Month: March 2022

Youth Talent Hunt ‘ll empower Unemployed Youth – Niger SSG

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The Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane has disclosed that the Niger State Youth Talent Hunt would empower unemployed youth in the State through the discovery of their natural talents.   Ahmed Matane made the disclosure while briefing Newsmen on the Niger State Youth Talent Hunt held at the Conference Hall of SSG’s Office.   The SSG revealed that the Youth Talent Hunt which is an initiative of the present administration through the office of the Coordinator, Youth Empowerment and Mobilization would also address the challenges…

IGP has access to IRT files whether Abba Kyari is there or Not – IIP-SARS

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The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violation by the defunct SARS and other Units of the Nigerian Police force has stated that the Inspector General of Police,IGP Usman Alkali Baba has access to the files and other relevant records at the IGP Intelligence Response Team Unit (IRT).   Dr. Garba Tetengi SAN. Stated this in a case of alleged unlawful arrest and detention, torture cruel and inhuman, and degrading treatment brought against DCP Abba Kyari by the families of Yakubu Danjuma, Ibrahim Daniel, and Choji Dung .   Dr.…

Lawan congratulates Enugu Governor, Ugwanyi @58

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his felicitations to the Governor of Enugu State, Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwanyi, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Lawan joined the friends, political associates and well-wishers of the Governor to congratulate and rejoice with him on the joyous occasion. “On behalf of myself and my family, I rejoice with my dear friend on this auspicious occasion. “Governor Ugwanyi has over the last seven years provided great leadership in Enugu State as the governor. “He has brought his past experience in the…

Major General Sawyerr assumes office as UNISFA Force Commander ,Acting Head of Mission

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The Force Commander/Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr has officially taken over from Ethiopia’s Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema who has served the mission for close to two years. Major General Sawyerr took over on 15 March and will lead the newly reconfigured multinational peacekeeping mission.   During the transfer of authority ceremony at the Missions Headquarters in Abyei, General Sawyer applauded the mandate implementation achievements of the Ethiopian peacekeepers under the leadership of the outgoing Force…

DSS should stop Armed Fulani Terrorists from bombarding North Central rather than raising political alarms – HURIWA

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Leading Civil Rights Advocacy Group-: Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has carpeted the Department of State Services (DSS) for its abysmal failures to preemptively prevent the horrendous attacks and killings of farmers and villagers by suspected armed Fulani terrorists but often engaged in raising unnecessary and politically tainted alarms as soon as the victims have raised their objections to these horrific killings by terrorists masquerading as armed Fulani herdsmen.   HURIWA reacted against the backdrops of the recent alarm raised by the Department of State Services in which…

APC Govs united, working with other stakeholders towards successful national convention – Gov Sule

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Chairman of the Media Subcommittee for the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that all governors elected under the platform of the party are united and working together with other major stakeholders, to ensure success of the March 26 convention. The media subcommittee Chairman, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, shortly after officially inaugurating the 34-member committee, at a ceremony in Abuja, on Monday. According to Engineer Sule, inspite of insinuations suggesting division among the party ranks, all…

2023: Gov Sani Bello orders Political Appointees, Public Servants aspiring for political offices to resign

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has directed Political Appointees and other Public Servants in both State and Local Governments of the State aspiring for political offices in 2023 to tender their resignation before 31st March, 2022. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane further explained that the recent Electoral Act 2022, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, provided that Political Appointees and Public Servants aspiring to contest elections must resign their positions before the conduct of political party primaries. “in compliance with this…

I have no hand In dissapearance of Ebuka, I handedover to DSP Onyema— ASP Odey tells Panel

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ASP Paul Odey of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has appeared before the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the Defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian police force to give testimony on the account of one Ebuka Aniegu over alleged unlawful arrest detention and enforced disappearance     In his submission before the panel ,ASP Odey said sometime in May 2019 ,there was an arrest made at the Trade More police stations ,Lugbe bothering on armed robbery and rape, which was subsequently reported to IRT.…

Junior Officer used My Name to deposit Obinna Jonah’s corpse in mortuary – DSP Jogbo Jogbo tells IIP-SARS

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A Police witness, DSP Adebayo Jogbo Jogbo on Monday said his name was merely used to deposit the body of late Obinna Jonah at Wuse General Hospital mortuary after he was taken to hospital by one DCP Yari.   Okechukwu Jonah, brother of Obinna had petitioned the panel alleging that the victim was killed extra-judicially by the Police in 2020 and that his body was yet to be released to the family for burial.   Jogbo Jogbo who was second in command at in the defunct Anti-One Chance in the…

Regulatory Gaps in the Nigeria fintech Industry By Aliyu Ilias

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The regulation in financial technology in Nigeria is inadequate, this has allowed the players in the industry to take advantage of the citizen who is eager to benefit from the development in the industry, Save the consumers in it finding came across several people who had suffered the inadequacy of the regulations. The central bank of Nigeria has a department looking into financial services but relied on the National information technology development agency to monitor the financial digital platform. The question that is begging for an answer is, should an…