The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commiserated with the people and government of Kaduna State over the death of a former governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Koka Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday said that the party was grieved by the death of elder statesman. Ologbondiyan described Musa’s death as a huge national loss given his steadfastness, patriotic contributions and zeal in fighting for the unity, stability and development of the nation. He described the late Musa as an outstanding democrat, a forthright leader and an embodiment of…
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The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says it has disbursed N265 billion under the National Housing Fund Scheme to boost the delivery of affordable housing to Nigerians. Mr Lawal Isa, the Head, Corporate Communications Group of the Bank, in a statement on Wednesday quoted the Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, as making the disclosure recently in Abuja. Dangiwa said that the N265 billion represented an increase of over N112 billion or 74 per cent over the N152.5 billion which the current management met in early 2017. According to him, about 8,700 new homes have been built between 2017 and…
Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, says the Federal Executive Council’s approval of ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement demonstrates, globally, Nigeria’s economic leadership position on the continent. FEC on Wednesday approved the ratification of the AfCFTA agreement which Nigeria signed on July 7, 2019, in Niamey during the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). This approval comes less than two months before the effective start date of the AfCFTA implementation scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2021. Adebayo, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media on…
The U.S. state of Georgia is to conduct a full manual recount of the November 3 presidential election ballots in each county (local government area). Announcing this at a news briefing on Wednesday, Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, said the recount was necessitated by the close margin between the two major contenders. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is leading incumbent President Donald Trump with 2,471,906 to 2,457,794 votes, representing a difference of 14,111 votes. Raffensperger said: “With the margin being so close, it will require a full by hand recount in each county. “This will help build confidence. It will…
Mr Mohammed Ibrahim of Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, has emerged the new National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). Ibrahim was elected at the end of the 2nd Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of SSANU on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference has the theme “Respecting the Sanctity of Collective Bargaining in Democracy”. Others elected as members of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of SSANU include Dr Leku Ador Leku, National Deputy President, and Mr Audu Isa, Vice President, North East. Mr Abdussobor Salaam was elected Vice President, West, Mr Ken Njoku, Vice President, South…
An EFCC witness, Adariko Michael on Wednesday, alleged that two companies belonging to a former General Manager of the NNPC, Aminu Baba-kusa, received N2.2 billion. Micheal made this known while testifying on day two in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud in an FCT High Court. The witness, who is an EFCC investigating officer, was led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs He alleged that the amount was part of the N5 billion approved for the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for the…
Niger state governor and Chairman, North Central Governors Forum, NCGF, Abubakar Sani-Bello has commiserated with the government and people of Kaduna state over the demise of former governor of the state, Balarabe Musa. In a condolence message signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel-Berje, the Governor said the deceased was a politician with passion who represented different things to different individuals. Governor Sani Bello who said his contribution to Democracy in the Country will not be forgotten in a hurry, prayed Allah to forgive him all his short comings and accept him into Aljanna Firdausi. He…
An Abuja Chief Magistrate, Musa Abdulrazaq Eneye has granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters each in the sum of N50,000 and with one surety each in the like sum. The six defendants who were arrested while wearing #RevolutionNow T-shirts during a protest at the National Assembly are Olutosin Adeniji, Yasidu Bashiru, Abdulsalam Zubairu, Kabiru Garzali, Paul Akinwumi and Devour Chomo. Before granting the bail, Chief Magistrate Eneye expressed displeasure over a malicious publication, last week on the arraignment of the EndSARS protester in the court, where he said, what transparent in the open court, were twisted and turned upside down…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate reinstatement of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), following his acceptance of the recommendations of the special Presidential Visitation Panel constituted on the matter. The directive was handed down by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ben Goong and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The Governing Council of UNILAG removed Ogundipe during its meeting at the National Universities Commission (NUC) headquarters on Aug. 12 and replaced him with Prof. Omololu Soyombo…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that the N4 billion unspent money in its 2020 Budget is meant for recruitment of staff. Mr Mohammed Umar, the acting Chairman of the commission, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during its budget defence, before the House committee on EFCC. Umar said that the staff recruitment, which should have taken place in the year, was stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the globe in the course of the year. According to him, the commission was in the process of conducting the recruitment when COVID-19 took over, and that is why…