The recent actions of the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) Nigeria, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, in compensating individuals wrongfully arrested and detained by the agency, serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of attitude in leadership. This gesture not only showcases the DG’s commitment to upholding...
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The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), is intensifying efforts to modernize its operations and enhance public service delivery through digital innovation. Director-General of the Fund, Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun, said this at the presentation of dedicated laptops to Directors and of Heads of Departments and Units during the week. The...
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has recorded a significant boost in its efforts to train and certify Nigerian artisans internationally, as City & Guilds of London (UK) has officially approved the Fund as a certified examination centre. This development positions the ITF among six other centres across Nigeria that...
Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr. Melchior AISSI, said on Wednesday that the organization had over the decades, worked with determination to harmonise health policies, build national capacity, prevent epidemics, improve access to essential healthcare, and promote the local production of medicines and vaccines. In a statement he issued...
When on August 26, 2024, President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), I got tons of calls from several serving and retired officers of the Service. The calls were two-pronged – congratulatory; and “to pray that your friend delivers. “To...
he Federal Government on Thursday said its partnership with Google is set to transform Nigeria into a global technology hub The Director-General, National Information Technology Developmental Agency (NITDA), Mr Inuwa Kashifu, said this in a television interview monitored in Lagos. Kashifu said that the partnership was focused on infrastructure...
The Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chief Chukwuemeka Woke, has called for immediate repair of a leaking well-head at Bukuma in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers. Woke made the call during a tour to evaluate the extent of the spill which occured on a...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed, has assured NYSC members that their increased allowance will soon be effected. Ahmed gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the inauguration of a bus donated to the scheme by Capital...
Director-General, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori, has said that the Federal Government is committed to end Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Nigeria by 2030. Ilori said this at the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has 19.2 million citizens have enrolled into health insurance scheme surpassing its 2024 target Director-General, NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed this in Abuja, at a Universal Health Coverage (UHC ), day commemoration roundtable to reflect on Nigeria’s UHC quest, identify challenges, and chart...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has said the last of the eight Prospective Corps Members (PCM) kidnapped in Zamfara in August 2023 has been rescued. The NYSC DG made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By MBAFAN ADE, Business Correspondent – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed Lamin Barrow, an economist, as the Director-General for the West Africa Region, effective June 1, 2024. Barrow’s appointment came just as the Board of Directors of the AfDB approved a grant funding of $8.6 million...
The Federal Government is formulating an innovative wage system that would be based on employee’s productivity. The Director-General, National Productivity Centre (NPC), Dr Nasir Raji-Mustapha, stated this on Monday in Abuja during an interactive session with Labour Correspondents Association of Nigeria (LACAN). “We are in the process of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Dennis Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and Dr Dakorinama George as the Director-General, Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). The president’s approval was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri...
The Director-General, West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Dr Olorunsola Olowofeso, says expectation for an ECOWAS Single Currency by 2027 is no longer realistic. Oluwafeso, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, said this was due to the inability...
Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has said the agency plans to cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050. Abdullahi made this disclosure on Saturday in Abuja at the maiden sensitisation campaign of using improved wood stove in rural areas held...
The Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has said Nigeria will need the $4 billion to go fully green by 2050. Abdullahi stated this at a press briefing on Clean, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency use in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday. He said that...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr Kelechi Ohiri, as the Director-General, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The confirmation followed the presentation of report by the Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) during plenary session. Presenting the report, chairperson of the committee, Sen. Banigo Ipalibo (PDP-Rivers West) recalled that...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness to antimicrobials. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa conveyed this concern on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of...