January 24, 2023

[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

[GIST] Be neutral during elections, DSS boss tells officers

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The Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has urged personnel of the service to maintain neutrality before, during, and after the forthcoming general elections. He also advised them to work in synergy with other security agencies to ensure that the elections are peacefully held. A statement by the service spokesperson, Peter


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[GIST] Cash swap: CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators

[GIST] Cash swap: CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile money/Point of Sales agents in Abuja and Lagos from its newly launched cash swap programme, The PUNCH has learnt. The development came as the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches. In a Frequently Asked Questions document released


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January 23, 2023

Hurricane Dauda Lawal: A Spotlight on the Growing Popularity of PDP Governorship Candidate in Zamfara

Hurricane Dauda Lawal: A Spotlight on the Growing Popularity of PDP Governorship Candidate in Zamfara

 



For convincing, one needs to witness firsthand, any of the campaign rallies of
Dauda Lawal, Governorship Candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara, across the 14 local government areas of the State, to understand the magnitude of the mammoth following that he commands, among young and old alike.
Typical of his rallies, when you take a bird eye view to the ground, one will capture innumerable supporters likened to pilgrims on Mecca holy land, screaming ‘Sai Dauda!’ endlessly.

With this empirical evidence, it becomes more increasing clear that the over 1.9Million accredited voters in Zamfara state will vote overwhelmingly to hire Lawal for the state’s most coveted job at the Gusau government house.


Like a man destined for greatness, Lawal has continually desimated all obstacles brought his way.


It would be recalled that in September 2022, a federal high court in Gusau had initially nullified the election of Lawal as the governorship candidate of the PDP.

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Lawal had, on May 26, emerged as the PDP governorship candidate.

However, some his rivals, aggrieved, had approached the court to contest the legality of the primary election, thereby leading to a rerun.

At the rerun, he still won his opponents by a landslide. This reinforces the fact that Lawal is indeed the man of the people, and he is popular among his people.

On why he wants to be Governor of Zamfara State, the one time Executive Director of First Bank, believes that his wealth of experience in finance will help to grow the state’s economy.


He believes believes Zamfara has not lived to it’s full potential since its creation almost 27 years ago.


Lawal’s fidelity to his people in Zamfara is to improve commerce by strengthening
Agriculture, and ensure efficiency in the products Zamfara is known for, which are millet, sorghum, guinea corn, maize, rice, groundnut, cotton, tobacco, and beans.

His people sees hope in him, and he has awakened an unusual comradory amongst his people to ensure the actualization of his mandate. Indeed, there is no stopping Lawal!
[GIST] Ndifreke bags brace in Solid Miners thrashing

[GIST] Ndifreke bags brace in Solid Miners thrashing

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A resurgent Akwa United were on rampage in search of their first win of the season in the Nigeria Professional Football League and did it emphatically away from home on match-day three with a 3-0 thrashing of Nasarawa United at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Both clubs failed to win


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[GIST] FG assures workers of housing scheme

[GIST] FG assures workers of housing scheme

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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to provide affordable houses and reduce the housing deficit faced by public servants. This was disclosed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, during the groundbreaking ceremony of 116 housing units under the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Programme in the Federal Capital Territory. The


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[GIST] Japa: Youths urged to tap real estate opportunities

[GIST] Japa: Youths urged to tap real estate opportunities

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Real estate practitioners have encouraged youths to explore opportunities in the real estate sector instead of migrating and craving for drastic. The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley, Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, has advised Nigerian youths to stay back in their country and grow, adding that the developed nations luring Nigeria’s youths and intellectuals away with


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[GIST] 84,612 artisans join micro pension scheme

[GIST] 84,612 artisans join micro pension scheme

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No fewer than 84,612 workers have registered under the Micro Pension Plan of the National Pension Commission as of the end of September 2022. PenCom revealed in its third quarter report for 2022 on ‘Micro Pension Registration and Contribution’. “A total number of 4,193 micro pension contributors were registered during the period under review by


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