Month: October 2019

Group prepares bill to tackle examination malpractice, sex for grades, others

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  Zero Tolerance Social Immoralities Initiative (ZETSI Africa) says it is sponsoring an examination malpractice prohibition bill to, among other things, curb sex for grades and other irregularities . Founder of ZETSI Africa, Mr Rasaq Jeje announced this on Thursday at the group’s maiden summit on examination malpractices in Abuja. He said that examination malpractice was a major problem that had plagued the educational system for long. “ZETSI Africa has found out that the major purveyors of examination malpractices in Nigeria are tutorials centres also known as miracle centres .…

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Completing Ajaokuta steel coy will revive Nigeria’s automotive industry – DG

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Mr Jelani Aliyu, Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), on Thursday applauded the Federal Government over moves to ensure the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. Aliyu made the commendation at the annual conference of Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN), in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track to ensure the completion of partially completed and abandoned projects initiated by both countries. Buhari’s request for the return of Russia on a…

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2023 Presidency: My vote for Osinbajo not Tinubu

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By Fredrick Nwabufo Why are Nigerian politicians ravished by the thought of election? They plot and machinate over it. And when they eventually get into office, they spend four years scheming for another turn instead of honouring their contract with citizens. There is always a blue-print for the next election, but a subterfuge for governance and duty. The last general election was held in February, and just eight months after, there are already ‘’crusades and evangelism’’ ahead of the next one in 2023. How can we make progress this way?…

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Arsenal to up bid for Real Madrid ace

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Arsenal has been told to up their bid for Real Madrid ace Dani Ceballos, according to report. Ceballos was sent on loan to Arsenal this summer after he deemed surplus to requirement by Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and in a bid for the young Spanish to get more playing time a loan deal was the best option for the midfielder. Ceballos has been exciting since his switch to the Emirate Stadium and he has also expressed his desire to continue with the Premier League outfit and according to the…

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Budget Defence: MNDA Should Learn From Askia-led DESOPADEC Board

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By Perez Brisibe   IN the advent of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration of Delta State in 2015, the governor, in his bid to reposition and restructure the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC to actualize its vision, decided to unbundle the agency in line with the model of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.   Dissolving the board, Governor Okowa, in a statement by his then Secretary to the State Government, Festus Agas, explained that he was restructuring the DESOPADEC board in line with the NDDC model…

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AbdulRazag, Most Gender Sensitive Gov. in Nigeria -NILOWV

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Omamuzo Efidhere The League of Women Voters of Nigeria, NILOWV, has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazag of Kwara State as Nigeria’s most gender sensitive governor. In a statement signed by the president, Dame Dr. Esther Uduehi, she stated that “The League believes that if given the opportunity, women will always excel and use whatever position they occupy to perfect democracy in order to create a better Society. With nine women making the final list of sixteen commissioners sent to the Kwara State House of Assembly for clearance recently, AbdulRazaq has earned…

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Delta born Journalist, Anthony Awunor Emerges Best Aviation Writer of The Year

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  By Victor Bieni Leadership Newspaper Editor (Assistant Business Editor) cum Journalist, Mr Anthony Awunor has emerged the best Aviation writer of the year 2019 at the 13th Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award. The media guru spoke to our reporter today at DEOs Hotel, Asaba, Delta State Capital Stated that the annual award ceremony was held at the Lagos Airport Hotel, recently as witnessed by the crème-de-la-crème of the society, especially in politics, business, and entertainment, property, banking, ICT, media and others. According to wunor, he was announced as winner of…

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NDDC: FG Urged To Extend Forensic Audit To N’Delta Ministery, Amnesty Program

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By Omoghene Benedict, ISOKO Monitoring Group, IMG, yesterday, stressed the need for the Federal Government to extend the proposed forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and Presidential Amnesty Program. It added that the move to probe NDDC and other federal government parastatals that are charged with the responsibility of developing and empowering the Niger Delta people is long overdue and tasked the President Muhammadu Buhari led government not to pay mere lip service over the planned probe by not making…

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A Country Of Good People Will Not Allow Sowore To Be In Prison For An Hour- Tam

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Candidate of the African Action Congress for Delta State House of Assembly, Bomadi constituency, at the 2019 general elections, Comrade Tam has berated former Special Adviser to Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Reno Omokri over the continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore by the Nigerian government. Reacting to Reno Omokri jibes,Tam said,  a country of good people will not allow Sowore to in prison for an hour because he is for the emancipation of the Nigeria populace. He said, “I have tried to avoid Reno Omokri and his at times completely misleading writings.…

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NLC Needs Independence To Function Properly – MACAULAY

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  BY ITEVEH EKPOKPOBE In order to achieve real-time compromise from government, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have been advised to reduce government’s patronage and involvement and in the union’s electioneering processes. A defined level of independence must be enshrined in the respectability of the union to garner poise, veteran labour leader, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay stated during the 2019 NLC National Leadership Retreat in Enugu. Macaulay, a former Secretary to Delta State Government now, Director General, Warri Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency (WUEDA), while delivering…

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