By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The National Board for Technical Education, (NBTE), has began the process that would lead to accreditation of courses in Climate Change Science and Meteorology at the Muhammadu Buhari Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology MBMIST, Katsina State. Deputy Director at NBTE Kaduna office, Dr. Jauro Kutura.D. who represented the Director, NBTE Kaduna office, Alhaji Samaila Tanko said that they were here “for accreditation of two programmes, National Diploma, Meteorology and National Diploma Climate Change Science”. He commended the Rector on the aesthetics of the landscape in the institute. Dr. Jauro observed that MBMIST had started planning towards the…
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By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Festus Osifo has been re-elected as the President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN) was elected for another term. Osifo who also doubled as the President of the Trade Union Congress TUC, was unanimously elected unopposed at the 7th Triennial National Delegates Congress (NDC) 2023. The event was held on Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at the International Conference Center Abuja. To constitute a new Central Working Committee for the next three years, Osifo was Re-Elected alongside, Comrades Kabiru Dan Azumi erstwhile National Treasurer as the new Deputy President replacing Owan…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The retiring Assistant Inspector General of Police, Garba Umar was appointed by the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari as a Senior Security Adviser on International Police Cooperation and Counter-terrorism in the office of the Minister of Police Affairs. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said this in a statement signed in Abuja on Thursday. The President said the appointment was to enable Nigeria keep the important position and for Umar to complete his nationally beneficial tenure as an Executive Member of the International Police Organisation (INTERPOL). Buhari took note of a precedent in…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has dispatched assorted food items approved for the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan to cater for the stranded Nigerians that are waiting airlift in Port Sudan back home from war torn Sudan. A statement signed on Thursday by NEMA’s Head of Press Unit, Manzo Ezekiel said the gesture was to cushion the effects of food scarcity. Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed said the food items were meant to cater for the Nigerian citizens while the evacuation underway was being strengthened. The items consisted of 100 bags of 10 kg…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Federal government has approved for implementation, the first ever Nigeria Investment Policy (NInP), while adopting a new National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) that would span through 2023-2033. Government acknowledged that Nigeria Investment Policy would give investors more comfort and attract more investment into the economy. This was contained in a statement signed by Deputy Director, Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa on behalf of the Ministry’s Director Press and Public Relations on Thursday in Abuja. Both the national investment policy and the automotive industry development plan were given the necessary approval at the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday 10th May…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdulssalam has harped on jointness and synergy in the joint operations area. A statement signed on Thursday by Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Iweha Ikedichi said the GOC made the call when he led some commanders and staff officers of the Division on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder. The GOC said that following his assumption of command as the 10th General Officer Commanding, 6 Division Nigerian Army and an earlier visit by the Commander NNS…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has alerted the public on the possibility of heavy rainfall in the coming days in some states in the Northern part of the country. NiMet said that the warning came as a result of observed thundercloud activities in the North Eastern part of the country. NiMet’s General Manager, Public Relations, Muntari Yusuf Ibrahim said this in a statement signed on Thursday. The statement said: “Thunderstorm cells are currently observed over the Northern parts of the country including Borno, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi and Kano. “These are expected to propagate westward to give squally…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammadu Shehu has said that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country did not come from natural resources but through taxes from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), among others. For this reason, the RMAFC Boss advised that it was critical for Nigeria to “diversify or sink”. She said this on Wednesday, when he spoke as Chairman of the occassion at the 1st Economic Confidential Public Lecture and Book presentation of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami in Abuja. He said that diversification…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Federal Government says technology, especially digital was deployed globally for economic diversification. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Pantami said this at the 1st Economic Confidential Public Lecture and Book presentation on Tuesday in Abuja. Themed: “Economic Diversification in an Evolving Cashless Society”, he said that countries that excelled in technology were leading globally in economic growth. Pantami said such countries had diversified their economies through knowledge based economy. ”The economy of the world today does not depend on natural resources; countries are leveraging on their natural resources to build their knowledge based…
Beautiful Adamawa-born Vivian Zadok tells Humsimedia that she was mentored into fashion designing by her beloved parents. A graduate of Civil Engineering, she tells young people to pursue their dreams doggedly, never giving up and being ready to build from the ground up to the sky. Excerpts: How were your growing up/childhood days like? My childhood was incredible; I am from a large family with many brothers, sisters and cousins around especially during holidays. My mom was strict and the disciplinarian of the family while my dad was the best friend of everyone, made excuses for us when we break rules ensuring our punishment was…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Police Service Commission on Wednesday, met with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) and the German government to canvass for support and productive partnership. A statement signed on Wednesday by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC said this was to ensure improved policing in Nigeria in line with the ongoing Police reforms. He also said that it was in continuation of the Commission’s stakeholders advocacy meetings for a holistic overhaul of the Nigeria Police Force for optimum service delivery which was the brainchild of the Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Solomon…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Senator Shehu Sani has queried and demanded response from the medical associations in the country for the alleged recent dental treatment of President Muhammadu Buhari in the United kingdom, (UK). It was reported that the President lingered in the UK after the coronation of the UK’s King Charles III where he was guest to visit a dentist. President Buhari was reportedly remaining in London for a medical procedure for the next five days as he was undergoing a procedure with his dentist in London. Special Assistant on Digital Communications to the President, Bashir Ahmad revealed this…