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Fake Result:JAMB bars Ejimeme Mmesoma from examination for three years

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Amid controversy surrounding Ejimeme Joy Mmesoma’s results, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has barred the candidate from sitting for the examination for three years.

Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

According to him, the Board stands by its decision that Mmesome’s result being paraded by the candidate is fake.

Recall that Mmesoma claimed that she scored 362, but the JAMB refuted her, noting that she scored 249.

The issue generated divergent views on social media; however, JAMB  said Mmesoma had committed a weighty infraction.

“The Board would like to reassure Nigerians that its system was neither tampered with nor compromised as the candidate simply falsified a copy of a result slip of a candidate named “Asimiyu Mariam Omobolanle”, who sat the UTME in 2021 and scored 138.

“In the meantime, the management of the Board, after considering the weighty infraction committed by Ms Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, and in line with its established procedures, has withdrawn her 2023 UTME result and also barred her from sitting the Board’s examination for the next three years”.

Tinubu breaks silence on forex unification

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he could have chosen to maintain the hitherto multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage.

Dele Alake, the Special Adviser,Special Duties, Communications and Strategy to the President disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, when Tinubu was speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos House, Marina.

Tinubu said he said he took the decision of forex unification in the nation’s best interest just like he did with fuel subsidy removal.

“I could afford to share the benefit by participating in the arbitrage, but God forbid! That’s not why you voted for me,” he said.

The President said it was imperative to take those decisive actions in the early days of his administration.

“We need to take the steps to stop the bleeding of our finances through speedy action on fuel subsidy. We have no choice,” he said.

President Tinubu said as a way of ensuring good use of available resources, the government would “re-engineer the effectiveness of the control and management of our resources in order to meet the obligations to Nigerians by political officeholders.”

The President used the opportunity to solicit the support of governors present at the event to work with him in ensuring even development of the country.

“We will work together with an open door policy. We will bring Nigeria from the brink to a resilient economy. I want us to be partners so that we can rescue our land and make it a born-again nation.”

The Central Bank of Nigeria had announced operational changes to the foreign exchange market leading to floating of Naira in the Investors and Exporters’ window.

 

2024 Edo Gov’ship election: Osaro Onaiwu rejects zoning, calls for capacity, competence

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Former governorship candidate and top politician, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has waded into the controversy over the zone to produce the next governor of Edo State.

Onaiwu in a statement he issued on Monday in Abuja, said Edo State, will not consider zoning in producing Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s successor in 2024.

According to Onaiwu, “gone are the days when power was zoned to this and that. Right now, the only considerations for who become the next governor of our dear state, must be based on capacity and competence. It does not matter where we get a person with the competence and capacity.”

According to the top politician and former Director General of the Nigerian Governors Forum, “I find it preposterous that some people are going about and instead of marketing their competence to do the job, they are marketing their zones.”

“We have always ‘zoned’ ministerial appointments and boards to the Esan people or people from the northern part of the state and what did we get?

“Just a few days ago, the revered Oba of Benin roasted a former minister from the state for non performance. The Oba roasted the former minister for his not uplifting Edo while in office, especially after he(the minister), benefited due to letter written by the Oba of Benin to former president Buhari. That one will soon buy form and people will be shouting ‘zone’ for him. Is that what Edo wants in governance in the 21st century?

“I am from Edo South and I make bold to say we have the numbers when it comes to election in the state. I am also saying that if someone from Edo South has the competence and capacity, he should succeed Obaseki and not you giving us a mediocre because you are zoning. In fact, I insist Edo south will produce the next governor in 2024. We can’t throw out numbers away.”

Onaiwu, a renowned businessman stated that 2024 governorship must be intensely fought by technocrats and politicians who have the capacity to move Edo to the next level. “We can’t continue to play zonal politics while Edo continues to remain as a glorified village. No, we can’t allow that,” he said.

BREAKING: Tinubu sacks all service chiefs, advisers, comptroller general of customs

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of  Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect.
A statement by Willie Bassey
Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated on Monday.
It named the newly appointed Officers as
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS:
1.Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser
2. Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff
3. Maj. T. A Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff
4. Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla Chief of Naval Staff
5. AVM H.B Abubakar Chief of Air Staff
6. DIG Kayode Egbetokun  Acting Inspector-General of Police
7.Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye Chief of Defense Intelligence
Mr President has also approved the following appointments:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
1. Col. Adebisi Onasanya  Brigade of Guards Commander
2. Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf  7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja
3. Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State
4. Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger
5. Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote  176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja
Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
1 Maj.  Isa Farouk Audu
(N/14695) Commanding Officer State House Artillery
2 Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
3 Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
4 Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5 Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament
Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
1 Hadiza Bala Usman Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
2 Hannatu  Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
3 Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel Senior Special Assistant , National Assembly Matters  (Senate)
4 Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim  Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters  (House of Representatives)
Finally, the President has approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.
It is to be noted that the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller General of Customs are to act in their positions, pending their confirmation in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Data Protection Act: Banks, telcos to loss 2 per cent revenue for data breaches-Olatunji

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The National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji said commercial banks, telecommunications companies, and other organisations may be fined up to two percent of their annual revenue for data breaches.
Olatunji stated this on Monday in Abuja during a news conference on the implementation of the recently signed Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
The NC said, depending on the impact on the victim and other factors, the sanctions could be more or less severe.
The NDPC boss stated that the Act will ensure a sustainable digital economy and that the commission was putting plans in place to create 500 000 jobs in order to close the capacity gap in the subsector and help the President achieve his goal of creating one million jobs.
He also explained that the Commission, aims to increase public awareness campaigns, develop a standardized framework for implementation to ensure consistency and clarity across all sectors and improve capacity-building for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) within the next two quarters of the year.
Olatunji also revealed plans to upscale registration process for data controllers and data processors, introduce a definite calendar forfiling annual Compliance Audit Returns and strengthen its regulatory frameworks for DPCOs as well as  issue sector-specific guidelines particularly for financial and telecom sectors.
“At the core of the NDPR is the essence of respect – respect for the personal data of our citizens, respect for privacy, and respect for digital rights. This respect is now solidly etched in the NDPA.
“The change in legislation is not merely an addendum to the nation law books but a transformative stride towards shaping a culture where the protection of personal data is a cherished principle and an inviolable obligation.
“The move to make data protection a statutory requirement means every organization, big or small, must cooperate with government and also ‘walk the talk’ in the interest of our dear nation.
“This development should not be seen as a burden; rather, let us view it as an exciting journey towards gaining trust, building robust data protection structures, and strengthening our standing in the global digital economy landscape”, he added.

Tinubu to make first official trip to France for global financial summit

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment.

This follows devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The President will participate in the two-day Summit, June 22 and 23, that will explore opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted; mobilize innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change; foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.

President Tinubu and the other global leaders, multilateral institutions, financial experts and economists will take a more holistic look at the recovery of economies from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, and rising cases of poverty, with a view to providing access to finance and investment that will leverage inclusive growth.

The Summit, which will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France, will be held at Palais Brongniart.

The President will be accompanied by members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and senior government officials. He will return to Abuja on Saturday.

The summit will mark Tinubu’s first official trip to france since becoming President

Tinubu, APC lose battle to stop petition challenging presidential election

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Attempt by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop the Allied People’s Movement (APM) in  its petition challenging his qualifications for the February 25, 2023 presidential election was on Monday rejected by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).

Tinubu through his lead counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN had sought to use a Supreme Court judgment delivered on May 26, 2023 to terminate the APM’S petition but the request was turned down.

The grouse of Tinubu was that the sole issue raised in the petition of the APM had been resolved by the Apex Court in the judgment in a suit filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

He sought to move  the Court to invoke the spirit and letters of the  Supreme Court judgment to halt hearing into the APM’S petition.

The Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani however disagreed with Tinubu and held that the party cannot be shut out in the face of fair hearing.

Justice Tsammani asked Tinubu to keep his objections against hearing of the petition to the final address stage of the Court’s proceedings.

Similar objections raised by APC through its counsel, Charles Edosomwen SAN  against the petition on the same ground was turned down by PEPC for the same reason.

Earlier, the APM through its lawyer, Mr Gideon Ijiagbonya had informed the Court of receipt of the Supreme Court judgment being sought to be used to terminate its petition.

The lawyer said that upon perusal of the judgment by the Supreme Court, he and his legal team came to the conclusion that there is life in petition and applied for its hearing.

He however sought for adjournment till June 26 to enable him obtain a vital document from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to establish his case.

Justice Tsammani in a brief ruling rejected a week long adjournment and fixed Wednesday June 21 for hearing of the petition.

 

Asari Dokubo, Nigerian Navy lock horns over allegations of oil theft

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A popular Niger Delta Militant, Asari Dokubo and the Nigerian Army have disagreed over who is responsible for Nigeria’s pervasive crude oil theft.

Dokubo speaking after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Villa on Friday, had claimed that the Military is responsible for 99 per cent of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.

Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, also alleged that the Army and the Navy intimidate operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) who, by status, are the ones mandated to guard the oil pipelines.

He refused the claim that it is the citizens of Niger Delta that are responsible for oil theft; rather, he blamed powerful cabals in Abuja.

“I also want to say that oil theft is encouraged by the Military. The Military is at the centre of oil theft, and we must clarify this to the Nigerian public. 99 per cent of oil theft can be traced to the Nigerian Military, the Army and the Navy.

“The Army and the Navy intimidate the Civil Defence, who are, by status, the people who are supposed to guard these pipelines.

“It is very pathetic now. What is happening in the Niger Delta in the past eight years was unprecedented in the history of oil production anywhere in the world”, he stated.

But hours after the accusation on Friday, the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, challenged Dokubo to name those involved in such an act.

According to him, the Nigerian Army had helped Nigeria save N71.8 billion that would have been lost to oil theft.

“Asari Dokubo is seeking some relevance and alleges that there is a cabal of military people involved in crude oil theft, let him bring the names. Nobody is afraid of getting the names of those involved in crude oil theft,” the naval spokesman told Channels Television on Friday.

He noted that from April 1, 2022, and June 12, 2023, the Military denied oil thieves over 116.9 million litres of crude oil, 45.1 million litres of refined diesel, 2.4 million litres of kerosene and over 372,000 litres of premium motor spirit, all worth more than N71.8 billion based on the current prices.

Oil theft has been a menace to Nigeria’s oil production and economy. The Country’s crude oil production dropped in April but resurged in May.

Danbatta Woos Investors at GITEX Africa on Nigeria’s Broadband Future

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband.

In a statement on Thursday by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Morka, Danbatta, disclosed this at the inaugural edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) 2023, which ended in Marrakesh, Morocco recently, said Nigeria presents a stable political and economic conditions.

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Mansur Bamalli, also spoke in the same direction and commended the Commission for its regulatory prowess which has made Nigeria the next investment destination in Africa.

Danbatta, who was represented at the conference by the Team Lead, Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS), Babagana Digima, said the Commission has a mandate to facilitate the development of the telecom industry in Nigeria, adding that one way through which this can be done is by attracting foreign investors that will further enhance the growth of the economy.

He informed the global stakeholders at the event that the Nigerian government has been very supportive of the telecom industry which has achieved an upward growth with over 220 million active mobile voice subscriptions in Nigeria, over 150 million Internet subscriptions and broadband penetration of 48 per cent, the country is yet to be fully connected.

“Our national plan is to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025. We still have less than 50 per cent penetration. This means there is huge investment potential for investors. Nigeria’s telecom sector needs more investment in the area of infrastructure deployment,” the EVC stated.

He stated that the telecom sector in Nigeria has become a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), quarter-on-quarter, driving the growth of the digital economy in the country.

 “The importance of this event for us as a Commission is to showcase the NCC as a Nigerian brand, a foremost telecom regulator in Africa and beyond and to bring about the much-needed investment that will enhance development of the Nigerian telecom industry,” Danbatta said.

The EVC stated that there is abundant talents in Nigeria that can be tapped by investors to support their business operations. “There is abundant human resources waiting to be harnessed by potential investors for ground-breaking global technological innovations and advancement in providing digital solutions.

“This event provides us with the platform to showcase some of the talents that we have discovered in Nigeria. The Commission has sponsored three indigenous start-ups that are at this event to display their solutions for prospective investors and partnerships,” he said.

The GITEX Africa 2023 was the maiden edition of the GITEX Global Summit held in Africa. It is poised to be Africa’s most influential forum to accentuate the vast potential of the tech-driven digital economy. It aims to be an international platform for cutting-edge technology for all players from both public and private sectors.

BREAKING:Full List of Tinubu’s new special advisers

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed eight special advisers.

In a terse statement on Thursday by Abiodun Oladunjoye Director Information of State House, the appointments include, Mr Dele Alake as Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr Wale Edun Special Adviser on Monetary Policies and other advisers.

See full list:

1.Mr. Dele Alake
Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy

2. Mr. Yau Darazo
Special Adviser, Political and Intergovernmental Affairs

3. Mr. Wale Edun
Special Adviser, Monetary Policies

4. Mrs. Olu Verheijen
Special Adviser, Energy

5. Mr. Zachaeus Adedeji
Special Adviser, Revenue

6. Mr. Nuhu Ribadu
Special Adviser, Security

7. Mr. John Ugochukwu Uwajumogu
Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment.

8. Dr (Mrs.) Salma Ibrahim Anas
Special Adviser, Health

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