THE Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to adapt pragmatic approaches in solving Nigeria’s social, economic and political challenges. The union made the call in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos. The union said that such approach should include engaging all stakeholders on all issues of national interest. “NEC in session is also calling on the Federal Government to look into the economic matters bedevilling the country, especially as its affects Nigerian workers. “The rising inflation in the country is becoming alarming;…
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THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday declared 19 terrorists wanted and placed N5 million bounty on each of them. The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Major-General Jimmy Akpor on Monday in Abuja. The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to arrest of one wanted terrorist. The wanted persons are notorious bandits/terrorists that have been terrorising Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States, it said. DHQ therefore urged anyone with any information on the wanted terrorists to…
NEWSDIARYONLINE, an Abuja-based newspaper has once again suffered a major cyber-attack. The attack in the early hours of Sunday November 13, 2022, which rendered all posts on the site inaccessible, was quickly reported by anxious readers across Nigeria This development was disclosed in a statement by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newsdiaryonline, Mr Danlami Nmodu, on Monday. Nmodu, who was unfortunately on admission at a hospital in Abuja swiftly alerted the IT staff who eventually restored the site after what he described as a “scary battle during which he resorted to prayers at some point.” All posts on the site had been…
THE Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), Ms May Ikokwu, on Monday stated that early test and detection is paramount in the management of diabetes for normal living. Ikokwu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the occasion of World Diabetes Day in Abuja. She explained that theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Access to diabetes Education’, underpins the larger multi-year theme of ‘Access to Care’. She advocated for preventive interventions, especially dieting, saying that diabetes could be triggered by diets. Ikokwu, who described diabetes as the body’s ability or inability to…
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako, in a short ruling, adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court on the matter. The development followed an oral application by Kanu’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, who prayed the court to adjourned the matter indefinitely pending the hearing and determination of the appeal filed by the Federal Government at the Supreme Court. When the matter was called, lawyer to…
TRAGEDY. Unimaginable tragedy. What is most tragic to me is not the number of migrants including children from the underdeveloped countries that have gone down the sea to watery graves trying to reach Europe. Yes, this year alone, over 1,200 went on a final dip, never to resurface again, or if they did, only as corpses. Last year, 2021, 3,077 of them experienced this excruciating exit from the world, all in the desperate bid for a better or safer life. The previous year, half of that number perished in the seas, not for lack of wisdom but for them, a…
PEOPLE are afraid of going directly to an agency to ask for services they are entitled to simply because they believe they would not get it since they don’t know anybody there, or nobody has asked them to see a person there to help them get the services. Those that readily come to mind include obtaining international passport, driver’s licence and getting car particulars that include road worthiness, among others. People doing their jobs may not do so unless being sought out to help as if they are doing a favour and not being paid. And they are paid through…
ON Sunday, AriseNews and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) organised the first of a series of townhall meetings for candidates contesting the 2023 elections. The first outing was set for the top four presidential candidates. They were selected based on the performance of their parties in an online survey conducted by CDD. The leading parties were LP, APC, PDP and NNPP. The APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu however opted not to participate. This was not surprising as he had declined all other previous invitations to participate in public debates. Apparently, he only participates in forums he has…
Continue from last week Introduction IN continuation of our provision of answers to frequently asked questions on the CPS, we will be providing answers to some frequently asked questions on corporate governance and integrity of the CPS. Pension scheme governance refers to the systems used to organise the roles and responsibilities of all individuals involved in governing, managing and administering the CPS. How does PenCom ensure the soundness of PFAs and PFCs? The National Pension Commission (PenCom) ensures that only fit and proper persons are appointed as Directors and Top Management of the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and Pension Fund Custodians…
THE Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP) says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, will no longer attend debates where other candidates are not present. Doyin Okupe, Director-General, PCC, LP, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. He said that the absence of presidential candidates in debates has become a growing trend in the 2023 electioneering campaign. “Let us make it clear today that these recurring acts will no longer be acceptable to the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation. “While our candidate Mr Peter Obi and vice-presidential candidate, Dr Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, are prepared…