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President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to talk to their members to comply with ongoing verification and validation of human resources in the universities, saying it will guarantee optimum output. Mr President, who was referring to the ongoing enrollment of academic and non-academic staff of the nation’s tertiary institutions on the IPPIS platform, spoke on Thursday when ASUU leadership led by Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, paid him a courtesy call at the State House, Abuja. He said ASUU should help Government to realize the target of improved education and credible certificates, adding “The future…
The Federal Government on Thursday appointed Alhaji Garba Abubakar as the new Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Mr Moses Adaguusu, the Head of Public Affairs of the commission made this known in a statement in Abuja. Adaguusu said Abubakar appointment was conveyed to CAC through the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. Abubakar joined CAC in April 2004 as a principal manager compliance, he rose through the ranks to become a Director in Jan. 2016, between Aug. 2017 to Oct. 2017, he was a special adviser to the former Registrar-General. Prior to joining CAC, he worked with the…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun is regional police. Fayemi who spoke in Ibadan at the launch of the security apparatus stated that the Southwest governors were not out to undermine the integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria but were providing the Yoruba people with a “confidence-building strategy” to tackle crime and criminality in the region. The governor added that Amotekun was neither an alternative to any of the conventional security agencies in the country nor a state police. He said rather, Amotekun would…
By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja The leadership of the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPRCN) today in Abuja paid a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja with a call that the Next Level Agenda we require a lot of leveraging on IT to deliver the dividend of democracy. Speaking to the State House Correspondent after the visit to the President, the Chairman in Council Professor Charles Uwadia, argued that Social Media is not entirely bad as the activities of some bad elements have portrayed it. According to him, “the Social Media is the…
Canadian Pop singer, Justin Bieber, said he is battling with Lyme Disease, an infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia Burgdorferi and it is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks. The 25-year-old singer, took to his Instagram page @justinbieber to break the sad news after he was diagnosed with the disease recently. According to him, he disclosed this, in order to dispel the rumour that the reason behind his frail look was because of the use of hard drugs. “While a lot of people…
The Delta Police Command says it has apprehended a wanted suspect, alleged to have kidnapped a medical doctor with Delta University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH) in November 2019. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Hafiz Inuwa, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Warri, Delta. Inuwa, who identified the suspect as Desmond Itodje, said that he was involved in the abduction of Dr Jerry Isogun, President, National Association of Resident Doctors, DELSUTH branch, on Nov. 20, 2019. He said that the suspect was apprehended on Jan. 8 in his hometown, Okpara Waterside in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.…
A 37-year-old man, Shuaib Akeem, on Thursday, appeared before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for alleged pipeline vandalism. Akeem of Onitotolo Compound, Pakata area of Ilorin, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, tampering with oil pipeline and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Nasir Yusuf, told the court that on Dec. 31, the case was reported to the Intelligence and Investigation Department of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command Headquarters, Ilorin. Yusuf said that the defendant, who was working with Halogen Security Company, committed the offences with some others now at large by…
The Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, cautioned parents against indifference to their children, following the recent kidnap of a four-month-old baby and his nine-year-old brother in Okitipupa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the caution was against the backdrop of the Jan. 6 kidnap of two siblings outside their home at Omawa Street in Okitipupa by a man, who is now in police net. The command’s Spokesman, CSP Femi Joseph told NAN on the telephone in Okitipupa that it would not have been easy for the kidnap suspect to perpetrate the act if the parents had been…
A group, the All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum on Thursday faulted the plan to regulate estimated electricity bills issued by power distribution companies to their unmetered customers, billed to begin in February. Its National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was only pandering to the Discos with the proposal to the detriment of Nigerians. NAN reports that the NERC Chairman, Prof. James Momoh, had on Jan. 7 said once the regulation was released, unmetered customers would only pay what the commission compelled Discos to collect as…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, to prison. Justice Jude Okeke made the order on Thursday while ruling on a motion drawn from a suit filed by Ummakalif Limited against the Minister of the FCT; Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA); DG of NCAC, and the Minister for Culture and Tourism, as the first, second, third and fourth defendants respectively. In the motion, the claimant sought an order of the court committing Runsewe to prison for contempt of court order made on December…