A former Executive Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Maiwalima Mohammed Sani Haruna has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to place priority on homegrown technology. He said only technology can ensure sustainable industrial development contained in Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He also said the Students Loan Bill signed into law by the President will provide equal opportunities for the youth. Haruna spoke in Keffi at the grand reception in his honour by the Coalition of Youth Groups in Nasarawa State. He said: “The determination of His Excellency, Mr. President to populate his cabinet with…
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The Police in Ondo State have confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde-Oyinlade, the Chief Imam of USO community in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The 67-year-old Chief Imam was abducted on his farm at Asolo Farm Camp on Saturday afternoon. A family member said they reported to the police when Bodunde-Oyinlade did not return home by 2pm and calls to his mobile phone were not answered. “The kidnappers have contacted the family but are yet to demand for ransome,” he said on condition of anonymity. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, Police spokesperson in the state, however, confirmed the incident.…
A member representing Chikun Constituency in the Kaduna House of Assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Madami Garba Madami, is dead. Madami died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment on Saturday, three days after the inauguration. The 10th State Assembly members were inaugurated on June 13, 2023, and the late member could not participate as a result of an undisclosed ailment. A traditional title holder from his constituency(Chikun), Ibrahim Sale, the Ardo Ardodin, confirmed the incident. Meanwhile, the state Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has expressed shock over the death of the lawmaker while commiserating with…
The DSS says it has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Federal Government over the suspension and subsequent investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele. statement by the spokesperson of the service Dr Peter Afunanya says the groups intend to gather at different points in Abuja and Lagos with placards depicting the Service and the Federal Government in bad light as well as calling for the immediate release of Emefiele. The Service therefore warns those behind this plot to desist forthwith. Meanwhile the service says it has granted the family of Emefiele, medical officials…
The immediate-past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has reviewed his stewardship under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, and disclosed that his home state of Edo benefitted from multi-billion Naira projects and other significant interventions, which he facilitated. Agba said his over-three-year tenure as a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was productive and beneficial both at the national and state levels. He said the projects that he facilitated were clear evidence of his commitment and contributions to better the lives of Edo people and Nigerians as a whole even as he urged…
Nigeria’s delegation to Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying duel with Sierra Leone arrived in the Liberian capital, Monrovia on Saturday morning, aboard a chartered Air Peace airline Embraer 195. The aircraft conveying the contingent of 23 players, technical and administrative staff and a few other officials led by President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, landed at the Roberts International Airport at 11.08am local time (12.08pm in Nigeria), and was received by the Ambassador of Nigeria to Liberia, His Excellency Godfrey A. E. Odudigbo, the Head of Chancery, Ms Stella Ahumibe and a few other mission staff. There…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested two suspects in Abuja over alleged human trafficking. The suspects are Awulonu Franklin and Joseph Ukaluo. The Director-General (DG) of the agency, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed on Friday that officers of the agency bursted the trafficking syndicate on Friday, June 9, at about 11:00 hours. She said that the suspects are part of the syndicate that specializes in moving young female Nigerians, between the ages of 16 to 26, to India for sexual exploitation and possible organ harvesting. Waziri-Azi said that a sting operation was conducted after…
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi has expressed profound sadness at the news of the death of Chief George Akosile, a leading member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), from Ekiti State. Dr. Fayemi described the demise of the elder statesman and leading progressive politician as a significant loss to Ekiti State and the entire country. In a condolence message issued by Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, the head of the Fayemi Media Office, the former governor stated: ‘’The news of the death of Chief George Akosile was unexpected and…
Some anti-corruption crusaders have urged Nigerians to reject the bill passed by the Senate to whittle down the power of the Chairman of ICPC, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye. They also urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent on the amended bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate had on June 4, passed a bill to amend the law establishing the ICPC, which steeply cuts down on the power of the commission’s chairperson. Speaking in separate interviews, with NAN, they posited that signing the bill into law would undermine the war against corruption in the country. An anti-corruption…
For over two decades, the issue of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) has been a major concern for the Africa as assets and funds running into billions of dollars continue to find its way out of the continent as a result of corrupt public servants and multinational corporations. Their destination is the Western and European countries. Though stakeholders including the African Union Member-States have played significant roles in the international efforts to combat these opaque and destabilizing transfers of capital, such efforts have not yielded the desired goal. Tackling corruption, particularly IFFs, has become a matter of survival for Africa’s development…