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The National Economic Council, on Thursday, dumped the National Social Register established by the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for lack of integrity. The Council presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima while dumping the social investment, proposed implementing a cash transfer programmes for states based on their social registers and a cash reward policy for public servants for six months. The governors of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, Bauchi, Bala Mohammed and Ogun, Dapo Abiodun disclosed this at the briefing of State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting . According Soludo NEC resolved that the states should come up with…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The rector of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, prof. Emmanuel Achuenu has been conferred President of the Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association ( NIPOGA) vowed that the next game will be eventful. The investiture ceremony took Thursday 20th, 2023, in Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku where the new president oversees, with its members from across Nigeria in attendance. Recall that the Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association was created to harmonize coexistence among Nigerians and also to discover, and nurture sporting talents for National assignment. Speaking in his welcome address, the rector, prof. Achuenu who was the Vice President of the Nigeria…

The Chief Executive Officer, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, owners of Pelican Ecostay Apartment, Pelican Brief, and Pelican Greenish Farm Garden, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo was Thursday decorated as ECOWAS Youth Ambassador. Adeyemo also bagged the ECOWAS Nelson Mandela Leadership for Excellence and Integrity Award at the occasion. Reacting to his decoration, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo emphasized the need to harness the potentials of Nigerian youths, saying this informed why his firm embarked upon a 100% youth workforce policy, launched several youths entrepreneurial development and self-reliance campaigns to secondary schools in the country, in a bid to catch them young and awaken their…

A mild drama was staged between the counsel for the the Independent National Electoral Commission, Remi Olatubora and two adhoc staff of the commission on Thursday, over the latters’ testimonials that the unknown thugs disrupted voting in their various polling units. Olatubora became furious when the two INEC adhoc staff appeared and testified before the Ogun State election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the State capital. The appearance of the adhoc staff ; Ezeajaegbu Desmond, and Okitipki Mogbeyi, who were Presiding Officer and Assistant Presiding Officer respectively, shocked the counsel . Desmond, who served at Polling Unit 0012, Ward 6,…

An official of the West African Examination Council, Olufemi Olaleye, on Thursday, kept mum over the whereabouts of the copy of the council’s examination certificate of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The WAEC official who appeared before the Ogun State election petition tribunal on Thursday, following his subpoena to testify either for or against the certificate presented by Abiodun to the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the election. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the tribunal had subpoenaed the examination council to produce a copy of Abiodun’s 1978 WAEC certificate as attached to the form he filled with the Independent…

The House of Representatives on Thursday, rejected the proposed tariff increase by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the national assembly took a firm stance against the proposed increase in the tariff. The resolution was reached following a motion presented by a lawmaker, Aliyu Madaki. Madaki expressed strong disapproval of the price hike, especially considering the recent increase in petrol prices that has already burdened many Nigerians. Madaki emphasized that it is inappropriate and insensitive to introduce such a significant tariff increase at a time when citizens are still grappling with the impact of the petrol price…

The Department of State Service on Wednesday, berated the National Youth Service Corps over the allegation against Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State of certificate forgery. The Service however cleared the governor of the allegation, accusing NYSC of engaging in a “shoddy and hasty conclusion”. There had been controversy over the NYSC certificate belonging to Mbah with claims that the certificate was fake. Mbah, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party won the 18 March governorship election in the state, but, was accused of possessing a fake NYSC certificate. The Director-General of NYSC, Yisha’u Ahmed, has insisted that…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar for calling ‘only’ 24 witnesses, saying,were not  insufficient to prove alleged electoral fraud in 176,000 polling units in his bid to have president Bola  Tinubu’s victory upturned by the court. INEC  in its final addresses urged Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to dismiss Atiku Abubakar’s challenging the outcome of the 25 February election. The commission said the 24 witnesses he called to prove his petition fell far short 100 he proposed to call. INEC had on 1 March declared Tinubu of…

Following the indictment of drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Hadejia Emirate Council in Jigawa State has stripped one Alhaji Abubakar Hussaini Abubakar of his Danlawan Hadejia title . The affected traditional tittle holder was alleged of involving in trafficking illicit drugs and psychotropic substances. The Emirate Council disclosed this in a statement, signed by its secretary, Alhaji Baffa’e Usman, and made available to journalists through the Emirate’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Garba Ta’laki. According to the statement, the Emirate took the decision of relieving Abubakar of his title and sacking him as a member of the…

Peace Adedigba The Operatives of Ekiti State Security Network Agency, code named, Amotekun Corps have arrested five suspects, including an 80-year-old man for alleged burglary and vandalism. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the octogenarian and one Oladosu Eniola, 52, were arrested for allegedly vandalizing equipment belonging to the Ekiti State Water Corporation in Okemesi-Ekiti, in Ekiti West local government area of the State. Also, the trio, Rufai Usiaka,26, Buhari Ibrahim,30, and Mannir Yahaya,30, were also nabbed for allegedly breaking into some houses in an estate located in Oke-Ila area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Parading the suspects to journalists at the…