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Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:09

Buhari makes new appointments for NCC, NITDA, others

PRESS RELEASE Desirous of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following new appointments in the Parastatals listed below: 1. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) (a) Mr Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Mr Olabiyi Durojaiye (South West) as Chairman, Board of Commissioners – subject to Senate confirmation (b) Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Mr Ifeanyi Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner – subject to Senate confirmation. 2. National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) (a) Mr Abubakar Sa’id replaces Mr Adeolu Akande as Board Chairman (b) Mr Habibu Ahmed…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:08

Federally-collected revenue dropped by N388bn in Nov - CBN

Federally-collected revenue fell by N388bn in November, latest statistics from Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. Part of the CBN’s report on ‘Monthly economic report for the month of November’, read, “At N858.92bn, estimated federally-collected revenue (gross) in November 2019 fell below both the monthly budget estimate of N1.24tn and the preceding month’s receipt of N894.09bn by 31.1 per cent and 3.9 per cent respectively. “The decline, relative to the monthly budget estimate, was attributed to shortfall in both oil and non-oil revenues.” It stated that oil receipt, at N489.08bn or 56.9 per cent of total revenue, was below both…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:07

We’ll pay N30,000 minimum wage, but revenue sharing formula must be reviewed - Govs

Governors of the 36 States of the federation have expressed their desire for a review of the current revenue sharing formula. Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayemi expressed hope that Chairman of Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) would also join them to take up the matter with Mr Buhari. The governor, who was asked to unveil the position of governors on the review of the revenue sharing which was one of the conditions…

Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:05

JAMB announces date for 2020 UTME

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced new dates for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other criteria for registration and participation in the examination. JAMB Registrar, Mr Ishaq Oloyede, at a meeting with Commissioners of Education and stakeholders in Abuja, yesterday, said mock examination will hold on February 18, while UTME examination will commence on March 14, 2020 and end on April 4, 2020. Oloyede said intending candidates for the mock examination should indicate interest in the cause of registration, and that the registration window for the mock examination would be opened between January 13 – February…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:25

There’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ in Aso Rock Villa, not ‘cabal’ - Presidency

Presidency has again reacted to claims that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been hijacked and now at the mercy of a power-hungry cabal. Presidential Spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu said no president can operate alone without having a team of close confidants. Shehu disclosed this at the weekend in Abuja during a dinner organized by the Press Corps of ruling All Progressives Congress APC. According to him, in other climes, every president usually has a “Kitchen Cabinet”, but that in Nigeria, government antagonists would prefer to refer to such collection of self-sacrificing individuals as cabals. Shehu said: “What is the…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:24

Persecution: US sowing seed of religious mistrust in Nigeria – FG

Federal Government has rejected US’ designation of Nigeria as a country that engages in or tolerates violations of religious freedom, saying the tag stemmed from an orchestrated narrative by failed politicians, disgruntled elements and unpatriotic few. US government last week added Nigeria to a “Special Watch List (SWL)” of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom.” The inclusion of Nigeria in the religion violations list, which has continued to attract mixed reactions, was announced by U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo. “The Nigerian governments, at the national and state levels, continued to tolerate violence…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:22

Military repels Boko Haram attack on Yobe capital, Damaturu

Nigerian military successfully repelled a Boko Haram attack on Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, an official has said. According to reports, there was panic in Damaturu as loud gunshots and artillery fire rented the air. Residents rushed into their houses and businesses closed hurriedly on Sunday evening while the attack occurred. While speaking on the attack, spokesman of Sector II of Operation Lafiya Dole, Damaturu, Mr Njoka Irabor, said “the insurgents made an attempt to enter Damaturu from the northern flank of the town but were given a heavy blow by both air and ground troops.” Irabor, an army captain,…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:20

IPPIS controversy: ASUU develops own payroll for use in varsities

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged Federal Government to jettison its Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) for the union’s University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). The union’s National President, Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, spoke on Sunday at News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The union leader said ASUU would support any step by the Federal Government to eradicate corrupt practices from the university system, but urged the government to embrace the union’s proposed payroll system. President Muhammadu Buhari, on October 8, 2019, directed all government employees to be enrolled into IPPIS to ensure accountability and…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:19

ISIS militants 'getting stronger again' in Iraq - Report

There are growing indications that the Islamic State (IS) group is re-organising in Iraq, two years after losing the last of its territory in the country. Kurdish and Western intelligence officials have told the BBC that the IS presence in Iraq is a sophisticated insurgency, and IS attacks are increasing. The militants are now more skilled and more dangerous than al-Qaeda, according to Lahur Talabany, a top Kurdish counter-terrorism official. "They have better techniques, better tactics and a lot more money at their disposal," he said. "They are able to buy vehicles, weapons, food supplies and equipment. Technologically they're more…

Monday, 23 December 2019 06:17

UK warns Nigerians students in Britain against allowing their bank accounts for use to send money to UK

British Government has advised people to be wary of allowing third party to use their bank accounts to send money to the United Kingdom. National Crime Agency via its verified Twitter handle @NCA_UK, gave the warning on Sunday. The British government agency, which leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, said foreign students in UK universities are especially susceptible. It warns, “Letting someone use your bank account to move money is money laundering. “Earlier this year, 95 bank accounts — containing more than £3m — were frozen by UK law enforcement coordinated by the National Economic Crime…

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Sunday, 22 December 2019 06:15

Nigeria among countries violating religious freedom - US govt

Nigeria has been placed on the United States Special Watch-List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom. This was announced in a statement by Mr Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, on Friday. Other countries added to the list besides Nigeria are Cuba, Nicaragua and Sudan. The US secretary of state did not say why Nigeria was added to the list, but it may be connected to the clampdown on the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) by the government. “On December 18, 2019, the Department of State re-designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North…

Saturday, 21 December 2019 05:06

Buhari has damaged Nigeria’s international reputation - Ex-US envoy

A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr John Campbell, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of damaging Nigeria’s reputation following his government’s disrespect for the rule of law. Campbell served as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria from May 12, 2004, to July 19, 2007. In his reaction titled: “Buhari’s Dictatorial Past and the Rule of Law Today in Nigeria” about the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, Campbell said: “the state security service assault on a courtroom and the re-arrest of Sowore has already damaged the country’s international reputation.” Campbell’s reaction was published as a blog post on…

Friday, 20 December 2019 05:32

JAMB abolishes N100m allocation to state offices – Registrar

Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday said that the board would no longer give the usual N100 million to its state offices. Mr Isiaq Oloyede made the disclosure at the opening of a two-day meeting with Computer Based Test (CBT) centres, Technical Advisors, Service Providers such as MTN, Airtel, Galaxy Backbone and other stakeholders. The meeting was held at Kongo Conference Hotel, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Oloyede said: “You may recollect that since 2016, we do give at least N100m to state offices for one thing or the other. We want to tell you that this…

Friday, 20 December 2019 05:31

Nigeria has over 500 unemployed young pilots, aeronautic engineers. Their chief trainer explains why

Rector and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State, Mr Abdullahi Mohammed, in this interview with WOLE OYEBADE, x-rays the problem of unemployed pilots vis-à-vis an estimate that Nigeria currently has over 500 trained yet unemployed pilots and engineers milling around the aviation sector. Mohammed, among other issues, said the lasting solutions abound in both the local industry and in emerging opportunities in global aviation community. Excerpts: You have been on the driver’s seat at NCAT since 2017. What major changes have you brought to the college? When I was appointed in January 2017,…

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