Activities at the Abia State House of Assembly were yesterday grounded following the industrial action embarked on by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). The state Chairman of PASAN, Okezie Chijioke, told journalists that the gates of the Assembly complex had to be closed in compliance with the directives of the national leadership of... Read More
The Southern Senators Forum (SSF) has elected new leadership to run the affairs of the Forum in the current 9th Senate. After a meeting that lasted about two hours on Wednesday, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, unveiled the new leadership of the group at a briefing with journalists at the National Assembly complex.... Read More
Transparency International (TI) has disclosed that an estimated $5 billion stolen from Nigeria is frozen in accounts in foreign countries. This was disclosed in Abuja during a media workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), local chapter of TI in Nigeria. CISLAC policy advisor, Vaclav Prusa, said Nigeria is responsible... Read More
The Senate, Tuesday, considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the aspect of assets recovery, as well as strengthen it against economic sabotage by debtors with unpaid loans to the tune of about N16 trillion naira. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment... Read More
Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB), Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King, Chairman, Federal House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services, Hon. (Prof) Julius Ihovnbere and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during a courtesy call on the Governor at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 22, 2021. Sanwo-Olu: ‘We’ve... Read More
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Segun Ogboye; Wife of Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat; Lagos State First Lady, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi; and Board Chairman, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr Adetokunbo Alakija, during the launch of Ilera Eko Day at LTV Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja,... Read More
…train 255 youths on various skills By Ossom Raphael Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says plans are underway to partner with investors on locally made smartphones in the country. Director General of the Fund, Sir Joseph Ari, made this known during the graduation ceremony of ITF/Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)... Read More
The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) on Monday commemorated World Water Day with a special symposium and awareness walk on the need to imbibe the right disposition towards valuing water. Speaking at the celebration held at the Conference Room of Lagos State Debt Management Office, Alausa, Ikeja, the State Commissioner for the... Read More
—————– I have written on this subject before now: the politics and drama of OPL 245 involving ENI, Royal Dutch Shell, Malabu Oil and Gas and the manner in which President Goodluck Jonathan’s officials were dragged into the matter, particularly Emeritus Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke. The big issue is that... Read More
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has charged the 226 public tertiary institutions statutorily benefiting from its interventions to inculcate efficient service delivery to ensure Nigerian higher institutions compete favourably with the best in the world. The fund warned that its desire to achieve results, in line with its mandate, could be jeopardized if beneficiary... Read More