By Fred Edoreh The 7th National Youth Games is increasingly promising to be a breathtaking sports and entertainment festival as host Delta State has lined up top music acts, Boy Spyce, May D, Khaid and Cooler Lane to entertain the athletes and spectators during the event. Boy Spyce and May D are billed to feature at the opening ceremony on Saturday, September 23, while Khaid and Cooler Lane are scheduled for the closing ceremony on September 30. The initiative is in keeping with the promise of the state to present the National Youth Games like never before, to leave a…
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The attention of the Executive Committee of the University o To put the records straight, Dr. Kemi Emina was unanimously adopted as Chairman of the Committee set up to organize UIAA @ 65 at the Executive Council Meeting (ECM) of the Association. Dr. Salau Folaranmi was invited to attend that meeting but failed to show up. The choice of Dr. Emina to Chair the Committee for the Celebration of UIAA @ 65 was based on his track record of hardwork, credibility and integrity exhibited during his tenure as UIAA President 2014-2018 wherein he had successfully handled other ground shaking…
Baring last minute changes, President Bola Tinubu will announce a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers next week. President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, disclosed this while speaking on the outcome of the union’s Tuesday meeting with the federal government on the fuel subsidy removal. “Minister of labour told us that he had an audience with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the minister of finance and had reviewed the issue of wage award. But the president asked them to fine-tune the issues before he makes the announcement,” “Minister told us all these issues would be streamlined…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said the standing committees of the House were increased from 109 to over 134 to allow better legislative oversight on the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Speaker Abbas faulted the claim in some quarters that the increase in the number of committees was to create more chairmanship and deputy chairmanship slots for members of the House, stating that the new committees were broken out of the existing ones to ease the heavy burden on some of the old ones. The Speaker…
The new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said yesterday the nation is in a revenue crisis and requires urgent steps to change the narrative. Adedeji, who stated this while taking over the mantle of leadership of the agency from his predecessor, Muhammad Nami, noted that about 96 per cent of Federal Government revenue was spent on debt servicing last year, stressing that the situation is not sustainable. Former chairman of the revenue agency, Nami, said the FIRS generated N8.5 trillion in revenue into the federation account as of mid-September. Adedeji said: “We are in…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to actualize the agenda of the Federal Government across the different sectors of the economy. The team comprising 6 Special Advisers and 12 Senior Special Assistants will work in the office of the Vice President, supporting the “Renewed Hope” agenda of the Tinubu administration. The appointments in the Vice President’s office includes; Rukaiya El-Rufai, Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on NEC & Climate Change; Tope Kolade Fasua as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on Economic Matters; Aliyu Modibbo Umar, Special Adviser (SAD), General…
The suspended CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and other top officials of the bank may face trial afterall. This follows the stalling of the plea bargain move between the Federal Government and Emefiele Emefiele and the affected officials of the apex bank have “not made substantial concessions on some refunds expected from them.” Sources said that trillions of naira were being tracked by a federal agency but only a few billions of naira was offered as refundable by some of those linked to the suspicious transactions. some interceding forces and Emefiele have not made progress on the plea bargain terms. The…
In a recent interview with Prince Barnabas Akporehe a stakeholder in the Niger Delta region, where he expressed defiance over Members of Arewa Youth Forum’s staged protest at the Headquarters of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja to demand the cancellation of the Pipeline Surveillance Contract awarded to Tompolo’s security firm. He emphasizes the need for cohesion and unity other than sabotaging economic development. “There is a long list of political saboteurs in Nigeria. And we must be very cautious of what we negotiate so that we don’t frustrate genuine efforts. I always encourage valuable criticism. Because it…
Reports show that a coup is unfolding in the Republic of Congo. The nation’s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, is said to be in New York, United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly. No one yet knows who is behind the coup but local media on Sunday pointed to the commander of the Presidential guard. If confirmed, this will be the third coup in Africa in less than a year. The first was was in Niger and then Gabon. The August coup in Gabon overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba who, with his father, ruled Gabon for over fifty years.…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President has further approved the nomination of Mr. Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor…