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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has suspended a staff, Mrs Jamila Muhammad, over alleged gratification and abuse of office. NIMC General Manager, Operations and Corporate Communications, Mr Abdulhamid Umar said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Umar said the affected staff was being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of gratification and abuse of office. Umar said that the allegations include running a private company while in the employment of the Federal Government. ” Pursuant to the public service rules, the commission has placed Mrs Jamila Muhammad on immediate…
A chieftain of the APC in Edo, retired Maj.-Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, announced on Tuesday that he and other stalwarts had joined forces to back up President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Adams Oshiomhole to resolve the crisis plaguing the party. Airhiavbere, a frontline aspirant for the governorship slot in the forthcoming Edo elections on the platform of the APC, made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The APC, led by Oshiomhole, a veteran labour leader, has faced a recurring leadership crisis that appears to be threatening Oshiomhole’s plum job. Airhiavbere lamented that the crisis which…
Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo State says it has adopted proactive measures to prevent the outbreak of communicable diseases especially Coronavirus in the Orientation camp. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria had recorded two cases of COVID-19. Mrs Grace Akpabio, NYSC State Coordinator, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Akure. Akpabio said the secretariat had complied with health safety measures approved during the pre-orientation workshop held at the Directorate Headquarters in Abuja. She said the state secretariat had concluded arrangements to host 2, 200 prospective corps members deployed to the state…
Independent Hajj Reporters, (IHR), a civil society organization that reports Hajj and Umrah activities has called on the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards/Agencies, as well as Private Hajj and Umrah tour operators to devise a uniform national enlightenment programme on the prevention of Corona Virus for Hajj 2020 intending pilgrims. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the national coordinator Ibrahim Muhammed and Publicity Secretary Abubakar Mahmoud on Monday in Abuja. The statement said state Muslim pilgrims boards are currently holding enlightenment and education programmes for Hajj 2020 intending pilgrims in their…
All is now set for the maiden “FAAN National Aviation Conference” to be organized by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The conference, with the theme ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure and Profitable Air Transport’ is aimed at providing a veritable platform for brainstorming and sharing knowledge and ideas on contemporary developments in the global aviation industry. It is slated for the 1st to the 4th of April, 2020, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The conference will bring together captains of industries, top government functionaries, seasoned aviation experts and key stakeholders like the Honourable Minister of…
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Mohammed Tunis on Tuesday urged ECOWAS member countries to ensure that they paid their levies promptly to enable the sub-regional body to carry out its programmes. Tunis gave the charge while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the ongoing inaugural session of the 5th Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament in Niamey, Niger Republic. He said that the non-payment of levies was gravely hampering the implementation of programmes and projects of the community. Citing the case of Cape Verde, the speaker noted that the non-payment of such levies had denied defaulting countries certain privileges…
The Ondo State Government 21-man task force on farmers is ready to commence one on one interface with all the camp heads and farmers to encourage best practices in government’s forest reserves. Alhaji Kunle Sanni, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, made this known in a statement in Akure on Tuesday. Sanni said that the interface would also provide the government a veritable opportunity to interface with farmers on their duties and obligations to the state. He added that the state government would feel the impulse of the farmers to know their expectations and challenges; a kind of feedback mechanism. Sanni,…
Telecommunication giant, MTN on Tuesday closed its case over an alleged N300m copyright infringement suit involving an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams. Nkeakam Abhulimen, a staff of MTN and Chris Anusa, a staff of Defcom Technologies, both appeared as witnesses for MTN at the Federal High Court, Abuja before Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu to testify in the suit. It would be recalled that the plaintiff, Williams with the stage name, “Pupayannis”, had asked the court to declare that MTN’s sale of the song he composed as ring tone was an infringement. Williams stated that this was done without his consent, which according…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF ) on Tuesday announced the suspension of its 20th Anniversary celebration earlier slated to hold in March, till further notice. The Secretary-General of the Forum, Mr Anthony Sani, made the disclosure while presenting a brief report to the ACF General Assembly in Kaduna. “The planning and organization of the ceremony commenced six months ago, but the recent resurgence of kidnappings and killings in some parts of the North and Kaduna state in particular, as well as the global outbreak of Coronavirus, made the leadership to keep the event on hold till further notice. “To mark…
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Samuel Adejare, has called for collaboration with the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to enlarge the drainage channels in Agege area of Lagos to prevent flooding. Adejare, representing Agege Federal Constituency, told newsmen on Tuesday during a visit to the flood-prone area in Agege. He said that the ongoing construction of the new Lagos-Ibadan Standard gauge line had exposed the community to a high risk of flooding during rainfall. “We are going to collaborate with NRC to ensure that the drainage channel here is enlarged to accommodate the high flow of water during rainfall. “This…