The federal government has approved the extension of the deadline National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise till June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Kayode Adegoke National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The extension, the federal government said, was as a result of the virtual meeting chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami and attended by following officials- Chairman of NCC, Prof Adeolu Akande. Others are the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Ado-Ekiti branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) insists that the 36 state governors must respect the provisions of the 1999 Constitution on the contending issue of full autonomy for the Judiciary. The legal body regretted that the closure of courts across the country had not only debased the country’s democracy, but adversely affected the fortunes of the legal practitioners, urging the governors to swiftly accede to the request of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to resolve the conundrum. The NBA also urged the Federal Government to convene a roundtable discussion, where all stakeholders could meet, ruminate…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to be domiciled in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Buhari also appointed a retired Major General Abba Dikko as the pioneer National Coordinator. The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons and shall serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria. A statement by the Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National Security Adviser, ZM Usman…
The African Union, AU, has opened 33 job positions into the organisation in four countries. The applications are available in four African countries, including Ethiopia which is the headquarters of the AU, the Gambia, Tanzania and Ghana. The positions cut across 21 departments in four organs of the union, which include African Union Commission (AUC), African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCFTA, Secretariat, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, ACHPR, and African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The positions and locations are listed below: Director, Human Resources Management — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Director General, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Junior Finance…
As the world commemorates 2021 World Press Freedom Day, the Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called stressed on governor Aminu Tambuwal to enhance the allowances of working journalists in the state, A statement by the secretary of the council, Abubakar Imam made available to newsmen on Monday, also called for improved working relationship between media practitioners and security operatives, particularly the police. “The council reappeals to the state government to enhance the welfare of working journalists; increase their allowances, provide them with working tools and operation vehicles,” the statement reads. “Security operatives should always…
Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the Federal government is working to ensure the return of looted Nigerian assets kept outside the country’s territorial boundaries. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu and made available to news men on Monday. According to Malami, Nigeria expects the return of £4.2m seized from the associates of convicted fomer Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, any moment from now. The statement noted that sometimes when a country transfers…
By Tina George, Minna Niger state commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammad Makunsidi has appealed to the people of the state to stop misusing the long-lasting insecticide-treated nets. Speaking in Minna at a press briefing to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day 2021, he said that it is unfortunate that people would misuse the nets after government had spent millions of Naira in providing the nets for prevention of malaria. According to him, instead of using the nets to protect themselves, people collect these nets to use in protecting their crops and animals. “It is very unfortunate that we have this…
A 19-year-old man, Mr Ibrahim Kabiru, says he realises an average of N1,500 daily, amounting to N45,000 monthly from cutting and cleaning nails. Kabiru, who operates in Benin said on Thursday that the job was helping him to meet his needs. The nail cutter said that he relocated from Sokoto state to Benin to start the job. He said that though it was not easy for him to move around the city looking for customers, he was satisfied that he was not idle. Kabiru said that he was into maize farming but had no money to invest in it. He…
Sen. Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central) has said that the 9th Senate would achieve restructuring by expunging ‘Exclusive List’ from the Constitution to allow devolution of powers. Addressing newsmen on Sunday during a Ramadan Lecture/Iftar in Ibadan, Folarin said that devolution of powers would allow states to develop at their own pace. Folarin, a former Senate Leader, is member of the Constitution Amendment Committee at the Red Chamber. “I belong to the restructuring school of thought and thankfully, I am a member of the Constitution Amendment Committee. What we need to do is to restructure. “There is something in the Constitution…
The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has called on governments in Africa to ensure press freedom in their countries and urged practitioners to use information as a tool for national development. The Foundation emphasised that the continent will be better when information is used for public good and not as weapons of destruction and disintegration. The Foundation made the call in a statement signed by its Communication Officer, Mr Wealth Ominabo, and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Ominabo said that the statement was to commemorate the 2021 World Press Freedom Day with the theme: ‘Information as a Public Good’. He…