Open Week , How Tambawal’s NASS is Creating Environment for Quality Lawmaking. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

In the unfolding leadership of the National Assembly Management under the leadership of Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambawal, as Clerk to the National Assembly CNA, a lot of achievements have been made under the current dispensation.   This was obvious in the wee days of the 9th Assembly and the current 10th Assembly , particularly the complimentary roles of the National Assembly management that had had a multiplier effects on the provision of quality lawmaking both at the green and red chamber.   One year down the line , the Senate…

Ogalla: Protecting Navy, National Assets. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

For Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the current Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), using double edged solution to fight both maritime thefts, land speculators and other natural and artificial phenomenon bedeviling the Nigerian Navy has singled him out as one of the patriotic disposition and stance in the service. This was coming at a time when the Nigerian Navy is confronted with myriads of problems from multiple oil bunkering, sea piracy, landed and asset grabbing , as well as the activities of land grabbers across the country among other vices militating…

Na’Allah harps on Research,signs MoU with NABRDA, SHETSCO,

The University of Abuja UofA is collaborating with the National Biotechnology Research Development Agency (NABRDA) and Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHETSCO) , a research based agencies of the federal government to promote research findings and development.   Already a Memorandum of Understanding MOU facilitated by the outgoing Vice- Chancellor, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has been consumated between the two research based agencies which included NABRDA and SHETSCO.   The collaborations have also been extended to other agencies includes the National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA) and National Institute for Pharmaceutical…

Mamman Ahmadu; Consolidating Reforms, Regulations and Enforcement At BPP. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

In recent times, the fear of Bureau of Public Procurement BPP is the beginning of wisdom, particularly in the conduct of government businesses that has to do with procurement procedures across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDA’s.   Under the leadership of an erudite surveyor, Mamman Ahmadu has deployed his wealth of experience both on the field and administrative acumen to the management and ongoing reforms in the department thqt ensured transparency and accountability.   As a department of government overseeing the activities of other departments, the onus lies on…

MAP – IT LEADS WITH RESEARCH UPDATES AT HLB-SIMPLe CONFERENCE IN GABORONE .

As efforts to integrate human immunodeficiency virus with non-communicable diseases to enhance health outcomes continue to gain traction, leading medical researchers met at the 2024 HLB-SIMPle Annual conference in Gaborone, Botswana (28th-30th May 2024), where all the 6 study sites in the 6 different countries in Africa, namely, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana presented updates of their ongoing studies.   HLB-SIMPLe is an acronym derived from Heart, Lung, and Blood Co-morbiditieS IMplementation Models in People Living with HIV, and it is an alliance made up of researchers…

President Tinubu has raised the Bar on Security In Nigeria – Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim

The Federal Government has improved tremendously the security situations in the country in the last one year.   The Minister of Police Affairs, State , Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim made this revelation during a media parley to mark the one year of the present administration in her office in Abuja on Tuesday.   She maintained that under the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration alot has been achieved to protect lives and properties of Nigerians.   She said the incidences of kidnapping, banditry, herders -farmers clashes and other criminalities has…

112 Crude Oil Theft: Group asks NNPCL to terminate contract linked to Olu of Warri ….. says Pipelines Infrastructures Limited fails to deliver

A pan Nigeria group, National Awareness Forum (NAF) has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to speedily terminate the oil pipelines surveillance contracts awarded to the Pipelines Infrastructures Nigeria Limited (PINL).     The PINL believed to be operated by the Itsekiri monarch, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse 111, was awarded the contract for the surveillance of the oil pipelines in some parts of the Niger Delta and South-East zones .   The PINL was mandated by the NPPCL to watch over oil pipelines and installations in…

FHA working towards implementation of its mandate across Nigeria.- Senator Ashafa

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Federal Housing Authority, Senator Gbenga Ashafa has reiterated that the agency is working tirelessly to implement its mandate across the country.   This was revealed on Tuesday, 19th December, 2023,when the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the House committee on Housing and Habitat paid a joint oversight visit to the Authority.   Led by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing, Senator Aminu Tambuwal and his House counterpart, Hon Balele, the joint committees in pursuant to Section 88…

Centre partners Kogi Community to Train, Empower Women, donate cash.

The National Productivity Centre NPC, Abuja in collaboration with Omedo community, in Anyigba Kogi state as they trained and empowered women through donation of Grinding machines, Sowing machines and cash donations for small scale businesses.   The event which took place on Saturday in Anyigba supported unspecified numbers of women in the community who were trained on small and medium businesses among other empowerment programs.   According to the National Productivity Centre NPC, the need to engage women in empowerment and small scale businesses was to meet the current global…

NILDS holds 3rd Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture Series, December 18

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies NILDS is organising for the three consecutive times , a one day Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture Series.   The institute convened this laudable program were intellects compete on pressing national issues to galvanize both legislative and democratic impacts in Nigeria.   The event scheduled to take place at the International Conference Center, ICC Abuja will hold on Monday December 18 , 2023 .   The Senate President, Senator Obong Godswill Obot Akpabio CON will be the special guest of honor at the occasion.…