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By: Fashina Shakiru Flycomnews. Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  Mr Adams Oshiomhole bows out. In a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, while addressing the newsmen, says bound to obey  the leader of the party. According to him, I have accepted the decision of the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to dissolve the national working committee (NWC). Oshiomhole urged his lawyers to withdraw his appeal pending at the supreme court. While thanking President Muhammadu Buhari had two years ago invited him to come and reposition the APC and that since the president in his wisdom has also agreed to the dissolution of the NWC. However, he is bound to obey him as the leader of the party. The former Edo governor was challenging a court of appeal order upholding his suspension him as chairman of the party. The NWC was dissolved by the party’s NEC on Thursday.

Nigeria's President Mohammadu Buhari has approved and regrouped Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from three to five as Prof Daniel Pondei is the New Acting Managing Director, to replace Barrister Joy Nunieh. Mr President made this known today during weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting in Abuja  The five members of the enlarged committee are now headed by Prof Daniel Pondei, Managing Director, Dr Cairo Ojougboh,  Executive Director (Projects), Mr Ibanga Bassey Etang, . Executive Director (Finance and Administration), Mrs Caroline Nagbo (Member); and Cecilia Bukola Akintomide, OON, a former Vice President with African Development Bank, (Member). The Acting Managing Director, Prof  Pondei is a Professor of Medicine from Niger Delta University, and former Provost, College of Health Sciences of the institution.

....declares all revenue collectors suspended until further notice. By: Fashina Shakiru Lagos Island Local Government Chairman, Mayor Honourable Tijani Adetoyese Olusi , has said that his administration remains committed to meeting the yearnings and aspirations of our people in the area of infrastructural development and human capital development. Olusi made this known at year 2020 budget stakeholders meeting held at the council Secretariat, Zappa Hall, Lagos island on Tuesday. The chairman assured the participants at the meeting that some of the requests raised at the stakeholders meeting held at the same venue are still outstanding owing to limited resources, the modest achievements recorded in the out-gone year is an indication that this administration is on the right track. He said: "We are optimistic that at the end of our tenure, with your continued support, more progress would have been made. He reveals that, we have an ambition to bequeath a befittin...

 FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria continues to impact lives of dairy farmers positively through its successful Dairy Development Programme (DDP) in rural communities. FrieslandCampina WAMCO has the ambition to improve the standard of living of dairy farmers and their families in Nigeria, where it operates its Dairy Development Programme. The farmers are given the opportunity to participate in technical and entrepreneurial trainings, thus safeguarding food security and nutrition. The Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, explained that “At FrieslandCampina WAMCO, we are proud of the over 7,000 farmers including female dairy farmers who have been empowered under our Dairy Development Programme, across Oyo, Ogun and Osun States respectively. We are particularly happy with the increased access they have to a better life as they are able to support themselves and send their children to school.” It is pertinent to reiterate that FrieslandCampina WAMCO is ...

Deputy Leader, Honourable Councillor Taiwo Oyekan representing ward C1 Lagos Island Local Government has empowered over 25 youth in his constituency especially the artisan and petty traders in a recent time. In a goodwill message, he said the program is there second  empowerment scheme to the good people  of my ward aside from the executions  and  commissioned of projects.  This year's edition focused majorily to empower the youths by supporting them with major simple kit machine tools to enhance their productivities in their various businesses and petty trading, Oyekan disclosed. Oyekan urges the beneficiaries to make use of this opportunity and utilize them properly.  The selection of the beneficiaries not based on partisanship only but consider some people who are not  members of our party, at least the scheme for anyone in needs to engage with something while  some are very in needs to be empower by supporting and engaged them with s...

The Senate has introduced a bill which seeks to establish a Federal Government agency to check hate speech in the country . It also prescribed death by hanging as the maximum punishment for certain categories of offenders . The bill , sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson , who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi , passed first reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday . It is titled , “ National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech ( Estb . , etc ) Bill 2019 . But a few hours after the bill passed the first reading, groups and individuals including former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar , eminent lawyers and civil rights organisations , warned that it was death sentence for democracy in the country .  They described the bill as draconian. Abdullahi had sponsored a similar bill in the 8 th Senate , but it could not survive the second reading due to overwhelming opposition and criticisms from the civil society groups and the media. A co...

Interview Of Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba, Vice Chairman Ikorodu Local Government, TMT 2023 National Matron On Kukuruku Oshodi-Ishodi-Ejigbo Live Chat Platform. TMT 2023 Is All About A Crusade And Pressure Group To Champion A Cause That We Believe And Trust In Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu 'Style Of Leadership.   He Is The Best Choice For President 2023 And We Are Working Hard To Convince Him To Please Be There For Us When The Time Comes.   He Has Earned It. Ours Is To Raise More Disciples. We Thank God For Our Beloved President Buhari Our Great Party APC And We Know And Pray That When The Time Comes For The People To Choose .  The Choice Will Still Be Our Party And Our National Leader Knowing That We Would Have Performed Very Well On Our Campaign Promises Come 2023. To Even Take Our Country To Greater Heights Beyond 2023. For Us Asiwaju Is It. We Pray He Will To The Call When The Time Comes... Every Body Matters. Nigerians Will Be Happ...

The Sokoto State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Kulu Abubakar, has pledged more support for youths to be self reliant in Nigeria. Dr Abubakar made this known when she received an Award of Excellence from a youth organisation "Nigerian Peace Initiative for Peace and Good Governance" in her office in Sokoto State. She said "considering the contribution of youths, it becomes necessary to carry them along and add their quota to the development of the society." Dr Abbakar stated that "the award would serve as a motivation to her to redouble efforts in rendering more services to the community, Sokoto State and the country at large." She stressed that the award would also go a long way in enabling her to continue to contribute more on the development of education and other sectors in the State. The Commissioner commended the youth organisation for finding her worthy and choose her as one of the recognised individuals to be given the awa...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, presented the Year 2020 Budget proposal to the House of Assembly, unveiling his administration’s plan to accelerate the growth of the State’s economy by proposing aggressive investments in critical priority areas - physical infrastructure, environment, human capital and security. Sanwo-Olu announced that the State expenditure of N1.168 trillion will be funded from a projected Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N1.071 trillion while the budget deficit, put at N97.53 billion, will be financed through internal and external loans, just as he noted that the fiscal proposal also included a provision for the new minimum wage. Giving a breakdown of the budget tagged “Awakening to a Greater Lagos”, Sanwo-Olu earmarked 62 per cent representing N723.75 billion of total spending for capital expenditure, revealing that recurrent expenditure, put at 38 per cent, will take N444.81 billion. Disclosing that about N167.81 billion of the recurrent ex...

Photo; Check point on Nigerian side of border with Benin Republic  Members of Ghana's main traders’ union GUTA, stormed Accra’s shopping district on Monday closing down more than 100 foreign–run shops. The businesses targeted were said to be violating a Ghanaian law barring non-nationals from operating in the domestic retail space, according to the Myjoyonline news website. But experts see the action as a response to Nigeria’s closure of its border with Benin on August 21st of this year. The measure left scores of Ghanaian traders stuck inside Nigeria with thousands of tons of goods which were due to transit through Benin by road. The Ghanaian traders’ union says up to 100 trucks of goods belonging to Ghanaian traders have been locked up in Nigeria since Abuja closed the country’s border with Benin in July, 2019. Desperation “Traders who took loans for their businesses and are counting their losses, acted out of frustration”, says Joseph Obeng, President of the G...

Guaranty Trust Bank   plc   has released its   un audited financial results for the period ended September 3 0, 2019   to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria.   Profit before tax stood at ₦1 70 . 7 billion, representing a growth of   3.9 % over ₦1 64 . 2 billion recorded in the corresponding period of September 201 8 . The Bank’s Loan Book   grew   by   9.2 % from ₦1. 262 trillion recorded as at December 201 8   to ₦1. 378 trillion in September 201 9 , while customers’ deposit   rose   by   5.1 % to ₦2. 390 trillion from ₦2. 274 trillion in December 201 8 .   The Bank’s balance sheet remained   resilient   with   Total assets   and Shareholders’ Funds   closing at ₦3. 519 trillion ...