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Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally picked up the gauntlet thrown down by the National Assembly to name lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The minister, in a document attached to his response to the threat by the House of Representatives to sue him over the allegations that federal lawmakers were the major contractors of NDDC, listed four senators as receiving 74 contracts from the commission between 2017 to date.He also accused the Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of inserting 19 contracts worth N9 billion into 2019…

The National Stakeholders Forum of National Association of Yewa Students has released funds for some of its members on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2020.Earlier before the beginning of the pandemic, the body through its Deputy Coordinator Comr. Oriola Oladipupo (popularly known as Sen. Dosdot) released a statement soliciting for some of its members who were unable to meet up with their school fees for assistance from the general public.Sen. Dosdot while speaking through a phone conversation and also a copy of the forum press released signed by its Deputy Coordinator gotten by our correspondent, after the funds as been released to…

The Nigerian Youth Congress, Ogun State chapter under the leadership of Comrade Afolabi Oluwaseyi Emmanuel has applauded the president of Federal Republic of Nigeria President Mohammed Buhari on the Federal Government’s approval through the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the N75 billion fund for Nigerian Youths within the age range of 18 and 35years. In a statement issued by FEC, it was stated that the fund is meant for the establishment of the Nigerian Youths Investment Fund (NYIF) which is also tagged “the youth Bank”, to create financial support for the creativity and innovation of Nigerian youths within the aforementioned…

The World Bank (WB) has approved a $150 million intervention project aimed at boosting secondary education in rural Uganda.The international lender, in a statement, issued late on Friday said 2.5 million learners will directly benefit from the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project.A total of 116 new lower secondary schools will be constructed and 61 schools will benefit from additional classrooms in underserved districts in the country.This will create 70,300 new spaces for learners, including 30,000 in areas hosting refugees.The project, according to the statement, will provide textbooks and teacher guides, support continuous teacher professional development and implement an accelerated education…

The Minister of Defence, (Rtd)Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi, just back from Bamako, Mali has described the intervention and mediation visit of President Muhammadu Buhari alongside other African leaders to Mali as a vista of hope to end the crisis in the country.Magashi, who was embedded in the presidential team to Mali, said on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport that peace is paramount to nation-building, which is a collective civic responsibility of the 20 million people in that country.He described the search for peace in Mali by African leaders in which President Muhammadu Buhari is playing a very…

Ayannuga Olufemi (ASUSS Press)Over the years, ASUSS, led by Comrade Akeem Lasisi in Ogun State has proved the pundits wrong on several occasions . He has come to redirect the focus of unionism and labour from the traditional way of banging of tables and throwing of chairs shouting “we no go gree” to a more pragmatic and robbust engagement and constructive interfacing with the powers that exist and government officials to get the needs of the union members met . To some, this continuous interaction with public officials may weaken the strength of unionists and labour leaders but keen observers of…

The Oyo State Executive Governor Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, approved the academic calendar to guide resumption of schools and other associated educational activities in the state.Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, made this known in a press release that he made available to journalists in Ibadan.He stated that the third term for the 2019/2020 academic session has been cancelled and promotion of students, for all affected classes, would be determined by first and second terms continuous assessmentsOlaleye explained that pupils in Primary Six, JSS III and SS III, would proceed on holidays from 30th of July and resume…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N651.18 billion Federation Account Revenue to the federal, states and local government councils and relevant agencies for the month of June.Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director Information, Press and Public Relations of FAAC announced the figures in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Ogubike said the monthly meeting, which held by virtual conferencing, was chaired by Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.He explained that the gross statutory revenue available in June was N524.52 billion while the gross revenue from the Value Added Tax (VAT) was N128.826 billion and the revenue from the Exchange Gain…

“The electoral victory of President Muhammadu Buhari heralded a new consciousness in Nigerians. It rekindled hope that Nigeria will witness an astronomical growth in all spheres or at least better than was obtained by his predecessor who remains the most vilified President ever known”.”That was going to be temporary as the administration went directly in the opposite direction, negating the gains of our hard earned democracy, with fascism, nepotism, kakistocracy, judicial rascality, corruption, electoral fraud amongst several other vices gaining ascendancy and catalysing the destruction of our socioeconomic gains”. “Without doubt, the crumbling private sector was dealt a lethal blow by…

Lagos – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the burial of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile until the conclusion of investigations into the circumstances that led to her death.The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had announced Saturday that the late Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on July 14, will be laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on July 23.It also said Arotile, who was 24 years until her death, was knocked down by her former schoolmate who was excited to see her at the…