GOLDEN SCEPTRE

Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, Ahead of the forthcoming elections, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said it will impose heavy sanctions on broadcast stations which promote hate speeches. The Director General of the commission, Mr Is’haq Kawu, said this thursday in Enugu at the inauguration of Family Love FM 99.9 at the European Quarters in Ngwo. Kawu was represented at the event by a director in the commission, Mr Armstrong Idachaba. He said the commission had taken note of hate speeches from some parts of the country, adding that it would guard against its infiltration in the broadcast industry. “We are already seeing signs of hate speeches among Nigerians and would not tolerate it in the broadcast industry as we prepare for the 2019 elections. “Our broadcast stations should rather be used to engender tolerance, mutual respect as well as promote unity among Nigerians,” he said. Kawu said the broadc...

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun speaking at FAAC Meeting in Abuja in Abuja. Photo: NAN Nigeria’s finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, said on Thursday that the ongoing economic reforms by the federal government is to enhance fiscal discipline, improve revenue generation, and promote allocation and efficient use of resources by the three tiers of government. Also, the minister said, the reforms have been geared towards wealth creation, employment generation, poverty reduction, development of the non-oil sector and value re-orientation. The minister spoke through the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, in a keynote address she sent to a retreat in Uyo organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC on the theme “Enhancing the Effectiveness of FAAC.” Mrs. Adeosun underlined the need to refocus attention on quality investments in sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, mines and steel as well as the ...