By Miriam Humbe The newly appointed Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has formally assumed office. She made a commitment to reposition the sector for the benefit of the country and all Nigerians. The Minister resumed duties on Monday, shortly after taking the oath of office administered by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dr. Adebayo Thomas, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. Receiving a warm welcome from the ministry’s staff, Oduwole emphasized the need to reverse Nigeria’s trade policies to create competitive jobs…
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By Miriam Humbe The Director General/CEO, of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Ibrahim Mohammed has said that NIHSA was carrying out National Survey of major rivers and Tributaries to identify strategic Rivers to be instrumented and monitored as from next year in order to enhance the Agency’s Flood Prediction and Early Warning Systems for the safety of lives, farmlands and property. In a statement signed on Monday, DG NIHSA said that his Agency was committed to continue to improve on its monitoring strategies on both surface and groundwater reserves to meet up with the International best practices and minimize…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Government has set 28th January 2025 as the deadline for the operationalisation of the $5 billion Africa Energy Bank in Abuja. Chris Ugwuegbulam, the Assistant Director, Information in the Ministry Of Petroleum Resources disclosed this in a statement. Nigerian delegation led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Executive Board Member representing Nigeria at the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) Amb. Nicholas Agbo Ella, made the disclosure on Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 at the 19th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation in Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon. Amb. Ella reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the…
By Miriam Humbe The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has concluded the training of NiMet’s Quality Management System (QMS) staff on ISO 21001:2018 Standard – Educational Organization Management System (EOMS). The training took place from October 28 to November 1@, 2024, at Sawalino Hotel Keffi, Nasarawa State. The ISO 21001:2018 standard (EOMS) is a requirement of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Under the requirement, NiMet is to implement an EOMS program to ensure that Aeronautical Meteorology (AeroMet) and Climate Science training are delivered to students and interested parties at both the MBMIST Katsina and RTC Oshodi, consistently in an efficient…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Hauwau Gimbiya Mukhtar Abdulkarim, the serving Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) (FCET), Gusau, alongside Abdullahi Boyi, a lecturer with the Sokoto State College of Education (SSCE) Sokoto on alleged certificate forgery. Demola Bakare, the Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the ICPC disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The duo were arraigned on a six-count charge, registered as charge No. SS/213c/2024, before Hon. Justice Muhammad Aliyu Sambo at the Sokoto State High Court. ICPC accused the two defendants…
***IGP Orders Thorough Investigation Into Possible Security Threats, Networking The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators (4 males and 13 females) for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. This strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated raid on a building at the Next Cash and Carry area of Jahi, Abuja, where the suspects were reportedly using computers and other sophisticated devices to facilitate criminal activities. The operation which was led by the…
By Miriam Humbe Following an investigation into a reported case of motorcycle theft, on 3/11/2024 at about 12:30hours, a suspect was arrested by a Police Operative in collaboration with a Police Special Constabulary attached to Jenkwe Division, Obi Local Government Area at Agyaragu Market. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) disclosed this in a statement signed for the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shehu Umar Nadada. While conveying the suspect to the Police Station, a soldier who was said to be serving in Borno but came home on Pass attacked the Police operatives in a…
***Calls For Arrest, Prosecution Of Those Responsible For Their Detention, Mistreatment The Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners’ Forum shares the repulsion and disbelief of Nigerians, after seeing physically terrorized and malnourished youth, some of them juveniles, paraded before an Abuja Court for charges of high treason against the Nigerian state. This irresponsible act of inhumanity by the police that had attracted national and international outrage, will forever be a stain on our national consciousness as a so-called democratic country. We therefore condemn in strongest terms this inhuman treatment metted on fellow Nigerians, whose only crime was exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed has called for stronger collaboration between the Scheme and the Department of State Services (DSS). Ahmed made the call when he paid a congratulatory visit to the new Director General of the DSS, Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, in the latter’s office. This was contained in a statement signed on Saturday by Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations. He said that Ajayi’s appointment did not come as a surprise given his record of hard work, commitment and a love for his job. The…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Tiemo Joy Alabogha on a 6-count charge of forgery, intent to commit fraud and making of false statement amongst other all misconducts. Demola Bakare, the Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the ICPC disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The defendant who is a staff of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), was arraigned on the 30th of October 2024 before Honorable Justice Ogbonaya of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Zuba. Alabogha, was accused of producing and…
By Miriam Humbe The second phase of the training for the implementation of Microsoft Learning Management Systems (LMS) has commenced at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), with management staff of the agency undergoing a three-day training. The training which is taking place at the Agency’s Abuja headquarters started on the 29th of October 2024 and is expected to end on the 31st. The training programme is in line with the strategic policy direction of the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, aimed at fostering a culture of continuous development, improvement, and innovation at the agency. It is…
***As IGP Reaffirms Dedication To Enhancing Public Safety In several operations exemplifying the unflinching dedication and commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun to ensure perpetrators of heinous crimes of various degrees are swept away from disrupting the peace of our dear country, the Force has once again recorded a milestone achievement in the fight against crime. Since October 1st 2024, the Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant achievements in the fight against crime. These include the arrest of 371 armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnapping suspects, 242 Murder/homicide suspects, 63…