Author: Abubakar Yusuf

Ekele , CMD UATH commends Servicom, Management , Board for Initiating Staff , Corporate Awards.

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By Abubakar Yusuf.   The Chief Medical Director, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada UATH, renamed as Yakubu Gowon Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada YGTH, Professor Bisala Ahmed Ekele has commended SERVICOM, Management and Board of the hospital for setting up annual staff assessment through awards to workers and corporate organizations.   He made this remark on Wednesday during the presentation of awards to staff, corporate bodies and department held in the hospital premises   The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, UATH renamed as Yakubu Gowon Teaching Hospital YGTH has held…

FG Partners with UNECA, UNDP to Deploy IPRT for Aligning National Development Plan with SDGs and Agenda 2063

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In a collaborative effort to strengthen Nigeria’s development planning, the Federal Government, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), conducted a five-day training on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) from December 9–13, 2024. The initiative aims to align Nigeria’s National Development Plan (NDP) with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.   Key stakeholders, including UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Mohamed M. Fall and representatives from the Ministry of Budget and Planning,…

UBEC: Working the Talk to Achieve Basic Education in Nigeria, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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To achieve Basic and Junior Secondary Schools Education, a lot of efforts is needed routinely towards attaining laudable initiatives been put in place by the leadership of the agency, under Dr Hamid Bobboyi. Aside funding and Infrastructural development, manpower development has been a corollary towards ensuring the SDGs Goals 4 is realizable.   Moving gradually towards decades of action tagged by the United Nations sustainable development goals as 2020-2030 Agenda, that is geared towards the realization of all needed requirements by developing and underdeveloped countries towards attaining SDGs Goals, both…

Senator Mark Play Host to New Permanent Secretary, National Assembly

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By Abubakar Yusuf.   The newly appointed Permanent Secretary, National Assembly, Dr Obasi David Ukoha visited the former Senate President, Senator David Bonaventure Mark. GCON.   During the visit which took place on Friday morning at his residence in Abuja , the new pioneer Permanent Secretary, presented his letter of appointment to the former Senate President .   Dr Ukoha who was the personal physician to the former Senate President during his two term he held the position, was appointed Directorate of Legislative Budget and Planning( Permanent Secretary).   Ukoha…

SGBV: How Imaan is Proffering Lasting Solutions To Sexual, Gender inequality in Nigeria, By Abubakar Yusuf

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From the 16 days Activism dedicated worldwide against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) including all forms of discriminations, actions and inactions against women that was declared open by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim fsi, on November , 25, 2024, the road to real and genuine domestication and liberation of women folk has begun. In the last 16 Days of Global Activism against SGBV, Imaan had mobilized 774 local government chairmen’s wife including women councillors across the country, state governor’s wife , women…

e tranzact Debuts Two Products, ‘Unveiling Innovation’. ….. To Simplify Enterprise, Life Style Payments for Everyone.

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By Abubakar Yusuf.     To revolutionise payments and transaction in line with the global trends , e tranzact has launched a new platform known as “Unveiling Innovation ” geared towards simplifying enterprises, life style payments for everyone.   The event held on Tuesday at the headquarters along the Headquarters of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL, Abuja was chaired by Kaduna State Governor , Senator Uba Sani.   The one day event powered by Pocket Moni, Credo and Pocket Moni ‘spend,save and invest ‘along with ‘refreshed and revamped template’…

How FRC is Promoting Local Contents To Grow Economy,

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By Abubakar Yusuf.   The regulatory, monitoring and supervisory roles of Financial Reporting Council FRC goes beyond making policy statements and thrusts, it also leverage on the best practices, as well as engaged the country in profitable and sustainable businesses that will drive the nation’s economy locally and internationally.   This was coming at a time when nations like Nigeria that are oil producing countries are divesting to source for more funds from non- oil producing sector to improve both local and foreign exchange.   Also at a period when…

How Ekele Pioneered Mental Health Care in UATH , By Abubakar Yusuf

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Since his assumption of office after his reappointment, the establishment of Mental Health Department and befitting structure was at the front burner, in view of myriads of human related problems characterised by either Mental Health related diseases and the need to address it through treatment and prevention.   For Professor Bisala Ekele aside prioritizing the establishment of the department of Mental Health at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja , UATH he ensured the erection/ construction of a befitting structure that will house the entire department, the first…

BPP set fo promote Professionalism, Academic Development to Improve Procurement Process

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By Abubakar Yusuf.     The Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun said professionalism and digitization along with academic development that will transform procurement process in Nigeria will be prioritised.   Dr Adebowale bare his mind during the stakeholders retreat that attracted 36 states of the federation, FCT and the private sector held at National University Commission NUC premises Abuja on Thursday.   He maintained that the need to revolutionise the procurement process in Nigeria through deployment of both professional and academic prowess remained a corollary…

ICPC hails National Productivity Centre for embracing Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit

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By Abubakar Yusuf     The Chairman, Independent corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has commended the Director-General of National Productivity Centre, Dr Baffa Babba Dan’Agundi for supporting the Anti- Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) to fight corrupt practices in the Centre.   The Chairman, who was represented by the Director, System Study and Review, Mr Olusegun Oguntade, made this commendation at the annual sensitization programme organized by the Centre’s ACTU in Abuja, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. He was accompanied by NPC…