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NTAC DG Applauds APC’S Comrade Salihu On Academic Attainment, Leadership Excellence

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1 year ago

July 11, 2025

…Describes the Ruling Party’s Zonal Leader as “Source of Inspiration to Nigerian Youth”

Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Rt.Hon.Yusuf Buba Yakub,has described Comrade Mustapha Salihu,who is the Northeast Zonal Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as a man of deep intellect and great wisdom,virtues, he says, are beneficial to both Adamawa State and Nigeria at large.

The NTAC boss ,who lauded Comrade Salihu’s zeal for continuous academic laurels, following his recent call to the Nigerian Bar at the Law School in Bwari,stated the above today in a congratulatory message he personally signed and sent to the Zonal Party Leader in Abuja. Buba added that the Party Leader’s lifestyle filled with a constant quest for academic laurels,was to make leadership better and to inspire many Nigerian youth to acquire the kind of education that would perpetually liberate the nation from poverty.

Part of the message reads:
“I feel most excited to rejoice with you,members of your family,our Senatorial Zone and indeed,the good and great people of our State,Adamawa,for the laudable completion of your Law Degree programme and your participation in the well-deserved Call-to-Bar exercise.

“Indeed,the addition of this newest academic feather to your cap is nothing short of a quality icing on the cake of a brilliant academic sojourn spanning many years already replete with outstanding laurels in diverse fields of learning and professionalism.

“While I acknowledge how much you have laboured to pursue and acquire knowledge in diverse fields of learning, including Politics and Leadership these past years,I am reminded that, in a nation like ours,where academic laurels are, unfortunately,currently being pushed to the back burners of our social life in favour of the quest for material lucre,our youth need people like you as veritable sources of inspiration to attain the quality of academic heights every society truly aspires to have in order to entrench the kind of generational wealth that defeats poverty perpetually.

“I, therefore,congratulate you as an inspiring beacon of academic excellence,a complete leadership figure and a man of outstanding wisdom and letters, as in the time of old,who will no doubt continue to point out to our nation’s youth the way to go.Surely,we will find a day as brothers, friends, colleagues and well-wishers to celebrate the tangible footprint you have left on the turf of academics globally.

“For myself and my family,and on behalf of the Management and staff of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,which by the grace of God and the kind magnanimity of our dear President I currently head,I convey to you,Leader and our own very dear Comrade,our enormous congratulations on this new achievement”,the piece concludes.

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Algeria’s Glorious Revolution: Embassy Marks 72nd Anniversary in Abuja

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16 hours ago

November 12, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Embassy of Algeria in Nigeria has commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the country’s Glorious Revolution of November 1, 1954, with a reception in Abuja, highlighting Algeria’s liberation struggle and strengthening diplomatic relations with Nigeria.

The event, held on November 9, 2026, at Continental Suites Hotel, attracted prominent personalities, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, members of the Federal Government, senior government officials, heads of diplomatic missions and other friends of Algeria.

Speaking at the reception, Algeria’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Hocine Mezoued, welcomed guests and paid tribute to the country’s freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for independence.

He described the November 1, 1954 revolution as the foundation of modern Algeria, noting that the sacrifices of the nation’s martyrs made it possible for the country to reclaim its sovereignty.

On Algeria’s development agenda, Mezoued said President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s administration had continued to pursue economic reforms, diversification and national development under its New Algeria vision.

He noted that the country was recording progress in non-hydrocarbon exports, while improvements in the business environment had boosted investor confidence and attracted significant foreign investments.

On foreign policy, the ambassador reaffirmed Algeria’s commitment to non-interference, respect for national sovereignty, peaceful conflict resolution and the right of peoples to self-determination.

Addressing security challenges in the Sahel, he stressed that lasting peace could not be achieved through military measures alone, insisting that economic development, inclusive dialogue and peaceful resolution of disputes remained essential.

Turning to Nigeria-Algeria relations, Mezoued described the partnership as one founded on shared values and the commitment of both countries’ leaders to advancing African development.

He identified the Trans-Saharan Highway, Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline and Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone as major strategic projects receiving attention from both countries.

The ambassador also disclosed that Algeria had continued to provide scholarships to Nigerian students to strengthen human capital development and capacity building.

He further announced that Air Algérie expanded its Nigerian operations on October 26, 2026, with the introduction of two weekly flights to Lagos, expressing confidence that the service would boost trade and tourism.

Looking ahead, Mezoued said 2027 would offer fresh opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly through the fifth Joint High Bi-National Commission scheduled to hold in Abuja.

He expressed optimism that the meeting would provide an opportunity to assess existing partnerships, identify new areas of cooperation and move Nigeria-Algeria relations towards a more practical and results-driven phase.

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