Month: November 2022

NYSC committed to Transparent Operations – Acting DG

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The Acting Director-General,National Youth Service Corps, Mrs Christy Ifeanyiwa Uba has said the NYSC remained resolute and committed to transparency and accountability in all its operations. She said the Scheme would continue to leverage on the template provided by the Federal Government to tackle the problems associated with poor management in respect of access and inventory in government.   Mrs Uba disclosed this today while declaring open, the 2022 second Procurement Officers Training, with the theme; “Access and Inventory Management in GIFMIS”, held in Abuja.   She disclosed that NYSC…

Dabiri-Erewa hails AFS Award Winner For Young Global Citizens

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Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has described Mr. Noel Ifeanyi Alumona as an inspiration to Nigerians in the Diaspora especially the young adults, who are constantly seeking to improve their home country positively and also making impacts in their host country. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she received the Founder and Director Boys Champions, Mr. Noel Ifeanyi Alumona at the NiDCOM office in Abuja. The NIDCOM boss who has been supporting and championing the cause of Diaspora, expressed her joy to Mr. Alumona on his well deserved…

CAC introduces Electronic filing of Financial Statements

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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has recorded another milestone as it unveils an electronic filing system for the filing of financial statements by registered entities in continuation of its reform initiatives.   The Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, who stated this at the unveiling of the platform to customers and stakeholders in Abuja, said it would be available live from Monday, November 28, 2022.   A statement released by Head, Media, Rasheed Mahe said Garba Abubakar stated that the accounting software drew inspiration from…

JUST IN : Buhari unveils new N200, N500, N1000 naira notes (Photos)

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President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the newly redesigned 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes.   Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2022, before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, in Abuja.   Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (BN), was in attendance during the unveiling ceremony.   Recall that on October 26, 2022, the CBN announced a plan to redesign some naira notes, saying the action was taken in order to take control of the currency in circulation.…

Confronting Terrorism In The Lake Chad Basin -The Multinational Joint Task Force In Perspective By Major General Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim

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The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in its present form was reorganized and re-operationalized in 2015. It has its headquarters in N’djamena Chad and former Nigerian Army Chief, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Rtd) was its first Force Commander (FC). The initial MNJTF was founded in 1994 by the Federal Republic of Nigeria with Headquarters in Baga Nigeria and had troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad as participating members. This Force did reasonably well in tackling the cross-border crimes and light banditry issues it was set up to tackle. However,…

FCT APGA Senatorial candidate donates Wheelchairs, Bags of rice to PWDs

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By Nsikak Ekpenyong   The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, senatorial candidate for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr Anthony Ezekwugo, at the weekend, donated about 50 wheelchairs and 750 bags of rice to People With Disabilities, PWDs, in Abuja.   The beneficiaries, who before the gifts had faced challenges moving from one place to the other, could not hide their joy, while others were overwhelmed with emotions.   Making the presentation at Angwan Guaragu also known as community for disabled people, in Karmajiji, Abuja, Dr. Ezekwugo said that aside…

Gov Yahaya Bello becomes Honourary Fellow of NICA

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Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Yahaya Bello has been conferred a Honourary Fellow (FICA) of the National Institute of Credit Administration, NICA.   NICA is a chartered prestigious body of eminent credit management elites, empowered by law to control, supervise and regulate credit management profession in Nigeria.   While accepting his Honourary Fellow of the prestigious credit management association in Lagos on Tuesday, Governor Bello who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Pharmacist Jamiu Abdulkareem Asuku stated that he was pleased to be conferred a Honourary Fellow (FICA) of…

UNIFEMGA felicitates with NESG Chairman,Olaniyi Mumini Yusuf

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The Board of Trustees, the Executive and the entire members of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) has congratulated one of its members,Olaniyi Mumini Yusuf,who was recently appointed as the Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).   UNIFEMGA in a letter of congratulations signed by Alhaji Abdul-Fattah Olanlege.National President,Abdulghanniyy Oladokun National Secretary said; “We write on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Executive and the entire members of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) to congratulate you on your appointment as the Chairman, of The Nigerian Economic…

Foundation, Gowon Centre hold maiden sickle cell national dialogue in Abuja

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SOM Sickle Cell Foundation in collaboration with Yakubu Gowon Centre will on Tuesday 29th November holds the first National Dialogue with the theme: ‘Better Life for Persons Living with Sickle Cell Disorder’.   This is contained in a statement by the Chief Executive of the SOM SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION, Mallam Shehu Olaitan Mohammed.   The Dialogue is part of its public engagement and advocacy initiative to raise more awareness about sickle cell disorder and call attention of various stakeholders to the need to curb the menace of the disorder in…

NCC-CSIRT urges adoption of Two-Factor Authentication, as Somnia Ransomware Targets Telegram Accounts

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In response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromise messaging app, Telegram, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users to adopt two-factor authentication to protect their Telegram accounts and to not download unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software.   Ukrainian cyber experts discovered the attack, which uses Vidar Malware (Vidar Stealer) to steal Telegram session data, which in the absence of configured two-factor authentication and a passcode, allows unauthorized access to the victim’s telegram account…