Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the planned defection of Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi to the All Progressives Congress, APC. There are reports that Umahi is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling party. Fani-Kayode, reacting, said he is yet to confirm the news but described Umahi’s rumoured defection to APC as troubling. According to him, other governors may join Umahi to defect to the APC which will affect the party’s chances of winning the 2023 presidential election. The PDP Chieftain on his…
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The Federal Government has warned that the ban on recruitment of unqualified and unregistered teachers remains in force, and that it will further be enforced more vigorously. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who said this in Abuja, noted that to be qualified to teach in a classroom in Nigeria, such an individual must be registered and certified by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), in addition to the minimum teaching qualification of Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE). He said the Federal Ministry of Education had through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), allocated funds for the Teacher Professional…
Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, has said that he is disappointed with the President Muhammadu Buhari government for rehabilitating repentant members of Boko Haram. Ndume spoke on Wednesday at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army. Ndume, who has always seen the government’s deradicalizing of ex-Boko Haram members as a misplacement of priority, insisted that it was wrong for this administration to be resettling and pampering former terrorists while the country is still at war. “I am in disagreement with the government,” Ndume buttressed. The lawmaker, who represents Borno South, noted that members…
The Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, declared that there is no evidence to back recent claims of a cholera outbreak in Lagun Village of Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The Ministry, which submitted the report of its technical committee that investigated the matter, said in a report signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir V. Bello, that the claims of cholera outbreak were unfounded. The report, titled “Re: Rumours of suspected cholera outbreak in Lagelu LGA of Oyo State,” indicated that investigations by the state’s Epidemiological Team, including the DSNO and LGA Teams in…
The Oyo State Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Kayode Ibrahim, says completion of the ongoing 52 kilometer Oyo – Ogbomosho highway project is on course. Ibrahim stated this on Wednesday in Ibadan while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the Federal Government road projects in the state. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Nov 4, approved auguementation of the road initial contract sum from N47.504billion to N105.041billion. The changes in the prices was as a result of adjustment of some things in the scope of work, the thickness of the pavement from…
The chief of air staff, air marshal Sadique Abubakar has disclosed plans to address structural operational strategies of the air force across various units in the country in response to the nation’s security exigencies The chief of air staff made this known during a courtesy visit to Governor Seyi Makinde in his office as part of activities for his operational visit to Ibadan Air marshal Sadique Abubakar explained that he had visited the air force base in Ibadan to identify gaps in its organizational structures and boost its operational capacity in the South West inorder to empower the nation’s air…
Former Kaduna – Central Senator, Shehu Sani , has announced the death of a former Governor of Kaduna State , Balarabe Musa . Balarabe , who was the first governor in the history of Nigeria to be impeached , was 84 years old. The PUNCH could not independently confirm if indeed he had passed on . Announcing the death on Twitter , Sani said , “ Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died . May Allah forgive his soul and grant him Aljanna Firdausi . Amin. ” Balarabe , who was a progressive, was the leader of the People ’ s Redemption…
How Nigeria spends billions on coconut importation Despite its huge coconut consumption record, Nigeria buys the bulk of its coconuts from Ghana and Ivory Coast, and ranks 19th on the list of producers in the world. ByMary Izuaka November 11, 2020 4 min read Nigeria’s expenditure on coconut importation annually cannot be described as anything short of outrageous, as shown by data from the United Nations Statistical Office. The data obtained from the UN office shows that Nigeria spent $219,446.53 and $293,214.22 on coconut importation in 2019 and 2018 respectively, an amount higher than $186,094.58 that was spent on coconut…
The Governor of Ebonyi State , Dave Umahi, told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday that he was leaving the party . He said he would join the ruling All Progressives Congress which he claimed would protect the interest of the South – East in the 2023 elections . Our correspondent gathered that Umahi told the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable . The members of the PDP NWC , who were led to the meeting by its National Chairman , Prince…
The Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate , has been shut down indefinitely as the crisis between the Students Union of the institution and the management led by the Provost , Dr Jospeh Adeagbo , got messier on Tuesday . The Students Union ’ s President , Olaitan Muhammad , in an interview with our correspondent on the telephone confirmed that the college had been shut down by the Governing Council . The students had embarked on protests over the alleged failure of the college to produce identity cards for students despite collecting money from them. They claimed that some…