Education

Nigeria’s education sector needs to be reformatted – Okebukola

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola, has stated that the Nigerian Education sector needs to be reformatted to achieve the needed change. Okebukola, who is also the Chairman of Council, Crawford University and Chairman, Board of Trustees,

Interviews

Buhari needs committed people to key into anti-corruption vision – Keyamo

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate in this interview with PETER FOWOYO, speaks on the committee set up by the National Judicial Council (NJC), to monitor looters trial, the fight against corruption, integrity of the legal profession and salient other issues. Speculation is rife that the inclusion of lawyers in the committee set up by the […]

Features

CMC building formidable market over increasing challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Capital Market Committee (CMC) has sustained effort at building a formidable market. However, the commission’s effort continues to encounter resistance thereby limiting accomplishments. The commission, through the CMC, has however laid out many good initiatives, such as review of the market laws, e-dividend registration,

News

IGU to FG: Constitute PenCom board now

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

……Commends EFCC for a good job The Industrial Global Union has called on the Federal Government to urgently reconstitute the board of National Pension Commission (PenCom) to safeguard pension assets in the country. Comrade Issa Aremu, General Secretary NUTGTWN and Vice President, Industrial Global Union made this remarks at the Industrialization Day Policy

Anambra Times

Nov. 18 guber poll: Group warns INEC, parties, security agencies against rigging

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

A formidable group in Anambra State has vehemently warned electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, police and other major agencies to eschew any planned arrangement targeted towards manipulating the November 18 governorship election. The group, Independent Media Support Organisation (IMSO), released the warning during a

News

EFCC changing narrative of criminal prosecution — Buhari’s media team

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

The Presidential Media Team has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is changing the narrative of criminal prosecution in the country. In an excerpt from its forthcoming book, the team stated that the nation’s leading anti-graft agency was setting a new standard for law enforcement with its unprecedented achievements in the last […]

News

How Justice Ajumogobia concealed her phones to frustrate investigation-EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

An operative from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdullahi Lawal, on Friday painted a graphic details of how a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia tried to cover her tracks with 11 mobile phones while she was being investigated. It was at the resumed trial of Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia alongside a Senior Advocate of […]

News

FG has released over N380bn as UBE matching grant -Bobboyi

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2017 0

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that the total statutory releases by the Federal Government as FGN-UBE Matching Grant from 2005 to October 31, 2017 stood at three hundred and eighty billion, fifty-two million, five hundred and thirteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-one naira, seventy six kobo (N380, 052,513,491.76). This is even as […]

News

Ikoyigate: Court orders forfeiture of flat where EFCC discovered N13bn

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos where the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 were discovered stashed in iron cabinets and “Ghana-must-go” bags in April. Justice Saliu Saidu ordered the forfeiture of the building to the Federal Government on Thursday following an ex […]

Abia Times

Continuous Voter Registration: INEC registers 36,000 in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 36,000 eligible voters during the second quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Abia State, an official has said. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Joseph Iloh, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday. […]

Anambra Times News

INEC to deploy 400,000 ad-hoc staff to Anambra

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has expressed its determination to deploy 400,000 ad-hoc staff from other states to Anambra state for the conduct of the governorship election in the area on November 18. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, disclosed this during the Election Management System Implementer Workshop for

Business News

MTN strategizes for IPO in Nigeria …Says it will not hold back on investment in Iran

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

As part of its strategies to settle the over one 1.4 trillion fine imposed on the telecommunication giant, MTN by the Nigerian government in 2015, the company is contemplating raising more funds from the capital market through an initial public offer (IPO), just as it re-affirmed plans to make more investments in Iran. The Chief […]

Edo Times

Obaseki inaugurates Edo Boundary Committee

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo Boundary Committee with a charge to address intra and inter-local government boundary disputes in the state. Obaseki said that the state would no longer allow boundary disputes to degenerate to conflicts that affect economic activities in the state. He explained that despite his […]

News

Bindow is blind to religious bigotry -NCPC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev Dr. Uja Tor Uja, has described the Adamawa State Governor, Senator Muhammadu Umaru Jibrila Bindow as blind to religious bigotry. Uja said this on Tuesday while presenting an award to the governor at a dinner and award night ceremony in Abuja. He gave a […]

News

North East Development Commission: Senate hails Buhari for speedy assent

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

The Senate has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his expedient assent to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill recently passed by the National Assembly. The commendation followed a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Wednesday during plenary on the assent of the NEDC Bill. The Senate described the commission as a […]

News

NDDC to boost Digital Learning in Niger Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will boost digital learning by linking the entire Niger Delta region with fiber optics that will facilitate internet penetration and spread. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, said this when members of the Governing Council and Management of the Cross River State […]

Politics

Sokoto State: APC wins House of Rep. bye-election

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared All Progressive (APC) candidate, Alhaji Abdullahi Kalambaina, as winner of Saturday’s Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency’s bye-election in Sokoto State. Kalambaina polled 31,288 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Aminu Bello-Kware of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 7,205. The

Politics

Enugu: INEC registers 125,198 new voters

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

No fewer than 125,198 eligible voters have registered for the first and second quarters in the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in Enugu State. The state Independent National Electoral Commissioner Mr Emeka Ononamadu said this in a interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Saturday. He said 56,562 eligible persons registered in […]

Africa

Kenya’s presidential election rerun ruined

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

Kenya’s electoral commission has announced an estimated 34.5 percent voter turnout after the country’s presidential election rerun which was marred by opposition boycott, protests and deadly clashes. According to Agency report,the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said on Thursday that 35, 564 polling stations opened for the election out of the 40, 883 in

Politics

MainaGate: CACOL demands thorough investigation, punishment for those found wanting

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has challenged the Federal Government to ensure a thorough and holistic investigation into the facts surrounding the sudden re-emergence of former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, accused of complicity in a multi-billion pension naira scam and give due