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My dear Dr Cho, We indeed had an interesting conversation yesterday night which, if we had exhausted our argument, we would have seen various perspectives, for, as it were, the law is an ass. As you well know, I have been a deft supporter of Atiku, but I am also mindful of the principle of substantial justice in my assessment of the ruling of the Presidential Election Tribunal on the issue of qualification. I take due cognizance of the particular pleas of Atiku on Buhari’s qualification, especially with the seeming illogics and apparent seeming lies in his submissions to INEC,…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) the weekend disclosed that the Insurance sector life annuity fund portfolio stood at about N323 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2019. The Head, Commissioner for Insurance Directorate of the NAICOM, Mr Rasaq Salami disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. According to Salami the figure represented a growth of 17.46 per cent when compared to that of 2018 which was N 275 billion. ” Within the same period under focus, the cumulative total Retiree Life Annuity (RLA) payouts stood above ₦122 billion as at end of the…
Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the country can become a stronger and more prosperous nation if states have more powers. He stated this while speaking at the 59th Independence Anniversary Lecture at the Island Club, Lagos, on Friday. The Vice President, who titled his lecture “the whole is only as great as the sum of its parts,” said Nigeria’s population and diverse ethnic groups has necessitated that states in the country be strengthened to enable them contribute more to national productivity and development. Prof. Osinbajo stated that this can be achieved with “stronger, more autonomous States that…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has stated that his administration would commence payment of N30,000 minimum wage to Ekiti workers this month. Dr Fayemi said the payment of the minimum wage was to motivate workers, especially teachers, to deliver the best to the state and reclaim the lost glory and pride of being the education nerve centre of the country. The Governor, who spoke amidst cheers by highly elated teachers and public servants in attendance at the 2019 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Ado- Ekiti on Saturday, however, tasked teachers to strive for the realisation of the bid to…
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Saturday, announced the immediate reinstatement of two teachers who were sacked by the immediate past administration. Abiodun announced the reinstatement during the celebration of the 2019 World Teachers’ Day, held at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme for this year’s Day is “Young Teachers, the Future of the Profession”. One of the affected teachers, Mr Olusanjo Majekodunmi, who was a Deputy Director at the state ministry of education, science and technology, was laid off in 2015 for setting “offensive” English questions for the state…
Oyo State Government says it will ensure teachers in the state enjoy better welfare package as reward for their impeccable contribution in shaping the society.Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State made the promise on Saturday at the teachers day celebration held at the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) house in Ibadan.Makinde, who was represented by Alhaja Olalade Agboola, the State Head of Service, said teachers are the light of the world and have been contributing immensely in shaping the society.“Celebrating teachers is one of the finest memory which the teachers will forever cherish. Teachers are the people who have made…
The University of Lagos has emphasised the need for managements of universities across the country to intensify efforts in ensuring effective measures to tackle sexual harassments. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to him, the issue of ‘sex for marks’ in the country’s university system remains a hydra-headed monster that must be tackled without further delay. “Recall that some foremost universities in the country had been in the news in the recent past, over cases of sexual harassment by lecturers.…
IBADAN – Aggrieved journalists on Saturday stormed the Dapo Aderogba hall of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ibadan to protest the imposition of the outgoing chairman’s cronies as Electoral Committee members. Crisis began after Adewumi Faniran, the Oyo NUJ Chairman, read out a list of five man committee he claimed gave him sleepless nights to arrive at. He charged them to organise the election of the State NUJ which holds in December. The list comprised the Chairman of the Oke Ogun federated chapel, Semiu Azeez as Chairman while his (Faniran campaign Director General and his subordinate in FRCN), Ridwan Fasasi,…
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is my honour to join you at the 2019 Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. I thank you for your warm welcome and for the constant support you offer Nigeria LNG Limited. We value your partnership with us in communicating our messages to our various stakeholders. Thank you once again. The theme for this conference: “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward,” is most relevant at this time considering the prevailing socio-economic issues in Nigeria. I commend you for bringing various thought leaders together to discuss how to use your vantage…
“From the presidency to councils, there is a general belief that things are not working in the country. When things are not working, the economy will not develop,” Bishop Mathew Kukah has said. He however noted that “efforts are being made to address insecurity, insisting “things are not working.” Dr. Kukah, who is the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, expressed this view on Friday, in his presentation as a Guest Speaker at the third annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). He accused successive administrations of ‘systematic destruction of national policies’, noting it was responsible for insecurity in the…