By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organized Expert Workshop to review and integrate Early Warning For All, draft of Country Disaster Risk Reduction Situational Analysis Report, National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy (2023-2030) and Action Plan (2024-2027). The three days workshop, which started on September 2, 2024 in Abuja was a project that was being implemented across the seven Sahelien countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal under Sahel Resilient Project of the UNDP with sponsorship of the Government of…
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By Miriam Humbe The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb. Nicholas Agbo Ella, has inaugurated the Technical Working Group (TWG) for the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) power project to oversee the utilization, implementation and establishment of Gas Power Projects in local government areas across the nation. Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa (Mrs.), the Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations in the Ministry disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. In his remarks at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Amb. Ella highlighted NDE’s strong focus on Vocational Skills…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Tuesday said that it appreciated the feedback provided by the Organised Private Sector and other interested parties regarding the Commission’s recent directive to businesses to cease price gouging, price fixing, and other exploitative practices. A statement signed by the FCCPC’s Director, Special Duties (& Strategic Communication), Ondaje Ijagwu said that the Commission valued this dialogue and wished to clarify its position. Here’s a full text of the statement: “Price gouging is an unfair practice that takes advantage of crises or economic hardships to inflate prices arbitrarily, while price…
By Miriam Humbe The Nasarawa State Police Command on 31/8/2024 at about 1300hrs arrested a suspect, Saturday Gabriel, 43 years old of Edo state while one other escaped. A Toyota Camry with registration number: Lagos KSF 843 FN and 15 bags of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspect as exhibits. A statement signed by DSP Ramhan Nansel on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Police Command, CP Umar Shehu Nadada said this was in the Command’s relentless drive to tame the excesses of criminals. The arrest was based on a tip off…
By Miriam Humbe The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has solicited the support, partnership and collaboration of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Green Initiative Programme for afforestation Programme across the country. Balarabe disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Forestry Association of Nigeria led by its President, Dr Afolabi Abiodun recently in his office in Abuja. This information was made available by Ibrahim Haruna, the Ministry’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit. The Minister sid that in order to improve afforestation programme in the Country all hands must be on deck and…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Charles Anosike, was among eminent Nigerians and professionals conferred with the prestigious Honourary Fellowship (HFCRM) of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI). The conferment formed part of the proceedings at the institute’s 23rd annual international conference which had the theme, ‘Emerging Crises In Africa: Way Forward’. During the event which was held on Thursday, 29th August 2024, at Eko Hotel & Suites, the Registrar of the institute, Dr. Victor Olannye, announced that…
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has emphasized the importance of continued collaboration between the Commission and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). The partnership is expected to enable both organizations to leverage their expertise in infrastructure development across the country. Dr. Aliyu made the spoke during a recent visit by COREN’s President, Professor Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, and other management members to the ICPC Headquarters. Demola Bakare, the Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/Spokesperson for the Commission disclosed this in a statement. The primary purpose…
***As CP Nadada Orders Manhunt For Other Fleeing Suspects Police operatives attached to Angwan Lambu Division have arrested one Khadija Umar, aka Naira and two of her sons for house breaking and theft. The mode of operation of the criminals is that Khadija goes around monitoring residents of a particular area they want to strike, when the coast is clear, she uses two of her biological children and two other suspects still at large to carry out their nefarious activities. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Nasarawa State Police Command disclosed this in a statement.…
AIG Phillip Suleiman Maku (rtd) The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, is deeply saddened about the loss of two prominent Senior Police Officers, AIG Philip Sule Maku (rtd.), and CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Retired AIG Philip Sule Maku, served as Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Ebonyi States before retiring as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Force Headquarters, on 12th December, 2021. He unfortunately passed into glory on August 23, 2024. CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara, served…
By Miriam Humbe Dangote Group’s industrialization stride in Nigeria has received yet another momentum as federal lawmakers backed the company’s stride. Members of the House of Representatives who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, expressed their delight at the significant economic impact the company has made in Nigeria’s cement subsector. Chairman of the House Committee on Solid Minerals, Hon. Jonathan Gbefwi who led his team to the Dangote cement plant, emphasized the need for collaboration between Nigeria’s political leaders and investors to drive the country’s industrialization. He said that Dangote Cement had paved the way with its substantial…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). To date, over 153 million SIMs have been successfully linked to a NIN, reflecting an impressive compliance rate of 96 per cent, a substantial increase from 69.7 per cent in January 2024. As we approach the final phase of this critical process, the NCC seeks the continued cooperation of all Nigerians to achieve 100 per cent compliance. The complete linkage of all SIM cards to NINs is essential for enhancing the…
Director General of SON, Okeke The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has been ranked as one of the top government agencies for its compliance and consistency with laid down procedures for efficient public service delivery. This information was released by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Secretariat in their 2024 Half Year Transparency and Efficiency Compliant Report for January 2024 to June 2024. A statement signed by the Director Public Relations, SON, Mrs. Foluso Bolaji said the standards agency came second with 78.2%, among twenty (20) Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). She said according to the compliance report, “despite…