Month: July 2022

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE:Borno Govt assures NHRC full support

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The Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Alhaji Tahiru Shettima has pledged the full commitment of his Ministry to support the processes that will lead to a successful implementation of the Transitional Justice Project flagged off by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with the support of the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2021.   The Permanent Secretary made this commitment while playing host to the Project team who were on a courtesy visit to his office in Maiduguri, to…

NYSC confirms death of Prospective Corps Member,says her remains not mutilated

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The Management of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has reacted to an online publication making the rounds in the social media which stated that a corps member found dead with body parts missing days after she was allegedly abducted on her way to Ogun state orientation camp.   The scheme in a statement signed Eddy Megwa, Director Press and Public Relations, confirmed the death of the Prospective Corps Member,but stated that the remains of the deceased corps members was intact, and has been deposited in a morgue.   The statement…

BREAKING: Police foils robbery attack in Suleja ….. Urges residents to remain calm .

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Operatives of Nigeria Police Force,Niger state command today 30th July,2022 foiled robbery attack perpetrated by a five-man robbery gang at a phone shop in Suleja, Niger state.   The Suspected Armed Robbers about five in numbers attacked a GSM store along Morocco road, Suleja shooting sporadically with pistol and carted away some numbers of handsets from the store.   Upon the receipt of information about the incident, Police operatives attached to Suleja Area Command were quickly mobilized to the scene while the robbers hurriedly drove off in a Peugeot 406…

Gov Sule convenes emergency security meeting, strategizes on tackling challenges

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Barely two days after ordering the closure of schools, Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has convened an emergency security council meeting, with a view to reviewing the security situation in the state and take appropriate actions.   The emergency security meeting held at the Nasarawa Government House, on Friday.   In his opening remarks, Engineer Sule said the essence of the meeting was to take proactive measures considering the security situation in the country and particularly within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where over 800 inmates escaped from the…

Gov Sule has constructed 1000km of rural roads, says DG

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Since the inception of the Engineer Abdullahi Sule administration in 2019, the Nasarawa State Government has so far, constructed 1000km of rural roads, to bring succour to rural dwellers who have been neglected for decades. Director General of the Nasarawa State Bureau for Rural Development, Mustapha Yahuza Musa II, disclosed this on Friday, in Lafia. According to the Director General, his agency, was established early last year, to ensure improvement in rural infrastructure, as well as enhance economic emancipation of rural dwellers. He explained that, while there were presently three…

CAC Registrar-General mulls Multi-Sectoral Partnerships with Tax Authorities.

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The Registrar General/CEO, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar has expressed optimism that effective collaboration with tax authorities particularly the joint tax board JTB has huge potential to boost Government revenue as well as reduce corruption in the society . Alhaji Garba Abubakar stated this in a statement released by the Head Media of the commission, Rasheed Mahe at a Multi- Stakeholder Consultation on Nigeria’s Beneficial Ownership Register held in Abuja. The Registrar General recalled that the beneficial ownership idea was conceived fifteen years ago after the 911 attack…

NHRC inaugurates State Project Advisory Committee for Transitional Justice

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has inaugurated a State Project Advisory Committee (SPAC) for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation as part of its efforts to achieve a long-lasting reconciliation and a deep sense of justice in communities that have been ravaged by insurgency.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) during the inauguration of the SPAC in Maiduguri the Borno state capital stated that Commission has since 2021 embarked on a project on promoting reconciliation, reintegration and transitional justice in the three North-Eastern States most affected…

PVC Registration: POSN threatens Court action against INEC

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The Peter Obi Support Network has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise until at least, November 2022.   The group stated this through its Director for Legal/ Election Monitoring, Modupe Olufemi-Akodu in a media parley yesterday.   Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the POSN official said that the group might be left with no other option but to resort to court action since all its entreaties to INEC to continue the voter registration exercise appear to have fallen on deaf…

Economic Growth: Gov Fintiri lauds Corps Members’ contributions, pledges more support for NYSC

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The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has hailed the contributions of Corps Members deployed to the State by adding value to its socio-economic development.   He said their performances in different sectors of the economy of the State has been of tremendous value with increased GDP.   The Governor stated this when he hosted the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah at the Government House in Yola. Fintiri, who expressed delight at receiving General Fadah and his entourage also commended him for his resilience, passion for Corps…