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By Kamil Opeyemi A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal collapsed on Wednesday during his screening at the floor of the Senate. NPO Reports that Lawal is one of the three nominees whose name were sent by President Bola Tinubu. His nomination is a replacement for that of former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, whose bami nation was stalled over security concerns. The nominee was being asked some questions when he suddenly went down. A surprised Senate President Godswill Akpabio was heard asking for water and sugar to revive the ministerial nominee. “Water, water! Can you give…
The Police in Katsina State, has confirmed the kidnap of five female students of the Federal University Dutsinma, (FUDMA) in Katsina by gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu said that the terrorists’ invaded “resident of the students” behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial School, Dutsinma. Aliyu said that the incident occurred at about 2 a.m., on Wednesday. He said that the police have arrested one person suspected to be supplying information to the terrorists who abducted the students. The spokesman said that efforts are on to rescue the victims unhurt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Effective and strategic leadership: A path to Nigeria’s progress As Nigeria celebrates its 63rd independence anniversary, it is a moment of reflection and an opportunity to chart a brighter future for the nation. I have an individual social responsibility to share insights on effective and strategic leadership informed by my privilege of engaging over 4,000 leaders globally. Every time I speak with leaders, I observe that they agree that executives in government and business play pivotal roles in shaping Nigeria’s destiny. The billion-dollar question is, what values do Strategic leaders in Nigeria need to succeed in this fast-paced, increasingly volatile…
Oil Theft Not Only Reason for Poor Out – NCDMB Boss, Wabote The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Wabote has said oil theft is not the only reason Nigeria has suffered from poor output in recent times. This was just as he blamed the country’s poor legal system on the inability of the board to take some drastic actions against those sabotaging the oil and gas industry. He said operators take advantage of the delay in the administration of justice adding that this compels his organization to prefer the Alternative Dispute…
By Kamil Opeyemi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its campaign for the Nov. 11 Kogi Governorship Election temporarily, as a mark of respect for Ms Khadijat Yahaya, a member of the party who died after an attack by suspected thugs. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the spokesperson for the state Campaign Council, said stated this in a statement in Lokoja. Khadijat allegedly lost her life after a clash between supporters of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and those of the APC in Kotonkarfe on Sept. 29. Meanwhile, the state APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Usman Ododo, visited the family of the deceased…
By Halimah Olamide The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has called for entries for the 18th edition of the Investigative Reporting award. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the CEO, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, stating that entries may be submitted between Wednesday 4 October to Tuesday 24 October 2023 by 4pm. The award is open to entries from Nigerian reporters, individuals or teams and full-time or freelancers, who have published stories in the Nigerian news media directly mainly at the Nigerian audience. According to the statement, interested journalists are encouraged to carefully ready the entry criteria for each award category and apply within. This…
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been forced out as Speaker of the US House of Representatives after a vote by lawmakers. Lawmakers debated the leadership challenge, and voted 216 to 210 to oust him. McCarthy is the first Speaker in US history ever to be removed in this way after a motion to vacate Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a formal motion on Monday to eject him, after months of infighting between McCarthy and his party’s right wing. All 208 Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy, along with eight Republicans. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has issued a statement on…
British International Investment (BII), a UK’s Development Finance Institution (DFI) has announced a 60 million dollars trade finance facility for Access Bank and five of its other Pan-African subsidiaries. The bank’ s Spokesman, Mr Abdul Imoyo, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Imoyo said BII, also an impact investor partnership with Access Bank, would strengthen import and export capabilities amongst local businesses and plug the foreign currency supply gap. He explained that the programme supports Access Bank’s strategy to enable continental trade and deepen BII’s commitment to bolstering financing environments in fragile economies. “BII estimates the loan…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police (IG) to call the Kogi Commissioner of police (CP) to order over his attitude towards its governorship candidate. The Chairman, SDP Campaign Council, Kogi East, Mr Hassan Yakubu, made the call during a press conference in Lokoja. Yakubu said recent remarks by the CP, Onuoha Bethrand, were incriminating against the party and its governorship candidate, Alhaji Muritala Ajaka. He said the situation became more worrisome when the CP claimed that SDP’s rally of Sept. 29 was without police permission, and that Ajaka had…
By Halimah Olamide A committee set up by Plateau’s Gov. Caleb Mutfwang has said that many illegal recruitment exercises were carried under the administration of former Governor Simon Lalong. Lalong is the current Minister of Labour and Employment in Nigeria. The committee, while submitting its report on Tuesday, declared in Jos that fake employment letters were issued in the state’s civil service, under the watch of Lalong. The 15-member committee was constituted on July 26 to review the last recruitment exercise conducted by the preceding administration. “Some fake employment letters were issued to some employees,” chairman of the committee, Dr…