Year: 2023

CIFCFIN advocates more supports for Education.

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By Abubakar Yusuf.     The Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria CIFCFIN, in it’s bid to affect Education sector positively has donated learning materials to selected students of Government Secondary School, Byazhin, Kubwa in Bwari local government area of the FCT. The materials which included school bags and books was aimed at supporting the secondary schools children to enhance educational advancement The Chairman of the body in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Dr Isa Salifu who led the Executive Council of the body on Thursday…

Sen Ned Nwoko seeks adequate funding for Judiciary

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Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District has made a case for the Judicial arm of government.   According to him, the judiciary needed to be well equipped so that they can function very effectively.   In an interview with online journalists in his office at the National Assembly Complex, on Wednesday, Sen Nwoko decried the inadequate situation that the judiciary operated in, in Nigeria.   He said, “Judiciary generally is neglected in Nigeria, they are ignored, they are more like a junior partner in this whole arrangement, and…

Gov Dauda Lawal pays solidarity visit to NYSC over abduction of Corps Members

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Zamfara state Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal has expressed sympathy with NYSC over the kidnap of Prospective Corps members in his state some months ago. He shared his feelings during his visit to the Director General of NYSC, Brig Gen YD Ahmed at NYSC Headquarters Maitama-Abuja.   Governor Lawal who described the abduction of the young graduates as very unfortunate assured his host that his office was working in collaboration with security agencies to ensure that they get released unharmed.   He equally reiterated that his administration is working round the…

Your welfare is our priority, Speaker Abbas assures NASS workers

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has assured National Assembly workers of his willingness and readiness to mobilise resources for better welfare for them.   Speaker Abbas told the workers, under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly chapter, that he would reach out to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to address some issues affecting them.   The Speaker gave the assurance when the Chairman of PASAN, NASS Chapter, Mr Sunday Sabiyi, led other members of the…

NAHCON seeks robust partnership with AHUON

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In the quest to reset the Hajj and Umrah operations, the Ag. Chairman/CEO of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to provide support and assistance towards ensuring Nigerian Pilgrims have value for money. Speaking during an interactive meeting with the executives and members of the Association of Hajj and Umrah operators of Nigeria (AHOUN) as part of the consultation drive, the Chairman/CEO stated that in collaboration with the association, the Commission would address the challenges facing the Hajj by ensuring that…

NIDCOM, DTAC to deepen collaboration

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO NiDCOM has expressed the need to deepen inter-agency collaboration with the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) for enhanced efficiency , in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu This was expressed during a visit to her office, by Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakubu, Director General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), in Abuja.   Dabiri-Erewa reiterated the need to strengthen Diaspora Communties to ensure the well-being and adequate integration of labour migrants into their host societies.   “The key thing is to…

NASS: WHEN IS A PURCHASE GOOD? By Benedict Ogaba

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Sundays are usually considered holy by people of the Christian faith the world over. Where this particular day of the week may not necessarily be ascribed holiness by other religious adherents around the world, it is generally seen, among other things as having the attribute of peace and serenity to the extent that two warring nations usually declare a temporary cessation of hostility and ceasefire on this day.   Perhaps Hon. Akin Rotimi, a Christian, and member of the House of Representatives and the spokesman of the Green Chamber is…

COMMENTARY ON INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS (IDEI), 2023 Theme:- Violence Against Journalists, the integrity of elections, and the role of public leadership. By Gbemiga Bamidele

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The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) is a day observed annually on 2 November. The day was chosen in commemoration of Claude Verlon and Chislaire Dupoint, two French journalists from RFI Radio station, who were kidnapped from the town of Kidal in Mali after they had finished interviewing a local political leader on November 2, 2013. It is in recognition of the far reaching consequences of Impunity, especially of crimes against journalists that the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/68/163 at its 68th session…

Senate to empower NIDCOM with enhanced budgetary allocation

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Senator Victor Umeh,Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora Affairs and Non-Governmental Organizations has assured of the Senate support to the commission in achieving its set objectives. Umeh gave the assurance when the committee met with Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM and top management staff in a maiden interactive session on the activities of the Commission. The Senator alongside other members of the Committee like Sen. Seriake Dickson, Sen. Ibrahim Dakwambo, expressed surprise with the meagre budgetary allocation to the Commission despite its visible activities and interventions in the diaspora affairs.…

EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede bans night raids as 58 OAU students arrested for suspected internet fraud regain freedom

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered that sting operations at night be stopped in all the commission’s commands. Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State, by operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the EFCC. The spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale made the development known in a statement issued on X formerly called Twitter.   The statement reads; “In line with the newly-reviewed procedures on…