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The newly appointed Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede assumed office on Thursday, October 19,  2023, with a clear-cut agenda of re-positioning and re-focusing the Commission for optimal effectiveness. The EFCC’s boss, who stepped into the corporate headquarters of the Commission at 10:45a.m, inspected a guard of honours, and immediately went into a meeting with the management staff of the EFCC.  At the meeting, where handover notes were delivered to him by the former Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, Olukoyede...

...AREA COUNCILS TO GET 5KM ROAD EACH SOON L-R: Hon. Zakari Angulu Dobi, FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and former Senate Minority Leader Senator Philip Aduda during the former lawmakers' visit to the Minister on Wednesday. The FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister who stated this when he received former Senator representing the FCT, Senator Philip Aduda of the PDP and the APC candidate for the FCT Senatorial seat in the last election, Honorable...

The new Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said he would align the Commission’s regulatory focus to achieve the promises of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to advance the nation’s digital transformation agenda.  Maida, who spoke to the Senior Management team of the Commission at the Commission’s Head Office in Abuja Tuesday, said there is a need to ensure that the NCC strategically focuses on ensuring all Nigerians have access to affordable and reliable broadband services. Part of this is...

FCT Minister Barrister Nyesom Wike (holding the microphone) addressing FCTA civil servants during the thank you rally of the workers over the creation of the FCT Civil Service Commission on Monday. Civil Servants in the employ of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), have commended the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike over the recent announcement for the immediate establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission. The workers who came out in their numbers on Monday, October 16, 2023, could not hold in their excitement and elation as they sang...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending confirmation from the Senate. According to the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement, said President Tinubu made the appointment based on the powers vested on him as established in section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, that “the...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for making impressive gains in the fight against economic and financial crimes and called for more vigorous and robust efforts in tackling the monster of corruption. He gave the commendation in Abuja on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, while declaring open the 5th Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC- National Judicial Institute, NJI Capacity Building Workshop for Justices and Judges. According to him, there are profound gains already made in the fight against corruption and the EFCC played remarkable...

...CHARGES HIM ON HARD WORK, RESTORATION HOPE OF NIGERIANS L-R: Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr Olusdae Adesola, FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari and Secretary Social Development Secretariat, FCTA Alhaji Ibrahim Aminu following the Swearing in ceremony of the Secretary. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Friday, swore in the Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Social Development Secretariat, Ibrahim Aminu, and charged him to work very hard in order to restore the hope of Nigerians in the FCT. Shortly...

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu, has charged the management staff of the Agency to put forward ideas on how NASENI can effectively support the priorities of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu such as large-scale switching of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to alternative fuels to reduce the cost of living for Nigerians. He stated this as he began receiving briefings from the Managing Directors of the Agency’s 10 Development Institutes, situated in Enugu, Minna, Awka, Okene, Nnewi, Kano,...

The Nigerian government has subscribed to a free and secure Internet for Africa, which is capable of bridging the digital divide and creating innovative opportunities within the continent. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to engendering necessary collaborations and international dialogues to achieve these objectives. The Minister, who addressed the forum virtually, said Nigeria, as the largest telecommunications market in...

The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC),  Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the recruitment of 30,000 new personnel into the Nigeria Police Force. He said the gesture would help not only in sustaining peace and security but also check the proliferation of small arms and lethal weapons, which has been the bane of safety in the nation. IGP Arase (retd), who was represented by AIG Ade Shinaba (retd), made the remarks while speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the 2023 National Association...