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… Says NIN registration is free By Safia Mahammad Abdulraham Abuja The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Abisoye Coker, promised seamless registration process for the National identification number NIN across the country. She said this, during an interactive session with the Newsmen on yesterday in Abuja, urging Nigerians to comply with rules and regulations of the NIMC for ease in processes. As citizens of Nigeria, it is a duty upon us to follow due process so as to get things done rightly. Coker, clearly stated that, NIN enrolment is free. There are reports of criminals disguising…

Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has pledged continued support for the Federal Government’s agenda for the digitalization of the economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of Globacom, Mrs. Bella Disu, made this known on Thursday at the launch of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Report themed ‘Driving Economic Growth through Digital Transformation’ at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. She underscored the importance of Nigeria continuing to harness the transformative powers of emerging technologies, while emphasising Globacom’s plan to enable technological advancement in Nigeria. Said she, “We see the current challenges in the sector as a responsibility to be at the forefront of enabling tech advancement. We…

By Toby Prince To whom much is given, much is expected, so they say. But if much is given to you and you’re empty, you will dash the expectations of the waiting public. For Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abbas, much was given to him and daily, he has continued to surpass all expectations. The number of votes he garnered to emerge Speaker of the 10th Assembly and the 15th Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, 353 out of 359, speaks volumes about his personality and his acceptability by his colleagues. He left his other two challengers with only six votes…

The Executive Secretary National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Okwelle has stated that Basic Education is the primary pillar that will re-engineer the Nigerian education landscape. Stressing that strengthening and stimulating teacher resourcefulness at the basic education level will help expand the frontiers of our educational sector in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary NCCE made this known while delivering his goodwill message at the 26th, opening ceremony, of the Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) in Abuja. He then appealed for stronger synergy between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the National Universities Commission (NUC), by instituting some…

Recently, a popular Nollywood actress Shan George was defrauded of her N3.6m from her account and the expression of her distress and frustration was best imagined on her social media page as she cried physically for help. Now imagine a scenario where a CEO was defrauded of a whooping sum of $87m belonging to investors from different parts of the world! How would you feel if you were in the CEO’s shoes? That best explained the pains, anger and annoyance of Jesam Michael the CEO of AFRIQ ARBITRAGE SYSTEM and the thousands of investors across the 540 countries, states and…

… decries attempt to tarnish his image The palace of the Olu Agboyi has distanced its king, Oba (Engineer) Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, from a particular court proceeding bordering on land sales in which the king and some others are listed as defendants. A section of the media has been abuzz with reports of a news stories in which Oba Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, the Olu of Agboyi, and some others were listed as defendants in a land sales dispute in which forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining by trick were alleged. Meanwhile, the palace of Olu Agboyi, in a statement signed by Prince…

By Ebere Agozie The Body of Benchers (BoB) will not fail in its duty to apply the Rules and enforce discipline no matter the status, position or rank of any legal practitioner involved. The Body of Benchers is a statutory Body established by the Legal Practitioners Act, 1962 (as amended), Cap. L11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Section 3 of the Act stipulates that the Body of Benchers is the Legal Body of Practitioners of the highest distinction in the legal profession, which shall be responsible for the formal call to the Bar of persons seeking to become…

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has commended the Federal Government’s Students Loan Scheme, saying it will guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skills development for all Nigerian students and youths, regardless of their status or income level of their parents. Echono who gave this commendation while delivering a paper at the 26th Seminar of the Nigerian Academy of Education titled “Funding of Tertiary Education in Nigeria”, said the interest-free loan with a moratorium which came into effect, following Presidential Assent on April 3, 2024 will provide an avenue for growing number of…

The Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Wednesday, May 08, 2024, resumed sitting in a case preferred against Chief Olowofela Oyebanji and 12 others. Godwin Jacob (1st defendant) Olowofela Oyebanji (2nd defendant) and 11 others are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information contrary to Sections 97, 221 and 178 of the penal code law and section 1 (Special Prohibition) kidnapping law of Kwara state 2010. The case which commenced in February 2024, has not witnessed much progress due to judicial bottlenecks from the Prosecution camp. Again, when the case was…

…say FCT Minister never respected Abuja peace accord The Oduduwa Youths Initiative (OYI) has rebuked the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for disrespecting President Bola Tinubu by breaching the Peace Accord initiated by the President. In a statement signed by its leader, Otunba Gbenga Ojo, the youths said it is against the culture of the Yoruba people to disrespect elders and authorities in government like Wike has done. In December, Governor Siminalayi Fubara signed an agreement with his predecessor to end the political crisis in Rivers State. An eight-point peace deal was brokered by President Tinubu and other stakeholders at a crucial meeting…