By Miriam Humbe The Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Umar Shehu Nadada on behalf of the Inspector–General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, presented cheques worth N41,478,893.00 to thirty-two families of Police operatives who died while in active service and those who sustained varying degrees of injury while discharging their statutory duties. Police Public Relations Officer for Nasarawa State Police Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel revealed this in a statement signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. The gesture was an initiative of the Inspector-General of Police family welfare insurance and Group life Assurance aimed at improving the…
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has expressed deep shock over the demise of the traditional ruler of Sankera in Benue State, Abu King Shuluwa, at the age of 79. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday by Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. King Shuluwa, who was the Tor Sankera and Chairman, Sankera Intermediate Area Traditional Council and a member of the Tiv Area Traditional Council and Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers, dedicated his lifetime to the service of God…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) will partner the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) on capacity building of its meteorologists, scientists and other staff. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Professor Charles Anosike said this in his office on Friday, when members of Maitama-Abuja chapter of the institute paid him a courtesy visit. Welcoming the NIM team led by the chapter Chairman, Engnr. Abdul-Lawal Zubair, Prof. Anosike said: “As a scientific agency, we aim to follow global standards in what we do. In line with the thinking of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), NiMet will support staff…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Cross River State Government have agreed to work out a realistic modality to revive the moribund Tinapa Free Trade Zone owned by the state. The agreement was reached when the new NEPZA Managing Director, Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi visited Governor Bassey Otu on Wednesday in Calabar. Head of Corporate Communications, NEPZA, Martins Odeh revealed this in a statement signed on Sunday. Ogunyemi, expressed delight on the state’s desire to revamp the unique free trade zone ostensibly established to service the entertainment industry. “First, let me appreciate the excellent achievements already recorded by…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), is in partnership with Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, to building a weather station in the University. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike was happy that the relationship with Bells University which began in 2008 was continuing. Anosike said: “The choice of Bells University of Technology is strategic as it will help in downscaling NiMet data to farmers in the state and beyond”. “Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been a friend of NiMet for many years. He has interests in…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Government is set to support industrialists with the right policies that will remove all the bottlenecks hindering the expansion of production activities as part of its commitment to ensure food security, job creation, poverty alleviation and export promotion. Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite said this while inspecting the activities of production industries in kano. The Minister said the inspection tour of kano was to sturdy the economic potential of the state which holds the largest market in sub-saharan Africa and also focus on how to expand their capacity for export promotion…
By Miriam Humbe The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) have opened talks on three crucial areas the two agencies could explore to mitigate financial tax frauds and other corrupt vices. Spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua revealed this in a statement signed on Thursday. At a courtesy visit on Thursday at the FIRS Headquarters in Abuja, the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN stressed the need for effective collaboration to deepen mutual cooperation and synergize efforts for greater impact in the anti-corruption drive. The ICPC Chairman said…
By Miriam Humbe The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi assumed duty today 17th January, 2024. The new Permanent Secretary takes over from Dr. Evelyn Ngige who was redeployed from Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to midwife two portfolios; the newly created Federal Ministry of Arts and Culture and Creative Economy, and Federal Ministry of Tourism. The Permanent Secretary promised to achieve the Eight-Point Agenda of the Renewed Hope of President Tinubu’s administration through teamwork Rimi said the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment was very central…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has approved the date for the public presentation of Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s (NiMet) 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike said: “The Honourable Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has graciously approved our request to host our annual weather and climate prediction event on Tuesday, 20th February, 2024. “Everyone in the agency is working hard to ensure that we have a successful event. We have started contacting our partners including the World Meteorological Agency (WMO), the United Nations (UN), its…
Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, (WMO) has said given that El Niño usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter. Officially, the WMO has confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, by a huge margin. The annual average global temperature approached 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels – symbolic because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase (averaged over decades rather than an individual year like 2023) to no more than 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Six leading international datasets used for monitoring global…
Following the explosion at a residential area in Ibadan and directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu activating the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide appropriate emergency response, NEMA’s Director General, Mustapha Habib Ahmed visited the site and hospital where some of the injured victims were receiving treatment. The NEMA DG was at the site with the Governor of Oyo State Mr Seyi Makinde and his Deputy Mr Adebayo Adeleke Lawal, Director Search and Rescue NEMA, Air Commodore Kannedy Mataluwo, where search and rescue operations are still on-going to remove debris from collapsed structures. The NEMA Director General said the…
The NEMA South West Zonal Office received a distressed alert of an explosion at about 19.30 hrs at Bodija GRA behind ace mall Ibadan. The Zonal Coordinator swiftly mobilized response Agencies to the scene of explosion. On arrival at the scene, it was observed that it was a suspected explosion of Improvised Explosive Device, (IED) which affected over twenty houses. Casualty figures can not be ascertained for now. Search and Rescue operation is still on going. Stakeholders present include NPF, NSCDC, DSS, SEMA, Nigeria Army, Federal and State fire service, Nigerian Red Cross, State ministery of Environment, Amotekun Corps. More…