His, is a classical example of grass to grace. Starting out in 1970 as a Typist Grade III to being a Court Clerk, Administrative Officer, Qualifying as a Lawyer, Assistant Lecturer, Chartered Arbitrator, General Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Acting Director-General of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Professor Paul Oboarenegbe Idornigie, SAN went down memory lane in a chat with Onikepo Braithwaite and Jude Igbanoi, narrating the odyssey of his life as he reaches the platinum age of 70, while commenting on the present state of the nation
Congratulations Prof or should we say âLord Obingoâ, on the occasion of this milestone of your Platinum Jubilee. We wish you a happy birthday, longer life in good health and prosperity. You have had an interesting career, from starting out as a Typist Grade III in 1970 to becoming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2015, a Professor and the Acting DG of NIALS in 2019. Indeed, you an inspiration to many, that irrespective
SPECIAL REPORT: Mining activities robbing farmers of arable land in Plateau
Plateau State is a Nigerian food basket but tin mining activities are destroying farmlands and the youth are turning away from farming. 7 min read
Chris Choji has been a farmer all his life. The 57-year-old who lives in Rakwok, Barkin-Ladi in Plateau State, produces mostly tomatoes, cabbages, pepper, maize, and potatoes. But things have changed.
“Illegal mining activities have made the environment dangerous,” he told PREMIUM TIMES. “The land is no longer fertile and our farmlands have been destroyed, thereby causing food scarcity and making the prices of food skyrocket.”
Jan 29, 2021
Director General, Industrial Training Fund ITF Sir, Joseph Ari handing over signed MoU to the Deputy Commandant Nigerian Defense Academy NDA Air Vice Marshal I.T Ali at the corporate headquarters of UTF in Jo s, Plateau state. Picture: ISAAC SHOBAYOAttachments area
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The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has signed 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna for the capacity development of the staff of the Academy.
Speaking during the signing ceremony at the ITF Headquarters in Jos Plateau State, Director-General of the ITF, Sir Joseph Ari, said that the collaboration, which is subject to review and renewal, would afford the academy the benefit of the Fund’s expertise, experience and expansive network just as the Fund would benefit from the enormous intellectual resources available at the Academy.
By Musa Baba Adamu
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the federal government to deploy the Natural Resources Development Fund to support enterprises within the agriculture and solid minerals sector, as a way of diversifying the nation’s economy. Lawan made the call in his concluding remark after the upper chamber considered a bill during plenary seeking to develop tea and coffee growth, production and marketing in Nigeria. According to the Senate President, “the Natural Resources Development Fund is supposed to support such enterprises in diversifying the economy through the real sectors such as agriculture, solid mineral development and so on.
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Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Senate, on Thursday, advised the Federal Government to deploy the Natural Resources Development Fund to support enterprises within the agriculture and solid minerals sector as a way of diversifying the nation’s economy.
Lawan made the call in his concluding remark after the upper chamber considered a bill during plenary seeking to develop tea and coffee growth, production and marketing in Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to the President of the Senate.
According to the Senate President, “the Natural Resources Development Fund is supposed to support such enterprises in diversifying the economy through the real sectors such as agriculture, solid mineral development and so on.