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President Muhammadu Buhari through his minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has directed Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo to take over as the Acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment(NDE). It will be recalled that, President Buhari had earlier relieved Dr Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu of his post as the Director General of the National Directorate of Employment. The directive, which took effect from Monday, December 7, 2020, authorised Mallam Fikpo to take over the administration of the agency in acting capacity pending ratification by the President. This was contained in a statement issued Wednesday in…
President Muhmmadu Buhari has on Wednesday sworn-in the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for the second and final five-year term in office. The swearing-in took place just before the commencement of the weekly virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), in the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Senate had on Dec.1, confirmed Yakubu for re- appointment as Chairman of INEC. Yakubu’s confirmation by the Senate followed the presentation of the report of its Committee on INEC by the Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, during plenary. President Buhari on Nov. 25, asked the senate…
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) have resolved to enter strategic alliance to tackle and proffer solutions to myriads of challenges facing the maritime industry. The two foremost associations of freight forwarding and customs brokerage, affirmed that the maritime sector have suffered setbacks in the last two years, thereby, calling for the need to address the challengea with other practitioners. Speaking during a working visit by the National Executive Committee (NECOM) of ANLCA led by its President, Mr. Tony Iju Nwabunike to the headquarters of NAGAFF, while stating…
The need for standardisation, quality control and to rid Nigeria off fake, sub-standard and unwholesome products has continued to attract increasing stakeholders’ attention. Apart from the government’s regulatory bodies such as Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), there is the growing conviction that all hands should be on deck concerning the campaign against sub-standard products. The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Engr. Mansur Ahmed, based on his tall mandate said the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) requires strong and full federal government’s backing, financially or otherwiser for the agency to perform its task satisfactorily. The MAN boss, said the Organisation…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has on Tuesday, received his wife, Shilekunola Naomi, and son, prince Tadenikawo, into the palace after 21-day rites. A statement by the palace media aide, Moses Olafare, said the mother and child accompanied by friends and family members, were received into the palace by the chiefs and Ooni’s traditional aides. Olafare explained that the prince and his mother after entering the palace, stopped at Ile Nla, where they were received by relatives and friends before they proceeded to Emese’s court, where the baby was handed over to Ooni Ogunwusi. He said, “Ooni came out…
The Governor of Delta state, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has ordered the Police and other security agencies in the state to hunt down the killers of President of Anti-Cult Volunteer Corps in the state, Mr Austyne Emu. The governor gave the order in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba. The governor in the statement, condemned the gruesome murder of Emu, describing it as barbaric and irresponsible. He charged the security agencies to intensify investigation into the dastardly act by leaving no stone unturned to fish out his assailants and bring them to justice.…
The Lagos State Government has promised to increase its fish production by at least 60,000 metric tonnes to bridge the huge demand-deficit in the State. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, stated this on Friday in Lagos at a news conference to unveil the forthcoming Lagos Seafood Festival coming up on Sunday, December 13,2020, at the Muri Okunola Park, Lagos. Olusanya said that the current production is about 174,000 metric tonnes of fish annually while the demand stands at over 400,000 metric tonnes, hence the need to address the huge deficit of over 226,000 metric tonnes. She explained that…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government granted N342 billion waivers to importers in the last two years. She made this known at a sensitisation seminar on the Automated Import Duty Exemption Certificate held at the Nigeria Customs Training College, Ikeja. The minister said “Approximately N341.94 billion worth of waivers were granted from August 2017 to August 2019. According to her, “the scope of such requests are expanding; hence the need to have in place modern technology to drive its administration”. Hajia Zainab Ahmed however urged importers to embrace the automated Import…
The Lagos State Police Command says it is ready to crush any illegal protest in the state with a warning to the group of people who planned to continue the #EndSARS protest on Monday to desist from staging it. The warning which was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, SP Muyiwa Adejobi on Sunday stated that, the Command warned against any gathering, procession or protest in Lagos State as some unpatriotic individuals and groups were planning to embark on the replica of the recent destructive and violent EndSARS protest that left pains and agonies in Lagos State…
The Imo state Police Command has condemned the killing of one Jude Oguzie on Saturday along the Njaba/Owerri road by officers attached to the Command. The Commissioner of Police, CP Isaac O. Akinmoyede who expressed this condemnation, wondered why the officers refused to adhere to rules guiding the use of firearms. This was contained in a press release signed by the command’s spokesman SP Ikeokwu Godsons Orlando. The statement revealed that the CP has therefore, ordered investigation into the matter, with a view to unravel the cause of the incident adding that, the officers involved had been identified, arrested and…