Month: March 2023

NCC restates commitment to Industry collaboration, inclusiveness

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it would continue to consult stakeholders on issues affecting telecommunication services deployments and developments, in line with its culture of inclusiveness, collaboration and partnership as predicated in its strategic focus. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission (EVC), Professor Garba Danbatta, represented by Reuben Muoka, Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, gave the assurance while receiving a delegation of Food Basket Foundation International (FBFI), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Funmi Akinyele, during a courtesy visit to NCC Headquarters in Abuja, affirmed that the…

#Nigeria Decides2023: IGP commends Officers, Commanders for peaceful polls ….. assures effective synergy with INEC for Expeditious, Transparent Prosecution of Electoral Offenders

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The Inspector-General of Police,IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday 27th March 2023, met with Strategic Police Managers of the Nigeria Police Force comprising Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) and members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), Commissioners of Police (CPs) and other Tactical Commanders at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to evaluate Police performance during the 2023 General elections, highlight lessons and strengths, and dissect complex dynamics for subsequent optimal performance.   The IGP seized the opportunity to commend the Senior Police Officers…

CENSUS 2023: NPC holds 3-day workshop for Mgt Staff, reiterates commitment to acceptable Digital Census

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The National Population Commission on Monday, 27 March, 2023 engaged its management staff in a 3-Day workshop in Portharcourt , Rivers State Capital.The workshop centered on Census operations and processes in preparation for the 2023 Population And Housing Census Delivering a keynote address at the occasion, Chairman of Commission, Hon.Nasir Isa Kwarra, said the objective of the workshop was to enhance technical and management capacity and skills of top functionaries of the Commission. NPC Chairman said”This workshop couldn’t have come at a better time as the Commission prepares for the…

JIFORM, German Embassy mull partnership to train Journalists on Migration matters

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Indication has emerged that the German embassy in Nigeria and the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) would soon actualise a training programme for journalists on migration and economic issues.   A statement from the Secretariat of the JIFORM confirmed the development on Monday.   Last week, the duo of Dr Ajibola Abayomi, the president of the JIFORM and another member of the organization, Mrs Yemisi Izuora was received by Gerald Wolf, the Deputy Consul General and Elle Ogunsanya,the programme Coordinator at the Lagos consulate of the embassy during which…

Ex Kogi Gov,Ibrahim Idris condoles Late Isah Adebu’s family over death of Pharm Nasir Yunusa

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has expressed sadness on the sudden death of former Chief of Staff to Capt Idris Wada, the former Kogi state Governor.   In a message of condolence issued on Sunday evening after getting the wind of the news of his demise, the former Kogi Governor described his death as a collosal loss not only to the family, the people of Dekina, but Kogi state at large.   He further described Pharmacist Nasir Yunusa as a hub of modest…

Elections: Lessons from Oyo to Nigeria By Lasisi Olagunju

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“The ides of March are come,” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar says in utter derision and dismissal of a life-and-death warning. And the soothsayer replies “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” And truly, they were not gone. The 2023 elections should be over by now but they are not. There are people everywhere mocking poets and prophets. Clouds of uncertainty are hanging. Even our president has had to issue a statement denying saying in secret that he won’t hand over to his victorious Khalifa. There are threats of protests and counter-threats of arrest…

DSS bursts Criminal gangs, recovers Arms at various locations in Nigeria

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The Department of State Services (DSS) in a release signed by Peter Afunanya,the Service Public Relations Officer, said it carried out a joint operation with sister security agencies in Kogi State on 26th March, 2023. During the operation, the security team intercepted a six man criminal gang at Gegu Beki, along the Lokoja-Abuja Road. The arrested criminal gang included; Col AU Suleiman (rtd), Barr. MK Aminu, Kabir Abdullahi, Isah Umar, Kadir Echi and Adama Abdulkarim, items recovered from the gang members are: One (1) Pump action rifle; Four (4) catridges;…

The CJN on wheelchair By Festus Adedayo

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“If you are unlucky not to have a representative in the judicial council, even if you are innocent, you can be found guilty – B’eyan o l’eni ni’gbimo, bo ro’jo are, ebi lo mi a je.” This very profound saying of the Yoruba, translated into a pithy musical line in one of the tracks of Alhaji Ayinla Omowura, late Yoruba Apala musician, point unmistakably to the fact that corruption and favouritism predate colonialism in Africa. When you jointly read this line and D. O. Olagoke’s 1962-written play entitled The Incorruptible…

NCC-CSIRT warns of Pirated YouTube Software-related Malware

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The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware.   NCC-CSIRT further warned in its advisory that the consequences of falling victim can be significant for individuals and organizations, resulting in critical damage like data theft, financial loss, identity theft, system damage, and reputation damage.   It said unsuspecting victims who watch these AI-generated tutorial videos will be duped into clicking on…

Fallacies of religion, No-man’s-land, and why Nigeria is unbreakable (1), by Hassan Gimba

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One of the factors that determined the just concluded elections in Nigeria is religion. Oh, agreed, in our politics, religion has always been a factor in determining winners and losers. But never before was it flagrantly flaunted and made to be the driving force than in 2023.   Unfortunately, shepherds led their flocks by the nose, feasting on their ignorance of their faith. What happened buttressed the fact that where there is ignorance, charlatans make hay or, more succinctly put, the one-eyed leads in the country of the blind.  …