***Seeks Support, Collaboration With Citizens To Curb Crimes By Miriam Humbe CP Shehu Umar Nada on Tuesday, assumed duty at the Nasarawa State Police Command as the 28th Commissioner of Police for the State. A statement signed on behalf of the Command by the PPRO, Rahman Nansel said that the Commissioner of Police solicited the support and collaboration of the Nasarawa people by providing useful information in order to frontally and decisively deal with the scourge of any form of crime in the State. CP Shehu Umar Nadada replaced CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba following his retirement from the Nigeria Police…
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By Miriam Humbe Following his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, December 12, 2023, Prof. Charles Anosike on Monday, officially took over as the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Held at NiMet headquarters in Abuja, the transition ceremony witnessed the symbolic passing of leadership from the outgoing CEO, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu. The event, attended by NiMet’s outgoing directors, management team and staff, marked the commencement of a new era under Prof. Charles Anosike. Prof. Anosike emphasized the critical role of meteorological services in driving sustainable development of the nation and highlighted the multifaceted impact…
L-R:Managing Director/CEO, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Ali M. Ali, and Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr Bello Hassan at the 2023 NDIC Editors Forum held at Providence Hotel Ikeja, Lagos NDIC, Senior Executives in a group picture with members of the Nigeria Guild of Editors during the 2023 Edition of the NDIC Editors Forum held weekend at Providence Hotel, Ikeja Lagos L–R: Executive Operations, (NDIC) Mr Mustapha M. Ibrahim; Managing Director/CEO, (NDIC) Mr Bello Hassan and Executive Director Corporate Services, Mrs Emily C. Osuji having a chat at the 2023 NDIC Editors Forum held at Providence…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), has improved its system, process and procedures to promote transparency and accountability in its operations. Hassan Bello, the NDIC’s Managing Director/CEO said this on Saturday at the Annual NDIC Editors Forum which held in Lagos. Bello outlined some of the Corporation’s key achievements to include: The introduction of the Single Customer View (SCV) framework that had enhanced speedy payment of insured sums to depositors of closed banks; enhanced collaboration with the bar and bench, leading to speedy prosecution and more informed judgements on failed banks cases, including resolution of long-drawn cases…
By Miriam Humbe Nigeria’s Federal Government has urged States to make lands available for the establishment of bamboo plantations for the benefits of degraded land restoration and sustaining availability of raw materials for the existing and the potential bamboo based industries across the country. Minister of the Environment, Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal said this on Wednesday at the event to mark the 2023 World Bamboo Day in Abuja. The World Bamboo Day is a day set aside to commemorate and raise awareness about the importance of this giant grass to the world’s social, economic and environmental survival. The Minister said:…
By Miriam Humbe In line with his determination to bring world class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders, President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of some Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The statement said the affected Chief Executives Officers included: “Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed…
By Miriam Humbe Members of the Senate and House Committees on FERMA have agreed that FERMA is poorly funded and have advocated for increased annual budgetary allocation for the Agency. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by FERMA’s Director of Communications/Public Relations, Mrs. Maryam Sanusi. The Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA, Sen. Hussaini Babangida Uba, said this recently during a joint sitting of the Senate and House Committees on FERMA at the hearing of the presentation of the FERMA 2023 Performance/2024 Budget Defence. The Chairman said FERMA could not meet up with the people’s expectations of making…
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has said that the registration of all vehicles in Nigeria under the National Vehicle Registry (VREG) would help the government to mobilise more revenues. He said this during the zonal Sensitisation Seminar on VREG in Abuja on Monday, themed Strengthening Policy Collaboration for Impactful Economic Revitalisation. VREG is platform connected to multiple global Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) databases and vehicle history repositories for real-time international interconnectivity and robust curation and storage of vehicular data of all vehicles entering into the country. Edun said that…
By Nana Musa The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has commenced an expanded computation project for verified pensioners and Next-of-Kin (NoK) of deceased pensioners. The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme said this in a statement issued by Mr Gbenga Ajayi, PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to her, the project will resolve complaints of non-payment of gratuity and death benefits respectively. She said the project followed a deluge of complaints from some pensioners and NoK of deceased pensioners, over non-payment of their gratuity and death benefits, many years after verification. According to Ejikeme, the…
…As C’ttee Members Commend Agency’s Effective Utilisation Of Resources The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed on Tuesday, defended the Agency’s 2024 Budget Proposal before the National Assembly. The defence was during a joint sitting of the Senate Committee on Special Duties and House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness. While defending the 2024 proposed budget estimates, the NEMA DG also presented the 2023 budget performance to the joint committee and highlighted the enormity of challenges, progress made and supports required to entrench efficient disaster management in the country. The Committee members commended the…
The office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Tuesday said it’s attention had been been drawn to the purported fake appointments by unscrupulous elements with the aim to swindle unsuspecting individuals. Segun Imohiosen, the Head, Information in the SGF’s office said this in a statement signed on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The SGF therefore described as false, the information circulating on the social media, emails, text messages, and other outlets urging members of the public to submit their Curriculum Vitae at a fee, to a non-existing desk…