Month: April 2025

NEMA,NCC expand collaboration to boost Emergency Communication and Disaster Management

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have reinforced their partnership to improve emergency communication systems and disaster management across the country. In a bid to strengthen this collaboration, NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, today visited Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Mrs. Umar emphasized the need to broaden the scope of cooperation between the two organizations, focusing on enhancing emergency communication networks, advancing disaster risk reduction initiatives, and ensuring the efficient dissemination of early warning…

NHRC reaffirms commitment to Rights-Based HIV Response ….. Calls for strengthened enforcement of HIV and AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu,has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to promoting a rights-based response to HIV in Nigeria, with a strong focus on ending stigma and discrimination.   Dr. Ojukwu made this declaration in Lagos at a three-day stakeholders’ meeting dedicated to reviewing the implementation of the HIV and AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act, 2014. The meeting brought together key actors in the HIV response, including representatives from government agencies, civil society organizations, and international development partners.   Despite the enactment of the landmark…

NAHCON unveils Medical Team Leaders, Committee for 2025 Hajj Pilgrimage

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated the Principal Officers of the National Medical Team (NMT) and constituted a Steering Committee to oversee medical operations for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.   During the formal ceremony held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, NAHCON Chairman and CEO, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, described the assignment as a sacred trust. He charged the newly appointed officers to carry out their duties with sincerity, patience, and unwavering commitment to the welfare of pilgrims, whom he described as guests of Allah.   Speaking…

NAHCON secures 2,800 VIP Bed Spaces in Tent A for 2025 Hajj Pilgrims

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has finalized arrangements for 2,800 VIP bed spaces in Tent A for Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj.   Chairman of the Commission, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this during a Zoom meeting held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, with Rawaf Mina Service Providers and registered Tour Operators. He advised all Tour Operators interested in the exclusive Tent A facility to upgrade their payments to secure access for their pilgrims.   Rawaf Mina, the service provider, revealed that it secured the VIP…

Chief of Naval Staff Commissions Solar-Powered Water Project in Kaoje

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a significant gesture of civil-military collaboration, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, on Wednesday commissioned an 80,000-litre solar-powered motorized borehole water project in Kaoje, Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The project is part of the CNS Special Intervention Quick Impact Projects and was facilitated by Rear Admiral Hamza Umar Farouk Kaoje, a native of the community and Chief of Communication and Information Technology, Nigerian Navy. The CNS, who was represented by Rear Admiral Monday Unurhiere, commended Rear Admiral Kaoje for his…

Strategies for Effective Public Relations Under Tight Deadlines: Ensuring Consistency During Crunch Time By Afolabi Olajuwon

Emporium Reporters

In the dynamic structure of public relations (PR), maintaining consistency is a cornerstone of building trust, credibility, and long-term relationships with stakeholders. However, in an era where time is often the most limited resource, PR professionals are increasingly challenged to deliver consistent messaging, branding, and engagement under tight deadlines.   I will be discussing the importance of PR consistency, the unique pressures of time constraints, and strategies to achieve balance in a fast-paced environment.   Consistency in PR is more than just repeating the same message; it’s about ensuring that…

NiDCOM celebrates Leeds’ Lord Mayor, Abigail Katung, on induction into Nigerian Women Hall of Fame

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Abigail Marshall Katung, on her induction into the Maryam Babangida Nigerian Women Hall of Fame, describing it as a moment of pride for Nigeria and the global diaspora community.   The Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. (Dr.) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, lauded the achievement, saying it aligns perfectly with the Commission’s mandate of recognising and celebrating Nigerians abroad who continue to bring honour to the country through their outstanding accomplishments.   “Abigail Marshall Katung represents the kind of global excellence…

Nigerian Navy smashes Oil theft syndicates in bold 3-Day Crackdown across South-South states ….. Six suspects arrested, four illegal Refineries dismantled, weapons recovered in nationwide maritime offensive

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a series of well-coordinated operations aimed at crippling oil theft and pipeline vandalism, the Nigerian Navy has recorded major breakthroughs across Bayelsa, Delta, and Anambra States under its ongoing Operation DELTA SANITY. Between 20 and 22 April 2025, naval units intensified anti-crude oil theft efforts, resulting in the arrest of six suspects, deactivation of four illegal refinery sites, and the seizure of two vehicles laden with illegally refined products.   On Sunday, 20 April, operatives aboard Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH apprehended four suspected pipeline vandals at River-Kolo Creek,…

Edo Govt denies N6b payout to fulani group, slams IPOB’s “Malicious Propaganda”

Emporium Reporters

The Edo State Government has strongly refuted claims made by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), describing recent allegations against Governor Monday Okpebholo as baseless, malicious, and inciting.   In a press statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, the state government dismissed IPOB’s claim that Governor Okpebholo approved N6 billion as compensation to so-called “Fulani terrorists” and betrayed the people of Edo State.   “The figures and narrative being peddled are fictitious, malicious, and deliberately misleading,” the statement read. “The Edo…

Welcome, One-party State ,By Richard Akinnola

Emporium Reporters

For all l care, all governors and legislators in the “opposition” parties can defect to the ruling party, so that we can effectively have a one- party state. After all, didn’t the five parties during Abacha “transition” period, adopt him as their sole candidate? Didn’t the whole charade end up ignominiously?   The five parties, which late Bola Ige dubbed as five leprous fingers of a hand, were – United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP), Congress for National Concensus (CNC), Grassroot Democracy Movement (GDM), Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN) and National…