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When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018, he called on member states to “invest in institutions to entrench transparency and accountability.” But the recent push by many lawmakers from his All Progressives Congress (APC) party to grant themselves immunity from prosecution for corruption would seem to leave Mr Buhari’s national commitment to tackling corruption in tatters and fatally undermined. The bill, known as “Bill for an Act to Alter Section 308 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Extend Immunity to Cover Presiding…
The Supreme Court adjourned until Tuesday, hearing in application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to review a judgment on Imo governorship that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 9, 2019, election.Ihedioha and the PDP had approached the court after the apex court on Jan, 14 nullified his victory and declared Uzodinma as the winner of the election. Ihedioha was earlier declared the winner of the election by the electoral umpire, INEC The apex court had resumed hearing on Monday, however, after announcing appearances, Chief Kanu Agabi,…
The University of Lagos, Akoka has offered employment to no fewer than 100 graduates of the university, who made first class in various fields of study in the university. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made the disclosure at a pre convocation news conference on Monday in Lagos. He said the employment gesture was aimed at retaining some of the best brains to take the university to its desired goal. “We have, however, suspended this initiative for a while, in order to carry out a review of the entire thing. “We started it some time ago and no…
The Osun Government on Monday announced the abolition of the same school uniform policy for students in public schools in the state which was introduced by the immediate past administration of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola. The government also announced the reversal of the extant 4-5-3-4 policy in public schools to the 6-3-3-4, which was also introduced by the immediate past administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Gboyega Oyetola had constituted a panel led by a renowned educationist, Prof. Olu Aina, to look at some extant education policies in the state. The mandate given to the committee was…
The University town of Choba-Aluu, Port –Harcourt, Rivers State, was agog last weekend as Nigeria’s foremost Real Estate development company, Boing Luxury Estates Limited had the Ground-Breaking Ceremony of its landmark project called Boing Luxury Apartments located within the company’s Lakeview Estate just behind UNIPORT/UPTH. The special guest of honor, Honorable Prince Solomon Eke, who is also the chairman of Obiakpor Local Government; in his speech at the occasion, stated that projects that aim to alleviate the pains of humanity is a welcome development in Rivers State. He went on to talk about the efforts of his government to eliminate…
The Ogun Government has launched a mobile application to enhance information dissemination among health workers in the state in order to contain the coronavirus. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this at a meeting with the Emergency Operation Committee (EOC) on Monday in Abeokuta. According to her, the Android application christened, “CommCare,” will serve as a base for information about case definition. Coker added that the mobile device would help health workers in primary health centres to easily carry out a risk assessments before it escalates to the local government level. She said that the application had been…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday called on the Federal Government (FG) to reimburse state governments for Federal roads repaired by them. Akeredolu made the call in Akure when Gbemisola Saraki, Minister of State for Transportation, paid him a courtesy visit. He explained that the claims being made by the Ondo state were about N7 billion. “I’m sure that after verification, and deductions here and there, we should be able to have over N5 billion paid back to the state. “These monies being claimed include those spent by past and this present administration on road rehabilitation and construction.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the Christian community in celebrating General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye at 78, saluting his dedication to God, the welfare of the church and consistency in preaching and living the gospel for many years. The President felicitates with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, members of Pastor Adeboye’s family, which includes many spiritual children, within and outside the country, and his associates, commending the positive influence the preacher has had on the country and its citizens, with a wide network that hugely impacts on education, infrastructure, and health. President…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called on Gov. Abdullahi Sule to provide fire service response units in all the 13 local government headquarters of the state in order to tackle incessant fire outbreaks. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, announced the resolution after Mr Musa Iyimoga (ZLP-Doma North) raised the issue under Matter of Public Interest. Abdullahi said the provision of fire service response units with modern gadgets would go a long way in curbing frequent fire outbreaks across the state. “I want to commend the mover of this motion and other members for your positive…
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has arrested 10 suspects for allegedly smuggling 956 bags of banned 50kg rice in the state. The Commanding Officer, Capt. Peter Yilme made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Mbo, Akwa Ibom on Monday. He said that the 10 suspects were arrested in three different operations by Navy patrol gunboats in February. According to him, “165 bags of rice and suspects were apprehended on Ikang waterways; 707 bags of rice and suspects were seized offshore Agbani, while 84 bags of rice and suspects were…