Month: November 2021

River Niger Dredging: Project to provide over 2Million direct, indirect jobs – Gov Yahaya Bello

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday flagged off the commencement of hydrographic survey and charting of the Lower Rivers Niger and Benue Rivers Niger and Benue; from Lokoja to Burutu, which at completion he noted would provide over 2,000,000 direct and indirect jobs. He lauded the initiative which was birthed by the Private Public Partnership of Nigeria Export-import Bank Plc in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and National Inland Waterways Authority. The Governor asserted that these Rivers (Niger and Benue) have remained one of the most critical natural assets…

AIG Garba Baba Umar emerges Interpol Vice President

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Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Garba Baba Umar, the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Nigeria, has emerged the duly elected Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) – INTERPOL. AIG Garba was elected in the early hours of today, 25th November, 2021 in the 89th INTERPOL General Assembly currently holding at the Halic Congress Hall, Istanbul, Turkey. The year 2021 General Assembly, which have in attendance 470 Police Chiefs, Ministers and Senior Law Enforcement Officials from the 195 INTERPOL member countries, seeks…

Northeast Development Masterplan :-NEDC calls for National Assembly’s Input

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The North East Development Commission (NEDC), has urged members of the National Assembly to make input into the North-East Stabilization and Development Masterplan (NESDMP) Project. The call was made on Wednesday,at a consultative meeting with the North East Caucus of the National Assembly.. In his remarks during the session, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, described the Caucus as the true representatives of the North East region that the NEDC was established to serve. According to him, a major component of the plan…

How Nigeria can maximise eGovernment – Huawei

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The Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist, Enterprise Business Group of Huawei Technologies Co Limited, Mr Hong-Eng Koh, has said that the idea of eGovernance was to satisfy the unwilling customers.   Koh made the submission at the Nigeria eGovernment Summit 2021 in Lagos themed ‘eGovernment Adoption in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges’.   “Basically, eGovernment is to make the unwilling citizens willing,” Koh said, stressing the need for Nigeria to centralise government portal to achieve eGovernment.   While everyone is connecting to it for many different reasons, since 20 years…

IIP-SARS: Allegations against Police weighty, We can’t move on, Justice Galadima tells Police

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The chairman of the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights violation by the Defunct SARS and other Units of the police force, Justice Sulieman Galadima (rtd) has said that the panel will not move on from the alleged extra judicial killing of one Yau Mai Atampa. Justice Galadima said this during the hearing on the matter when police counsel again failed to produce respondent in the petion The Panel at the last adjourned date charged the police to ensure that respondents in the matter are present for the hearingat this…

We charged Petitioner to Court for giving false information; Police tell panel

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The police today cited “falsehood” as being the reason why a petitioner, one Bashir Ahmed was charged to court. Making this revelation before the Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force, the DPO Abdullahi Ishaq who is among the six people linked to the case of alleged threat to life, cruel inhumane, and degrading treatment of Bashir Ahmed, informed the panel that investigations into a complaint brought before his area command revealed that, the petitioner had misled the police.…

NCC extends Deadline for Submission Of Bids, Initial Bid Deposit of 3.5ghz Spectrum Auction

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The Nigerian Communications Commission invites the Public to note that the submission of responses in respect of the 3.5 Gigahertz Spectrum Band auction was scheduled to close on Wednesday, 24th November 2021.   However, due to the challenges posed to air travels as witnessed recently and considering that it may have some impact on intending bidders regarding the submission of their bids, the Commission hereby extends the deadline for submission of bids and Initial Bid Deposits (IBDs) to 5.00 pm on Monday, 29th November, 2021.   All other events as…

Nigeria, Bangladesh to Boost Diaspora Performance

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Mr Musudur Rahman, the High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Nigeria has expressed the desire to share best practices with Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to boost diaspora performances , noted that , Bangladesh has a full Ministry of Expatriate Welfare for its Diasporans. The Ambassador described the setting up of NIDCOM as a step in the right direction , describing Nigerians in the diaspora as responsible, resilient and resourceful especially in the area of nation building in their host countries.   He stated this when he…

DIG Johnson Kokumo now New DIG representing South-west Zone …… as DIG David Folawiyo bows out

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Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG David Femi Oyebanji Folawiyo today, 24th November, 2021 bowed out of the service of the Nigeria Police Force after successful completion of his statutory years of service to the nation. DIG Folawiyo was pulled out in a glamorous and colourful Pull-Out-Parade ceremony organized by the Force in his honour at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. While felicitating with the celebrant on his meritorious retirement from the service of the Nigeria Police Force,the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba stated that DIG Folawiyo, a very fine officer…

INFERNO: Gov Sani Bello directs immediate reconstruction of Loko Primary Health Care

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has expressed sadness over the unfortunate fire that engulfed Gwari-Road Primary Health Care Centre in Nasarawa A Ward of Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state. Inspecting the facility, the Governor said it will be rebuilt immediately considering the number of people that benefit from the facility, even though the level of damages created by the inferno,is enormous as a result of power surge. In the meantime he said,an alternative facility would be provided for patients, to allow for continuous provision of medical services…