President Buhari Loses Classmate, Dr. Tukur Abdullahi
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of his classmate, Dr. Tukur Abdullahi, a Kaduna based medical doctor, who died at the National Hospital, Abuja.President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of his classmate, Dr. Tukur Abdullahi, a Kaduna based medical doctor, who died at the National Hospital, Abuja.Buhari Narrates How Nigeria Lost $157.5 Billion To Illicit Financial Flows
President Muhammadu Buhari has narrated how Nigeria lost an estimated US$157.5 billion to illicit financial flows between 2003 and 2012.Power And Wealth Meet In New York
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, representing power and Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote, representing wealth, met today, September 26 in New York, the United States of America on the sideline of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Buhari explains ro Bill Gates how he manages Nigeria’s economy.
Zubairu Dada Will Not Fail Buhari, Ex FCTA Director Swears
Former Director in the Department of Information in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Alhaji Ibrahim Biu has vouched for the competence of the minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada.
Reacting in a statement today, September 26 to the appointment of Zubairu Dada by President Muhammadu Buhari, the veteran journalist who also worked as editor with defunct New Nigerian Newspapers, said that the minister is a versatile administrator and technocrat who have served meritoriously in various public services in the past.
“Ambassador Zubariu Dada is an experienced civil servant who rose to the post of Permanent Secretary in Niger State before he was nominated by the federal government as Ambassador.”
Ibrahim Biu is sure that with his wealth of knowledge about the public service, the minister would not disappoint the President, even as he cautioned the minister that people would expect much from him as he assumed duty.
You’re Wrong, British PM Tells Supreme Court Over Suspension of Parliament
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has said that the country’s Supreme Court was wrong to have issued an order for the return of members of the parliament to work after he suspended them a fortnight ago.
“I think the court was wrong to pronounce on what is essentially a political question at a time of great national controversy.”
Boris Johnson was reacting to the London Supreme Court ruling yesterday, September 24 that the suspension of the legislature was not lawful and amounted to a severe blow to Britain’s democracy and ordered that members of Parliament should return to work immediately.
But today, September 25, when parliamentarians regrouped in Westminster to plot their tactics again, the Prime Minister refused to give an inch of ground.
The Prime Minister had asked Queen Elizabeth II to suspend the Parliament for five weeks earlier this month even as his critics argued that such move was an attempt to thwart them in their efforts to restrain him.
The Prime Minister challenged his political opponents to trigger an election as soon as they like, adding: “this Parliament must either stand aside and let this government get Brexit done or bring a vote of confidence and finally face a day of reckoning with the voters,” Johnson told a noisy House of Commons today.
Britain is due to leave the bloc of 28 countries on October 31, and Boris Johnson has vowed to complete the split on time, even if that means doing so without an agreement to soften the impact.
Most members of Parliament disagree with this approach and have passed a law aimed at stopping the premier forcing the U.K. out of the bloc without a deal. But Johnson insists he will go ahead anyway and expects to fight for his strategy in court yet again next month.
Federal Govt Approves Construction Of Faculties Of Education, Environment In UniAbuja At N1. 8 Billion
University of Abuja Main gateFederal Government has given a go ahead to TetFund to intervene by constructing Facilities of Education and Environment in the University of Abuja at a cost of N1. 8 billion.
The Minister of state for education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who briefed news men at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting today, September 25, said that the approval came after presenting a memorandum in that respect.
“A key component of the memorandum was the award of contract at the sum of N950 million for the construction of the faculty of environment and another was also approved for he sum of N908 million for the award to build the faculty of education in the University.”
The minister said that the project is a special intervention, adding: “we have to act to give effect to them so that they can proceed with the delivery.”
Osinbajo Declares ‘War’ Over Malicious Publication, Waves His Constitutional Immunity
Vice President< prof. Yemi OsinbajoVice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared legal war with two Nigerians: Timi Frank and Katch Ononuju over what he called malicious news that have been featured in social and conventional media in recent time.
He made it clear that he is ready to waive his constitutional immunity to enable the most robust adjudication of several baseless allegations, insinuation and falsehoods against his person and office.
Professor Osinbajo made this declaration in a tweet he personally authored this afternoon.
Below is the full text of his tweet:
“In the past few days, a spate of reckless and malicious falsehoods have been peddled in the media against me by a group of malicious individuals.
“The defamatory and misleading assertions invented by this clique had mostly been making the social media rounds anonymously.
“I have today instructed the commencement of legal action against two individuals, one Timi Frank and another Katch Ononuju, who have put their names to these odious falsehoods.
“I will waive my constitutional immunity to enable the most robust adjudication of these claims of libel and malicious falsehood.”
We’ll Make Next Lagos Trade Fair An Avenue For Networking, Trade And Investment Bound – UBA
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has expressed its determination to make the 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair, starting on November 1, an avenue for networking, trade and investment bound even as it assured small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that the Fair would bring far-reaching benefits that will transform their businesses to the next level.Attempted Coup In Ghana Is Corruption Fighting Back, It’s Old Fashion – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described an attempted coup plot against the authorities in Ghana as part of the corruption fighting back even as he said coups are now old fashioned.
A statement by a presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu Yoda, September 25 quoted the President as saying: “Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS, and Transparency International, and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption. When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back. As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.
“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections. It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration. The days of coups and government without votes are over.
“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence, and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage. Ghana is the first, true African democracy.
“We in Nigeria hold out – as always – our hands in support and friendship to our brothers and sisters in Ghana.”
Buhari’s Speed At UNGA And Online Hysteria, By Femi Adesina
On Monday September 23, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari participated alongside other world leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019.
Since then, we have seen conversations on Twitter doing what Twitter allows many people to spend a lot of their time on: getting things horribly wrong and/or focusing on the wrong things, while completely missing the real/meaningful/actual message.
And so, this is a backgrounder/explainer, focusing on Nigeria’s commitment to climate action, under the Buhari Administration.
The Climate Action Summit was convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, to provide an opportunity for world leaders to, “come to New York on 23 September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020, in line with reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next decade, and to net zero emissions by 2050.”
So, note that the goal of the panel was to elicit ‘announcements’ from the panelists on behalf of their respective countries: Fiji, Nigeria, Netherlands, the Bank of England, etc. In other words, panelists were billed to deliver remarks announcing their country/organisation plans to build a resilient, climate-sensitive future.
To address the theme of the event, President Buhari chose to deliver prepared remarks.
And the moderator’s question, was, in keeping with the theme: “President Buhari, Nigeria has a very young population; perhaps you might highlight what a pathway for a resilient future looks like?”
The President did exactly that, in his prepared remarks, over the next few minutes, highlighting what a “resilient future” will look like in Nigeria — by focusing on the administration’s policies (the ones already being implemented, like the Green Bonds, and the ones set for implementation, like the new tree-planting campaign, and the energy mix target).
His prepared remarks were wholly in alignment with the theme of the Panel event, and the question he was asked.
Keep in mind that as panels often work, the moderator’s question was meant to invite/usher him to take the stage, and share his remarks. As a panelist it was up to him to choose to respond ex tempore, or to go the ‘prepared remarks way.’
He chose the prepared remarks way. And most importantly, he touched on the issues re: mainstreaming climate action for the future and for the young people of Nigeria.
The only story here, for all serious minded people, is what he said, and what it means for the future and for the young people of Nigeria. His remarks read in parts:
“I share the sentiment expressed by the Secretary-General that the world is on the verge of climate catastrophe. Undeniably, Climate Change is a human-induced phenomenon.
“In the water sector, Nigeria will issue a Green Bond for irrigation and construct multi-purpose dams for power, irrigation and water supply. We will strengthen solid and liquid waste management systems to attract more private sector investors.
“We will mobilize Nigerian youths towards planting 25 million trees to enhance Nigeria’s carbon sink.
“Specifically, Nigeria is progressively working to realize 30 percent energy efficiency and renewable energy mix by 2030.
“Furthermore, the Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Programme in Ogoniland, to recover the carbon sink potential of the mangrove ecosystem of the one thousand square kilometers (1,000 KM2) polluted site in the affected area.
“Finally, permit me to add that the forty million citizens in the Lake Chad area expect this Summit to take into consideration their concerns. They anticipate that the outcomes of this meeting would include solutions to address the Climate Change impact in the Lake Chad area.”
We believe that the important things for young people of Nigeria to do now should be around holding the government to account on these ‘announcement’ and promises, and ensuring they are fulfilled and delivered in a timely manner.
One of the most exciting should be the tree-planting campaign. Ethiopia recently set a world record on that account — perhaps Nigeria’s young people might even be able to pressure the Government into scaling up the ambitions of our own planned tree-planting campaign.
Therefore the online hysteria is completely unnecessary.