Author: Saint Augustine

The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran has collapsed his political structure to support the Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Mogaji Olasunkanmi Tegbe ahead of the 2023 General elections. In an event held at his residence Friday in Ibadan, Dr. Nureni Adeniran who hosted party stalwarts including 27 coordinators from the nine Local Governments Areas, ninety-nine Ward Coordinators within Oyo South Senatorial District and other supporters working for his Senatorial ambition said the decision was taken in the common interest of the Party and the state. Recall that Dr.…

… Seeks advocacy in simple, local languages A former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mrs. Chinwe Ezenwa has called on the Federal Ministry of Education to come up with a deliberate policy that would encourage admission of more women to study maritime related courses in the maritime training institutes like the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron and the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT). Ezenwa who stated this while fielding questions from journalists on the sidelines of the event to mark the maiden edition of the International Day for Women in Maritime organized by the…

Peter Obi Support Groups made up of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, have concluded arrangements to organize One-Million-Man March in solidarity and support of the presidential aspiration of the former Governor of Anambra state across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The exercise is anchored by the Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO) which is made up of more than a dozen support groups for Mr Peter Obi. In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the coalition, Mr. Marcel Ngogbehei said that the support groups including, Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), Like Minds…

Four serving members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have pledged their support for the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State. The pledge was contained in a statement jointly signed by Hon. Akeem Adeyemi, Hon. Jide Olatubosun, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe and Hon. Olumide Ojerinde on Thursday. The statement reads, “Sequel to the meeting held at the Oluyole Estate residence of our leader, Late Senator Abiola Ajimobi convened by his wife, Dr. Mrs. Florence Ajimobi in the interest of APC Oyo State wherein all tendencies in Oyo State APC agreed to work with the State Party…

… Harps on professionalism, integrity of process The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has commended the management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over the re-launch of the improved Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Valuation policy which is expected to come into effect today. The Chairman of APFFLON, Tincan Island chapter, Mr. Emeka Godfrey Nwosu who spoke exclusively to Primetime Reporters shortly after a stakeholders’ meeting with the customs authority at Apapa Customs command on Thursday hinted that the issues that led to the protests and subsequently, withdrawal of services as well as the issues…

… Says revised budget to reflect current realities, challenges and priorities The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Thursday presented a revised 2022 budget estimates totalling N170 billion to the State House of Assembly. Presenting the revised budget proposal on the floor of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Soludo remarked that the purpose of the 2022 revised budget was to reflect current realities, challenges, and priorities of the new administration and Ndi Anambra. The Governor noted that undaunted by the state of the treasury, his administration had seriously started reforming the state’s system of tax administration…

… 83 million poor Nigerians to enjoy coverage President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022 repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. President Buhari said at the signing of the new law that a Fund will be set up “to ensure coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission.” He then went on to elaborate on how the Fund will be sourced: “For the large number of vulnerable individuals who…

Prominent northern elders that met over the weekend have resolved to support a southeast presidential candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a credible source in the group has revealed. The top Northern power broker who spoke to our correspondent explained that the issue of a southeast presidential candidate in the opposition party in 2023 has become an issue of urgent national importance if the country is to remain together. The source who pleaded anonymity said that consultations will soon reach final stage in which all the northern presidential aspirants will be invited and “we will appeal to them to…

Former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra and presidential aspirant of PDP has advised Lagos State delegates to the party’s presidential primaries to remember their children while voting during the party’s primaries. Obi, who made the appeal when he met with Lagos PDP national delegates in Ikeja on Wednesday, told them not to be deceived by “money bags’. According to him, if the nation must move forward, there is the need to elevate merit, capacity and competence in leadership which he possessed. Obi said: “Your country is going through a big difficulty. What we have seen is the cumulative effects of…

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has assured the residents of the state of their safety and protection just as gunmen have threatened to attack ten (10) Local Government Areas in the state. Soludo gave the assurance in a statement in Awka on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime and made available to our correspondent. The Governor observed that the anonymous letter was intended to create tension and fear among the peace loving people of the State. He urged them to go about their legitimate businesses as security agencies were jointly working round the clock…