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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the Indian Government to support Nigeria’s film industry with the technology that will enhance the quality of films produced in the country. The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday when he received the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Abhay Thakur, on a courtesy visit to his office. “I think Bollywood is probably the biggest film industry in the world, closely followed by Nigeria, but while we are proud of what Nollywood is doing in terms of content, I think we still need to do more in the…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered a 56-year-old man, Akinbomi Ademola, to be remanded in prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olufunke Sule-Amzat, also ordered that the defendant be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, pending advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions. Sule-Amzat, who did not take the plea of the defendant, adjourned the case until Nov. 14 for mention. The defendant, whose house address is not provided, was arraigned on a charge of alleged rape. The Prosecutor, ASP. Benson Emuerhi, said that the defendant committed the offence on Sept. 29, at…
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 2,352.5 megawatts of electricity on Wednesday due to unavailability of distribution infrastructure. This is contained in a daily energy report by the Advisory Power Team, office of the Vice President, a copy of which was obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The report also attributed the 2,352 .5 megawatts not generated to high frequency. It also noted that 1.55 megawatts of electricity was not generated due to unavailability of transmission infrastructure during the period. Similarly, it said that 1,551 megawatts was…
Mr Achuba was impeached by members of the Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday in Lokoja, the state capital. The Majority Leader of the House disclosed this to reporters at the premises of the Assembly complex.(Channelstv)
Following three days of negotiations by Government and the Organised Labour on the consequential adjustments of the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000, both parties have finally reached an agreement. The Concillators to the agreement are Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and his state counterpart, Dr Festus Keyamo. Witnesses to the agreement from the Government side are; Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, Ag. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Mr Olusegun Olufehinti, Director IPPIS, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. On the Labour side are Mr Simon Anchaver, Ag. Chairman, JNPSNC and…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has conferred the title of Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, on Mr Obadiah Nkom and 46 other distinguished engineers. Mr Adekunle Mokuolu, the President of NSE at the 12th Fellowship Conferment Lecture in Abuja said the award was the highest professional honour of the society He said the engineers had consistently displayed the resilient spirit of professionalism and had brought honour to the society. “They have brought honour and enormous contributions to the growth of the noble profession of engineering in this country. “I charge you all to continue to assert yourselves…
Igbo Youth Assembly (IYA) Worldwide has appealed to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra to compensate victims of Wednesday’s fuel tanker fire at Onitsha. The appeal was made in a statement on Friday by the President General of IYA, Mr Ifeanyi Nwaudunna and Secretary-General, Mr Casmir Irekamba. They noted with concern that the fire outbreak killed some people and also destroyed property worth millions of Naira. The association leaders said the victims of the fire incident needed to be compensated having contributed to the economic growth of the state and the country. The IYA leaders said that the victims needed help…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says he is planning, in collaboration with newspaper owners, to sponsor a bill to penalize media establishments that owe journalists. Mr Christopher Isiguzo, National President of NUJ, stated this in Makurdi at an interactive session with members of the union in the state, to appreciate members for electing him and also know their challenges. The members had also complained of regular intimidation, harassment and detention, over their reports like ordinarily criminals. Isiguzo said that when the bill is passed into law, media houses would no longer owe media workers salaries. He said there was…
As Nigeria enters its third decade as a democracy, YIAGA AFRICA, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and Ford Foundation is hosting a conference titled “Nigeria’s Democracy at 20: Reflections and Reform” in Washington DC on October 22 – 23, 2019. The conference provides an opportunity for reflection on Nigeria’s democracy with special focus on how Nigeria can consolidate and deepen its democracy. The event is designed to raise the profile of and build on on-going election review and governance reform conversations in Nigeria and mobilize international support for democratic reforms in Nigeria. The conference will also feature a special roundtable on Nigeria’s…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, has revealed what the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the last 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, were doing in court over the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari was the presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) during the poll. DAILY POST had reported that the Justice Mohammed Garba-led Tribunal dismissed Atiku and PDP petition in its entirety. The court ruled that Buhari was duly elected as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the presidential election held on February 23, 2019. The…