The Association of Meter Manufacturers and Assemblers Nigeria (AMMON) has advised the Federal Government to halt attempts by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to allow foreign companies to bid for manufacturing of electricity meters in the country. AMMON Secretary, Durosola Omogbenigun at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, also advised the Federal Government not to use World Bank 155 million dollar loan for importation of the electricity meters into the country. The project was aimed at closing the metering gap in Nigeria. Omogbenigun, said that the evaluation criteria opening the bid to foreign manufacturers were designed to eliminate…
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By Miriam Humbe Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf has said that the provision of safe functional sanitary facilities and services in every premises for the management of waste materials (hazardous & non-hazardous) was necessary for sustainable waste management. The Perm Sec said this on Thursday at the press briefing to mark the 2023 National Environment Sanitation Day He said this will go a long way in ensuring high level of behavioural change with respect to SDG 3, 6, and 7 on good health and well-being, access to clean water and sanitation as well as…
FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that it received information from multiple (including credible media) channels that apparently emanates from what appears to be a collective otherwise identified as the Lagos Chapter of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN). A statement signed on Wednesday by the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera said the information was an announcement conveying a purported decision of AMMBAN on behalf of certain Point of Sale (PoS) operators which included setting uniform…
By Miriam Humbe Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed on Tuesday, visited the Chief of Air Staff at the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Headquarters Abuja. A statement from NEMA on Tuesday said that this was in a move to strengthen existing partnership between the Agency and Air Force in the areas of disaster management, including 2023 flood. Humsimedia gathered that the DG NEMA who led a team of some Directors of the Agency was received at the NAF headquarters by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar along with some his management team.…
BY Prof. Mike Ozekhome SAN Ezomo Anthony Aleogho Ayaoghena Dokpesi loved the gazebo in his beautiful Abuja residence. It is made of big rafters and roofed with thatch. A gazebo like the one in Dokpesi’s vast compound is a small building in a house that affords a wide view of the surrounding areas. He ate suya, groundnut and roasted fish. He drank and relaxed there. He loved choice wines and champagne. The workaholic found great pleasure in unwinding at the gazebo by hosting family members, friends, associates and loved ones there. No one was left out. He would sing and…
FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera By Editor The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that it received several complaints from electricity consumers in the franchise area of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC). The Commission said that these complaints were with respect to their inability to purchase electricity tokens or units for their prepaid meters over a recent extended period of time. The FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera said on Friday that the Commission had been in engagement with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and IKEDC in order to resolve these complaints and any associated…
NiMet’s Director General, Prof. Mansur Matazu By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has said it began receiving commendations from stakeholders as it turned 20 years as an Agency on June 19, this year. The commendations, which came from stakeholders and those who used the Agency’s services across various sectors of the economy acknowledged that the Agency had over the years improved in its service delivery and had not just made its mark in the nation but at the regional level as well. One sector in which NiMet’s services have been visible was air transportation and airline operations where…
Late Dr. Raymond Dokpesi By Prof Mike Ozekhome, (SAN) I am a very sad man as I write this. I have been completely devastated by the ugly and rather sudden death of my elder brother, friend, kinsman, soul mate, client and confidant – HIGH CHIEF RAYMOND ANTHONY ALEOGHO AYAOGHENA DOKPESI, Ph.D, OFR, D.Sc. I have cried myself hoarse. I have never stopped crying. Sludge of tears. Sunken eyes. Bleeding heart. Weak limbs. I am particularly traumatized because Dr. Dokpesi had called me on WHATSAPP at about 12:55am in the MORNING of 29th May, 2023; the very day he died. He…
FCCPC’s Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Babatunde Irukera By Miriam Humbe Pursuant to Section 17 (p) and (y) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (Commission) welcomed the first internationally branded resort in Nigeria, Curio Collection by Hilton. A statement signed by the FCCPC’s Management said that the resort was under a Branding and Management Agreement known as Koko Beach Resort. FCCPC said that although to open imminently, this demonstrated confidence in Nigeria, her market and potential, as well as Hilton’s partner on this project, Outposts Investment Limited, all affirmed the market as…
By Miriam Humbe The Registrar-General/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar at the Anti-Corruption for Development Summit in Washington DC, lectured a panel session on the implementation of Beneficial Ownership Transparency Principles in Nigeria. The RG spoke alongside counterparts from North Macedonia. The International Summit was organized by the World Bank and other partners including the Open Ownership and Returning Assets. It could be recalled that between Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, 25th, 2023, the CAC recorded another milestone achievement when it unveiled the Beneficial Ownership Register (BOR), the first in Africa in accordance with global best…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja In preparation for Eid-el- Kabir celebration, the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba has ordered strategic deployment of five thousand, seven hundred and fifty (5,750) Police operatives to cover all nooks and cranny of the State. This also includes Eid praying grounds, recreational centres and other public places; while vigorous crime prevention mechanisms have been emplaced on the highways to secure road users. A statement from the Nasarawa State Police Command signed on Tuesday by DSP Ramhan Nansel said that undercover operatives had also been deployed all over the state for surveillance and information gathering. The statement…
By Miriam Humbe Management of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC) have said that as a responsible Federal Institution, they were committed to uncovering the truth and addressing the allegations of financial Impropriety against it’s staff member. Director, Communications & Public Affairs Department, Bashir Nuhu revealed this in a statement signed on Sunday, saying that the matter would be addressed in an appropriate manner. The Management of the NDIC said that it’s attention had been drawn to the media report by the Peoples’ Gazette and Sahara Reporters regarding allegations of financial impropriety involving one of its staff members. NDIC said:…