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NEDC Committed To Ensuring Maintenance Of Projects – Says MD

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2 years ago

July 19, 2024

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The Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) says the commission was working round the clock to ensure that all projects executed were properly maintained across the zone.

He stated this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday while on projects inspection tour at a nearly completed mega school in the state.

Alkali, who was on the projects inspection tour with members of the House Committee on North-East Development Commission, said strategies would be put in place between the commission and state governors to ensure effective maintenance of all its projects

“We are going to put in place strategies on how this project would be maintained and not only here in Bauchi, but across the Northeast.

“There may be some kind of MoU between NEDC and the state governments so that if there is the need for us to come again to intervene, we should do that,” he said.

He said that the mega school was almost 80 per cent completed in terms of physical structure but only needed finished touches.

The MD also assured that the project would be handed over to the state government within the next three months.

Also speaking, the Chairman, House Committee on NEDC, Hon. Usman Zanna, said most of the projects embarked upon by the commission were those that would have direct impact on the lives of the people of the region.

He however, commended the commission for not skewing project execution toward a particular state over others in the region.

“I want to make it clear an insinuation that the MD and the NEDC are only doing jobs in a particular place of the zone because by seeing all the projects we saw in Bauchi state, we have to make it clear that the commission is working with all his team in all the states across the zone.

“I call on the MD and the management to collaborate with the federal House of Representative to look for more funding outside the government intervention.

“We have to think outside the box to look for more funds from the United Nations and other international agencies or development partners.

“When we get to Abuja, we will sit with the MD and the management to decide on where and how to look for more funds to continue this good work that you are doing,” he said.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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6 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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11 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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12 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.