Month: June 2024

A bill seeking to widen the operation of ICAN Act faced huddles and objection from different professional bodies, at the just concluded public hearing, Thursday, June 13, 2024 at National Assembly Complex. The Public Hearing was organized by the Senate Committee on Establishment & Public Service. Prof Michael Ayeni, FCCrFA, FCCFI, the Chairman, Professional Training and Standards Committee of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria ( CIFCFIN) who presented the position paper of the Institute, noted that while the Institute is not particularly against the…

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has hailed the appointment of two great Nigerians, Dr Umar Oseni , as the first Nigerian new Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Arbitration Centre and Dr Akolisa Ufodike as the Deputy Minister of Trade , Immigration and Multiculturalism in Alberta.   In a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of the Commission described the two Nigerians as excellent personalities who had brought glory and fame to Nigeria.   Dabiri-Erewa said both appointments shown…

Nine Teenage Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following a visit by the Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa and the representatives of the Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chyna Amara Iwuanyanwu (Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House) and Imo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Nkechinyere Ugwu.   The girls who arrived about 9:55pm, were profiled and handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP).   Hon. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the…

President Bola Tinubu has fired Mr. Mamman Ahmadu as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This was disclosed in a terse statement issued by the his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. He said the decision is part of a larger reorganization effort in the public procurement system to reposition the agency for greater efficiency and transparency. President Tinubu appointed Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as his replacement with immediate effect. The statement reads, “Mr. Gbeleyi is a renowned financial expert and award-winning chartered accountant. He is a fellow…

Lagos based Lawyer, Ohemu Boni, has petitioned the National Assembly, over the mysterious death of Inspector Sunday Peter. Late Inspector Peter was a Police Officer, attached to the ‘Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos Police Command, before he was murdered. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Barr. Boni expressed the disappointment of the family over the role played by the colleagues of the Late Inspector, calling for thorough investigation, to ascertain the real cause of Peter’s…