Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman said the commission has made tremendous progress in the production and delivery of critical non-sensitive materials ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu disclosed this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders Forum on Elections supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that with about three months to the polls and based on the 14 activities listed in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the commission on Feb. 26, nine had so far been implemented. Yakubu said: “Similarly, we have made tremendous…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says with the introduction of the redesigned Naira notes, no individual or organisation will be allowed to withdraw huge cash without being interrogated from relevant anti-corruption agencies. Emefiele stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier on Wednesday inaugurated the new Naira banknotes of N200, N500 and N1,000, expressing delight that the redesigned currencies were locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) PLC. However, the CBN governor said that with the redesign of the Naira note,…
President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on an official trip to Niamey, the Republic of Niger to attend the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification. Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said while in Niamey, the Nigerian leader would also participate in the Extraordinary Session on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) He said: “The President, who will depart Abuja on Thursday, will also attend the launching of French version of the Book entitled: ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’. The presidential aide disclosed that Buhari would inaugurate…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has unveiled an Electronic Filing System (EFS) for financial statements by registered entities in continuation of its reform initiatives. The Registrar-General of CAC, Garba Abubakar said this at the unveiling of the platform to customers and stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday. The unveiling was during a one-day Enlightenment/Sensitisation Training on “Beneficial Ownership Information Disclosure and Annual Return Electronic Filling System”. The event was organised by the CAC for customers and stakeholders. According to him, the platform will be available from Monday. Abubakar said that the accounting software was coined from the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)…
A Bill seeking to establish National Commission for Almajiri Education and out of school children on Wednesday scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Shehu Kakale (PDP-Sokoto) and other 18 others at plenary. Speaking, Kakale said that the bill titled: “Bill for an Act to Establish National Commission for Almajiri Education and out of School Children was aimed at providing a multimodal system of education to tackle illiteracy, develop skill acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes to prevent youths’ poverty, delinquency and destitution in Nigeria. Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker, in his contribution, commended the…
The African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), in collaboration with Delta Government, have trained and empowered no fewer than 3,380 farmers in Delta. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, who flagged off the One-Day training programme, organised by AUDA-NEPAD and the Delta Government on Wednesday in Asaba, said that benefitting farmers would be trained in six commodities; fisheries, rice, cassava, poultry, piggery and vegetables. The theme of the programme was, “Innovative Strengthening of Smallholder Farmers Capabilities Towards Productive Land Restoration Amid COVID-19 and Flood in Nigeria. Okowa, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his Special Assistant on New media, Laureta Onochie as Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Buhari in a letter addressed to President of Senate Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary on Wednesday urged the upper chamber to confirm the appointment of Laurreta Onochie alongside 14 other nominees as Substantive Chairman and members of board of the NDDC Buhari in the letter said: “Dear Distinguished Senate President, confirmation of appointments of Chairman and members of the Niger Delta Development Commission. “In accordance with the provisions of Section 2(2)A of the NDDC Act, Cap N86, Laws…
“The Federal Government received N293.955 billion, the states received N239.512 billion, and the LGCs got N177.086 billion” The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N736.782 billion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of October. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, Director (Information/Press), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Wednesday. The N736.782 billion is inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and augmentation from non-oil revenue. The Federal Government received N293.955 billion, the states received N239.512 billion, and the LGCs got N177.086 billion.…
By Justina Auta “government is concerned about the rising tide of brain drain and suggestions on ways to mitigate the exodus of health workforce, especially young anesthetists are welcome” The Federal Government, on Wednesday, expressed concern over brain drain and sought for ways to discourage the trend of migration of medical workforce from Nigeria to other countries. The Minister of State for Health, Mr Joseph Ekumankama raised the concern during the 30th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian Society of Anesthetists (NSA) in Abuja. Ekumankama, who was represented by Dr David Atuwo, his Director and Senior Technical…
“We have to raise more taxes from the rich for social balance. We need to tax the rich. We have extremely wealthy people existing side-by-side with extremely poor people. I describe it as ‘elite conspiracy’ not to distribute a fair share of the nation’s resources” Nigeria’s Budget Office has said that rich Nigerians should pay more taxes in order to improve revenue generation. The Director-General, Ben Akabueze who suggested this at the launch of the World Bank’s report titled, ‘Nigeria public finance review: fiscal adjustment for better and sustained results’ in Abuja on Monday, further said that wealthy citizens should…