Day: October 18, 2024

National Productivity Centre Director-General appoints Special Advisers,Assistants on productivity, to boost grassroots productivity

Emporium Reporters

The Director-General of National Productivity Centre, Hon. Baffa Babba Dan’Agundi, has appointed Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, and Liaison Officers on Productivity.   This strategic move aimed to drive national productivity growth and promote economic development across the North West region.   Honourable Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of Labour and Employment, expressed optimism during the inauguration, stated that these appointments will enhance productivity and stimulate economic growth.   The Director-General, Hon. Baffa Dan’Agundi, emphasized that the new appointees will spearhead productivity initiatives and growth in the grassroots.   This initiative of…

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N1298trn for September

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The Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.298 trillion among the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs) for September.   This is according to a communique issued at the end of FAAC meeting for October held on Thursday in Abuja.   The communiqué was made available to newsmen by Bawa Mokwa, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAGF).   According to the communiqué, N1.298 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N124.716 billion, and distributable Value Added…

Sumaila Akaba and the Ajaokuta Steel Journey; Seven Years After…. ,By Abdullahi O. Haruna Haruspice

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For seven remarkable years, Engr. Sumaila Abdul-Akaba has been at the forefront of a monumental task: reviving the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, Africa’s largest steel complex. His tenure as the Sole Administrator of the steel giant has been a testament to visionary leadership, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence in an industrial venture that had been long dormant. When he assumed the role in 2017, the challenges were immense. Decades of neglect, mismanagement, and underfunding had left Ajaokuta giant steel in a state of near ruin, its potential unrealized, and…

2024 MANAGEMENT RETREAT: RG restates commitment to reposition CAC to be Customer Centric

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Registrar-General/CEO Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, has expressed his resolve to transform and restructure the Commission to a customer-centric global registry that satisfy the aspirations of both national and global businesses. Hussaini Ishaq Magaji stated this in Jos Plateau State while declaring open the 2024 Management Retreat with the theme “Repositioning the Corporate Affairs Commission for Enhanced Service Delivery.”. The Registrar-General therefore said that the current organogram must be totally dismantled to pave the way for a more flexible and dynamic structure in synch with global reality.…