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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has revealed details of the state’s security architecture, saying that the state was ready to launch the Oyo State Development Association for Socio-Economic Renaissance (OYODASER) and the state’s Vigilante Services. The Governor, who was speaking during a courtesy visit to his office by the Vigilante and Community Development Council (CDC), said the state was working round the clock to nip insecurity in the bud. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as saying that the state security architecture is also linked to the emerging South-West…

A joint committee of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights have urged the National Assembly (NASS) to recommend adequate compensation and recognition for troops fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The call was made in Abuja in a report of preliminary findings submitted to the leaderships of NASS after investigation on allegations of human rights abuse made against the Nigerian military by some foreign media organisations. The committee while absolving the soldiers of wrong doing said the troops have approached the war on insurgency with international standards on human rights and as such deserved…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved Transcorp Power Consortium as the preferred bidder for the Afam Electricity Generation Company (Afam Power Plc and Afam Three Fast Power Limited) with a bid price of N105.3bn (about US$343.6m) and Diamond Stripes Consortium as the reserve bidder with a price of N102.3bn. A statement by BPE Head of Public Communications, Amina Othman in Abuja on Thursday, said this was one of the major decisions taken by the Council, chaired by the Vice President and Chairman of Council, Professor Yemi Osinbajo at the 2nd Meeting of the NCP for…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Thursday shared a total of N693.529billion to the three tiers of Government for the month of September 2019. The N693.529 billion comprised revenue from Value Added Tax(VAT), Exchange Gain and Gross Statutory Revenue. The Committee which was chaired by the Accountant General of the Federation, (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris, announced that as at 17th October 2019, the balance in the Excess Crude Account stood at $323.692million. A communique issued by the FAAC at the end of the meeting in Abuja showed that from the total revenue of N693.529 billion,…

At last, the Federal Government and organised labour have reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries for the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage. The agreement was reached in the early hours of Friday after a meeting that commenced on Thursday. Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige announced the agreement in Abuja in the early hours of Friday, after a government team he led concluded its meeting with officials of the Organised Labour. According to Ngige, the consequential adjustment agreed upon are as follows: “For COMESS wage structure Grade level 7 gets…

Nigeria sets the stage to attract more investments into the country through the establishment of the Nigeria Integrated Reporting Committee (NIRCO). The establishment of NIRCO complements the efforts of the Federal Government to align GDP growth with the Sustainable Development Agenda, as envisaged by initiatives like the National Social Investment Program. By adopting Integrated Reporting, companies will align their Financial (IFRS) and Sustainability Reporting to enhance decision making by investors and business executives. Championed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), NIRCO will serve as an influential Committee that will promote and support the adoption of Integrated Reporting…

In its determination and resolve to foster a new mindset among Nigerians, the Mindshift Advocacy for Development Initiative has unveiled a new blue print to get Nigerians to think differently, believe differently and to act differently, so as to generate a mindset geared towards development. The event which was attended by dignitaries and the media held Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the prestigious Benue Hall of the International Conference Centre, Abuja. In his address Mr. Joko Okupe, the Founder and Board of Trustee member of the Mindshift Advocacy for Development Initiative said that “the bane of Nigeria and by extension…

ABUJA – Worried by the persistent criticisms of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the organisation from 2001 to 2019. Receiving governors of the states that make up the Commission, led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday in Abuja, President Buhari  said what is presently on the ground  in the South south region does not justify the huge resources that have been made available to the organisation. “I try to follow the Act setting up these institutions especially the NDDC. With the amount of…

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU with International Peace Commission (IPC) toward peace promotion, research and capacity building in Nigeria. IPC is a Non-Governmental Organization with Head-quarters in Missouri, United States of America registered with Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria with the main objective of achieving peaceful co-existence. In his remarks during the signing ceremony on Tuesday 16th October, 2019 in Abuja, the Director General Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Dr. Bakut T. Bakut said that the two organizations agreed to partner with a view to achieving peacebuilding and conflict prevention…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Delta on Thursday announced the suspension of the strike embarked on over the failure of the federal government to fully implement the new N30,000 minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NLC in the state had on Tuesday embarked on strike to protest what it considered a failed negotiation by the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC) on the new minimum wage. Addressing newsmen on the sideline of the 5th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference of State Chapter of the Medical and Health Workers Union on Thursday in Asaba, Mr Goodluck Ofoburuku, the…