanese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Busha in his office on Tueasday, lamenting that African leaders have left the continent underdeveloped as a result of their reliance on foreign aids from the western world. Dogara in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Mr. Turaki Hassan maintained that for Africa to develop, its leaders must begin to look inward and profer solutions instead of waiting for…
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has called on indigenes and residents of Amawbia town especially the women to turn out en mass during the Anambra Central Senatorial election and cast their votes for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for Anambra Central, Chief Sir Victor Umeh. The wife of the governor made the plea Tuesday at the APGA Campaign Rally held at Eziokpala-Igwe Square Amawbia, Anambra State. Chief Mrs. Obiano said that she insisted on coming to the Rally to join ndi Amawbia whom she described as “our good landlords who are supporting APGA and our…
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), umbrella association for all providers of telecom service in the country, has solicited the support of Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to the infrastructures and installations of members across the country. Speaking recently when he led a delegation of its members to the IG in Lagos, ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, lamented that despite the transformation of the economy through development in telecommunications sector, the association is still faced a number of environmentally related problems in particular, on the issues of interference with the smooth operations of telecom services. The association lamented…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said his government will spare no effort to ensure the safe release of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the state, who were kidnapped by a group of armed gang on Monday evening. The Governor in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, condemned the unfortunate incident, just as he assured that the Police and other security operatives have swung into action, with useful leads and with an unwavering determination to track down the perpetrators of the act and ensure the safe…
Acting Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Paul Angya, has restated the agency’s commitment to reducing the influx of sub-standard and fake products into the country by 80 per cent before the end of 2016. He stated that this would go a long way in increasing the capacity for local production as well as fast track the diversification of the country’s economy. Angya assured that the 2016 target was possible if the International Accredited Firms (IAFs) would continue to do their job of stopping the influx of sub-standard products into the country. Fielding questions from newsmen in…
Tension is heightened again in the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the September governorship election in the state following a renewed attempt to alter delegate lists. The renewed fear may not have been unconnected with attempt by some highly placed party men to ensure that their loyalists are added on the delegate lists has however caused cold war among loyalists of aspirants A Secretariat staff who does not want his name on print said, though effort has been made by some leaders to alter the list, it has however been rebuffed by Abuja. He said “I…
THE Presidency has pledged continued support for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to realize the noble objectives of regional integration and peaceful co-existence that inspired its creation in May 28, 1975. President Muhammadu Buhari, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, while receiving the outgoing President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, at the State House, said the pursuit of the laudable goals of the regional economic bloc will always remain a top priority for Nigeria. ‘‘Nigeria, by its size and resources, has no alternative than to back ECOWAS to the hilt. We are part of ECOWAS.…
T.R.I.B.E (Testing Realities Invariably Binding Everyone) is a Photography, Poetry and Interactive Art Exhibition to be held at Espacio Gallery in Bethnal Green, London from the 15th -20th March. Founded by Kay Adekunle Rufai, the exhibition will feature images of rarely photographed tribes from remote regions of Southern Ethiopia with punctuating poems and videos from documentation with the tribes. There will be 6 nights of engaging poetry workshops, drama, debates, Yoga and much more. T.R.I.B.E exhibition will also see the launch of the a poetry and photography book of the same title launched which contains over 100 images and a…
The sum of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars is to be invested by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen Bauchi State’s ability to deliver quality education to children in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the Public Affairs Section of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria which was signed by Josephine Kamara and made available to newsmen in Bauchi on Wednesday. A five-year programme, the Northern Education Initiative Plus, introduced by USAID and the Bauchi State Government is to help improve educational performance of students in the state and serve as a model to…