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INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020     Fellow Nigerians          I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria.     2. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself to the service of this great country of great people with profound diversities and opportunities. We are bound by destiny to be the largest and greatest black nation on earth.   3.    At this stage in our nationhood it is important that we reflect how we got here to enable us work TOGETHER to get to where we aspire to be as a strong indivisible nation, united in hope and equal in opportunity.      4.   On October 1st 1960 when Prime Mini

      NCPC to Partner With TEKAN 30 SEP The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission NCPC, Rev. Yakubu Pam has said that the Commission would partner with Tarayar Ekklisiyoyin Kristi a Nigeria (TEKAN) during the 2020 Pilgrimage exercise to Israel, Rome and Greece. He disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Executive of the TEKAN FCT Clergy at the NCPC Corporate Headquarters, Abuja. Rev. Pam explained that the leadership of TEKAN has been very supportive morally and prayerfully. According to him, “I feel at home with you and we will collaborate with TEKAN as regards the issues of proper leadership for pilgrims during pilgrimage”. The NCPC boss further stressed that the Leadership of TEKAN has created a good image for the church in the North. In his words, “TEKAN Pastors have given us a good image in Nigeria”. He urged them to continually be the light of the Church and to all the Christians in Nigeria. According to him, “you are the light that cannot be hidde

774,000 FG Jobs "I gave out letters of engagement to six banks, namely Zenith, UBA, Access, Fidelity, FCMB & Heritage to begin the opening of accounts (with BVN) for the 774,000 participants of the Special Public Works Programme in their branches in the 774 LGAs across the country. The banks assured us that even in LGAs where they don’t have branches, temporary registration centers would be opened in such LGAs so that the participants would not have to travel far to open their accounts. We shall soon publish which bank is taking care of each of the LGAs " ~Festus Kayamo (SAN) Minister of labour and employability (State)

Activist Donates Personal Protective Equipments to LG Staff in Plateau State An activist, Comrade Dauda A. Aku has distributed Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to Local Government Staff across the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Following the recent transfers and redeployments of Local Government Staff by the Plateau State Local Government Service Commission which saw the Local Government Staff criss-crossing the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau State as they report to their new stations; pundits have called for caution and strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols as stipulated by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). With the recent transfers and redeployments, coupled with the ever rising cases of Corona Virus in Plateau State, Comrade Dauda A. Aku, a staff with the Local Government Service who was posted to Langtang North LGA from Bassa LGA saw the need to safeguard the health of all staff as the fight against Corona virus lingers o

BETWEEN ‘DIVIDERS-IN-CHIEF’ and DIVIDERS-IN-LAW By Wole Soyinka I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the crumbling edifice that is still generously called Nigeria. I have no reasons to change my stance on his record. Nonetheless, I embrace the responsibility of calling attention to any accurate reading of this nation from whatever source, as a contraption teetering on the very edge of total collapse. We are close to extinction as a viable comity of peoples, supposedly bound together under an equitable set of protocols of co-habitation, capable of producing its own means of existence, and devoid of a culture of sectarian privilege and will to dominate. On Africa Day, May 2019, organised by the Union Bank of Africa, I similarly seized an opening to direct the attention of this government to warnings by the Otta farmer over the self-destruct turn that the nation had taken, urged th

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, RT. HON. (DR) SIMON BAKO LALONG, KSGG, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE AT THE LAUNCH OF PLATEAU STATE CONTRIBUTORY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY (PLASCHEMA) & FLAG OFF OF ENROLMENT INTO THE STATE SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HELD ON 15TH SEPTEMBER 2020. Protocol 1. This is a special day for Plateau State as we make history with yet another important aspect of our Rescue Mission in the health sector. It therefore gives me great pleasure to officially launch the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA). 2. By this launch, we are equally commencing the enrolment of our citizens into the Plateau State Social Health Insurance Scheme. This is a great step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage in Plateau State which is in line with the Rescue Administration’s first pillar policy thrust of Peace, Security and Good Governance. 3. The World Health Organization acknowledges health as a fundamental human right and thi

Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has taken a giant step towards fulfilling his Rescue Mission in the health sector by launching the Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA) on Tuesday, 15 September, 2020. Speaking at the occasion in Jos, Lalong called on  citizens of the State to avail themselves of the unique opportunity to enroll and gain access to quality healthcare.  He said that the  scheme is open for all Plateau residents in the formal and informal sectors together with their families. In his words " Let me use this opportunity to again reassure the people of Plateau State that my administration will keep faith with its promise to leave lasting legacies in all sectors, including health. The Governor vowed that his  administration will keep faith with its promise to leave lasting legacies in all sectors, including health. "We have demonstrated this by completing projects such as the Riyom

DON’T GIVE A KOBO FOR FOOD, FERTILIZER IMPORTS, PRESIDENT BUHARI DIRECTS CBN As the Federal Government rolls out the Economic Sustainability Plan and sets goal for National Food Security, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria ''not to issue a kobo'' of the country’s reserves for the importation of food items and fertilizer.   At a meeting of the National Food Security Council at the State House, Abuja, President Buhari restated his earlier verbal directive to the apex bank, saying he will pass it down in writing that ''nobody importing food should be given money.''   Emphasizing the need to boost local agriculture, the President said:   ''From only three operating in the country, we have 33 fertilizer blending plants now working. We will not pay a kobo of our foreign reserves to import fertilizer. We will empower local producers.''   Furthermore, President Buhari also directed that blenders

Let’s Focus On What Unites Us,Bogoro Urges Northerners. The Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Professor Suleiman Bogoro has   re-emphasised the need for peaceful co-existence and unity in Northern Nigeria. Bagoro stated this in Kafanchan, during a peace summit organised by the Northern Christians Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) and Concerned Citizens of Southern Kaduna with the theme, “De-escalating violence in Southern Kaduna”.  Prof. Bagoro, who is also a Security and Conflict Consultant, implored  participants  at the meeting to be frank in their  submissions  as  only then could a solution be found.  According to him, many misguided elites are emphasising the differences in the North, rather than things that  will unite the North. He hinted that “the  time  has  come  to do things differently and we have no option than to focus on things that will unite the people”. He noted that the Rwanda crisis is a classic example that Southern Kaduna and Northern Nigeria  can  have  many

GOVERNOR LALONG COMMISSIONS INVESTMENT CENTER IN JOS PLATEAU STATE CAPITAL BY Justin Jattim Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong on Wednesday said  that the Rescue Administration in the state  is matching words with action in ensuring that business activities  blossom so as to create wealth and prosperity for our citizens . Lalong made this known while commissioning of one stop investment center in Jos . He said that the occasion   represents a major step in the pursuance of the Sustainable Economic Rebirth Policy-thrust of the  administration.   Since coming into office, we have continued to tackle one after the other, challenges that hamper economic activities in our State. " The first one we paid attention to is insecurity which by the grace of God; the cooperation of the citizens; the support of security agencies; as well as other stakeholders, we have been able to achieve substantially." Lalong said that investors, tourists and other people who want to stay

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable electricity to every home and industry, while considering the economic challenges before individuals, families and businesses, explaining that “implementation of a Willing buyer, Willing Seller Policy for the power sector has opened opportunities for increased delivery of electricity.’’ Speaking at the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat at the State House Conference Centre, the President said the target of providing 11,000 megawatts by 2023 was realistic and realizable, and would provide a lifeline for many businesses and improve the living conditions of many Nigerians. President Buhari noted that increase in price of electricity and deregulation of the petroleum sector were crucial decisions that were taken at the beginning of the year, preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, and continuous delay in implementation of the poli