Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, was caught on camera dozing off during The Candidates, a town hall meeting aired live on television.Shittu dozed off briefly about 55 minutes into the programme which held in Abuja and lasted for two hours.It was organised by Daria Media, and anchored by Kadaria Ahmed, media personality.Featured on the programme were President Muhammadu Buhari and [...]
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Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, has taken the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court for disqualifying him as a governorship aspirant.The APC screened Shittu out of the race for not presenting a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme discharge certificate.According NAN, Shittu in the originating summons, argued that it was wrong for APC to disqualify him for not presenting the [...]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, says he can still partake in the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.It was recently discovered that Shittu did not participate in the mandatory service after graduating from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU), despite finishing school below the required minimum age of 30.He had defended the act, saying his first political [...]
From the look of things, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) may kick-start the redemption in public service integrity that Nigerians have always craved for. Beginning with the whistle blown by the highly-respected news medium, Premium Times, on the dud NYSC certificate of former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the latest revelation about the failure to undergo the [...]
On Thursday, it was revealed that Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, failed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. According to Premium Times, Shittu skipped the compulsory programme after graduating from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU), though he finished school below the required minimum age of 30.Upon graduation from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, [...]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, reportedly failed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.Premium Times is reporting that the minister skipped the compulsory programme despite graduating from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU) at age 25.The NYSC act makes it compulsory for all Nigerians who earn degrees or higher national diplomas from tertiary institutions in [...]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, has reportedly received the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to join the 2019 governorship race in Oyo state.Shittu will be contesting under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).According to NAN, the approval was contained in a letter dated August 27, 2018, and signed by Buhari.“I have today received your letter notifying me of your intention [...]
Technology and telecommunications companies may become the latest addition to the forex priority list of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Speaking on Wednesday while inaugurating the ICT, Computers/Devices Service Centre in Abuja, Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, said there are ongoing talks with the CBN to achieve this.During 2016 recession, the CBN had created a forex priority list to conserve [...]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, has asked a federal high court in Abuja to nullify the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo.He filed a suit alongside 35 aggrieved APC members in Oyo on Thursday.The congress which held in May produced Akin Oke as the chairman of the party in the stateIn a statement on Friday, Saheed [...]
Abiola Ajimobi, governor of Oyo state, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has done more than enough for the country.The governor said this on Roadmap 2019, a Channels Television programme.Ajimobi said the country was not in good shape when the APC took over but the government has recorded achievements in the various sectors of the economy."APC has done more than [...]
Airtel Nigeria launched its 4G network in Abuja, the country's capital, on Thursday.The launch in Abuja is coming few weeks after the mobile service provider launched the 4G network in Ibadan, Oyo state.Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, and U.E Maska, commissioner of technical standard at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), were among those present at the event.Speaking at the occasion, [...]
Omoyele Sowore, 2019 presidential hopeful, locked horns with Adebayo Shittu, minister of communication, when they both appeared on a radio programme on Saturday.Both men were guests on a socio-political programme on Fresh FM, Ibadan, Oyo state.Sowore said he is the giant that would kick President Muhammadu Buhari's government out of power in 2019 while Shittu mocked the Sahara Reporters publisher's [...]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communication, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by President Muhammadu Buhari has achieved more than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did in 16 years.In an interview with Vanguard, Shittu said the achievements and performance of Buhari have been misrepresented by the opposition party.He said the party pities those who do not acknowledge its achievements.Shittu, who [...]
Although President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo shook hands and exchanged banter during the weekend, the effect of the "letter bomb" of the ex-president is yet to die down, at least in the camp of Buhari's supporters.On Monday, Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications and the main leader of the president's reelection in the south-west, came down hard on [...]
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, on Wednesday stopped Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, from distributing President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election campaign caps at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting.Shittu, who had the cap on his head, brought along with him a 'Ghana-Must-Go' bag containing the caps which had the inscription 'Continuity 19: Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo'.A source at the [...]
The reelection campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari took a life of its own at the weekly federal executive council meeting on Wednesday.Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, who is chairman of Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Support Group, came along with a bag full of caps which has the inscription: 'Continuity '19: Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo'.Shittu, who wore the cap, distributed some to the ministers in attendance.Shortly before [...]
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