The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu has paid condolence visit to the Emir of Ilesha Baruba, Professor Halidu Abubakar and the families of those that lost their lives in the unfortunate clash between soldiers mounting road blocks on the Ilesha-Baruba/Chikanda expressway, and commercial drivers plying the route last month. Engineer Salihu who was accompanied by his colleague and member representing Okuta/Yashikira Constituency at the House of Assembly; Honourable Muhammad Baba Salihu and the APC Caretaker Chairman in Baruten local government, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Setraco condoled with the Emir and prayed for continued peace and harmonious coexistence…
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The UK government, on Sunday said it would be working with Nigeria to address the challenges of climate change in the country. The British High Commission in Nigeria made this known in a statement in Lagos. It said this was discussed on Feb. 11 and 12 when the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) President-Designate, Alok Sharma MP, visited Nigeria. According to the commission, the President-Designate, met with leaders from government and private sector and civil society, stressing the need for urgent climate change action ahead of the UK-hosted COP26 Summit in November in Glasgow. It said…
Four persons were burnt to death on Sunday in a lone accident involving a 14-passenger commercial bus at Atoyo, inbound Ogbere on Ijebu Ode -Benin expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi, who said that the accident occurred around 11:50 a.m., noted that it was caused by brake failure and disobedience on the part of the driver of the bus. “A tanker loaded with black oil inbounds Benin through the Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway, spilled its content on the road due to leakage from the tanker…
This article on Nigeria and Presidential Democracy first appeared on September 23 2019. Because it’s first of a part as indicated, many people have been asking for its conclusion. Having been written almost two years ago, there is a need for it to be republished as a refresher before going further. Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by a mutual arrangement or contrived by nature there are always leaders and followers, communities fashioned out ways and means in which to live together under organized systems to regulate and conduct their affairs. From primitive father figure leadership…
A bill to regulate the qualification for the practice of journalism in Nigeria, is scheduled for second reading at the House of Representatives. Contained in the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill 2019 and sponsored by Francis Agbo, the bill will make it mandatory for practicing journalists to have degrees or higher diploma in media-related courses, The Punch has reported. The bill particularly seeks to amend Sections 19 (1) (a), 19 (1) (b), 21 (5) (a), 21 (5) (b) and 35 of the Nigerian Press Council Act Cap N128 LFN 2004, to provide that “only a person who has first degree,…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali has disclosed that the federal government implemented the border closure policy in order to send a message to the neighbouring countries. He made the disclosure in Abuja on Sunday while speaking at a special interview session at the headquarters of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ali explained that the closure of borders was not meant to be permanent but that it was carried out to send a strong message to neighbouring countries. He said that in the past, neighbouring countries did not honour or adhere to protocols…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is to commence implementation of tariff reduction on vehicles before the end of this month. The NCS Comptroller-General, retired Col. Hameed Ali, made the announcement at the flagship News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the commencement of the policy followed the transmission of the directive to the NCS by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. On January 26, the customs’ boss had said that the NCS was awaiting directives from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on the implementation of the Act. President…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is canvassing for mechanisms to check the inflow of products of non-participating countries into Africa through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, made the call when he featured at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Ali said that implementation of AfCFTA must abide by the rules of origin policy, to forestall the challenges that might arise in its operations. He, however, disclosed that customs had yet to receive the instruments that would enable it to facilitate the AfCFTA…
Eight teams on Saturday qualified for Sunday’s final round of the inaugural GolfSixes Nigeria Tournament at the TYB International Golf Resort and Country Club (IGRCC) in Abuja. The team’s qualified from the field of 16 which started off with four players each on Saturday morning when the competition teed off. The team of Deji Emmanuel, S.O. Paul, Martins Adaboh and Emma Anosike led the pack with a score of 15 to qualify. The team of D.A. Lubo, D.D. Ahmadu, C.D. Dola and D.G. Albehu also qualified after scoring 13. B. Acholonu, Ahmed Oseni, H.R. Mohammed and H. Mundu scored 11…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola Sunday said the Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened on Monday but at the end of February. Popoola said on telephone that the bridge would experience one more total closure from Feb. 19 to 21 before completion of the project for the final re-opening by the end of February. “Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened on the 15th of February 2021 as announced earlier on. “In order not to create untold hardship for the motoring public using the Third Mainland Bridge for their daily activities, the…