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2023: It’s Igbo presidency or nothing Ufomba
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By Clifford Ndujihe
Ochiagha Reagan Ufomba, former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Abia, was one of the founders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ufomba, who returned to the PDP in 2017, in this interview spoke on the politics of Abia, and how Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is turning the fortunes of the state around. He also spoke on the state of the nation, how to save the country and why the Igbo should produce the President in 2023.
How do you look at governance in Abia State between 1999 and today given poor infrastructure, especially roads?
Covid-19 and the Professors by Femi Adesina
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By FEMI ADESINA
I hate to see professors die. And in recent days, we have lost three of them to the strange ailment called COVID-19, currently ravaging the world.
Within two weeks, we lost three professors in quick succession. Habu Galadima, Director-General, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Femi Odekunle, renowned criminologist and member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). And Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos.
Each time a professor dies, I say to myself: what a waste! All the learning, gone. All the intellect, perished. The research, the knowledge, and quest for more knowledge, kaput. Sheer waste!
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Armed Forces Remembrance: Makinde stresses importance of Nation’s unity
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By Adeola Badru
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has stressed the need for all Nigerians to work towards sustaining the nation’s unity and peaceful coexistence, just as the country celebrates the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
The governor, stated this during the Special Jumat Service, held at the Oja-Oba Central Mosque, Ibadan, to mark the remembrance day,
Makinde, who was represented at the occasion by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, stressed that the unity of Nigeria as a nation is non-negotiable.
The governor further appreciated the contributions of the ex-servicemen to the unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigerians.
FG gives fresh details on NIN registration, launches mobile app for securing slip Legit 06/01/2021 Wale Akinola
Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a mobile application that would help in securing it.
Daily Nigerian reports that the technical assistant, information technology to the ministry, Femi Adeluyi, made this known in a statement issued on the night of Thursday, December 31, 2020, in Abuja.
Legit.ng gathered that Adeluyi said the development was part of the federal government’s policy to improve the process of obtaining NIN and linking it to Subscribers Identification Module (SIM), and also aligning with the national digital economy policy for a digital Nigeria.
He added that the new improved NIN slip is pocket friendly and an easy to verify version.
“The N20 and N40 fees for NIN verification by individuals and mobile network operators, respectively, were also waived.
“These efforts are aimed at supporting the policy to link subscribers’ NIN to their SIM, which was approved by the government earlier in the year and communicated to the NCC on Feb. 4, 2020.
“The highly anticipated Web Service (MWS) application called the NIMC mobile app and the improved NIN slip are now available for public use,” the minister’s aide said.
Mr Adeluyi explained that the application provided a secure channel for all Nigerians and legal residents to easily verify and authenticate their identities on-the-go using smartphones, adding that it also enables them to link the NIN to their phone numbers.