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  • Senate seeks early budget presentation

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties Senator Abdul‘Aziz Murtala Nyako wants the Federal
    Government to hasten the presentation of budget to the National Assembly to enable the lawmakers begin work on it without further delay and aviod late passage of  of the document.

    Nyako who was speaking when he led other members of the committee on an oversight function to the Special Duties Office was however not happy over the delay in releasing budgeted funds to the office to carry out it’s activities.

    Senator Nyako said the visit was to keep abreast of the performance and the implementation of the budget and monitor how the funds appropriated to the agency were being utilised.

    While lamenting the delay in the release of funds which he said jeopardised the functions of the office in terms of monitoring and inspection of Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved projects and constituency projects, he said this could amount to undue pressure on the part of management.

    He applauded the management for utilising the little resources allocated to the office while encouraging them to put in their utmost best in the implementation of projects as this year’s release was much lower than last year, noting that only 10 per cent of the budget was released recently.

    In his remarks, Permanent Secretary in the Special Duties Office, Chief William Alo appreciated the  Committee while noting that the visit was in line with the theory of separation of powers between the executive and the legislative arm of government, checks and balances which is necessary to ensure good governance, accountability, due process and transparency.

    He added that inadequate funding and late releases were responsible for non execution of some of the projects planned for the year under review, adding that due to limited funds, instead of awarding contracts, the agency prioritised its activities and critically reviewed areas of needs such as monitoring of constituency projects, FEC approved projects, website management, establishment of a library amongst other projects.

  • Presentation of new Obaro of Kabba

    The presentation of staff of office to the new Obaro of Kabba, Oba Solomon Owoniyi, Obaro Otitoleke Oweyomade 1 of Oweland holds next Saturday.

    Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello will perform the presentation to the monarch as the 44th Obaro of Kabba at the St. Augustine’s College field by 10 am.

    President-General of Kabba Development Union (KDU) and Chairman of the Central Planning Committee Engineer Emmanuel Ajibero assured that all arrangements are in place to ensure a hitch-free ceremony.

    Owoniyi succeeds Oba Michael Olobayo, who passed on in May 2016, after three decades on the throne.

     

  • Buratai, others for book presentation

    Chief of Army Staff Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai is to chair the public presentation of a new novel titled: “Barracks Boy”.

    The book, to be unveiled at the Afe Babalola Complex,

    University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba on Saturday, will have the House Committee Chairman on Rules and Business,   Emmanuel Orker Jev, as the guest of honour.

    Other dignitaries expected at the event are Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, the Chairman, Middle Belt Forum,

    Lagos State branch, Chief Ode Ochi, prolific poet, Prof. Moses Tsenongu of the Benue State University, Makurdi, ace presenter, Charles Erukaa of Channels Television, Arts Editor of The Sun Newspaper, Mr. Henry Akubuiro, among others.

    Barracks Boy is a pan-African novel that has aptly captured the gregarious life of the typical Nigerian Army barracks through the

    eyes of Terna, a barracks boy.

    Barracks Boy is written by journalist and former Secretary, Association

    of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Benue State chapter, Yanor Nyigbem Kukwa, himself a barracks boy.

  • A book for presentation in Abuja

    ONYE-NKUZI … a historical biography, offers riveting insights into the life and times of a grandee, Hon. Reuben Ibekwe Uzoma, and his contributions to nation building and the laying of a solid foundation for the education sector in Nigeria.

    Its academic approach has been described as “an interdisciplinary analytical field in its own right, placed in a battlefield of multifarious narrative forms”.

    It will be presented in October at the Sandralia Hotel, Utako, Abuja, under the stable of Safari Books Ltd, Ibadan.

    The 350-page book titled: ‘’ONYE-NKUZI, Teacher, Statesman and Icon of Education’’ is the work of two women academics, Dr. Adaoha Okwuosa  and Nonye Nnamezie.

    While Okwuosa is a political sociologist, retired Federal Permanent Secretary and former Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commissioner from an academic background, the co-author Nonye Nnamezie is a historian/biographer who honed her academic career as a lecturer at the University of Lagos.

    Uzoma was a member, Eastern Regional Assembly, under the Self-Government Macpherson Constitution of 1951, who served as the first Minister of Education in the Eastern Regional Government from 1951 to 1953. Uzoma’s colleagues in the education sector at the time across the nascent Nigerian Federation, were Hon.ShettimaKashim, (Central government, under Social Services), Hon. Aliyu Makama Bida (North, Under Social Services), and Hon. S.H.O Awokoya of UPE fame in the West.

    According to Dr. Okwuosa, ONYE-NKUZI “is a historical biography which stands out in the league of contemporary Nigerian biographies by adopting a uniquely insightful perspective in biographical documentation. The book sets out to show that a historical biography provides a record that is more than a ‘tunnel-narrative’ on the personality who is its subject. It is a rich store of collateral and archival material on Social sector development in the East from the 1920s to the 1980s. It also documents interesting aspects of the history of formal education in Nigeria, through the committed role of the voluntary (or non-governmental) agencies such as the CMS(Church Missionary Society), and the early educated elite who drove that process.”

    In the Foreword, Emeritus Professor of Education O. C. Nwana states that the book ‘is a highly recommended reading and reference material for all who wish to have an informed insight into the important contributions of the Anglican Mission as a voluntary agency, in the early development of education in the former Eastern Region(of Nigeria). Against the background of the numerous challenges that have beset the education sector in our contemporary society, this book also provides a view into a past and admirable age of formal education operations, and of the teaching profession. It is equally a contribution regarding the strength and calibre of the great men and women like R. I. Uzoma who pioneered that regrettably now bygone age.

    Dr.Okwuosaobtained her D.Phil degree in 1975 from the University of Freiburg in Germany as a scholar of the Freidrich-Ebert-Foundation. Hence she draws from her background to recognize that the historical biographical style, which thrived in European academics, has not yet received adequate attention in Nigerian academics. This is ‘because of the preference for auto-biographies, and the fast-track biographies that are written to coincide promptly with the obsequies of personalities.’ ONYE-NKUZI is a well-crafted contribution towards addressing that gap.

    The book title derives from R.I Uzoma’s early career sobriquet as a young teacher and educator. He was popularly referred to as ONYE-NKUZI, meaning-The Teacher/Counselor or simply;someone who leads the way.

  • Senate, House fail to lay Budget 2018 six months after presentation

    Six months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2018 budget to the National Assembly, the lawmakers yesterday failed to lay it for consideration, contrary to their promise to do so.

    The President presented the document to the lawmakers on November 7, 2017, urging them to pass it on time to enable the country return to the January – December budget cycle, which has not been in place for many years because of the delayed passage. This year’s delay is the longest since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999.

    There was no mention of the budget at the plenary in the Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday.

    Last week, the House of Representatives promised that the budget would be laid yesterday and passed before the end of the week.

    But the Order Paper of the House carried no such item. Reporters were also not told why it was not listed but it might not be unconnected with the failure of some of the committees to submit their reports to the Appropriation Committee.

    Briefing reporters last Thursday, House Committee on Media and Publicity Chairman Abdulrasak Namdas said: “By the Grace of God, we will lay the budget on Tuesday (yesterday) and then try to pass it that same week.

    “We are laying it on Tuesday and I can assure you that within that same week, we’re going to pass it.

    “We tried to do that, but you know, the budget is a voluminous document.. Actually, we’ve been working hard so that we can beat the deadline, and hopefully this time around, I can assure you that by next week (this week), everything about the budget will be concluded and passed.”

    The Senate also gave assurance on the passage of the budget this week.

    On Monday after meeting with President Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki said the budget might be laid this week and passed next week.

    Before then, the lawmakers had been giving conflicting dates. House Speaker Yakubu Dogara promised the passage of the Budget by late April. House Committee on Appropriation Chairman Mustapha Dawaki said it would be passed this month.

    After a meeting between the leadership of the National Assembly and the President, the lawmakers accused some ministers and heads of agencies of failing to defend their budgets, thereby causing the delay. The President issued an order for those involved to comply.

    Saraki on another occasion accused some committees of the Senate of failing to do their job with dispatch.

    Yesterday, efforts to reach Namdas, who promised on behalf of the House that the budget would be laid yesterday, failed.

    He was said to have travelled to South Africa on an assignment.

     

  • Book on Bishop Ogundana for presentation today

    Book on Bishop Ogundana for presentation today

    The public presentation of a book, titled: The Head That Wears The Mitre, on the life of the late Bishop Elijah Oluremi Ogundana, holds today at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) at 6, Kofo Abayomi Street on Victoria Island in Lagos at 10 a.m.

    The event will kick-start the funeral programme for the first Bishop of Remo Diocese (Anglican Communion), who died on October 8 at 84.

    A commendation service and lying-in-state will hold = on December 13 at the Cathedral of St. Paul ain Sagamu, Ogun State, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

    At 5 p.m. on Wednesday, a Christian wake will hold at his 3, Ijan Road home at Iluomoba-Ekiti in Ekiti State.

    The cleric will be buried on December 14 after a funeral service at St. Peter’s Anglican Church at Iluomoba-Ekiti.

  • APC spokesman’s book on Jonathan for presentation

    APC spokesman’s book on Jonathan for presentation

    Book that gives an exclusive account of the “making and the unmaking” of the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration written by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi will be presented to the public today in Abuja.

    A statement issued by Julius Ogunro, Special Adviser to Abdullahi, said the book entitled: “On A Platter of Gold: How Jonathan Won and Lost Nigeria”, gives revelations of the intrigues that surrounded the 2015 presidential election and its aftermath.

    The statement said “On a Platter of Gold” is part history and part political thriller, which answers many of the often-asked questions about Jonathan’s incredible rise to the highest political office in the land and his unprecedented electoral defeat in 2015.

    The statement said  “ highest majority vote ever recorded in the nation’s history.”

    The statement said the book launch, which is scheduled for 10a.m., will attract frontline political actors, journalists, academia and a cross-section of Nigerians and the international community.

  • Book for presentation

    A book, titled: Your Marriage can be Beautiful, will be presented to the public at the Lagos Atlantic Conference Hall, Yaba, on Friday.

    The book, written by Emmanuel Adewunmi, seeks to address challenges facing marriage in Nigeria.

    One of the features of the event will be presentation of lecture: Old vs New in Marriage: The Comparative Analysis, by Dr. Tayo Popoola, a lecturer in the Mass Communcation Department of the University of Lagos, Akoka.

    The event will be chaired by the Managing Proprietor of Victory Group of Schools, Ikeja, Dr Christian Olaniyan, while Publisher, International Premier magazine, Dr. Biodun Adeneye-Marcus, will review it.

  • Late minister, Ocholi’s biography for presentation tomorrow

    Late minister, Ocholi’s biography for presentation tomorrow

    The biography of former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, the late James Ocholi, is to be presented to the public on Monday, March 6, in Abuja. It is part of activities marking the first anniversary of his death in a ghastly motor accident.
    Ocholi died along with his wife, Blessing, and son, Joshua, along the Kaduna/Abuja highway while returning to Abuja after attending a church service in Kaduna.
    A statement from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, by the Deputy Director, Press in the Ministry, Samuel Olowookere said the book is aimed at preserving the legacy of the late Ocholi.
    The statement added that a Special Public Lecture titled “Looking Backwards to Move Nigeria Forward: Challenges and Choices before the APC Administration,” will be delivered by Prof. Kabir Mato who was recently appointed a Commissioner in Kaduna State.
    The biography, which is written by Dr, Dan Ogun, a lawyer and former Special Adviser, Political, to the late minister will be presented to the Public at NAF Conference and Events Centre in Abuja and will be followed by special thanksgiving service at Foundation Faith Church, (Salem Central Worship Centre), Utako, on the same day.

  • Abuja hosts book presentation

    The Federal Capital Territory will host the presentation of a book on the life and times of one of Nigeria’s foremost oil engineers, Dan Madu Nzelu as part of activities to commemorate his 10th anniversary.

    Many prominent Nigerians are expected to grace the event which has been scheduled to hold at the prestigious Shehu Musa Yar’Adua centre in the nation’s capital on November 3, 2016 to honour one of Nigeria’s finest oil engineers.

    In a press statement issued on behalf of the family by Mr. Emeka Nzelu , stressed that the book presentation authored by a seasoned writer, Mr. Jimmy Imo is one of the activities line-up to mark the 10th anniversary of late Nzelu.

    Other activities to commemorate the event include hosting of indigent widows by Nzelu’s Foundation on November 5, 2016, at Aboji village in Oba Idemilli south Local Government Area of Anambra State and thanksgiving service on November 6, 2016, at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Oba, Idemilli South Local Government Area of the state.

    The statement further stated that the book presentation is a biography of Nzelu who during his tenure as the Managing Director of Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) which was the arm of NNPC turned around the oil sector.

    “Engr. Dan Madu Nzelu was one of the most successful managers of NNPC’s big project in his time. He took over the project leadership of NNPC’s Escravos-Lagos pipeline (ELP) project (which feeds Egbin Power Station with Natural Gas) and gave the project a new impetus. The task was daunting as the route of the pipeline traversed difficult terrains such as swamps, big rivers and the ever busy Benin-Lagos Expressway.

    “Some sections of the forest which ELP passed through looked like no human activity had ever being there. On one occasions, he had to sleep inside his SUV in the forest when the swampy terrain held the vehicle unit help came the next day.