The Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has spurred the Anglican Church and the larger Christendom not to get weary in preaching the gospel of Christ for the salvation of mankind. He gave the charge while addressing the 3rd session of the 35th Synod of Lagos Diocese, Anglican Communion, on Monday. Represented by Barrister Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, the Secretary to Lagos State Government at the Synod, Sanwo-Olu also enjoined Nigerians to keep praying for the success of the Bola Tinubu administration in its undaunted strive for the all-round reforms of the country. In his short response to the governor’s…
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his good office to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians as it patently violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations and commitments. SERAP also urged him to stop Mr Nuhu Ribadu and the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) from implementing section 44 and other repressive provisions of the Cybercrimes Act 2024 as it flagrantly violates the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter on…
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has written to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to, as a matter of urgency, wade into the crisis bedeviling Rivers State to avoid anarchy and imminent danger. According to the elder statesman, the crisis in Rivers State stemmed from the impeachment threat on Governor Siminalayi Fubara by Speaker Martins Amaewhule-led State Assembly, said to be loyal to Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Clark, who raised the alarm over the escalating political crisis in Rivers State, said that the urgent appeal to the IGP highlights…
The Rivers State Government has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its call on the State House of Assembly to immediately commence an impeachment process against the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, explained that the 27 lawmakers in the State House of Assembly lacked the moral standing to impeach the governor. The commissioner warned the APC lawmakers, who are loyal to Federal Capital Terrority, FCT, minister, Nyesom Wike, against embarking on such a venture, stressing that any attempt to impeach the governor will be resisted by the Rivers people.…
Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has clarified that the recently introduced cybersecurity levy to all banks and financial services is 0.005 percent, not 0.5 percent. The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a notice on Monday, ordered all banks to collect and remit cybersecurity levy to the National Security Adviser. The bank stated that the deduction and collection of the cyber security levy is the sequel to the enactment of the 2024 Cybercrime (prohibition, prevention, etc.) However, Onanuga, in a post through his official X handle, clarified that the levy is 0.005 per cent in line with its establishment law.…
To my dear Anglican brothers and sisters contending for the faith once delivered to the saints, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Last week, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 32 Primates of the Anglican Communion gathered in Rome to meet with one another and to hold a private audience with Pope Francis. In their Communiqué, published on May 2, they highlighted the pope’s admonition to them to “embrace our disagreements without fear” and issued their own call “to mutual respect and accompaniment with one another.” They also expressed their…
Traditional Western aid models are leaving African nations trapped in poverty and caught in a cycle of financial dependency that has had the opposite effect and actually reduced their economic growth, according to Christian community development organisation Musana UK. Western nations spent over $2.3 trillion on foreign aid between the 1960’s and 2006, with OECD statistics from 2018 suggesting that this has recently passed $3 trillion, but the countries receiving the highest average aid saw a mere 0.4% growth in income over the five decade period. Paul Smith, UK Director at Musana UK, said: “World Bank data shows that between 2016 and 2020, aid sent to…
The Federal Government has decided to improve the domestic power supply by cutting the sales to cross-border in the Niger Republic, Niger Republic and Togo. The electricity regulator, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) ordered a department within the Transmission Company of Nigeria, the System Operator (SO), to cap power supply to the three neigbhouring customers to six per cent. NERC’s order, published on Friday, was dated April 29, 2024, and effective from May 1, 2024, was jointly signed by the commission’s Chairman, Sanusi Garba, and Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni. The directive, outlined in a document titled ‘Interim Order on Transmission…
Under the visionary leadership of His Lordship, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Chiedozie Nwokolo, the Diocese on the Niger has instituted the Episcopal Educational Merit Award, a prestigious recognition for exceptional Students of Schools owned and managed by the Diocese on the Niger who are outstanding in their UTME(JAMB). The award is aimed at encouraging academic diligence, excellence, hard work among students and emphasizing the Diocese’s commitment to quality education. An insightful and inspiring yet challenging keynote speech was delivered during the event by His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Chiedozie Nwokolo who congratulated the awardees and encouraged them to…
The Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Anglican Communion, The Rt. Rev’d Geoffrey Ibeabuchi has called on the Federal Government to make friendly policies that would alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. Rt. Rev’d Ibeabuchi stated this while reading his president address at the Diocesan synod holding at All Saints Anglican Church Parish World Bank Housing Estate Umuahia, Abia State. The Bishop who also lauded the commencement of geometric power supply in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia, the cleric suggested that other parts of the state and country at large should also witness and enjoy the same project. He also decried the…