Year: 2023

Committee of CMDs converge on Annual General Meeting in Abuja, as Pate declares Three Day Program Open

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The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada UATH has played host to Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals In Nigeria CCMDFTH.   The Chief Medical Director , University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Professor Bissala Ekele who gave the opening remarks at the occasion on Thursday at Sandaralia Hotel, Abuja expressed delight for turning the challenges of Tertiary Hospital located in the FCT playing host to opportunities to showcase its activities.   Ekele who welcomed his colleagues from across the country, stated that their presence…

EFCC presents N76.5b budget proposal to House of Reps

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, presented a budget of N76.586billion (Seventy Six Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty Six Million Naira) as its budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Crimes.   The proposed budget represents a 53.48% increase over and above the Commission’s 2023 appropriation of N49.901billion (Forty Nine Billion, Nine Hundred and One Million Naira). In the budget estimate, a total sum of N37.074 billion( Thirty Seven Billion, Seventy Four Million Naira) was proposed as personnel cost,…

CAC ,FIRS to strengthen collaboration for Nigeria’s economic growth

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Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have agreed to reinvigorate their existing collaboration in realising their respective mandates. This indication was given Wednesday 6tg ,2023 during a visit to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, by the CAC Registrar General/CEO, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN. The Registrar General said the visit was to further cement the already existing collaboration between the CAC and FIRS as well as familiarise them. Hussaini Magaji, who spoke on the Commission’s mandate vis-à-vis its relationship with the FIRS, noted with delight…

2024 Budget: N’Assembly lauds Interior Ministry’s N1.2bn expatriate quotas in 10 months

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Joint session of Committee of Interior of both Senate and House of Representatives, on Wednesday, lauded the Ministry of Interior for surpassing its budgetary target of N600million revenue from issuance of expatriate quotas in the 2023 fiscal year, by raking in the sum of N1.195billion from January to October this year. Chairman of the joint committee, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North), made the commendations when the Minister of Interior, Rt. Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo led the heads of agencies under the ministry to the National Assembly on budget defence exercise. The…

CP Niger visits Brigade Commander, 31 Artillery Brigade, seeks cooperation to fight crime

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The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command ,CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman today 6th December,2023 paid a courtesy visit to the Brigade Commander, 31 Artillery Brigade, Brig. Gen. H. Bobbo in his office at HQ 31 Artillery Brigade Minna, Niger state capital.   The CP asserted in his remarks that having assumed duty, it became necessary to pay a courtesy call to familiarize himself with the formation and to solicit for heightened understanding and cooperation between the Nigerian Army and the Police in the State.   He noted that the situation…

Nupe Language gets National Diploma

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This is another big opportunity for the study of Nupe Language. ILLEC sustains an approval to run National Diploma in Nupe Language from ABA. The process started like a play on a WhatsApp chat by my brother and friend; Babangida M Sokomba. We took it up to visit his boss in NCCE Abuja and the boss Mr Isaac Ameh Oche took it up immediately to the Executive Director because he is one of the board members of NINLAN Aba. Since then, we have been having series of interfaces with the…

Dan-Azumi,Chief of Staff to Speaker Abbas gives Pass Mark to Democracy.

Abubakar Yusuf

The lead presenter and research fellow on the book “Needs Assessment of Political Parties in Nigeria ” , who also doubles as the Chief of Staff to the Nigeria’s House of Representatives Speaker, Professor Jake Dan’Azumi has passed a vote of confidence on the democratic practices two decades after it’s return to civilian rule in 1999 in Nigeria.   The renowned academic, technocrat and administrator dropped this view in a 20 minutes review of the research work he embarked and presented to the public on Tuesday in conjunction with The…

Rivers Doctor arrested for killing 20-yr-old woman, selling off her baby

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Rivers state police command State has announced the arrest of one Eyinnaya Iheukwumere, popularly known as doctor Hagi, for allegedly killing a 20 year old Rachael Samson and selling off her baby. Iheukwumere, who is said to be the owner of ‘Hagi Medical Centre’ in Igwuruta, Ikwere local government area of Rivers State, is accused of killing Rachael during an operation at his facility. In an Instagram post, the deceased’s sister claimed that doctor Hagi instructed a nurse at his hospital to inform the family that she died in a…

CP FCT warns against criminal infiltration of lawful assembly ….. As police nab 5 for attempted disruption of NANS Convention, illegal possession of firearms

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The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, CP Haruna G. Garba has warned against any form of disturbance of public peace, unlawful assembly, and criminal infiltration of lawful assembly within the FCT.   The CP Garba gave this warning today, 6th December, 2023, while confirming the arrest of 5 suspects in connection with the attempted infiltration of the 30th November, 2023 NANS convention to disrupt the process. The suspects were promptly intercepted by security operatives, some of whom were handed over to the Police by the Department…

Akpabio eulogises Kukah, says his calling is rare.

Abubakar Yusuf

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Convener National Peace Committee, Mathew Hassan Kukah as one of the finest Nigerian who has demonstrated an untiring traits to the all round development of the country.   Senator Godswill Akpabio who dropped this hint during the Public Presentation of the “Needs Assessment of Political Parties in Nigeria” on Tuesday at Exclusive Serene Hotel, Abuja.   Akpabio who is the 10th Senate President in his speech “Redefining our Democratic Journey” was represented by Senator Victor…