Politics

Governor Abiodun Charges Religious Bodies, Corporate Institutions To Engage in CSR
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Governor Abiodun Charges Religious Bodies, Corporate Institutions To Engage in CSR

The Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiodun has charged religious bodies and corporate institutions to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. He disclosed this at the official commissioning of the Ultra Mordern Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Redeemer's Health Centre, Ogun State which is an initiative of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). According to him, such CSR initiatives would be helpful not only to members of the religious or corporate body but also to the larger host or neighbouring communities. "As an advantage, our government has its doors open for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to better the lives and living conditions of the good people of Ogun State, including in the aspects of health, business and agriculture, he said He theref...
Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services
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Safety: Kwara Gov Pledges Quality Fire Services

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said the country’s internal security partly depends on the premium placed on effective fire service delivery, pledging to make such service a priority of his government. AbdulRazaq disclosed this at the 10th National Council Conference on Fire in Ilorin, saying everybody has a responsibility to prevent fire disasters in view of its ugly consequences. "Equally, fire service delivery is a vital component of internal security. The issue of safety of life and property is therefore occupying a major place in the programmes of our government,” “Our government takes fire prevention and fire fighting seriously.  This is because we are quite aware of the devastating result of fire disasters, which, in most cases, destroy properties and w...
Opinion: The Revolution will not be Televised by Femi Aribisala
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Opinion: The Revolution will not be Televised by Femi Aribisala

In Nigeria, things have surely fallen apart and the center can no longer hold. It is no longer conjectural; Nigeria is at war.  In July 2019 alone, some 282 of our citizens were gunned down or violently killed.  If they are not killed by marauding herdsmen, bandits and kidnappers, they are killed by our own government turning on Nigerians guns procured to defend Nigerians. The nation is no longer at ease.  No one is abstracted from the on-going carnage.    In July, the largest casualties were from the homestead of the president in Katsina.  80 persons were reportedly killed there in July, with Borno coming a close second with 75 dead.  Foreign governments are warning their citizens that Nigeria is now a no-go country.  Those who want to do business in Anglophone West Africa now seek ...
Kwara Donates Land for Federal Fire Service School, Regional Office
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Kwara Donates Land for Federal Fire Service School, Regional Office

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has agreed to allocate land for the establishment of the proposed Federal Fire Training School and regional office for the north central to be sighted in Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement released by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Wednesday said additional fire service stations would be established in the northern senatorial district to complement the ones in Ilorin, in the central, and those in Omu Aran and Offa in the south. The Governor announced these on Tuesday when the Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service Dr Liman Ibrahim paid a courtesy visit on him as part of the ongoing 10th national council on fire hosted by the Kwara State Government. AbdulRazaq said the government would also embark ...
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Youth Corps member, NAU Graduate for Internet Fraud
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Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Youth Corps member, NAU Graduate for Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested the duo of Ademola Babajide Adeniyi, a serving youth corps member, and Onabuke Adedokun Kenny, a graduate of the North American University, for alleged Internet fraud. The suspects were arrested on July 30, 2019 at Novojo Estate, Sangotedo Ajah, Lagos, during a raid by operatives of the EFCC. In his statement to the EFCC, the first suspect, Adeniyi, stated that he collected six iphone 8 and 4 Apple laptops from his unsuspecting victims, which he sold for over N1m (One Million Naira). Items found on the suspects at the point of arrest include laptops, scam emails, pictures of some female victims, phones and a 2015 Honda Accord car. In a related development, operatives of EFCC, Lagos Zonal office...
Lagos State: Sanwo-Olu Promise to Achieve Universal Health Coverage
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Lagos State: Sanwo-Olu Promise to Achieve Universal Health Coverage

Lagos State Government has reemphasized its commitment to strengthening public health research and boosting the capacity of healthcare workers towards achieving the Item 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at the yearly symposium of the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) where he assured the audience of his administration’s willingness to pursue actions and policy frameworks that’ll help the state improve on universal health coverage indices. The week-long event with the theme: “Strengthening Health Research Education and Service Delivery for Achieving SDGs in Africa”, was held at the Lagos Continental Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. The participants comprised health researchers, policymake...
Development: Reps Member Harps on Payment of Tax
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Development: Reps Member Harps on Payment of Tax

A member, House of Representatives, Hon. Jide Jimoh on Wednesday called on the corporate organizations, business groups and Nigerians to pay tax for the development of the Local governments in the country. Jimoh, representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency made the call in Lagos during Yaba LCDA 2019 Business Summit tagged: "Inter-Personal Relationship Between Local Government and The Corporate Bodies". He said that funds generated from the payment of taxes would be channeled to the development of the local government. According to him, without funding, there cannot be establishment of structures and capital projects. People must pay taxes, rates and levies to the local government which will help in developing the local council. He commended the initiatives of the council ...
We’ll Partner with EFCC to Recover Looted Funds in Kwara: AbdulRazaq
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We’ll Partner with EFCC to Recover Looted Funds in Kwara: AbdulRazaq

.... Laments diversion of N2bn SME funds Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his administration would partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to combat graft, including recovering funds looted from the state treasury. AbdulRazaq said corruption had almost crippled Kwara when he took over on May 29, lamenting how the N2bn the state accessed to boost small scale businesses was diverted and shared by some persons. According to the Governor, this meant that the state government would now have N35m deducted from its account every month. “I got a letter (last week) from the Federal Ministry of Finance saying they will now deduct N35m every month from our account because the state government, a few years ago, took N2bn for small and mediu...
LASG Warns Residents Against Alteration of Approved Designs
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LASG Warns Residents Against Alteration of Approved Designs

Lagos State Government has issued a warning to the residents of state-owned housing Estates to desist from modifying the approved designs of structures within their environment. The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Housing, Mr. Wasiu Akewusola gave the warning on Monday during a meeting with the representatives of the Residents Association of Abraham Adesanya Estate at the State Secretariat, Alausa. He said "It is in the best interest of all residents of government-owned estates to stop alteration of structures of buildings in government-owned estates. Such alterations or reconstructing include restyling, an extension of, and additions to existing facilities and in some extreme cases increase in levels of buildings". Akewusola observed that these alterations are deviat...
Opinion: I Won’t Cry for Sowore by Badaiki Osighe Nabobcy
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Opinion: I Won’t Cry for Sowore by Badaiki Osighe Nabobcy

I don't expect that Sowore is not prepared to be in detention, so I'm not too worried about his loss of freedom. That goes with the territory. Being detained should be a minor inconvenience in a democracy. In the old days, a Sowore would have been made to disappear, never to be heard from again. That can't happen in today's Nigeria. The only trouble now is that the judiciary and legislature are Buhari's personal dogs. He considers court rulings as suggestions at best and advisory at worst. Yet, it was people like Sowore that worked hard with huge financial incentives to bring about a Buhari government back in 2015. They wanted Buhari to be president because they wanted  a 'strong' president. Buhari is doing what strongmen do. Just as we warned. I have no protests left in me anymore. ...