IBADAN In the bid to further promote vocational training among youths in Oyo state, the state's Board for Technical and Vocational Education (BOTAVED), has given approval to Pixels International Academy. Pixels International Academy is an Ibadan based creative school founded by Pixels Digital Photography, to give vocational training to Nigerians who want to build []The post Ibadan Photography Academy Moves To Promote Vocational Training appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Ibadan Photography Academy Moves To Promote Vocational Training
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Ojodu-Abiodun Monarch Promises Community Better Deal
LAGOS The new monarch of Ojodu-Abiodun community in Ogun State, His Royal Highness, Oba Samuel Olusegun Shobowale Benson, the Olojodu of Ojoduland, the Onigbakule Lubajo1, has declared that his emergence will usher in development t the area, which he said had been lacking social amenities. Speaking to newsmen in his community, he said: 'My people []The post Ojodu-Abiodun Monarch Promises Community Better Deal appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Ibadan Royal Rumble
LAGOS Two years after the protracted 'royal rumble' between Oba Saliu Adetunji,the Olubadan of Ibadan and the high chiefs over the elevation of the latter to beaded crown-wearing kings by the outgoing governor of Oyo state,Abiola Ajimobi,it seems there is no end in sight to the squabbles among the actors in the crisis. Ajimobi, on []The post Ibadan Royal Rumble appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Foundation Seeks Support For CPR Centre In Epe
LAGOS AMBSAM Foundation has called on government and well meaning Nigerians to support the course of building the first Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Centre (CPR) in Epe to cater for people who drown in river or has heart attack. AMBSAM is the acronyms of the names of the deceased; Adewale, Mogaji, Bello, Salau, Agoro, Mogaji. Coordinator of []The post Foundation Seeks Support For CPR Centre In Epe appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Man Gets Six Months Imprisonment For Destroying Eko DisCo Equipment
The Magistrate court of Lagos State, Igbosere has sentenced one 28 year old Timothy Jacob to 6 months imprisonment on a three-count charge of conspiracy, willful and unlawful damage and attempted theft of armored cables belonging to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday April 16, 2019. According to a statement released by Eko Electricity []The post Man Gets Six Months Imprisonment For Destroying Eko DisCo Equipment appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Monarch, Police In War Of Words Over Herders-Farmers Clash In Ekiti
ADO -EKITI The Olu of Iyemero, Oba Ebenezer Ogungbemi and the police authorities have disagreed over the actual cause of the killings of people in the area . While the monarch had maintained that two persons were killed in the attack allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani herders in a farmstead under the town ,the []The post Monarch, Police In War Of Words Over Herders-Farmers Clash In Ekiti appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan Appoints New Finance Minister In Major Reshuffle
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan made a sweeping cabinet reshuffle on Thursday and named Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as the new finance minister to replace Asad Umar, who stepped down earlier in the day, according to In.reuters.com reports. Khan made 10 ministerial appointments, including Sheikh who has already served as finance minister under the opposition Pakistan []The post Pakistan PM Imran Khan Appoints New Finance Minister In Major Reshuffle appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Commendation As Buhari Assents To N30,000 Minimum Wage Bill
Mohammed Shosanya, Innocent Oweh Lagos/Abuja Commendation on Thursday trailed President Muhammadu Buhari's signing of the N30,000 National Minimum Wage Bill into law. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, told State House correspondents in Abuja that the wage increase takes immediate effect but will exclude employers who have []The post Commendation As Buhari Assents To N30,000 Minimum Wage Bill appeared first on Independent Newspap
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Outrage Greets CCT's Conviction Of Onnoghen
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Stephen Ubimago, Titilope Joseph, Paschal Njoku Lagos / Abuja Lawyers on Thursday expressed outrage over the conviction of embattled Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), saying they lack confidence in the capacity of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dispense justice with fairness in Jurist's case. []The post Outrage Greets CCT's Conviction Of Onnoghen appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Outrage Greets CCT's Conviction Of Onnoghen
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Stephen Ubimago, Titilope Joseph, Paschal Njoku Lagos / Abuja Lawyers on Thursday expressed outrage over the conviction of embattled Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), saying they lack confidence in the capacity of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dispense justice with fairness in Jurist's case. []The post Outrage Greets CCT's Conviction Of Onnoghen appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Wike Suspends 12 Local Govt Chairmen
P/Harcourt Barely seventy-two hours after receiving his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has suspended twelve local government council chairmen in the state. Announcing the suspension in a statement by his special assistant on electronics media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor Wike said the suspension of the council []The post Wike Suspends 12 Local Govt Chairmen appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Wike Suspends 12 Local Govt Chairmen
P/Harcourt Barely seventy-two hours after receiving his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has suspended twelve local government council chairmen in the state. Announcing the suspension in a statement by his special assistant on electronics media, Simeon Nwakaudu, Governor Wike said the suspension of the council []The post Wike Suspends 12 Local Govt Chairmen appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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FCTA Arrests 30 Nude Dancers, Hands Them Over For Rehabilitation
ABUJA The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Wednesday night raided the Caramelo Night Club (a Health Clinic-turned Night Club) and arrested over 30 nude dancers. The FCTA also removed the front fence of the night club to serve as deterrent to other night clubs. Speaking at a press conference to brief residents on the arrest, []The post FCTA Arrests 30 Nude Dancers, Hands Them Over For Rehabilitation appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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FCTA Arrests 30 Nude Dancers, Hands Them Over For Rehabilitation
ABUJA The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Wednesday night raided the Caramelo Night Club (a Health Clinic-turned Night Club) and arrested over 30 nude dancers. The FCTA also removed the front fence of the night club to serve as deterrent to other night clubs. Speaking at a press conference to brief residents on the arrest, []The post FCTA Arrests 30 Nude Dancers, Hands Them Over For Rehabilitation appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Nigeria Could Generate $13bn In Additional Tax Revenue With Digital ID Programmes 'McKinsey
Nigeria is seen generating $13 billion in additional tax revenue if she could digitalise her identification programmes. This is according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report, which claims that high adoption of digital ID with the right principles can help unlock 3 percent economic value equivalent of GDP in advanced economies and as much []The post Nigeria Could Generate $13bn In Additional Tax Revenue With Digital ID Programmes 'McKinsey appeared first on Independent Newspapers Niger
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Nigeria Could Generate $13bn In Additional Tax Revenue With Digital ID Programmes 'McKinsey
Nigeria is seen generating $13 billion in additional tax revenue if she could digitalise her identification programmes. This is according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report, which claims that high adoption of digital ID with the right principles can help unlock 3 percent economic value equivalent of GDP in advanced economies and as much []The post Nigeria Could Generate $13bn In Additional Tax Revenue With Digital ID Programmes 'McKinsey appeared first on Independent Newspapers Niger
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Onnoghen's Punishment Well-Deserved 'Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has hailed the judgment handed over to Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, describing it as well-deserved. In a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said the punishment given to Onnoghen would send a strong signal []The post Onnoghen's Punishment Well-Deserved 'Sagay appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Onnoghen's Punishment Well-Deserved 'Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has hailed the judgment handed over to Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, describing it as well-deserved. In a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said the punishment given to Onnoghen would send a strong signal []The post Onnoghen's Punishment Well-Deserved 'Sagay appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Opposition Leaders In Rivers Hail Wike For All-Inclusive Governance
P/HARCOURT In what looks like acceptance of the olive branch offered by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, opposition political parties in the state have eulogised the governor involving them in the governance process of his administration. They expressed happiness that Governor Wike has lived up to his pledge by constituting a multi-party committee to []The post Opposition Leaders In Rivers Hail Wike For All-Inclusive Governance appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Opposition Leaders In Rivers Hail Wike For All-Inclusive Governance
P/HARCOURT In what looks like acceptance of the olive branch offered by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, opposition political parties in the state have eulogised the governor involving them in the governance process of his administration. They expressed happiness that Governor Wike has lived up to his pledge by constituting a multi-party committee to []The post Opposition Leaders In Rivers Hail Wike For All-Inclusive Governance appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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