By Femi Ogbonnikan More than ever before, it has now become imperative for the government to redouble its efforts to increase food production to ensure the stability of the polity and enduring peace in the country. In Ogun State, the renewed focus of the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun on the agricultural sector aims to boost employment generation, reduce poverty and enhance sustainable food self-sufficiency in the State. This is coming at the right time given the threat of hunger to national security. As a Yoruba wise saying goes, “Ohun ta’ o je l’ agbese ohun ta o se.” meaning…
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President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to reduce the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States. This directive was disclosed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday, 17 August, 2024, in Abuja during a one-day retreat organised by the State House Management for heads of government agencies under its supervision. Addressing participants at the retreat, the Chief of Staff said the decision to streamline Nigeria’s delegation to the 79th Session of UNGA in September is part of the administration’s commitment to…
We have read various media accounts of the above in both the print and social media. We have also read and align with the very appropriate responses from Ogun State and the Federal Governments. At different levels, Government is a continuum and the various segments of events leading to this unfortunate situation occurred before, during and after our administration. Our administration assumed office on 29 May, 2011. Very shortly after we took office, two different sets of Chinese companies, Messrs China Africa Investment FXE and Zhongfu International Investment FXE laid claims to Management rights over the Ogun Guangdong Free Trade…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the need for public servants entrusted with the stewardship of public resources to demonstrate fiscal responsibility both in their professional capacities and personal lives. Ogbuku, who stated this in his keynote address during a seven-day personal financial management training programme for NDDC staff in Port Harcourt, noted that it was necessary to promote financial independence and inculcate feasible and sustainable personal financial management habits among the staff of the Commission. The training which was anchored on the theme: “Personal Financial Management Training: Strategies for Eliminating…
By Bayo Onanuga The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state governors, the secretary of the federal government, the attorney-general of the federation and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, held its first meeting under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, 13 August. This diverse composition underscores the council’s advisory role in shaping the nation’s policies and decisions, ensuring a broad spectrum of perspectives are considered. At its last meeting 18 months ago, the council was briefed by the INEC Chairman and the Inspector General of Police…
To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative – the Healthcare Expansion Programme – is a major milestone in the health sector as ten world-class healthcare facilities specializing in oncology and diagnostics will be established across the nation’s six geopolitical zones. This expansion builds upon the success of the NSIA’s previous projects, including the NSIA-Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Cancer Centre, the NSIA-Kano…
The Presidency is aware of the various failed attempts by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to take over offshore assets of the Federal Government of Nigeria through subterfuge. The Federal Government is not under any contractual obligation with the company. The case in which Zhongshan tries to use every unorthodox means to strip our offshore assets is between the company and the Ogun State Government. The Federal Government is fully aware of efforts being made by the Ogun State Government to reach an amicable resolution on the matter. It must be said without any equivocation that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to clarify the reports in a section of the media today, August 14, 2024, purporting that the Commission donated N50 billion to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND from its recovery account. The said fund was not a donation by the Commission but part of the recovered proceeds of crime remitted to the government. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in furtherance of his social intervention policy for the most vulnerable segments of the population, decided in his wisdom, to plough the money into funding the critically acclaimed students loan scheme. It is not…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 14 August, 2024, charged the leadership of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to be transparent and accountable in their service to the people. He also implored the Fund to be responsible and responsive in rendering quality service for the benefit of Nigerians, especially those who need NSITF services in the public and private sectors. The Governor gave the charge during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, and the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee on…
Adebola Oseni By guile and intrigue, the politics of power transition in Ogun State is steadily but discreetly unraveling. Once again, it’s an interesting time here. To be sure, Nigeria is just one year into the new dispensation. So, effectively, we still have roughly three more years ahead before the curtain finally draws on the tenure of the present administration at the federal and state levels. However, in politics, no time is too long or short for permutation. Sometimes, depending on what is at stake and with whom, 24 hours may be too long. Former Secretary of State for the…