The management of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Thursday, 23 May, 2024, hosted members of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the new site of the institution. The parliamentarians’ visit to the university was part of the activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament holding in Kano. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas and other management of the institution received the parliamentarians at the Abubakar Rasheed Senate Building. During the visit, Professor Abbas commended the parliamentarians for the visit, saying “this…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have called for collective efforts as effective means of fighting economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. They made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at the 2024 First Quarterly meeting of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, themed; “The Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Corruption and Cybercrime in Nigeria. The EFCC boss, who spoke through the Director, Public Affairs Department, DCE Wilson Uwujaren, described corruption as a cankerworm that…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has again reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to protect and promote the rights of older persons, with a particular focus on accessibility, infrastructure, and habitat, including transport and housing. This statement was made by the Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu OFR, SAN at the 14th session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Representatives from all countries, alongside about 35 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and 70 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from around the globe, participated in this crucial meeting. The NHRC has…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has elected the first female speaker in the annals of the regional legislative arm. The new Speaker of the Community Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima, from Togo was elected at the 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Community Parliament in Kano. She emerged speaker due to the rotation of the speakership of the Community Parliament in alphabetical order in accordance with the provision of Supplementary Act on Enhancement of Power The position of the fifth Legislature of ECOWAS Parliament was held by Sierra Leone. Ibrahima was the third Deputy…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 23 May, 2024, inspected the 49-kilometre Eiyenkorin-Afon-Ojoku-Offa-Odo Otin road project, which is now under construction. The road, which is certain to unleash vast socioeconomic growth along that corridor, is one of the four major roads that the Governor facilitated under the FG’s tax credit scheme and are being constructed by the BUA Group. The three others are: Lafiagi-Shonga-Bacita (83km); Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu(130km); and Okuta-Gwanara-Bukuro (32km). These massive road projects complement several other intra-state road networks and the urban renewal initiative of Governor AbdulRazaq within the state. Accompanied by the Commissioner for Works and Transport…
Kyari Reiterates Company’s Resolve to Create Value for Nigeria As part of strategic reforms aimed at unlocking opportunities in the nation’s oil and gas industry, the NNPC Energy Services Limited (EnServ) and Schlumberger (SLB), a renowned global technology company, have signed a technical partnership agreement towards bolstering upstream operations.The agreement was signed at the NNPC Ltd’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, with senior management teams from both companies in attendance.Speaking shortly after the signing, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari described the ongoing reforms within the industry as a trigger for potential release of investments…
The remains of the late Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo, were committed to mother earth on Thursday at the Vaults and Gardens, after a funeral service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, Victoria Island. Governor Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Barr. (Mrs). Abimbola Salu-Hudeyin, Head of Service, Mr. Olabode Agoro and Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, attended the funeral service to bid the late Soyannwo farewell. The service was also attended…
In a bid to boost food production in Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA , has facilitated farm inputs, containing fertilisers, seedlings and herbicides, for over 300 local farmers in the agrarian communities of the district for the planting season. The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) provided the farm inputs through the intervention of the Senator. The empowerment is one in the series of agric-focused direct interventions targeted at livestock and crop farmers in majorly agricultural communities of Ikorodu, Epe, and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas, under the Lagos East Senatorial District. It will be recalled that…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, 23 May, 2024 approved the recruitment of 338 officers into the state Road Traffic Management Authority to enhance road traffic and regulation across the state. The OYRTMA Chairman, Major Adesagba Adekoya, made this disclosure through a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade in Ibadan, the state capital. Adekoya, who disclosed that about 2, 450 applications were received from qualified candidates, stated this during the screening exercise, held at OYRTMA operational headquarters, Sanyo, Ibadan. He stressed that the screening exercise was a manifestation of responsive governance of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an efforts to defend the naira against the dollar at foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned commercial banks, all financial institutions, public officers, non-governmental organizations, non-Nigerian natural persons, non-resident, non-regulated companies, telecommunication services providers, and others from owning Bureau De Change firms in Nigeria. The Apex Bank made this disclosure on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024 in its latest guideline to BDC operators. Thegazellenews.com reports that CBN ordered all BDC operators to reapply for operational licenses in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007 (CBN Act) and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA)…