Press Statement: 95 percent of delegates for the forthcoming governorship primary of Peoples Democratic Party in Iwo, Ayedire and Ola Oluwa local governments today pledged their votes for Senator Ademola Adeleke. The endorsement was effected at a fully attended consultative meeting of the party held at Iwo. Reading out the list of pledged votes local…
Members of the Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium have offered clarifications on responsibility for the adulterated fuel ,explaining that ” the said importation of the contaminated PMS was executed by a member of the consortium, to wit: Brittania-U” The full statement by the consortium reads as follows: “We refer to the press release of February 9, 2022 by…
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale; has said that $1.1 billion (N506 billion) would be required for humanitarian assistance in the Northeast. The 12-year Boko Haram insurgency has also killed 40,000 people with destroyed property worth S9.1 billion (N3.42 trillion) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. According to him, about 8.4…
As Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation reaches Osun East today, leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party for Ilesa West of the Osun state have endorsed the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke for the 2022 governorship race. The communique from the meeting is published below: A meeting of stakeholders of the prestigious Peoples Democratic Party Ilesa West…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Wednesday commenced training for 100 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the Federal Capital Territory on Professional IT/ICT Skills.Speaking at the opening ceremony of the four-weeks training supported by GIZ-Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) and implemented by the Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI-BEST)…
The European Union (EU) has unfolded a seven-year green economy and capital development plans for Nigeria. According to the EU, the priority areas are in “agriculture, good governance and Human development” across the six geopolitical zones. The priority areas were announced yesterday (Tuesday) by the Programme Manager, Temitayo Omole at the EU Borno packaging coordination…
“I want to identify with your vision as young CEOs especially because you have ascribed to yourself, a role that is critical to success. What is the conception of a CEO? A CEO is someone who is in charge, someone who has all the information, somebody who has all that is needed to be a…
A Nigerian Civil Society Organisation (CSO) FollowTheMoney (FTM) Movement, has emerged winner of the World Summit Award (WSA) 2021, for digital solutions on accountability in governance.Mr Hamzat Lawal, the Founder FTM, a globally recognised social accountability tool made this known in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja .Lawal said that the group emerged winner in…
Some 85 support groups, under the aegis of the United for Better Nigeria Initiative (UBNI), have adopted former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, as their presidential aspirant ahead of the 2023 general elections. The groups also declared support for South-East presidency. Some of the groups are Arewa Sai Anyim, Nyja Malaysian 4 Anyim, and United…
The Borno State Government in partnership with Action Against Hunger (AAA) has raised its social protection register to over 80,700 vulnerable households. The integration of 6,719 households was funded by the European Union (EU); under the social protection project (SPP) in the State. While announcing the new households on register, yesterday (Tuesday), at the EU…
