The International Human Rights Commission, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has approved the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Anozie, as its new president for Nigeria. Anozie, a seasoned Human Rights Activists and a Political Strategist, was appointed as the new Envoy and President of the International Human Rights Commission in Nigeria Committee. This is containing in a letter signed and addressed to Dr. Anozie by the African Envoy, and President of EVIDAP, Chief Clement Mbgechi, approved by the International Headquarters. Mbgechi said that Anozie’s appointment was approved based on his many years of fighting for the rights of the common man and…
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Applicants of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 2019/2020 recruitment exercise have called on the Corporation to release its recruitment list. The applicants, in a statement, appealed to the National Assembly to prevail on NNPC to release the list of successful ‘Experienced Hires’ candidates for the 2019/2020 recruitment exercise. The Nation learnt in March 2019, NNPC under the leadership of the late Dr. Maikanti Baru, placed a public advert for ‘Graduate Trainees’ and ‘Experienced Hires’. The applicants wrote the test while the successful ones among them were invited for interviews in July 2019 for the Graduate trainees and Experienced Hires.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said threats to peace will not be tolerated. He praised traditional rulers for their calming influence at the peak of the #EndSARS protests, saying the issues raised by the protesters were being addressed. “I want to once again thank you for the role you all have played to calm down our youths with wisdom and authority. “By instilling hope and keeping the peace, you have rendered the country great service. “We cannot allow anybody or group to threaten the peace or sabotage these efforts,” the President said. He spoke when he received a delegation of…
A win for former United States (U.S.) Vice President Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden will attract $700 billion investments to Nigeria and other emerging markets, Renaissance Capital (RenCap) analysts have predicted. RenCap Chief Economist Charles Robertson said a Biden victory will, in the long run, shift trillions of dollars to Nigeria and other emerging markets. In a report to investors titled: “Biden’s victory, trillions into EM and lockdown” released on Thursday, Robertson explained that if that happens, many people will wonder why this election race was tight. The expert at the global investment and research firm said he expects…
They will work with the Federal Government and other stakeholders to address the issues. The governors resolved to “adapt, at both the state and regional levels, guidelines to be developed and issued by the National Economic Council (NEC) Sub-Committee on Engagement to reduce restiveness among young people”. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at its 21st virtual meeting held on Wednesday, reviewed the fallout of the #EndSARS protests and the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives, among others. “It is clear that these agitations are attributable to social and economic inequality in the country,” they said in a communique issued by the NGF secretariat. The…
The Federal Government has refuted speculations it plans to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) and other taxes in its proposed Finance Bill. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, who spoke while defending the Ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Finance in Abuja, dismissed the claims of an imminent increase in VAT and other taxes in the proposed Finance Bill to be presented to the National Assembly soon. The Nation reports implementation of the increase in VAT from five per cent to 7.5 per cent took off in January 2020 after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Bill, 2019 into…
A Georgia Court has dismissed a lawsuit by the campaign organisation of US President Donald Trump on absentee ballots. The campaign had asked the court to ensure state laws were followed on absentee ballots. Trump trails Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden in the quest to win the electoral votes. Details shortly…
KANO – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has on Thursday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over what it described as irresponsive posture by the President to the lingering strike, future of education and youth in the nation. This was also as it accuses the Ministers of Labour and Employment, Education and Accountant General of the Federation of frustrating the ASUU and Federal Government’s agreement to bring about an end to the seven months old strike. The Kano Zonal Coordinator of the union, Mahmud M. Lawan made this known while addressing newsmen on the lingering strike in the country. According…
The Managing Director of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency FERMA, Mr. Nurudeen Rafindadi on Thursday shocked members of the House of Representatives Committee on FERMA, headed by Rep. Richard Femi Bamise (APC Ekiti) that the Ministries of Finance and Works and Housing inflated their 2021 budget by over N11 billion. A member of the committee, Yusuf Gadgi had asked the FERMA boss why their budget had a sudden increase of over N11 billion. He said: “Earlier to this moment, we’re privileged to know your budget proposal to the ministry which before getting to National Assembly the proposal changed from twenty…
Oando Tank Farm located at Marine Beach, Ijora area of Lagos is currently on fire. According to LASEMA PRO Nosa Okunbor, responders are currently working to extinguish the fire and evacuate the gas and fuel tankers in the station. Details shortly…