The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has urged Nigerians to rally round the executive vice chairman and the Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Haruna to further excel in his avowed commitment to using NASENI as a platform to launch Nigeria into an industrialized nation. The group said with dwindling oil fortune in the country, there is an urgent need for Nigeria to improve its technological innovations, adding that NASENI under Haruna needs to be encouraged and funded properly to…
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Saraki, Dogara Reject N10bn Official Quarters
It was also learnt, at the weekend, that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have rejected the N10billion voted in the 2016 budget of the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the building of their official quarters, opting for a cut in the vote. Saraki and Dogara, according to National Assembly sources, last week, agreed that the cost of the buildings should be reduced to one billion Naira each, to save the country N8billion. They were said to have informed…
Read MoreNigeria League Round Up: Abia Warriors Go Top After Derby Win
Abia Warriors have gone top of the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, after securing a vital 1-0 derby win over Heartland on Sunday. The three points from the away win has taken Abia Warriors to top spot as they now have seven points from three games. Substitute Michael Olaha got the match-winner as Abia Warriors emerged victorious in the first instalment of the Oriental Derby on Sunday. Abia Warriors have been impressive since the beginning of the season with back-to-back wins now and have also been unbeaten so far under…
Read MoreChina Suspends 580 Social Media Accounts
Chinese authorities have suspended more than 580 social media accounts, including those of popular commentators, for spreading rumours, confusing people or going against the constitution. A statement issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said the suspended accounts include those of “celebrities” on the popular microblog Weibo who had thousands of followers. It accused them of “ignoring their social responsibilities, abusing their influence, staining the honour of the state and disrupting social order”. According to the Australian, CAC said it had also ordered other websites to remove more than…
Read MoreNantes hold Monaco To Extend Unbeaten Run
Nantes remain in contention for a surprise podium finish in Ligue 1 after holding second-placed Monaco to a 0-0 draw at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday. In the process the Canaries, who had the best chances in the first half of a match played in bright sunshine, extended their long unbeaten run to 13 league games and 16 matches in all competitions. That has lifted Michel Der Zakarian’s team provisionally up to sixth place, just one point behind Nice in third, and raised hopes among their fans of…
Read MoreImmigration Recruitment Fraud: Ex-minister Abba Moro To Be Docked Monday
The immediate past Interior Minister, Abba Moro, will on Monday be docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, procurement fraud and money laundering before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Others to be charged alongside Mr. Moro for their roles in the botched March 15, 2014 immigration recruitment exercise that killed no fewer than 20 job seekers across the country are: permanent secretary of the ministry at the time, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia; a deputy director in the…
Read MorePMB Orders Investigation Into Recent Benue Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the clashes between herdsmen and indigenes of communities in Benue State in central Nigeria. A statement by a spokesman for the President, Garba Shehu, said Mr Buhari expressed deep shock at the latest incident during the past week, which led to hundreds of deaths in four communities in Agatu, Benue State. He ordered security agencies to get to the root causes of the problem. “We Will Act Immediately” “We will conduct an investigation to know exactly what happened. The only way to…
Read MoreAgain, NCC fines Glo, MTN N34m For `Non-compliance’ To Number Portability
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined MTN Nigeria and Globacom Ltd (Glo) a total of N34 million for breach of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) business rules and regulations. The regulatory body made this known in its “2015 Q4 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Reports’’ obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. In the report, NCC noted that of the N34 million sanction for number porting breach, Globacom was fined N22 million, while MTN was fined N12 million. It will be recalled that in the…
Read MorePMB Appoints Another PA
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, as Personal Assistant to the President, State Photographer. Sunday Aghaeze The appointment according to a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, took effect from June 1, 2015. Aghaeze, an award-winning photo-journalist, prior to his appointment, was a photo editor with THISDAY Newspapers in Abuja. He holds post-graduate diploma in Business Administration of University of Abuja, Higher National Diploma and National Diploma in Mass Communications, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra and Auchi in Edo, respectively. A…
Read MoreFG Saves N2.29bn/monthly, Removes 23,846 Ghost Workers From Payroll
The Federal Ministry of Finance says it saves the Federal Government N2.29 billion monthly since December 2015 by eliminating 23,846 ghost workers from its payroll., Vanguard reports. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by Mr Festus Akanbi, Special Adviser, Media, to the Minister of Finance. It stated that the salary bill for February 2016 had reduced by N2.293 billion when compared to December 2015. According to the ministry, the figure represents a percentage of the number of non-existing workers who had hitherto been receiving salary from…
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