Tag: 2024

“2024 a challenging year for indigenous TV, radio stations, but 2025 holds hope” – LibertyTV/Radio Boss

Aminu Imam
Ramalan

Aminu Imam Executive Chairman of Liberty TV and FM stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has highlighted the economic struggles facing indigenous broadcasting stations in Nigeria.  In his 2025 New Year message issued yesterday, Dr. Ramslan called on the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) to ensure a conducive business environment, as mandated by the NBC Act and Broadcasting Code, to help local broadcasters overcome the industry’s current economic challenges. The LibertyTV/Radio Boss stressed that the activities of unlicensed international brands, which secure more…

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INEC faults SERAP over prosecution of Govs, Deputies as electoral offenders

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has faulted the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP on its alleged neglect and non-prosecution of offenders arising from the 2023 General Election, especially Governors and Deputies found wanting for violations of electoral laws, describing the assertion by SERAP as misleading. INEC in a statement by a National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said the allegations are untrue and fly in the face of facts already in the public domain. INEC stressed that Governors and Deputy Governors have constitutional…

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‘Renewed Hope’: FG earmarks N150bn for poverty alleviation in 2024

Aminu Imam

…To spend N100bn on school-feeding programmes The Federal Government has earmarked a total sum of N150 billion to implement poverty alleviation programmes as well as N100 billion for the school feeding programmes as allocated in the 2024 Budget. The amount is to be spent under the four pillars of: Macro-economic stability; Industrialisation; Structural policies/institutional reforms and Redistributive policies/programmes of Government, under the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy, (NPRGS). Besides the N150billion allocation to the NPRGS, the Federal Government, in the N28.77trillion Budget signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on…

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2024 New Year’s Speech: 7 promises President Tinubu vowed to fulfill

Aminu Imam

As the year commences, Nigerians are anticipating the realisation of seven cardinal promises President Bola Tinubu, during his New Year’s speech, reaffirmed his commitment to delivering to Nigerians in 2024. Recall that in his New Year’s speech, President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed his commitment to delivering on seven crucial promises made to Nigerians in 2024. Improved Power Supply: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maitama Tuggar, announced that the Siemens gas deal with Germany and the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline project would lead to a significant improvement in electricity supply by the first half…

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INEC fixes Sept, Nov 2024 for Edo, Ondo guber polls

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 21, 2024 for the conduct of Edo governorship election and November 16, 2024 for Ondo State. The commission announced the dates in the timetable and schedule of activities for the two states governorship elections released on Tuesday in Abuja. The schedule was signed by by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. According to him, for Edo governorship election, the party primaries will hold from February 1 to February 24, 2024. “The submission of the list…

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Ringing the bell of 2024 Hajj… for the ears of Hajj administrators

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Ibrahim Muhammed “A good plan, violently executed now is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”  Anonymous Recently, Independent Hajj Reporters released a public statement urging NAHCON and States Muslim Pilgrims Boards to immediately activate the process of registering intending pilgrims that wish to participate in the 2024 Hajj. The statement hinged its call on the early release of the 2024 Hajj calendar by the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah – detailing the allotted date for each major preparatory event preceding the 2024 Hajj days. In reaction, some critical…

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2024 Hajj: Eealier preparations determines choice of location in Masha’er – Saudi authorities.

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah.  As the 2023 Hajj exercise gradually comes to a close with the schedule return flight of pilgrims beginning on Thursday, the Saudi Arabia authorities said early preparations by the missions of the various nations, would determine choice of locations at Masha’er for the 2024 Hajj. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah stated this at a ceremony to mark the end of 2023 Hajj Exercise at Headquarters of the Saudi Hajj and Umrah Ministry in Makkah. During his speech at the…

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