Sokoto State Commissioner For Science And Technology Dies At 42

The Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto state, northern Nigeria, Nasir Zarummai, is dead.
Reports gathered that Zarumai died Friday night at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. His death occurred just one month to his 43rd birthday celebration.
The sad incident was announced very early on Saturday in a statement signed by Bashar I. Jabo, the. Media Assistant to the All Progressives Congress in Sokoto state.
“It is with deep regret that I have to announce the death of Hon. Nasir Zarummai (Commissioner Of Science & Technology, Sokoto State) who passed away last night, 4th of March 2016 at at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.
“May his soul rest in peace!” The statement read.
The late Nasir Zarummai was born in Sokoto North Local Government Area of Sokoto State on 4 April, 1973. He got a Bachelors degree in Computer Science at the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto in 1998 and was the IT administrator in the University from 2000 to 2005.
He later became the Technical Coordinator for the Identity Card project between 2003 and 2004 and joined the United Nations System (WHO, IT Assistant) in Nigeria between 2005 and 2007.
He became Special Adviser on ICT to former Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the state between 2007 and 2013. Zarumai was also a Federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission.

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DSS Arrests Ex-APGA Chairman Victor Umeh For Allegedly Sponsoring Biafra Movement

The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested Victor Umeh, former national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
Umeh’s spokesman, Stan Okeke confirmed the arrest, saying the APGA chieftain was picked up from his Enugu residence on Thursday morning.
Okeke said Umeh was accused of sponsoring activities of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
He also alleged that Uche Ekwunife, Umeh’s arch-rival, had written a petition against the APGA chieftain.

Umeh had contested the Anambra central senatorial election in 2015 but lost to Ekwunife, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Thanks for reading

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Power Generation Rises To 4,200MW Again

As Nigerians groan over epileptic power supply in recent weeks, latest report showed there is a huge turnaround as power generation is said to have risen to 4,200 Mega Watts (MW) from 2,800MW.
The power generation was at its peak of 5,074MW early February, but later begin to plummet, a situation, authorities including the Presidency blamed on Nigerians for allegedly vandalising power facilities. .
In a statement yesterday, the Asst. General Manager (Public Affairs), SO/MO, TCN, Clement Ezeolisah said; “Power generation has started improving and is now over 4200MW on daily average,”
The current height, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), was due to the completion of maintenance on the gas pipeline to the generating stations.

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National Assembly To Pass 2016 Budget March 17

The upper and lower chamber (Senate, House of Representative) would on March 17 pass the 2016 Appropriation Bill presented to by President Muhammdu Buhari on December 22, 2015.

This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on Appropriations.

The committees stated that the final report on the appropriation bill would be laid on the floor of both chambers of the National Assembly on March 16 for consideration and subsequent passage the following day.

According to the chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje, both committees would meet critical stakeholders, including the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Accountant-General of the Federation; and Director, Budget Office of the Federation on Thursday,

Goje said, “Tomorrow (Thursday), we are going to have a discussion with the Minister of Budget and Planning, Minister of Finance, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Accountant-General of the Federation.

“The same thing with the Senate; we are also going to engage these people. We are going to engage other ministers to ensure that as much as possible, we align this budget to satisfy the needs of Nigerians.

“We may not be 100 per cent right, but we will try to get it right because the basic thing is to ensure that we produce a budget that will translate into the betterment of the lives of Nigerians.”

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Diezani Is Daring Us – Reps.

The ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged crude oil swap contracts has vowed to take “appropriate actions” against Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, for failing to honour its invitation.

The Committee also lamented the absence of Haruna Momoh, a former managing director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC).

While Momoh, who claimed to be ill, sent his younger brother to represent him, no one stood in for Alison-Madueke. Zakari Mohammed, chairman of the committee, described their absence as an affront.

“It is unfortunate that they turned down our invitation. Anyone who knows them should tell them they are daring the parliament. We have taken note and we are going to take appropriate action”, he said..Thanks for reading.

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2015 Poll: You Are The Cause Of Our Loss, Bode George Tells Obanikoro

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has attributed the defeat of the party in the 2015 general election to former Defence minister, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
Speaking at the party’s secretariat in Lagos, Bode George stated that one of the major problems of the party is indiscipline, warning that it will not be tolerated moving forward.
He said: “Our victory was scuttled by evil characters who preferred the narrow position of the ministerial office than the collective esteem and honour of winning the governorship election in Lagos State. We were defeated by the agent provocateurs within our ranks. We were defeated by political renegades who merely invested in their own greedy and selfish interests. “This cannot continue. Nobody is above the constitution of the party. We must either strictly adhere to the normative pattern of the party rules or we ship out. There will be no exemptions. The party is supreme; enough of all these so-called groupings.  It is unhealthy. It is divisive. It does not build a healthy and strong national party. It is parochial and destructive”

My Stance On Corruption – Saraki Officially Replies Obasanjo’s Letter

Former President – Olusegun Obasanjo
Senate President Bukola Saraki, has said that the National Assembly was working with President Muhammadu Buhari to stem the corruption menace in the country.
Responding to a letter ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to the National Assembly on January 13, Saraki said the 8th National Assembly under his leadership was already taking deliberate steps to strengthen the country’s democratic institutions and ensure prudent management of resources.
“As leaders with a duty, we will not disappoint Nigerians in their yearnings for a more transparent public expenditure system. We are hand in glove with the President on this matter and this is why we are overhauling our oversight functions to make it more effective in exposing corruption in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies. “We recognize the hard work our anti-corruption agencies are putting into this fight.  The Senate is resolved to support them to perform their duty effectively by providing them with adequate funding where necessary, as their work in integral to our oversight responsibility.
“This is to ensure that we plug all leakages and minimize waste across our expenditure systems.
“Likewise, the 8th National Assembly has made the issue of plugging leakages and cutting wastages in our public expenditure system a major priority that should not be toyed with. This may have happened in the past but it will not happen with us” he said. Thanks for reading.

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