Month: January 2022

2021 POLICE CONSTABLES RECRUITMENT: Niger Police hold Physical And Credential Screening 1st- 20th February, 2022

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Niger State Police Command hereby invites all candidates in the State who have successfully completed their online recruitment registration in the ongoing year 2021 recruitment exercise into the NPF as Police constables, to report for physical and credential screening. The screening exercise will be conducted in collaboration with the Police Service Commission at Police Secondary School, (PSS) Minna from 1st – 20th February, 2022 by 0800hrs daily. However, all applicants are to appear at the screening centre in their clean white T-shirt and short with the following mandatory screening requirements:-…

Senate President condoles with Senator Teslim Folarin over wife’s death

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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to Senator Teslim Folarin, who represents Oyo Central Senatorial District, over the death of his wife, Barrister Angela Nwaka Folarin. Lawan expressed shock and deep sadness at the tragic news, described the deceased as a pillar of the family. “I commiserate with Distinguished Senator Folarin on this most painful experience of the death of a loving wife. “I urge Senator Folarin, as a devout Muslim, to accept the sad development as the will of Allah. I also pray the Almighty God…

Nigeria needs a leader like Jonathan to bridge north-south alliance in 2023, says group.

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A group under the aegis of the Nationalists Movement has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the race for the 2023 Presidential election. The group explained that the former president is a national pacifier whose pedigree and track record proved he has the magic wand needed to sooth ethnic tensions in different parts of the country. National Coordinator of the movement, Engr. Abidde Robinson said this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Robison said Nigerians need a popular leader like President Jonathan with a track record…

NCC-CSIRT identifies two Cyber Vulnerabilities

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has independently identified two cyber vulnerabilities and advised Nigerian telecom consumers on the measures to be taken to get protected from the cyber-attacks. The CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, has solely identified the two cyber-attacks targeting the consumers and proffer solutions that can help telecom consumers from falling victims to the two cyber vulnerabilities. The first is described as Juice Jacking, which can gain access into consumers’ devices when charging mobile phones…

The Reversing Gear of Inflation on Nigeria’s Economy By Adefolarin A Olamilekan

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Inflation, inflation and inflation. This words is the foremost economic and economist terminology that does not escape been mentioned when discussing microeconomic or macroeconomic. General no serious economist,political economist or financial experts would dare not to talk about it Inflation is scary, dreadful and dangerous. Its an economic bearing that reminds one what the positive and negative daring of electricity current to power appliances and machines. To the capitalist, inflation stimulate the economy to grow,with positive impacts on manufacturing and business to rein in more funds. And on the negative…

2023 Presidency: Advocacy group calls for Osinbajo, Malami ticket

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An advocacy group, Advocacy for Better Leadership and Sustainable Rural Development Initiative (ABLE) has called for youth oriented transformational leadership in 2023 general election with special emphasis on the office of the president. It also strongly advocated Osinbajo/Malami joint ticket, a process that will see the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo emerging the president with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami becoming Vice president in 2023. In a statement released in Abuja Thursday and signed by its leader, Hon. Destiny Madu Uche, it noted…

NATIONAL SECURITY: CDS harps on robust Military – Media relations

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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has called for a more robust relationship between the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian media to build public trust and confidence in military operations. General Irabor stated this at a one-day CDS parley with Media Executives, Bureau Chiefs and Editors with the theme: “The Role of Media Executives and Editors in National Security and Conflict Sensitive Communication” on Wednesday, 26 January 2022 in Abuja. He noted that the engagement between the AFN and the media would help to…

Police refutes media reports,say Helicopter not crashed , no occupants sustained injury

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The Nigeria Police Force has said Police helicopter did not crash as being reported in some sections of the media and none of the occupants sustained any injury whatsoever. All six (6) on board including the pilot and co-pilot are in good condition. The Nigeria Police Helicopter, Bell 429 5NMDA, flying from Abuja to Bauchi on Tuesday, January 26, 2022, was involved in a controlled safe landing at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi. Similarly, the aircraft, which was flown by one of the best Police Pilots, was…

Crime : Niger Police receive Five Operational Vehicles, Two Gun-truck,others

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Niger State Police Command has stated that the State Command received some crime fighting equipment and five (5) operational vehicles, including two (2) gun-trucks from the Police High Command. The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Monday Bala Kuryas while inspecting the vehicles and the equipment; such as bullet-proof vests and helmets in company of his management team, appreciated the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman for releasing such equipment and vehicles to the State Command which he reiterated that such gesture will assist the Command in…

Diaspora: Nigeria, UK to further harness its potentials for development

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Nigeria and the UK have taken greater steps in strengthening its age-long relationship for development, through its Diaspora. This was stated when the Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Gill Atkinson and the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Mr. Jonathan Bacon paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja. The Deputy High Commissioner acknowledged the rich list of Nigerians in the UK, performing excellently in various fields of endeavours. She spoke that one key mission was to harness potentials and resources between the…