By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Faruk Yahaya has enjoined the Regimental Sergeant majors, (RSMs) to encourage camaraderie amongst themselves. The COAS gave the charge at the 2023 RSMs’ Convention. The Army Chief also told them to take keen interest in the well-being and welfare of their subordinates. A statement signed on Friday by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachuku contained this information. The COAS said they should equally ensure they checkmated untoward activities and vices in their units and formations. The Chief of Administration (Army), Major General Wilson Ali, pointed out that the 2023…
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By Miriam Humbe A total 14 Directors (GL 17 officers) of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, (FMITI) were transited into the new performance appraisal System. The system was to align with the directives of Public Service of Nigeria that the whole service should embrace Performance Management System (PMS) as against the regular Annual Performance method of assessing staff performance. A statement signed by Eugene Oyinye on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations said the Directors had in the last three days, gone through necessary induction on the new PMS. Permanent Secretary, Dr. Evelyn Ngige called…
By Miriam Humbe Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has told the incoming governor’s elected on the party’s platform to set the pace for good governance in their respective states. Atiku said that this was a hallmark of the Peoples Democratic Party. On his Twitter handle, @atiku, the former Vice President of Nigeria said that he spoke during the welcome reception for newly elected and returning governors of the PDP. @atiku wrote: “This afternoon, I joined other party leaders at the welcome reception for newly elected and returning governors, as well as…
Festus Okoye Commissioner for Information and Voter Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Festus Okoye tells Humsimedia that the Commission’s process of getting materials to the Wards and polling units especially during the states and national elections is not without some challenges. Collapsing some of the Registration Areas into bigger Super Racks for the purposes of collation will do the Commission a lot of good. Excerpts: What is the process of taking election materials across the nation especially during the states and national elections? In Nigeria, there are two tiers of election administration. The first tier of election administration is the Independent…
By Miriam Humbe Outgoing Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari told the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq-Umar that the Northern Governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC) supported Tinubu in order to respect the zoning formula of the party. Governor Masari who was at the Emir’s palace on Thursday for a farewell visit said that he and other Northern Governors supported the presidential ambition of the Senator Bola Tinubu. Masari said: “God had saved us from shame during the last general elections in the country where our party, the All Progressives Congress APC recorded huge successes. “Any one in this country with…
The General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army cum Commander Joint Taskforce North West Operation Hadarin Daji, Major General Godwin Mutkut has tasked junior level Commanders to utilize acquired training for operational efficiency in the field. The GOC gave the charge while addressing participants during the opening ceremony of 8 Division Operations Planning Cadre 2023 organized for junior-level commanders of the Armed Forces and other paramilitary organizations, at Giginya Barracks in Sokoto on Tuesday 9 May 2023. Declaring open the 5-day training programme, Major General Muktuk said that the training is well-timed, considering the nature of ongoing operations in the…
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…
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…