Author: Victor Fola

The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council has described the NOI poll as dubious and unreliable, noting that the flag bearer of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is more concerned with pertinent issues. The Council in a statement by its Director, Media and Publicity, Mr Bayo Onanuga established that right from history, the NOI polls have been known to be deceptive and an untrue indicator of whom Nigerians will vote into power during the election. It stated that it is, therefore, unperturbed by it, expressing confidence that Tinubu will record the highest votes across the country to emerge president…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has met with security chiefs, commending them for their recent achievements in curbing the issues of banditry and kidnapping in the country. Buhari met with the chiefs including other managers in the security value chain at the Security Council Meeting at his office in the Presidential Villa. He, however, told them to consolidate on the gains achieved so far before December this year. President Buhari had given a marching order to the security managers to go after and wipe out all forms of terrorism in the country, especially banditry and kidnapping. Before the presidential directive, acts of…

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In a bid to correct the narrative of the education system in the country, Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi has called for a restructuring of the educational system. Fayemi made the call while speaking at the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of skills (IDEAS) project in Abuja on a topic, “Re-engineering the Nigerian mind from White Collar to Blue Collar Enterprises”. According to him, the emergence of improved and advanced education manifesting in Artificial Intelligence, automation robotics and other technological areas has caused a surge in the labour market, which means that restructuring has to be put into account…

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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adebayo Adeniyi, says the federal government has recently declared that companies involved in cashew production and processing will enjoy 100% capital allowances. This declaration was made during the 16th edition of the annual conference of the African cashew alliance in Abuja on Monday. The milestone is a progressive move in the Nigerian production industry as a deliberative measure to deviate the economy’s position away from overdependence on Oil and Gas. For the first time in Nigeria, owing to this present administration, Nigeria as a major cashew producing country is given a chance to…

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The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has fixed 16th September for further mention concerning the suit filed by the federal government over the ongoing ASUU strike. The incessant ASUU strike that has been ongoing since February 14 over matters of salary reviews for lecturers, improved funding and other issues, has proven irreconcilable between ASUU and the federal government. The socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that recently sought to join the law suit as an interested party, claims that a similar suit had been filed requesting for the court to compel the federal government to honour its 2009…

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected several invalid registrations during the clean-up of the register from the recently concluded voter registration exercise. As a strategic step to monitoring the correctness of the voters registration exercise, INEC using the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise which ended on July 31st made thorough supervisions on the registration and revealed 45% of registrations to be invalid as at 2021, with reasons such as multiple registrations, incomplete data and failure to meet the commission’s business rules. The commissioner for information and voter education, Festus Okoye, assured the public that the outcome of the…

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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has demanded the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to give the people of the South a sense of belonging in the party. Makinde made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Makinde alongside the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, have been tackling the PDP over the National Chairman of the party and the presidential candidate who are from the North. The Oyo state governor highlighted the lack of inclusivity in the party, saying, “if we…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the attack of the convoy of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South District, describing it as “barbaric and condemnable,” This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, on Wednesday. Buhari said, “We are deeply concerned about the activities of armed groups in the region and in other parts of the country. We are closely monitoring the situation and waiting for further details on the response to the worrisome situation by the police, the military and other security agencies. “The nation has lost four brave…

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The Senate Adhoc Committee on oil theft has revealed it has commenced investigation into circumstances around oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region. They bemoaned the large scale stealing of the country’s crude oil, noting how worrisome it is. Chairman of the committee, Bassey Akpan, said this while speaking to journalists on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport over the week. According to Akpan, the country had lost huge earnings and failed to meet the quota allocated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. He said, “Our intention is to visit every oil terminal in…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the efforts of Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma at developing infrastructures to promote economic development in the state. Buhari who on Tuesday commissioned the Owerri/Orlu dual carriage, Owerri/Okigwe road and the renovated House of Assembly Complex said to Uzodinma “you have written your own history,’’ after he saw the ultra-modern chamber of the rebuilt House of Assembly. In a statement signed by his media aide, Femi Adeshina, Buhari reiterated his administration’s goal to leave a legacy of major developments across the country, applauding the Imo State governor for giving more attention to constructions and institutional…

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