Author: Swift Reporters

The APC in Rivers State has raises concerns over Governor Wike’s comments during the presentation of Vehicles purchased for Judges in the State According to a press release by the Spokesman of APC Rivers State Chapter, Ogbonna Nwuke, he said that the Gov. Wike was struggling very hard to appeal for or work on the emotions of Judicial officials who are serving in the State. “This is not what we expect of a Governor who spoke glowingly about the need for Judges to be impartial and apolitical. The State Governor cannot afford to approbate and reprobate at the same time,…

The PDP Governors’ Forum has condemned the Invasion of Edo State after reviewing the recent disturbing developments in Edo State. In a press release signed by the Director General of PDP Governors’ Forum, Hon CID Maduabum, LL.M, the Forum condemned unequivocally the Police invasion of the Edo State House of Assembly in the early hours of August 6, 2020. It will be recalled that the House of Assembly was surrounded and cordoned off by the police without the invitation or request of the legitimate authorities of the State or the House. This apparently was to give cover to the unlawful…

Nasarawa State has joined eleven other states in the country to launch its State Action Plan on domestication of the United Nation’s Security Council Resolution (1325), on women, peace and security. Launching the SAP document on Thursday, in Lafia, the state Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, stressed the significance of the event, considering the commitment of his administration towards inclusion of women in the security architecture of the state. While noting that security is the bedrock of harmonious co-existence and socio-economic development of the society, the Governor emphasized the determination of his administration to continue to promote and sustain peace in…

The NITDA Director General, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi in his keynote remarks during a Webinar with the theme, “Meeting the Interests of the Government, Consumers and Telecom and ICT Companies in the Era of COVID-19 and Post COVID -19 Pandemic for Digital Economy Development” maintained that ICT would play a major role in the global effort at returning to the new normal adding that COVID-19 has triggered an unprecedented paradigm shift in the way of life and only ICT sector can accelerate the development of Digital Economy. He said, “The new trend has stimulated a surge in demand for digital…

…….restrictions on recreational parks lifted for non-contact physical activities. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the second phase of the eased lockdown for another four weeks. This extension is the third for the second phase of lockdown currently observed across the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 disclosed this during the Task Force briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The task force had met with President Buhari on Wednesday and briefed him on the progress made so far in containing the spread…

Dr Nnaemeka Ewelukwa has assumed office as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc. This was announced earlier today by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Before now, Eweluka was appointed the General Counsel and Company Secretary of NBET in March 2012. He has also served as a Technical Adviser with the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) where he was a member of the Regulatory and Transactions Monitoring Unit. He graduated with an LLB from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, an LLM in International Business Law from the London School of Economics and…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said that commercial banks in the country are owing telecommunications companies over N17 billion following the regulator’s suspension of its Determination on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Pricing last year. The NCC, in furtherance of its mandate to protect the interests of consumers and support a robust telecommunications sector, recently announced that it had revised the Determination on the USSD. Speaking at ATCON’s virtual forum on “Meeting the Interests of Government, Consumers and Telecoms Companies in the Era of Covid-19 and Post Covid-19 Pandemic for…

Governor Tasks Monarchs On Security Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, disclosed that his cabinet nominees would be known from next week.  Senator Diri gave the hint during his first meeting with the state council of traditional rulers held at their secretariat in Yenagoa. The governor was quoted by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, as saying that he was mindful of the expectation of the people concerning the constitution of his cabinet but however sought their patience and understanding.  His words: “Since I was sworn in as governor, I have not met with our traditional…

…says failed invasion is an act of treason Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has hailed lovers of democracy who rose to the occasion to foil the attempted invasion of the state assembly complex in Benin City, on Thursday. Okiye who spoke in Benin City, called on “democrats the world over to remain vigilant and keep vigil over the happenings in Edo State as anti-democratic forces are on the prowl and set to undermine core democratic values such as the rule of law and the constitution.” The Speaker also described Thursday morning’s failed invasion…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed its willingness to partner with the reporters through their various media organization to reach a wider member of the public. Speaking in a virtual meeting with ICT Reporters in Abuja on Thursday the Director Public Affairs of NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde,  tasked Information Communication Technology Reporters not to relent its efforts in ensuring effective and efficient reportage of the Commission’s mandate despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While commending the ICT Reporters for their role in promoting NCC’s mandate in times past, he charged them not to rest on their oars, especially…