State House Staff, led by the Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, have bade farewell to the Director of Finance and Accounts, Bashir Alkali, who was recently appointed a Federal Permanent Secretary. This was done at a send-off dinner on Saturday, attended by three retired Permanent Secretaries of the State House, management staff and some senior presidential aides. Alkali, who will resume as Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development this week, was praised by colleagues as an exemplary and diligent civil servant. The 57-year old Kano-born chartered accountant was posted to State House in August 2015…
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The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Tonye Jaja, has raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life by agents of the Director General of the agency, John Asein. He disclosed that an unnamed member of the NCC Governing Board had threatened his life through phone calls and SMS messages. The Board Chairman, who made the claim in a statement, titled: “Notification of threats to my life and reputation in the line of duty as chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission,” said the development followed statements he submitted to the Code…
Water Corporation Construction and Renovation Works, Ureje Dam, Ado-Ekiti.David Oke High School, Ikere Road, Ado-EkitiBanji Akintoye Comprehensive School, Polytechnic Road, Ado-EkitiJMK Foods’ Rice Mill Project, Polytechnic Road, Ado-Ekiti.Deji Fasuan Comprehensive High School, Afao Road, Ado-EkitiAyo Fasanmi Comprehensive High School, Ilokun, Ado-EkitiAdo-Iyin Dual Carriage Way2nos. Secretariat Building Project (Sitech and Patmag)Civic Centre Construction Project, Fajuyi, Ado-EkitiEkiti Airport Fencing Project, Along Ado-Ijan Road, Ado-EkitiEKZ Model School Building Project, Ago Aduloju, Ado-EkitiRenovation of Basic Health Centre, Agbado, Aiyekire LGAAgbado-Ode-Isinbode-OmuoRoad Reconstruction ProjectRenovation Works at Egbe Dam, Egbe-EkitiRenovation of Comprehensive Health Centre, Omuo Kota, Ekiti East LGARenovation of Comprehensive Health Centre, Ikole, Ikole LGAIjan-Igbemo-Ire-Ilupeju RoadReconstruction…
Yorubas in Kwara and Kogi states are yawning to be merged with their kith and kin in the Southwest through boundary adjustment. They are also demanding for their own administrative units within the proposed region. Accordingly, the people of Kwara South Senatorial District, through the Kwara South Consultative Forum (KSCF), have submitted a memorandum to the 9th National Assembly’s Committee on Review of the Nigerian Constitution. KSCF further demanded the rest of Yoruba in the remaining five local government areas of Kwara state should be part of KWARA Yoruba to be merged with the proposed Western Region through a Referendum.…
A Stage Play to celebrate Nigeria at 60 and series of events that led to the coming of South Western Nigeria will hold at Premier Hotel, Mokola, Ibadan, the state capital. Oluwafisolami Taiwo recognizing this wrote a beautiful piece, teaming up with ‘The Mc Akinola Brand’ to produce this masterpiece that could literarily go down as the best historical staged play the 21st century has seen. The details of the event shared Beginning.. A thoughtful question was tossed at a youth who’s always been interested in the History of Nigeria: “Is it possible we find ourselves in a situation where the next…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “instruct Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to take immediate steps to expeditiously, diligently, effectively and fairly prosecute high-profile corruption cases, and to publish details of the whereabouts of allegedly missing case files, as well as the status of prosecution of all the cases being handled by his office.” The organization said: “The high-profile corruption cases include 103 cases reportedly sent by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] in 2017, and the 15 allegedly…
A survey by the Central Bank of Nigeria has shown that business organisations were pessimistic about the economy in September. The Statistics Department of the CBN disclosed this in its ‘September 2020 Business Expectations Survey Report’ on Thursday. Part of the report said the highlights of the survey showed the “respondent firms expressed pessimism on the macro economy.” It said, “Respondents’ outlook on volume of total order, access to credit and financial conditions (working capital) were negative. However, their outlook on volume of business activity and average capacity utilisation were positive in September 2020. “Respondent firms identified insufficient power supply,…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government had been terminating the appointments of past panel members of the Investment and Securities Tribunal because they were sources of embarrassment. She disclosed this at the headquarters of her ministry in Abuja during the inauguration of members of the IST. Ahmed said, “The problem with the tribunal has been infighting among members, lack of industrial harmony and series of complain bordering maladministration. “This has been the bane of the tribunal and a source of embarrassment not only for the ministry of finance but for the government…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday met with the leadership of the NLC and TUC in Abuja as part of moves to avert the nationwide industrial action. Fayemi was also quoted as saying he would meet with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the issue. These were contained in a statement titled, ‘Final Communiqué,’ issued by the Head, Media and Public Affairs of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo. The statement read, “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Nigeria Labour Congress are on the path to resolving the impasse…
Lagos will be witnessing the second Edition of Ariya Eko Music Festival in Celebration ofMusical icons who have been at the forefront of entertainment in Lagos/Nigeria in the past few decades using their songs as moral instruction and promoting one and indivisible Nigeria for the past decades with their lyrics. The event wiill also feature young artistes taking the band stand with a Do You Remember the Time segment. https://youtu.be/S_H76VjaiLc This collaboration is a partnership between Lagos State Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Evergreen Musical Company. This event which has become yearly, is a fulfilment of His Excellency Mr…
