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President Tinubu Endorses New Appointment
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Dr. Salisu Muazu Babura has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Director of Rasheed Shekoni Federal University Dutse Teaching Hospital by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to reports, the appointment, effective from October 31, 2024, was announced by the Federal Ministry of Health.
Until his appointment, Dr. Muazu served as the Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of History and is currently enrolled in the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos.
The Minister of Health extended best wishes to Dr. Muazu for a fruitful tenure.
In a separate development, President Tinubu on Monday nominated Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi as Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo State.
If approved by the Senate, Ibiyemi, a lawyer, will succeed the late ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who passed away in August.
Meanwhile, Tinubu nominated Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), representing the North West.
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By Gloria Ikibah
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Obasanjo narrates how he escaped becoming drug addict
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans, urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive drugs to get help.
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We saved $20bn after Petrol Subsidy Removal and FX Rate Reforms, Says Finance Minister
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate.
Edun spoke at a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, head of civil service of the federation, in Abuja.
“An amount of five per cent of GDP is what those two subsidies were costing when there was a subsidy on PMS; when there was petroleum product generally for a long time and when there was a subsidy of foreign exchange. Between them, they were costing five percent of GDP,” he said.
“If you say GDP was on average, let’s say $400 billion. We all know what five percent of that is – $20 billion of funds that could be going into infrastructure, health, social services, education.”
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