The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday.

The reappointed ICPC board members sworn in by the President include Retired Justice Adamu Bello (Katsina), Hannatu Mohammed (Jigwa), Olubukola Balogun (Lagos), Obiora Samuel Igwedibia (Anambra), Abdullahi Saidu (Niger), Yahaya Umar Dauda (Nasarawa) and Grace Chinyere (Rivers).

Physically present at the meeting are Vice President Yemi  Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno (Rtd).

Some Ministers, who are physically attending the meeting, include the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami; Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige; Agriculture, Mahmood Mohammed; Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi; Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu; Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu and the Minister of State for Health, Olorunimbe Mamora.

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Daily Dates Nigeria reports that the holidays are to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Aregbesola, while speaking, urged Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience, which were the attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on earth.

Aregbesola therefore called on Christians and all Nigerians alike to use the occasion of this year’s Easter Celebration to pray for an end to all security challenges bedevilling every part of the country.

The Minister assured that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the recent attacks by undesirable elements on the highways, airport and the railway are timely brought to an end.

“Security is everybody’s business. I therefore urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness at this critical time in the history of our country, by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” he said.

While wishing Christians at home and in the Diaspora a happy and peaceful Easter celebration, he also called on Nigerians to join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration in its determination to bring sustainable development and usher in prosperity for all.

Aregbesola once more assures Nigerians that the nation is inexorably on the path to greatness, despite the present challenges confronting her.

” There will surely be light at the end of the tunnel,” he stated. He wishes all Christians a most blissful Easter Celebration.

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Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, revealed this after the Governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

The APC on Monday had postponed its National Convention to March 26. It was earlier billed for February 26, Daily Dates Nigeria recalls.

The APC’s delay in conducting a national convention may not be unrelated to internal party wrangling and factions in several states.

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The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on a television programme.

Femi Adesina said: “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any moment from now, It could be today, it could be tomorrow, it could be anytime, but within the 30 days.

“It could be signed today; it could be signed tomorrow. In a matter of hours, not days. Hours could be 24 hours, it could be 48 hours; not days, not weeks.”

This comes nearly a month after lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives chambers of the National Assembly passed the harmonized version of the bill.

House re-amended the bill to include the direct and indirect primary options, the Senate re-adjusted to include the direct, indirect, and consensus modes of selecting political parties’ candidates.

Both chambers, thereafter, passed the harmonised version – the final agreed version of the amendment to Clause 84 of the bill.

This included the direct, indirect, and consensus primary modes of nominating candidates by political parties for elections.

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Lai Mohammed during the 2021 end of the year report of President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos, Daily Dates Nigeria reports.

Lai Mohammed added that the biggest problem Nigeria faced in 2021 is insecurity. He further mentioned that Nigeria has partnered with China in policing by acquiring equipment worth 44 million dollars to help the Nigerian police force.

This is a developing story.

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In a statement released by the Director Information, Willie Bassey, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Mr. David Andrew Adejo, inaugurated a 15-man Committee on Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in Abuja, Daily Dates Nigeria reports.

According to the SGF, the National Health Act (2014) has been empowered to increase the overall financing to the health sector and help improve access to primary health care services for Nigerians especially the poor and the vulnerable, particularly, women and children.

He stated that the Bureau for Public Service Reforms (BPSR), through engagements with critical stakeholders has developed a draft stakeholder coordination framework to help support an effective multi-stakeholder engagement toward a harmonized strategy for implementation of the Fund at national and sub-national levels.

While inaugurating the Committee, the SGF stated that the reform was a demonstration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to reform the health sector to ensure quality basic health care service to all Nigerians with emphasis on rural dwellers and the vulnerable in the society.

SGF further stated that despite the budgetary allocation for the operationalization of the BHCPF, many Nigerians have not benefitted from it since six years of its establishment emphasizing that the Joint Working Committee was constituted to provide an effective stakeholders coordination mechanism towards the actualization of the Fund.

Part of the Terms of Reference for the members of the Committee according to the SGF, is to bring stakeholders up to speed on the status of the Fund, to proffer recommendations as action plans to fast track progress of implementation, and to establish the need for the stakeholder coordination framework and other mechanisms to sustain momentum.

Speaking earlier, the Director-General of the Bureau for Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr. Dasuki Arabi in his welcome address, said that the purpose for establishing the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) was to bring relief to a good number of Nigerians who have never experienced proper basic healthcare, to reduce out of pocket expenses for health services in order to improve the quality of lives of the rural dwellers and the vulnerable people.

Mr. Arabi attributed the slow implementation of the Fund to gaps in the enabling Act and poor buy-in from the states and inter-agency rivalry amongst others. It is in a bid to revive the Fund that the BPSR with the support of development partners, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) undertook an analysis of the current situation of the Fund in order to uncover the underlying issues and seek a way forward for speedy implementation.

The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) is the funding provision of the Federal Government- established under the National Health Act, 2014 (NHAct). The objective of the Act is to increase the overall financing to the health sector and help improve access to primary health care services for all Nigerians, especially the poor and the vulnerable with the overall goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria.

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Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

He admonishes all Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, and perseverance which are the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), adding that doing so would guarantee peace and security in the country.

Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoined Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness, and other acts of criminality. As the indisputable leader of our race, we must show responsible leadership in Africa.

While calling for a stop to all divisive tendencies across the country, the Minister urges all Nigerians and the youth, in particular, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition to fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity, and cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari’s led-Administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable nation that all citizens would be proud of.

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Buhari in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law on Monday.

The Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina made this known in a statement he issued.

According to the statement, the President is currently working from home in line with the five days’ quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 after returning from London on August 13.

The statement read in part, ”The ceremonial part of the new legislation will be done on Wednesday, after the days of mandatory isolation would have been fulfilled.”

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The crashed jet was reported to have left Yola, the Adamawa capital to attack bandits in Northwestern Nigeria.

Earlier in May, an aircraft crash claimed the lives of serving Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers.

The Nigerian Air Force has also confirmed the crash of the Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara.

It said the crash occurred while returning from air interdiction between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna States.

A statement by the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the aircraft came under enemy fire but the Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, successfully ejected.

“on 18 July 2021, at about 12.45 pm, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft, returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State, came under intense enemy fire which led to its crash in Zamfara State. Luckily, the gallant pilot of the aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, successfully ejected from the aircraft.

“Using his survival instincts, the pilot, who came under intense ground fire from the bandits, was able to evade them and sought refuge in nearby settlements awaiting sunset. Using the cover of darkness and his phone set for navigation, Flight Lieutenant Dairo was able to elude several bandits’ strongholds and maneuvered his way to a Nigerian Army Unit, where he was finally rescued.

“It is instructive to note that upon receipt of the news of the crash, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, had directed that all efforts must be emplaced to rescue the pilot. Accordingly, NAF Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and helicopter gunships provided close air support to NAF Special Forces and Nigerian Army troops who were able to locate the crash site and the pilot’s parachute, while also combing nearby locations for any sign of the pilot.

“It is gladdening to note that while in hiding, Flight Lieutenant Dairo confirmed that the presence of NAF aircraft within the vicinity of the crash site helped in scaring the bandits who were after him, thus enabling him to find refuge and escape to a safe location.

“It is important to also recall that only recently, the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, had directed the Armed Forces of Nigeria to do all it takes to flush out criminal elements in Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna States.

“It is in fulfilment of this directive that the NAF, in conjunction with surface forces, has in the last 2 weeks mounted intensive day and night air interdiction operations against bandits and their hideouts, especially in these 3 states. Through these intensive air operations, hundreds of bandits have been neutralized and several of their hideouts destroyed.

“Despite the setback of yesterday’s crash, the NAF remains committed to fulfilling Mr President’s mandate as well as other constitutional roles assigned to it. The willingness, readiness and tested ability of the NAF remain unshaken and unwavering as it continues to carry out its assigned roles”. The statement read.

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The Upper legislative chamber, Senate rejected Lauretta Onochie’s appointment after Kabiru Gaya, Chairman of the INEC committee, presented a report in plenary.

Lauretta was nominated for the job by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2020.

While presenting the report on Thursday, Gaya said the presidential aide was disqualified on federal character principles, adding that there is currently a serving commissioner from Delta state, where Onochie hails from.

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