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Only hard work, not ritual, drug gives sustainable wealth – Fashola advises youths

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4 weeks ago

June 5, 2024

Former Minister of Works, Raji Fashola (SAN)

Only hard work, not ritual, drug gives sustainable wealth – Fashola advises youths

A former Minister of Works and Housing, Dr Babatunde Fashola, has charged fresh graduates and other youths to embrace the future with skills, technology and self-discipline.

Fashola said on Tuesday that the youth would need to prepare for enormous possibilities of prosperity that would elevate the human race. The former Governor of Lagos State gave the charge at the 27th Convocation Lecture of Lagos State University (LASU).

The Convocation Lecture had the theme: “Embracing the Future: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Humanity”.

“After all the celebrations, you need to reflect and remember this part; self-discipline. It will show you the way away from drugs, crime, belief in wealth without work, and search for miracles of wealth.

“Only hard work provides sustainable wealth; not rituals, not fake pastors or imams, and not trafficking in illicit drugs.

“Self-discipline will be the element that completes all the work your parents and guardians have done and what your lecturers have done.

“It will concretise your character and define your reputation. It will be the compass for your integrity and determine whether you are worthy of trust,” Fashola said.

The former minister added that the students were graduating into a world of technology at a time when talent was been rewarded at an unprecedented level.

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“One generation ago, there was no internet as we know it today. Google Maps Today was a story I read in the Newsweek or Time Magazine… in 1985 to 1986, of a plan to digitally map the surface of the earth.

“Today, I use the platform to find locations and it is now helping to predict travel time because something new has been added to it – artificial intelligence – based on extensive supercomputing powers.

“The world that awaits you is a world where human beings have developed enormous machine learning capacities,” Fashola said.

He told the graduating students that the education they received at LASU would take them somewhere in their journey of life but would not be enough.

“You will require many more things, including continuing education in the formal and informal way. Life becomes meaningless the day we stop learning.

“Some things, as you know it today, will not exist in a few years’ time. Some jobs that you aspire to, may be gone before you know it.

“Whatever the losses, the gains will surpass them. Your world and the future it promises will be more exciting and more prosperous.

“The early foretaste of the impact of artificial intelligence is that it is positive for mankind,” Fashola added.

He added that determination and hard work, collective belief in new and innovative ideas would lead to greater success and innovation.

“Let this serve as a reminder that fostering and investing in the potential of the next generation can lead to extraordinary achievements,” Fashola added.

Only hard work, not ritual, drug gives sustainable wealth – Fashola advises youths

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Court of Appeal nullifies expulsion of Rivers assembly lawmakers

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10 hours ago

July 4, 2024

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Martin Amaewhule

Court of Appeal nullifies expulsion of Rivers assembly lawmakers

In a significant legal decision, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly.

This ruling overturns an earlier decision by the Rivers State High Court, which had ordered their expulsion.

The appellate court’s judgment emphasized that, according to Section 272(3) of the Nigerian Constitution, the Federal High Court holds the exclusive jurisdiction to determine if a House of Assembly member’s seat has become vacant. By specifically mentioning the Federal High Court, the Constitution excludes state high courts from having such authority.

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The court declared the ex parte order issued by the Rivers State High Court as null and void due to a lack of jurisdiction.

The lawmakers involved, who are loyal to the immediate former governor of the state and current Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) amid a conflict between Wike and the current Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Court of Appeal nullifies expulsion of Rivers assembly lawmakers

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Ganduje probe: Two Kano judges get 48-hour court order to resign

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10 hours ago

July 4, 2024

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National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje

Ganduje probe: Two Kano judges get 48-hour court order to resign

A Federal High Court in Kano, led by Justice Simon Amobeda, has mandated two judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, to resign from their appointments as heads of two separate judicial commissions within 48 hours.

This directive targets appointments made by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. Justice Adamu was appointed to lead the Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets, while Justice Yusuf was appointed to head the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Political Violence and Missing Persons.

Justice Amobeda’s ruling followed a case filed by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who sought to prevent Governor Yusuf from investigating his administration.

The judge ruled that if the two judges fail to comply within the 48-hour timeframe, the National Judicial Council (NJC) will halt their salaries and benefits.

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The court highlighted that judges should not engage in executive functions assigned by the governor, as their primary role is to adjudicate disputes in court. Justice Amobeda emphasized that the governor’s action to appoint these judges to the commissions without appealing an earlier judgment by Justice A. Liman was an abuse of office.

Justice Liman had ruled that only the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) could investigate Ganduje.

Justice Amobeda underscored that the governor does not have the authority to appoint the judges to these commissions, stating that this move undermines the judicial arm of government and violates the doctrine of separation of powers. The judge ordered that the judges must step down from their commission roles and return to their judicial duties exclusively, or face the cessation of their judicial remuneration.

Respondents in this case include the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the Attorney-General of Kano State, and the two judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf.

Ganduje probe: Two Kano judges get 48-hour court order to resign

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Electricity: Lagos gets 13 new Band A feeders (FULL LIST)

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10 hours ago

July 4, 2024

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Electricity: Lagos gets 13 new Band A feeders (FULL LIST)

Lagos State has received an additional 13 Band A feeders following approval from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

NERC on Wednesday approved the upgrade of 13 more feeders from Band B to Band A for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC), Lagos, confirmed the development in a statement on its X handle.

“Premised on our demonstrated ability to consistently provide a minimum of 20 hours of daily availability during a performance evaluation period monitored by the regulator, we are pleased to announce that we have obtained approval to add 13 Band A feeders to our network,” IKDC said.

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It added that the newly-upgraded Band A feeders are OgbalNJ-T3-Agege, AlimoshoINJ-T8-Okunola, OworolNJ-T3-Anthony, AdeniyiJonesINJ-T1-Anifowoshe, IsheriINJ-T1-Bankole and Adeniyi JonesINJ-T1-Ajao.