Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

BOSIEC resumes political processes for LG election, assures of hitch free polls

Bode August 25, 2020

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri The Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) has resumed full political activities to entrench full democratically elected leaders at the grassroots with assurance to hold a free, fair and credible local government council (LGC) election. The BOSIEC Executive Chairman, Alhaji Abdu Usman at a press briefing...

Re: Resolving the housing deficit challenge in Lagos state

Bode August 25, 2020

By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI – I remember how participants at a focussed group discussion held few weeks before the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), induced lockdown in Lagos, bemoaned the short falls in the nation’s housing needs despite the existence of the globally recognized right to adequate housing which is both a...

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Kogi Election: Supreme Court to deliver judgment on Wada’s appeal Aug. 31

Bode August 25, 2020

The Supreme Court has on Tuesday fixed Aug. 31 to deliver judgment in the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Musa Wada and his party. Wada and PDP are challenging the re-election of Gov. Yahaya Bello of the All Progressive Congress (APC)...

FG targets creation of 12m jobs with NGEP

FG targets creation of 12m jobs with NGEP

Bode August 25, 2020

The Federal Government has said that the implementation of the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) would create 12 million direct and indirect jobs across the country. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources stated that the Minister of...

Nigeria records 321 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 52,548

Bode August 25, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported increase in COVID-19 cases to 52,548 with detection of 321 fresh infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. It said that the number of people with pneumonia-causing coronavirus, who have died...

International flights: Intending travellers into Nigeria must be COVID-19 negative – PTF

Bode August 25, 2020

The Presidential Task Force on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), on Monday said that Intending travellers into Nigeria must have tested negative to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, provided further insight on protocols ahead of the resumption of international flights at its daily briefing in Abuja. “Intending...

COVID-19: No date yet for schools’ resumption – Minister

Bode August 25, 2020

Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the Federal Government had continued to engage stakeholders. Nwajiuba said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The minister, however,...

Osoba, Amaechi, Madubuko, Ufot, others converge virtually as Azuh Arinze presents two new books

Bode August 24, 2020

Following the unveiling of his two new books, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Yes International! Magazine, Azuh Arinze hosted dignitaries, media professionals, showbiz stars and avid readers to an exclusive virtual book launch on Sunday, August 23, 2020. At the event, Azuh announced the official release of his books entitled Success Is...

Borno inaugurates area command, divisional community policing committees

Bode August 24, 2020

SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri Following Federal Government resolved to enhance the strength and activities of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in its control and management of crimes across the states and subsequent approval of N13.3 billion for Community Policing, the Borno State Police Command has inaugurated Area Command and 27 Local...

Fall in crude oil price, COVID-19 responsible for Borno 2020 revised budget – Finance Commissioner

Bode August 24, 2020

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Finance, Adamu Alhaji Lawan, has explained that the 2020 Budget was revised to reshape the priorities of the Government for effective and efficient implementation and for good governance, in the face of the adverse effect of COVID-19 global pandemic. Addressing...

UNILAG Senate appoints first female Vice Chancellor

Bode August 24, 2020

The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has elected the deputy vice-chancellor in charge of development services, Folasade Ogunsola, as the institution’s acting vice-chancellor. She is the first female to be so appointed in the history of the 58-year-old ivory institution. Mrs Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology and...

Emefiele and the burden of a prophet

Emefiele and the burden of a prophet

Bode August 24, 2020

By JACKSON UGBECHIE – Dateline June 2015: Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, banned importation of 41 items which the apex bank classified as ‘not valid for forex’. These items ranged from consumables like rice, poultry products, vegetables and processed vegetable products to building materials...

IDP, Masari and the NGOs

Bode August 24, 2020

By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI Without going into specific concepts or approaches contained in the performance index of the programme, available records/reports show that the majority of the countries including Nigeria performed below average in the United Nations introduced Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, which lasted between the year 2000 and 2015....

The coup in Mali versus elections in Nigeria By DONS EZE

Bode August 24, 2020

The world has risen in unison in condemnation of what happened in Mali some few days ago, when a group of military officers arrested and detained the country’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita at gunpoint, forced him to resign, and took over the reigns of power. The 75-year-old Malian President,...

Nigeria’s GDP declines by -6.10% in Q2 2020 – NBS

Bode August 24, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos The National Bureau of Statistics has reported that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by -6.10 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2020, ending the 3-year trend of low but positive real growth rates recorded since the 2016/17 recession. According to...

Maryam abacha university UNESCO's approval

Maryam Abacha University gets UNESCO’s approval for internalisation programme

Bode August 24, 2020

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has approved Maryam Abacha American University, Maradi (MAAUN), to start Internalisation Business programme in collaboration with the American International University (AIU). Ali Kakaki, MAAUN’s Spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano on Monday. Kakaki disclosed that the approval...

USA 2020: Republican convention to begin with Trump headlining all four nights

Bode August 24, 2020

The four-night Republican National Convention on Monday will begin with Trump speaking every night and ultimately accepting the Republican Party’s formal presidential nomination. The convention will feature Trump’s children, a slew of Republican leaders, and a handful of Americans who conservatives have promoted as culture war figures. Vice President...

I’ll build recording studios, theatres for creative arts in my second coming – Mahama

Bode August 24, 2020

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has said in his next tenure as President, he will prioritize the creative arts industry in his drive to create jobs for the youth of the country. Mahama is the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the forthcoming Presidential elections scheduled to...

COVID-19: South African students resume classes

Bode August 24, 2020

South Africa’s students in all grades resume classes on Monday after weeks of closure because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Final-year students had resumed classes earlier to prepare for examinations. President Cyril Ramaphosa closed the schools in July after they were briefly reopened following a public outcry on rising virus cases. Monday’s...

Ethiopian Airlines sponsors ‘Ride 4 Rangers’ supporting Tusk & Land Rover

Bode August 24, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Ethiopian Airlines has welcomed riders supporting ‘Ride 4 Rangers’ at Manchester Airport, according to statement on Sunday. The British amateur cyclists started their global 30,000KM bike ride in Land’s End on Saturday August 15 and would arrive in John O’Groats on Saturday August 29. Stopping off...