Civil Servant, Not Politicians Are Nigeria’s Biggest Problem

CorruptionNewsCivil Servant, Not Politicians Are Nigeria’s Biggest Problem

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 1, 2021

Politicians are popularly seen as the biggest challenge and problem in Nigeria’s progress but Charles Omole has posited that such is a wrong perspective and that the biggest challenge before the country is the civil servants, not politicians. Omole, who is an international legal scholar and consultant, maintained this position on Saturday during The Platform, a programme facilitated and hosted by the Senior Pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, Poju Oyemade. Omole noted that the civil...

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Osinbajo Outlines FG’s Policies for Development of ICT Startups Ecosystem

BusinessTelecommunicationOsinbajo Outlines FG’s Policies for Development of ICT Startups Ecosystem

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 30, 2021

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has said that the Federal Government is to reconvene the Technology and Creativity Advisory Council on policies that would support the ecosystem for ICT startups in the country. Osibanjo said this on Thursday, at the Startup and Developer virtual event organized by Google, with the theme “ The African Start-up Ecosystem Opportunity’’, in Abuja Represented by Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Osibanjo identified...

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CBN Reshuffles First Bank Board

BusinessNewsCBN Reshuffles First Bank Board

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 29, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Tunde Hassan-Odukale as Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN). CBN also approved the appointment of Remi Babalola as Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, a subsidiary of FBN. It had earlier announced the removal of Mrs. Ibukun Awosika as Chairman of the board of FBN and Mr. Oba Otudeko as Chairman of the board of FBN Holdings also announced the reinstatement of Sola...

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Insecurity in Nigeria is Politically Motivated – Akpabio

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity in Nigeria is Politically Motivated – Akpabio

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 29, 2021

Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says the current security challenge facing the country has political undertone. Akpabio said this on Thursday in Abuja at the APC National Secretariat when he spoke with newsmen. “I think most of the problems are politically motivated. “So, we must use our binoculars to be able to look and identify the sponsors of the insecurity we are witnessing in the country. “What is happening now is not...

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Two Abducted Students of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Abducted Students of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Regain Freedom

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

The two students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, who were abducted by unknown gunmen, have been freed. The abductees were released four days after gunmen stormed the school after its convocation and kidnapped three students. Confirming the development in a text message on Wednesday, the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Sewuese Anene, said the students were rescued unhurt. “The kidnapped students of the University of Makurdi have been...

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Nigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaNigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst governed country in the world by the Chandler Good Government Index. The report ranked the West African Country very low in governance, leadership, and foresight, scoring Nigeria 102 out of 104 countries with a score of 0.319 points ahead of Zimbabwe and Venezuela. The 2021 report was released in Singapore on Monday by the Chandler Institute of Governance. It added that the ability to handle corruption properly is the...

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FG Unveils New Strategy to Combat Poverty, Osinbajo to Chair Committee

NewsNigeriaPovertyFG Unveils New Strategy to Combat Poverty, Osinbajo to Chair Committee

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved a new strategy to address the increasing rate of poverty in the country. The State House correspondents were informed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Wednesday that the issue of poverty was debated at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. It said that the administration of President Buhari acknowledged that there was poverty in the country and has put measures in place to...

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Second Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

NewsTechnologyTelevision & RadioSecond Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the second phase roll-out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) would begin on April 29 in Lagos state. The minister disclosed in Abuja, on Tuesday, at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation and the 13-Member Ministerial Task Force on the DSO project. The minister said: “We are kickstarting the new roll out in Lagos State on April...

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Saraki Urges FG to Seek For Help On Insecurity

National SecurityNewsNigeriaSaraki Urges FG to Seek For Help On Insecurity

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Former President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has advised the Federal Government to seek help wherever it could to address the escalating insecurity in the country. Saraki, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that calling for help in the present situation of the country was not a sign of weakness. He said he was worried over cases of violence, kidnapping, and terrorism recorded on Monday in Anambra Kaduna, Yobe, Niger, Lagos states,...

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Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Signs Water Bill into Law

InfrastructureNewsAbia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Signs Water Bill into Law

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia Tuesday signed the Abia State Water Bill into law to facilitate the state government efforts in providing affordable potable water to all households in the state. Speaking during the ceremony at the Government House, Umuahia, Ikpeazu described water as a very critical element that played an important role in improving the socioeconomic status of citizens. The governor said that the law would provide a legal framework that would guide the...

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