Month: January 2024

HAJJ PREPARATIONS ON COURSE By Fatima Sanda Usara

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From 7th of January 2024 to the end of the pre-Hajj visit, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi led his team in making preparatory arrangements for the 2024 Hajj with focus on cost reduction on services to be renderd to pilgrims from Nigeria. For over 10 days, the team shut down their normal lives, working late into the wee hours of the night while new tasks heralded their mornings. The end was a monumental success. The visit was carried out jointly with…

Niger CP visits Customs,Correctional Service Controllers, seeks for inter-agency collaboration and synergy

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The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, today 31st January, 2024 visited the Customs Area Controller in charge of Niger/Kogi Command, Compt. B. O Kadejo and the Controller, Nigeria Correctional Service, Niger State C.C Hamisu Mohamed Isah. During the visit, the CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman asserted that he was in the Customs office to know the Area Controller personally, as the two agencies needed each other to succeed. He noted that the agencies noble course is the enforcement of law and order, as well as the…

BREAKING: FCT Police rescues 2 kidnapped victims, reunites them with families.

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Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Asokoro Police Divisional Headquarters in a coordinated operation and continued effort against criminality in FCT, rescued 2 kidnapped victims in the early hours of 31st January, 2024 at about 1:00AM Following the report of the abduction of two persons later identified as Sarah Hassan and one Mrs Erima Bobo-John at Kobi Community of Abuja, in the early hours of today by some armed hoodlums. Police operatives of Asokoro Divisional Headquarters swiftly swung into action and trailed the kidnappers to Nyanya/Keffi road where…

ONLINE SCAMS: Upfront Payment Of Bank Transfer Fees Is A Red Flag – Rotimi Onadipe warns users

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As online scammers become more sophisticated every day, the Executive Director of Onadipe Technologies and Publisher of Internet Safety Magazine, Rotimi Onadipe, has warned businessmen and internet users globally to be wary of the common tricks of internet fraudsters.   Onadipe is a renowned advocate of online safety, whose mission is to create a safer online environment for everyone, including children, young adults, adults, aged people and society as a whole. He also counsels and rehabilitates cyber criminals, victims of fraud and people that are addicted to smartphone.   Recall…

CDS visits FIRS, harps on collaboration.

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The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa inline with his people Centric leadership concept of nurturing a professional Armed Forces of Nigeria ( AFN), capable of meeting its constitutional responsibilities in a joint and collaborative environment has today, 30 January, 2024 paid a courtesy call to the Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Services ( FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji. The visit according to the CDS, was to officially congratulate the Chairman FIRS for his deserving appointment by the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. General Musa said his visit was…

Nigeria witness steady Increase in active voice, internet subscriptions, drop in teledensity …… as NCC updates Telecom Indicators

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Nigeria has witnessed a steady increase in active voice and internet subscriptions, including a drop in teledensity as contained in the latest telecommunications statistical indicators released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which have been adjusted to reflect the latest population growth figures and align with international best practices.   The adjustment which is reflected in the telecom industry statistical reports of September, October, and November 2023 published on the Commission’s website, was predicated upon the Nigerian Population Commission (NPC)’s projection of Nigeria’s population at 216,783,381, as of 2022, replacing…

BREAKING: Senate summons Security Chiefs as insecurity worsens in Nigeria

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The Nigerian Senate has summoned security chiefs for an interaction, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific date to be decided later. The senate after a closed-door meeting that lasted over three hours on Tuesday, condemned the increasing incidents of kidnappings, banditry and the outright murder of innocent citizens by criminals. Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi, revealed that the motion on insecurity was sponsored by all 109 senators due to its paramount importance. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, in his remarks, lamented the continuous banditry and kidnappings. He…

Public Relations and Emotional Intelligence: Creating Balance In The Workplace By Afolabi Olajuwon

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In today’s dynamic and interconnected work environment, the practice of public relations has evolved beyond its traditional boundaries. Companies now recognize the importance of incorporating emotional intelligence (EI) into their public relations strategies to foster healthy relationships, enhance productivity, and create a positive work culture. This article aims to explore the symbiotic relationship between public relations and emotional intelligence, highlighting its significance in creating balance within the workplace. Understanding Public Relations: Public relations (PR) is a strategic communication discipline that focuses on building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships between…

Arewa Group writes Tinubu over activities of NNPCL VP, Mrs Eyesan

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A Northern Socio-political group,Arewa Intelligentsia Caucus (AIS),has asked President Tinubu to prevail and checkmate the excesses of NNPCL Executive Vice President, Upstream operations, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan against the laid down procedures. The group in a strongly worded petition issued on Tuesday and jointly signed by the President, Abubakar Chiroma and Publicity Secretary, Nasir Adamu, frowned on the linkage of the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to the excessive show of power by the NNPCL top management staff, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan. The leadership of the group maintained that, because of the…

Those calling for VP Upstream NNPLC,Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan’s removal are Sponsored Blackmailers – Arewa Group

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A group, Arewa Youth Alliance for Progress and Development (AYAPD) has said that those bent on sponsoring campaign of calumny against appointment of Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, as Executive Vice President (Upstream) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), have failed. This was expressed in at a press briefing, with the text, jointly signed by AYAPD President, Amb Umaru Bala Babayaro and Secretary. Comr. James Ishaku, made available to our correspondent in Kaduna yesterday. “The so-called idle, groundless and unwarranted gimmicks are sponsored by irreconcilable enemies of the success recorded…