TETFUND Plans Strategic Partnership with NILDS The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team led by its Executive Secretary, Arch. Sonny Echono has visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NIFLDS) in Abuja. The working visit aimed at promoting strategic cooperation came on the recent announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through TETFUND, to focus more on restoration of infrastructure in tertiary institutions at the state and federal levels. The NILDS is an organ of the National Assembly that supports the sustenance of dynamic and effective Legislature in Nigeria at federal, state, and local levels and…
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Ademola Agoro Engineering Empowerment Foundation Trains Ekiti Youths On Meter Installation. As part of his continued effort to reduce unemployment among youths in the country, a non-governmental organisation , Isaac Ademola Agoro, on Monday begins a six day training for youths in Ekiti State The initiative, which is an initiative of the Isaac Ademola Agoro Engineering Empowerment Foundation and the Ekiti State government aims to equip young people with the skills needed to install electricity prepaid meters, addressing the shortage of skilled technicians in the state. In his address at the programme, the organiser and Chief Executive Officer, Protogy Global…
President Tinubu Renews Hope On Educational Infrastructure Through TETFUND By Tunde Oladunjoye Something unusual and uncommon is about to happen in our public space and nation’s tertiary education sector courtesy of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Th trail-blazing agency is set to promote a culture of maintenance of public infrastructure. Gone were the days when every new chief executive wanted to initiate their own projects and abandon the existing ones. Last week at the announcement of the disbursement of the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions in the country, TETFUND said its focus in the current financial year…
Few Days After Meeting President Tinubu, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate Joins APC Jandor’s defection to the APC comes just two weeks after he resigned from the PDP. Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor’s defection to the APC comes just two weeks after he resigned from the PDP. The former Lagos PDP chieftain formally announced his defection at a press conference at his campaign office in Ikeja on Monday. Jandor had recently held consultations with President…
Mogaji Olubadan Gbolagade Mourn Ex- Majority Leader, Kehinde Subair Mogaji Olubadan,Lato’s compound, Labo Ibadan, Mogaji (Prof) Gbolagade Abiodun, has described the death of former Majority, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Kehinde Subair as shocking and painful. Mogaji (Prof) Abiodun, in a statement on Saturday, said, “The Oyo State APC has lost a rare gem and a politician per excellence.” “Indeed the people of Ibadan Southwest local government and Oyo APC have lost a dynamic leader, Abiodun pray that God will give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.” He described the exit of the late former majority…
We Must Build Our Country, No Matter the Condition, Tinubu Tells Catholic Bishops President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he fully understands what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee our children’s future. The President said this Friday in Abuja when he received the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). President Tinubu highlighted the importance of citizens and leaders investing in the nation to build a strong society. He emphasised that poverty affects everyone regardless of religion and called for collective efforts to fight it. He stressed…
Rivers Assembly Adjourns Plenary Indefinitely The fresh budget presentation scheduled for Wednesday March 19 may have suffered a setback as the Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned its plenary indefinitely. This decision, made during a session held at the assembly quarters in Port Harcourt today Friday, has raised concerns about the fate of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Governor Siminalayi Fubara had earlier written to the Assembly, requesting a new date for the budget presentation after his initial attempt on March 12 was unsuccessful. He and his entourage were reportedly locked out of the Assembly Complex, despite prior notice of…
House of Representatives Adopts Tax Reform Bills, Awaits Senate Concurrence The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the report on the in four tax reform bills during its session in Abuja. It now awaits the concurrence of the Senate. The adopted bills include the Nigerian Tax Bill, the Tax Administration Bill, the Revenue Tax Board Bill, and the Nigerian Revenue Service Establishment Bill. “These bills underwent three full days of public hearings, with input from over 80 key stakeholders. Afterwards, we held an eight-day retreat to debate each clause”, said James Abiodun Faleke, the chairman of the House of Representatives…
Osi Basorun Adeduntan Mourns Former Majority Leader, OYHA, Subair The Osi Basorun of Ibadanland and Prince of Oyo Kingdom, Prince (Dr) Azeez ADEWOLU GBADEGESIN Popoola Adeduntan-ONISILE (ATINGISI HOUSE),said he received the news of former Majority Leader, Oyo State House of Assmbly, Hon Kehinde Subair passage with great sadness. Adeduntan, in a statement made available to journalists through his media office in Ibadan, described the deceased as a friend ,OJA OBA IBADAN BROTHER;and political associate. “Hon Kehinde Subair was one of my numerous admirers, who over the time has shown it to me in words and deeds. His painful passage could…
Loyalty and Commitment: A Strong Member’s Defense of APC. By Abayomi Odunowo In recent times, narratives have emerged questioning the allegiance of former President Muhammadu Buhari to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Following the dramatic shifts within Nigeria’s political landscape, some commentators and reporters have speculated about the possibility of Buhari abandoning the party that facilitated his rise to power. Such narratives have been fueled by misleading reports from various sources, notably those suggesting endorsements of high-profile defections, such as that by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This discourse raises a significant problem:…