Stakeholders okay extension of NACS implementation by four years | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Stakeholders in the fight against corruption across the country, after an extensive deliberation recently, have urged the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to extend the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). The implementation of NACS included the two committees, the Inter-Ministerial and the Monitoring and Evaluation Committees (IMC and M and E, respectively), for another four years cycle. The FEC had, on July 5, 2017, presided over by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), approved the NACS 2017-2021, and subsequently directed its implementation. The policy document requires stakeholders’ endorsement at the end of the strategy’s implementation before its extension. The mandate includes to cascade implementation at the states and local council areas.
Source:The Guardian
December 21, 2021 01:34 UTC
NACGRAB takes campaign on resilient seeds to Kishi
This was done to develop resilient seeds against climate change and ensure food security in the country. The ones chosen will be multiplied by NACGRAB and distributed to farmers for further planting to boost their production capacity. In his presentation, Head of the Seed Genebank department, Dr. Adam Olosunde, enlightened the farmers about the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act. He noted that the PVP Act permits saving of seeds for personal use but not for commercial purposes. One hundred sorghum and cowpea farmers who are members of Germplasm Users Group (GUG) that were mobilised across Oyo State attended the programme.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 21, 2021 00:53 UTC
Ex-servicemen, others protest non-payment of allowances for 24 months
This was disclosed on Monday during a peaceful protest staged by the ex-servicemen of the Armed forces, alongside widows and orphans of the personnel, demanding the immediate payment of the allowance, among other entitlement. The Members which started their protest at the legion office, proceeded to the Sir Kashim Ibrahim house to submit their letter of protest to the Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai. “We have 24 months outstanding arrears on Minimum wage that has not been paid, there is also the Security Debarment allowance which wants the FG to pay. “I am appealing to the govt to please help the military widows because life has not been easy for us generally. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other ServicesPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… Ex-servicemen, widows, orphans protest non-payment of allowances for 24 months Ex-servicemen, widows, orphans protest non-payment of allowances for 24 months Ex-servicemen, widows, orphans protest non-payment of allowances for 24 months Ex-servicemen, widows, orphans protest non-payment of allowances for 24 months.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 20, 2021 19:48 UTC
Troops bombard bandit camps in North-West
Nigerian forces have bombarded alleged camps held by “bandits” in the northwest of the country with the aim of ending violence in the region, villagers said Sunday. The campaign began Thursday and has caused massive losses for a group led by gang leader Bello Turji, they said. “Bodies of Turji’s men litter the forest and all his camps were destroyed,” Muhammed said, quoting residents of the nearby village of Fakai. The air and land operation in Zamfara state targets “bandits” loyal to Turji, one of the main gang leaders in Zamfara and neighbouring Sokoto blamed for deadly attacks. Awwalun Daudawa, a bandit chief behind the kidnapping of 300 students in nearby Katsina state in December 2020, renounced armed conflict in February under a government amnesty.
Source:Punch
December 20, 2021 18:42 UTC
The youngest leaders in the world | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
– Kosovo: Another woman leader, Vjosa Osmani, was elected president in April aged 38. – Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado, a journalist and former labour minister won elections to become president in May 2018 aged 38. – New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern was 37 years old when she was sworn in as prime minister in October 2017. – Ireland: Leo Varadkar became Ireland’s youngest prime minister in June 2017 aged 38. – France: The investment banker Emmanuel Macron became France’s youngest president in May 2017 at 39.
Source:The Guardian
December 20, 2021 16:29 UTC
‘We feel your pains’, group assures leprosy patients of support
The Coordinator of a non-governmental organisation ‘Be Inspired Nigeria’ Akwa Ibom State chapter, Imo Asuquo, and members of the organisation on Saturday spent time with leprosy patients at the state leprosy Hospital, Etinan local government area, assuring them that they were not alone in their travails. She said that the organization is always standing behind them and praying for them in every circumstance of their lives. Asuquo, stated this in Etinan Local Government Area while presenting assorted foodstuffs, detergent, and other gifts to over 200 leprosy patients in the facility donated by the group in collaboration with Touch of Love Outreach, Lagos. “We came especially from Be Inspired Nigeria’ in conjunction with Touch of Love Outreach, all the way from Lagos and we choose this group, this particular place to come and share this token we have for you during this period. Secretary of the hospital, Elder Frank Udoh, who received the items on behalf of the hospital management lauded the group for the initiative and pray God to continue to sustain them.
Source:Punch
December 20, 2021 16:22 UTC
World Economic Forum defers 2022 annual meeting due to Omicron outbreak
The World Economic Forum will defer its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in the light of continued uncertainty over the Omicron outbreak, said Adrian Monck, Managing Director, Public Engagement. The Annual Meeting was scheduled to take place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland between 17-21 January 2022. “Despite the meeting’s stringent health protocols, the transmissibility of Omicron and its impact on travel and mobility have made deferral necessary”. Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Schwab said, “The deferral of the Annual Meeting will not prevent progress through the continued digital convening of leaders from business, government and civil society. We look forward to bringing global leaders together in person soon.”YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari Urges MTN For Quality Service, Downward Price Review In Cost Of Data, Other ServicesPresident Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make the available top-of-the-range service to its Nigerian subscribers… World Economic Forum defers 2022 annual meeting due to Omicron outbreak World Economic Forum defers 2022 annual meeting due to Omicron outbreak World Economic Forum defers 2022 annual meeting due to Omicron outbreak World Economic Forum defers 2022 annual meeting due to Omicron outbreak .
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 20, 2021 15:50 UTC
Cornerstone Insurance, NEM partner on new scheme
Cornerstone Insurance Plc and NEM Insurance Plc have announced an agreement to provide a group personal accident social welfare scheme known as ‘Eagle Social Welfare Scheme’ to all Nigerians across the country. The commencement of the social welfare scheme will further boost economic security, create employment and develop new asset pools that can be invested in other ways to support economic development while reducing sufferings from injuries, disabilities from accidents and high death rates. The official launching was held recently at the Cornerstone Insurance corporate head office in Lagos. The programme was officially launched by The Group Managing Director/CEO of Cornerstone Insurance, Ganiyu Musa, who also doubles as the Chairman of Nigeria Insurance Association. He was assisted by the Group Managing Director/CEO of NEM Insurance, Tope Smart who was represented by the Head of Underwriting, Bolanle Baruwa.
Source:The Guardian
December 20, 2021 15:04 UTC
EFCC loses as Supreme Court upturns conviction of senior advocate
The Supreme Court has upturned the conviction of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Nwobike. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned him before a Lagos State High Court for the perversion of justice. Dissatisfied with his conviction, he appealed the matter but the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction. However, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday quashed the conviction. The court ruled that the EFCC lacked the power to prosecute anyone for the offence of perversion of justice.
Source:Punch
December 20, 2021 14:15 UTC
Africa’s COVID-19 cases exceed 9.15m – Africa CDC | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,155,691 cases. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 225,967 and some 8,329,481 patients have recovered from the disease so far. South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said Africa CDC. South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,292,609 cases, followed by the northern African country Morocco with 952,628 cases as of late Sunday evening.
Source:The Guardian
December 20, 2021 13:18 UTC
Police arrest gang for killing cop, kidnapping Customs officer, emir’s relative
The Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team, Taraba State Police Command, has arrested 11 kidnap suspects. The gang members were said to have killed a police sergeant, Ogidi Habu, in Jalingo, and also abducted a customs officer and a relative of the Emir of Jalingo. He said police investigations revealed how Isah and Ahmadu masterminded the killing of the sergeant and left an inspector with gunshot injuries after abducting some victims in Jalingo. The police, in the course of investigations, equally identified and raided various criminal hideouts where kidnap victims were usually kept. “While cache of weapons and other incriminating items were recovered from the hideouts, all the kidnap victims held hostage at the various hideouts were carefully and successfully rescued unhurt and reunited with their families.
Source:Punch
December 20, 2021 08:35 UTC
Southern, Middle Belt leaders demand suspension of 2023 elections
Citing the shortcomings of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Nigeria Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has urged the Federal Government to suspend the 2023 general elections. The group, in a statement yesterday, signed by Otunba Shade Olukoya for the Ilana Oodua; Prof. Yussuf Turaki (Middle Belt) Tony Nnadi (South East) and Dr. Rotimi Olokodana (South West), noted that the step was to discourage the continued operationalisation of the document. It also called for a formal announcement by the Federal Government that it had received the constitutional grievances and sovereignty dispute declared by the people of South and Middle-Belt. The group, in a five-point proposition, equally demanded an official commitment of the government to the “wholesale decommissioning and jettisoning of the 1999 Constitution as the basis of the federation, as was done by the government of apartheid-era South Africa in 1990.”The coalition sought also for formal initiation of a time-bound transitioning process to midwife the emergence of fresh constitutional protocols by a two-stage process in which the constituent regional blocs would at the first stage, distil and ratify their various constitutions by referendums and plebiscites, and in the second stage, negotiate the terms of federating afresh as may be dictated by outcomes of the referendums and plebiscites. NINAS equally asked for a formal invitation to the people of the South and Middle-Belt to work out and enthrone a transitional authority, “which shall specify the modalities for the transitioning process, including the composition and mandate of the transitional authority, as well as the timeframe for the transitioning and other ancillary matters.”The statement reads: “As indicated in the five-point proposition by NINAS, the successor constitutional arrangements, dictated by the Self-Determination Right of the Peoples of Nigeria, shall be ratified by referendums and plebiscites, to be undertaken during a period of transitioning that would commence from the point at which a formal announcement is made suspending preparations for further national elections under the repudiated 1999 Constitution.
Source:The Guardian
December 20, 2021 07:09 UTC
Insurer, brokers eye market expansion
Underwriting firm, Enterprise Life Assurance Limited has reiterated its commitment in the area of service delivery to Nigerians and Nigerian insurance brokers to grow the market. The insurer, which played host to the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) December Members Evening, said it had the mandate to make a significant difference in the insurance industry and service to customers. The President of NCRIB, Rotimi Edu, commended the management of Enterprise Life for playing host to the association, saying: “Incidentally, the insurer is the first to host the event under the present administration, and I hope that Enterprise Life would extract significant value for the laudable investment in the relationship with our Council.”The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Life Assurance, Funmi Omo, stressed that the company’s mandate was to meet changing customer needs with new offerings, enhance interactions and build trusted relationships as well as strategic alliances. She stated: “We are here to formally introduce Enterprise Life Nigeria to recognise and appreciate the unique role that brokers play not just as intermediaries but also as trusted business advisors and partners. Enterprise Life Assurance is indeed excited about this opportunity to collaborate with the NCRIB and forge a lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.”
Source:The Guardian
December 20, 2021 02:52 UTC
The blood of business – 2
When the recording of the proceedings went viral on social media, it sparked outrage within the company and in the online community. In another statement he issued a few days later, Vishal Garg wrote, “I want to apologize for the way I handled the layoffs last week. The Vishal Garg approach to employee disengagement is typical of leaders and companies that do not recognize that the first customers of any business are the people who work there. When people know that they matter and that they are vital stakeholders in the corporate outcomes, they will work like they own the business. The people that work with us are flesh and blood with feelings, desires, personal hang-ups and frustrations, just like us.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 20, 2021 00:23 UTC