Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that by adopting Public Private Partnership’s (PPP) cost-effective measures, the Federal Government is delivering 19 road projects across the six geo-political zones in the country totaling 780.15km. Osinbajo’s spokesman’s Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Vice President spoke at a webinar on Public-Private Partnerships on Tuesday. The webinar was organised by the Law firm of Yusuf Ali and Co in collaboration with the Business Law Department of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin. Osinbajo listed some of the road projects being undertaken by private companies and advancing to completion. “The reconstruction of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The 36 states governors are to meet with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, on the security situation in the country, particularly the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) protests going on across the country. A statement issued by Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-barkindo, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Head, Media And Public Affairs, in Abuja on Wednesday said that Adamu would be joining the NGF 19th teleconference meeting to explain the security situation. Bello-barkindo said that the governors in the virtual meeting beginning by 2pm on Oct. 14, would also be briefed by the technical committee on electricity tariffs. “The…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday approved the recruitment of 776 new teachers to enhance quality education delivery in public schools across the state. The Governor made this known shortly after meeting with the officials of the state Ministry of Higher Education and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), at the Government House in Maiduguri. Zulum, who said that the teachers should resume work by November 1st, added that approval would be granted to recruit more qualified teachers immediately after the completion of the biometric verification exercise in the state. The governor also said that the State Executive Council…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, where he presented a letter written by some #EndSARS protesters to the president. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governor disclosed that the president assured the youths that their letter was already receiving the needed attention. He said Lagos State Government had already started implementing two of the demands of the protesters as some arrested persons were already being released. The governor said: “I just had a brief meeting with Mr President. The essence of the meeting…
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has arrested 25 suspected smugglers and seized a total of 1,400 bags of fertilizer. Briefing journalists on the activities of the command from July to October 10 in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Comptroller, Uche Ngozi disclosed that the bags of fertilizer were seized because it did not have end users documents, adding “fertilizer are not only used for farming but also used for explosives and has security implications.’’ According to him, other seizures made by the command within the months under review, includes 265 gallons of 25 litres of Premium…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has shut down seven examination centres in Bayelsa over alleged violation of rules and regulations guiding the examinations. JAMB coordinator in the state, Abdusalam Mohammed, announced the development on Tuesday in Yenagoa when he paid a courtesy call on the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Left with only four centres to cater for its 24,000 candidates in the state, Mohammed explained that some of the centres were de-listed for duplicating the Virtual Private Network (VPN) of their router, a development that compromised the data security of JAMB. He said that…
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, Portugal’s Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden, but is “well, has no symptoms and is in isolation.” The federation added that the rest of the Portugal squad had undergone tests as a result of Ronaldo’s positive, but that they had all tested negative and would be available for the Sweden match. Five-times world player of the year Ronaldo appeared in his side’s 0-0 draw away to France in the Nations League on Sunday…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has charged the newly inaugurated members of the National Arbitration Policy Committee to come out with a comprehensive policy that will, among other things, ensure that domestic transactions originating and terminating in Nigeria are arbitrated in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement the Minister spoke at the virtual…
The Presidential panel on Police Reforms has approved the 5-point demand of #EndSARS protesters. The approval came after a meeting between the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, with leaders and representatives of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, human rights activists and the #EndSARS movement in Abuja Tuesday afternoon. A statement by the special adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that officials of the Ministry of Police Affairs and those of the Police Service Commission (PSC) were also present at the meeting that affirmed that the five-point demands of the protesters and the #ENDSARS…
Uganda says global coffee prices may increase as Brazil, the world’s biggest supplier, faces harsh weather. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the state-owned regulator of the industry, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the prices may get a boost from La Nina as the weather phenomenon threatens Brazil’s next crop. “After a bumper 2020 harvest, La Nina is escalating the risk of a decline in output next year as most crops endure scorching temperatures,” UCDA said. According to the International Coffee Organisation on Global Coffee Exports, Uganda is among the world’s top 10 producers and exporters of coffee.…