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NG-CARES: HOW BUHARI QUIETLY ATTENDS TO NEEDS OF NIGERIANS The judgment of history is usually the most enduring, and as President Muhammadu Buhari weighs anchor in less than three weeks, posterity will be impartial, and, therefore, kind to him. One signpost of the administration is its care and kindness to Nigerians. Quietly. Without fuss. No adulation or self-aggrandizement. We know the very visible ones. The Social Investment Programme (SIP), described as the most ambitious and effective in Africa. In fact, so actuated is the government by its duty of care that it established the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, in 2019. The main reason was; care, care, care for Nigerians. The weak, the poor, the vulnerable, the hurting, those who fate has compelled to hold the shorter end of the stick, or even no stick at all. We know of the N-power programme, the conditional cash transfer, the home grown school feeding, and the Government Enterprise and...

Let’s Fight Corruption Together, EFCC Tells Banks Compliance Officers The Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael Nzekwe on Thursday, May 11, 2023 identified the role of banks compliance officers as key to the fight against economic and financial crimes, while urging them to be diligent and avoid being complicit in fraudulent financial practices in the sector. Nzekwe made the appeal during an interactive session with compliance officers of banks in Ilorin. The meeting which drew participants from Kwara and Kogi States, was aimed at building stronger relationship between the staff of this critical unit of banks and the Commission in the fight against corruption. "We invited you here today to nourish our existing relationship, educate ourselves on the new trends in cybercrime and seek areas of further collaboration as stakeholders in the fight against economic and financial crimes in Nigeria ", Nzekwe said. He charged...

 Igbos Don’t Deserve Senate Presidency, Arewa Chieftain Says Musa Saidu, a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says the South-East cannot get the Senate presidency of the 10th National Assembly because it failed to learn from its past mistakes. Mr Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said this on Tuesday in Abuja. “I want to say without fear of contradiction that the South-East has no justification to start asking for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly because it is not part of those who voted for the APC,” the northern chieftain stated. He added, “The South-East can’t be in contention for the Senate Presidency because its people didn’t vote for the APC.” Mr Saidu was reacting to the demand by the South-East Senate caucus asking the APC to zone the position to the South-East for fairness and justice. “You are talking about fairness and justice when you didn’t even vote for the APC during the 2023 general election. Other zo...

I'm Afraid Nnamdi Kanu May Die In DSS Custody – Ozekhome Tells Supreme Court The senior counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mike Ozekhome, has told the Supreme Court about his fears that his client may die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ozekhome was speaking on Thursday during the hearing of Kanu’s case. He told the apex court that the IPOB leader is very sick and requires surgery.  

LASG RE-SEALS 12 STRUCTURES IN BANANA ISLAND, REMOVES TWO ILLEGAL FENCES The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) and the State Taskforce, today continued with its follow-up of the Governor's directives with the re-sealing of 12 buildings hitherto sealed and the removal of two illegal fences in Banana Island. The General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, who led the exercise, said the affected structures were sealed for various contraventions ranging from building without Planning Permit Approval, failure to obtain Authorisation to Commence Construction from LASBCA and Break of Government Seal amongst others. He stated that the ongoing removal and sealing of the buildings in Banana Island and other parts of the State is geared towards compelling compliance on the part of the building public to ensure that sanity is restored to the built sector.

LAGOS DEBUNKS ALLEGED ONGOING GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has distanced itself from the viral social media posts about an ongoing internship programme under its Graduate Internship Programme. A statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Wealth Creation, Mr. Babatunde Adele said the viral social media post imploring unemployed youths with NYSC Certificates and LASRRA Number to register for the ongoing Lagos State Internship programme on: gipplasg.lagosstate.gov.ng did not originate from the Ministry. According to him, “Although the Ministry has been in charge of the Graduate Internship Programme over the years. It is, however, necessary to clarify that the commencement date for the 2023 edition of the programme is yet to be made public”. “Members of the public are therefore advised to disregard the fake social media message on the Graduate Internship Programme in Lagos State and desist from re-sharing the same...

Awka  South TC Chairman Applauds Mr Governor for embacking on Massive Road Project By Chukwuemeka Orji The Transition Commitee Chairman (TCC), Awka South LGA, Mr Thankgod Anagor has commended Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra State for a massive and aggressive reconstruction of Anambra State Road projects. He made the commendations during an interactive session with Journalist at Awka South LGA Office Headquarter, Amawbia while reacting on the onging massive road project by Anambra Government in the State. According to him, the aggressive and massive road construction project in the State is line with Mr Governors Mandate of reviving Anambra road sector," he emphasized. "Mr Governor  re-aggressively and massively went into award road contracts of the state linked roads. We recall that under eight months of his adminstration as the Governor, he has done well by awading numerious and uncountable road construction projects, flagged off, followed and monitored for a better productiv...