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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has sacked no less than 2,357 teachers in the state after they failed the recently-conducted competency tests.

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) confirmed the mass sacking.

Its spokesperson, Hauwa Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Kaduna, said the Board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in Dec. 2021.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/19/el-rufai-sacks-over-2000-teachers-in-kaduna-after-failing-tests/

Prof Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has slammed the politicians who sought presidential office under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

During the presentation of medical equipment to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Kwara, Oloyede lamented how politicians, particularly the APC presidential aspirants prefer to waste money instead of prioritising the health institutions.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/20/jamb-registrar-slams-apc-presidential-aspirants-over-n100m-for-forms/

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has restated its commitment to the achievement of Sugar Backward integration projects, describing it as the best thing that happened to the sector.

Speaking to shareholders at the 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Dangote Sugar Plc, in Lagos the Chairman of the Company, Aliko Dangote, said that despite the harsh operating environment, the board and management were not deterred in the pursuit of sustainable growth for the company and demonstrated resilience by continued implementation of its strategic objectives during the year, 2021.

The dividend pay-out of N12.147 billion for the year was unanimously approved by the shareholders. The dividend represents N1.00 per share.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/16/dangote-sugar-refinery-restates-commitment-to-fgs-backward-integration-policy/

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Presidential candidate, Mr. Kola Abiola has expressed confidence in winning the 2023 presidential election.

He disclosed this at the certification ceremony of the party, revealing to repeat his father’s ‘MKO Abiola’ victory in the 1993 election.

“It reminds me of 1993. A lot of people came out for the first time to vote because of MKO. We are going to have a repeat of that in 2023. Abiola said.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/16/kola-abiola-confident-in-repeating-his-fathers-feat-in-the-1993-elections/

The high cost of diesel, which petrol-laden trucks use to transport petroleum products, is responsible for the ongoing Abuja fuel scarcity. This is according to Tunji Oyebanji, a former chairman of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN).

Newsrand understands that there had been a fuel shortage in Abuja since last year (2021) when the Federal Government announced plans to remove fuel subsidies.

Although the government said the shortages were caused by the discovery of high amounts of methanol in imported fuel, the crisis has lingered for months.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/16/oil-marketers-say-diesel-is-responsible-for-abuja-fuel-scarcity/

Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, has caught the attention of several Nigerians when he campaigned against presidential aspirant, Peter Obi.

During a prayer service in his church on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the clergyman took a swipe at Obi, saying ‘a stingy man cannot be our president.”

Mbaka said Obi was a man without a generous spirit, adding that “a gum-holder would not be accepted a Nigerian leader”.

https://newsrand.com/2022/06/16/nigerians-slam-mbaka-for-saying-peter-obi-is-too-stingy/

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The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has been urged to support the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in its drive towards full digitalisation of tax administrative processes.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN made this call in his speech at the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria’s (CITN) 24th Annual Tax Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/20/osinbajo-drums-support-for-firs-digitisation-agenda/

Okada riders in Lagos have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state, to reverse his ban on them to secure their votes.

Newsrand reported on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, that Sanwo-Olu imposed a fresh ban on six Local Governments and nine Local Government Development Areas across the state.

According to the governor, starting from Wednesday, June 1, okada operators would no longer be allowed to work in Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Apapa councils.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/19/okada-riders-to-sanwo-olu-reverse-ban-and-get-our-votes/

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that he has all it takes to make Nigeria great if he is elected as Nigeria’s president.

Addressing APC delegates at the Banquet Hall opposite Kwara State Government House, Ilorin on Tuesday, Tinubu said that he knows how to solve the various problems facing the country.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/18/tinubu-i-have-all-it-takes-to-make-nigeria-great/

Africa’s largest Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc Dangote Cement Plc has emerged the Best Performing Stock of the Year 2021 by the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX).

Dangote Cement pride as the most capitalized company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange was named the best stock ahead of BUA Cement Plc and CAP Plc, during the 2022 Nigerian Investor Value Award (NIVA) organized by the Businessday in collaboration with the Nigeria Exchange Group

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/17/dangote-cement-best-performing-stock-nigerian-exchange/

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that an individual diagnosed with Monkeypox had a travel history from Nigeria.

The agency said the patient was admitted at the expert infectious disease unit of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, where he was being treated.

The Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections, UKHSA Dr. Colin Brown disclosed this in a statement on the agency’s website on Sunday.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/09/uk-says-monkeypox-patient-travels-from-nigeria/

Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun has lamented the spate of cultism in the state, saying pupils are now involved in it.

Speaking at the thanksgiving service for the Synod and Investiture of Diocesan Distinguished Fellows and Royal Fellows at the St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Okun-Owa Ijebu, in Odogbolu Local Government Area of the State, Abiodun stated that children in primary schools are now involved in cultism.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/09/dapo-abiodun-pupils-are-now-cultists-in-ogun/

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari failed Nigeria because he was handed the seat on a platter of gold.

Wike disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, narrating how he escaped death in 2017 because of the deserved position he held.

“If you remember, when I was the Chief of Staff, on the 3rd of December, 2007, I was nearly
assassinated, Wike said.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/05/why-buhari-failed-nigeria-wike/

A conservative estimate has shown that All Progressives Congress (APC) may rake in over N30 billion from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, giving the ruling party enormous firepower to face the 2023 general election.

“With a huge war chest expected from sale of forms, the ruling party will have a commanding advantage in the field if the resources are properly deployed,” a political analyst, who preferred anonymity, was quoted as saying.

The presidential nomination form in APC goes for N100 million; the governorship form is sold for N50 million; Senate, N20 million; House of Representatives, N10 million; and House of Assembly, N2 million.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/05/2023-elections-apc-eyes-n30bn-from-sale-of-forms/

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, according to his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, will on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, declare his interest to contest the 2023 presidential race.

Oyebode said his principal had discussed his plan to run for the number one office with President Muhammadu Buhari, traditional rulers, and political leaders across states in the Federation.

In a statement in which Oyebode made this disclosure, he noted that Fayemi who’s also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), would lay to rest speculations on whether he would run for the Presidency or not.

https://newsrand.com/2022/05/04/2023-presidential-race-fayemi-to-declare-interest/

Dangote prepares to open one of the world’s biggest crude refineries

When Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, decided to construct a refinery in southern Nigeria on a plot of swampland almost half the size of Manhattan, he turned to a man who’s helped him transform a small trading company into an industrial empire spanning the continent.

For 30 years, Devakumar Edwin has navigated some of the world’s most difficult business environments to build Dangote’s textile factories, flour mills, food plants and cement firms. Now he is overseeing its biggest project yet: a $20.5 billion oil refinery and fertilizer complex.

https://newsrand.com/2022/04/29/africas-richest-man-is-betting-21-billion-on-oil-and-fertilizer/

‘…Court Of Appeal Orders Stay Of Contempt Proceedings He Initiated Against AMCON’

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CV/269/2022 in the case between the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) vs Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim has ruled that all proceedings including the contempt proceedings initiated by Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim and co at the trial court should be stayed pending the hearing, and determination of the substantive appeal.

The application for stay was argued on behalf of AMCON by their defence counsel A.U. Mustapha SAN & Co on March 30, 2022, and after listening to the arguments, the Court of Appeal delivered its ruling on Friday April 22, 2022. With that ruling, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim and Co have been again neutralized from executing the said contempt proceedings order, which he obtained under questionable circumstances.

Read More https://newsrand.com/2022/04/26/jimoh-ibrahim-in-trouble-over-n69-4billion-debt-owed-amcon/

The Tinubu Versus Osinbajo Titanic Clash: Avoiding The Yoruba Trap of Mutually Assured Destruction

As BAT and PYO faces off in what is likely to be one titanic clash for the ages, the bottom line for the Yoruba is to avoid what might be a cleverly set trap of mutually assured destruction. Mutual assured destruction (MAD) refers to the concept that two superpowers are capable of annihilating each other with nuclear weapons, regardless of whether they are attacked first. It is therefore critically important that they and their supporters be reminded that the bottomline for Yoruba in Nigeria’s primitive ethnocentric “winner take all” politics is to ensure that one of them ultimately captures the grand price, Aso Rock.

In 2015, for the first time ever in Nigerian politics, the Yoruba formed the core of a winning presidential coalition. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) engineered the coalition and Professor Yemi Osinbajo (PYO) for seven years has loyally served as Buhari’s VP with all the baggages that come with being on the same ticket on what many Nigerians would probably vote as one of the worst presidencies in Nigerian history. The saving grace for the APC is that the opposition PDP is so disorganised and has lost its political mojo.
https://newsrand.com/2022/04/14/the-tinubu-versus-osinbajo-titanic-clash-avoiding-the-yoruba-trap-of-mutually-assured-destruction/

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he will be the courageous leader that Nigeria needs to tackle its challenges.

Tinubu, who is a presidential aspirant, stated this during a one-day forum organised by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, for serving Speakers and former Speakers and deputies in Ikeja GRA.

https://newsrand.com/2022/04/14/why-im-the-best-person-to-lead-nigeria-tinubu/

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated that he’s aware of the presidential ambition of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu, but only God’s chosen would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

El-Rufai made this statement while receiving Tinubu, who was in the state, on a condolence visit over the bandits’ attack on a Kaduna-bound train.

Applauding Tinubu for the visit, El-Rufai stated: “This gesture by Asiwaju is a show of powerful leadership, empathy, and concern for the lives and property of Nigerians. It’s unprecedented in our history in Nigeria. The government and people of Kaduna state will never forget this gesture. We are very grateful to you for service, sacrifice and commitment to the unity and that of our country. We appreciate your call for people to contribute to enable us rehabilitate the victims of this tragedy.

https://newsrand.com/2022/04/06/el-rufai-to-tinubu-gods-chosen-will-succeed-buhari/

American actor, Bruce Willis is retiring after a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech.

In a statement addressed to his fans and social media followers, Willis’ family disclosed that the aphasia is having a severe impact on his cognitive abilities, and as a result, he’s stepping away from acting.

“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him,” the family said. “As Bruce always says, `Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that.”

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/31/5-surprising-facts-about-bruce-wills-as-he-retires/

A foreign conflict has exposed Africa’s dependence on imports and is galvanising action to boost local food production and tackle climate threats

The victims of war are sometimes found far away from the battlefield—and so it is with Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. For while the fighting there is causing immeasurable suffering and destruction, it is also threatening a silent catastrophe in Africa.

The conflict has sent food prices soaring. This is hard for the 283 million people who are already going hungry on the continent. War in Ukraine has also exposed Africa’s chronic dependence on food imports.

Wheat imports account for about 90% of Africa’s $4 billion trade with Russia and nearly half of the continent’s $4.5 billion trade with Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia have disrupted grain shipments at a time when global stockpiles were already tight. This is now raising the spectre of mass starvation on a continent that depends on food imports to feed itself.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/31/opinion-out-of-ukraine-war-a-plan-for-africas-food-security/

14 Nigeria State Governors would jet out to Dubai ahead of the annual investment meeting, to solicit funds from Foreign Investors.

The Investment Meeting organized by the UAE Ministry of Economy is scheduled for March 29 and 31.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/28/14-state-governors-will-visit-dubai-heres-why/

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that it is open to granting more credit facilities to Nigeria and other emerging economies within its membership.

This was revealed during an online media parley in Washington DC, United States (U.S.), the IMF said the facilities would come through its financial safety nets.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/24/imf-will-grant-nigeria-others-more-loans/

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has declared that subsidy on power amounting to about N600 billion during some period had now been stopped by the Federal Government.

It also revealed that electricity tariffs were raised in February this year, and were quick too, however, state that the tariff payable by some customers in the franchise area of one of the distribution companies was reduced.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/17/nerc-confirms-stoppage-of-electricity-subsidy/

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking an amendment to the Electoral Bill he recently assented to.

Buhari is seeking to modify section 84 (12) of the Act, which prescribes the resignation of appointees of government seeking to run for political office 30 days before the convention of any political party.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/09/electoral-bill-buhari-seeks-for-amendment/

The Federal Government has expressed its disapproval of the ongoing registration of Nigerian citizens volunteering to join the Ukrainian Army to resist the invasion of the country by Russia.

Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/08/fg-pledges-not-to-allow-nigerians-fight-for-ukraine/

The Federal Government issued a warning to the Distribution Companies (DISCOS) over the selling of prepaid meters.

This was said by the Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, telling the Discos to make available the meters free to customers.

“You will always have these kinds of things – like somebody trying to short-change others; otherwise these meters are free; we said it a number of times. Aliyu said.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/04/fg-to-discos-refrain-from-selling-meters/

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, has stated that the Federal Government does not have the funds to meet its obligations in the agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Ngige said the government was considering a renegotiation of the terms of the agreement with ASUU, in the effort to end the ongoing strike by university lecturers.

The minister made this known while appearing on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television.

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/04/ngige-theres-no-money-to-meet-demands-of-ASUU/

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that Nigeria has failed to utilize borrowed funds.

Revealing this at a retreat in Lagos when addressing members of the federal legislature, the Minister stated that the Federal Government is under pressure over these rising debts.

“It is public knowledge that there have been increased public agitations against rising foreign debts levels. This has put immense pressure on the government to ensure prudent management of resources, improve transparency and accountability in the utilization of funds from donor agencies for maximum positive impact on the economy.”

https://newsrand.com/2022/03/02/finance-minister-nigeria-has-failed-to-utilize-borrowed-funds/