By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has backed the implementation of a $5bn Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in the country which will offers 7oo jobs for Nigerians. The President gave the backing on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023 when he received a group of joint venture partners made up of UTM FLNG, TECHNIP Energies and JGC Corporation in his office, alongside Ambassadors of France and Japan to Nigeria. Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting with the President, leader of the delegation and Group Managing Director of UTM FLNG, Julius Rone, said that a $5 billion loan has been…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has claimed that forensic analysis has confirmed that the dollar videos of ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje were not doctored. Recall that in 2017 an online publication released some videos of Ganduje allegedly collecting kickbacks from contractors.Speaking at ‘A One Day Public Dialogue on Anti-Corruption Crusade in Kano’, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, the Chairman of the agency, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, confirmed the authenticity of the videos.According to Rimingido, since the release of the footage, people have been challenging him to prove the innocence or otherwise of the…
By Abimbola Ofunnaike The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that the board has concluded its investigations on the case of Mmesoma Ejikeme, a student in Anambra State, who was accused of fraudulently inflating her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. The JAMB Registrar made this disclosure in a transcript sent from Windhoek, Namibia, on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023.“The truth is that JAMB has concluded its investigation on Mmesoma’s score falsification matter; she was not the only one caught, just that others have chosen not to go out.“Presently, there is an industry faking results, and unfortunately,…
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stressed the need to build bridges as a way of changing the narrative of higher education in Africa through profundity bottom-up approach. He stated this while presenting a paper during the 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP 2023) holding in Windhoek, Namibia. In the paper entitled “Breaking Barriers and Building Strategies for Advancing Excellence in African Higher Education” , Oloyede stated that higher education is a key driver of economic development and social progress which plays crucial role in shaping the future…
Association of African Universities (AAU) has just honoured Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola of Nigeria as Goodwill Ambassador of Higher Education in Africa. The award was conferred on him during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors, and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) hosted by the University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. The glamorous event was witnessed by Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar; many Vice-Chancellors from Nigeria including: Prof. Wahab Egbewole, Unilorin; Prof. Adebayo Bamire, OAU; Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, LASU; among several other stakeholders. Representative of Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun,…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced its intention to commence the intention to seal exercise, on homes without waste bins on Lagos Island and Mainland, beginning from 7th July 2023. This follows the earlier issuance of abatement notices to those areas two months ago, urging property owners and residents to procure adequate waste bins for their homes. The Executive Director, Finance of LAWMA, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, gave the hint in a statement, adding that sufficient notice had been given to tenements to procure the standard waste bins. He said, “It is crucial for residents to cultivate proper environmental habits and support the efforts of the Authority to…
Ogun State Government has declared that efforts are in top gear to improve on the achievements of past administrations to build formidable industrial hubs across the state, in line with the dreams of its founding fathers. Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023, while interfacing with members of the Senior Executive Course 45, 2023 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, who were on a study tour of the State. Talabi explained that the ongoing reorganisation of the State-owned industrial hubs/clusters would…
The Dean and Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), Thomas Stelzer on Wednesday, 5 July, 2023 commenced a two-day official visit to Nigeria. Stelzer, who arrived the country on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023, met with the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, OFR, at the Office of the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) in Keffi. The ICAN Executive Secretary inspected fully equipped facilities at the ACAN, the training institute of the ICPC, including the 275 capacity Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre, 210-seater auditorium, 48-seater auditorium, 25-seater executive lecture room,…
Lawyers, leaders of Civil Society Organisations and professionals across all sectors of the economy have called on Kogi State indigenes at home and in the Diaspora to help security agencies to make the state uninhabitable for criminals masquerading as politicians in the state, especially as the November 11 governorship election draws closer. They called on the good people of Kogi State to resist those they described as criminal political merchants trying to blackmail security agencies in the interest of their “unpopular ambitions.” Representatives of more than 50 CSOs and scores of lawyers, under the broad platform of Lawyers and Activists…