The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, have pledged to strengthen collaboration and cooperation as part of efforts to sanitise the financial sector. This was the outcome of the courtesy visit by Abdullahi Lawal, Head, EFCC Sokoto Zonal Office who led a delegation to the CBN’s Branch Controller in Sokoto, Yusuf Baba Wali, on February 11, 2020. While lauding the CBN as a critical partner of the EFCC, as indicated in the fact that the CBN governor is a member of the EFCC Board, Lawal noted that “the coming together of the two…
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Six years after the government of Oyo State last recruited secondary school teachers, Governor Seyi Makinde has given a directive to the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to recruit 7,000 teachers; 2,000 non-teaching staff and 1,600 night guards. The chairman of TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu, who confirmed the development during a press conference on Tuesday, stated that Governor Makinde equally directed that applicants should be given the forms free of charge. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the TESCOM boss as saying that the application form would be in circulation for two weeks…
The Post Master General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Postal Services, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, has told the Bangladesh envoy that lifting Nigerians completely out of poverty is very cardinal to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Adewusi said as a huge Black nation, Nigeria’s place in the global scheme of things requires that the people must be helped to overcome poverty in all its ramifications. He said this explains the many courageous reforms being embarked upon by the Nigerian president. The Post Master General while speaking during a courtesy call on him by the Bangladesh High…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Makurdi Zonal Office on February 11, 2020 secured the conviction of one Otene Olafikwu for offence bordering on currency counterfeiting. He was on February 6, 2020 brought before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State on a two-count charge alongside John Garba Aondohemba, Simon Atsen Gbagir and Janet Tyondugh for possessing and altering two counterfeit $50 bills. They had pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, but Olafikwu later approached the EFCC for a plea bargain, prompting him to change his plea to “guilty”. In view of his guilty plea, and…
The Lead Visioner of Team Jandor project, Mr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran has approved the appointment of Mrs. Khairat Ojikutu-Shokoya as the Director of Mobilization for the Team Jandor project. Mrs Ojikutu-Shokoya, a grassroots politician, has served as a member and secretary of caretaker Committee, as well as Special a Adviser on Planning, Budget and Statistics in Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos state. Mrs. Khairat Ojikutu-Shokoya, a seasoned Chattered Accountant was until her appointment, the Cordinator of Alhaji Ojikutu led Support Group for Team Jandor. In the same vein, Eniola Opeyemi was appointed as Special Assistant on Media and…
L-R: Councillor, City of Brampton, Charmaine Williams; Mayor of Brampton, Canada, Mr. Patrick Brown andLagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Oluduring a courtesy visit to the Governor at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The ongoing infrastructural development programme of the Lagos State Government is a deliberate effort to make the State attractive to Diasporan investment, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said. Sanwo-Olu said there would be no point requesting Nigerians abroad to come back home to invest if the local business environment was not made to support their aspirations. The Governor disclosed this while receiving His Worship, Mr. Patrick…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a trending tweet from @TheRealDayne showing pictures purported to be the EFCC Port Harcourt Zonal Office Holding Cell. The Commission hereby states that the tweet is not just the imagination of its author, but a mischief and a calculated attempt to smear the hard-earned reputation of the Commission. Contrary to the fake pictures circulated by @TheRealDayne, the facility in Port Harcourt Zonal Office, like all other EFCC cells, boasts of a high degree of decency and therefore, cannot be the open dumping facility, surrounded by razor-wired walls, depicted in the picture that…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to make human security the focus of their cybersecurity initiatives, saying it is only by so doing that they can hope to win the unequivocal support of citizens and other stakeholders for efforts to make the internet safer and secure for all, irrespective of age, gender or social status. In a statement issued in Lagos by Mr John Gbadamosi, MRA’s Programme Officer, to commemorate this year’s edition of Safer Internet Day, the organization said: “The notion, which has been embraced by many governments, that cybersecurity can only…
•By Ademola Akanni, Abuja President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, 11 February, 2020, led a high power delegation to the residence of the deceased Senator Ignatius Longjang on a condolence visit to the family. The Gazelle News.com can report that on the entourage of the Senate President are: the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi; the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Sabi Abdullahi; and the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Philip Aduda who are all principal officers. The Gazelle News.com learnt that the Senate President was out of Abuja when the incident occurred…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday swore-in another set of five Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service of Oyo State, taking to 19 the number of Permanent Secretaries appointed since he assumed office in May 2019. The Governor, who called on the new permanent secretaries to see their appointments as a call to service, maintained that the appointments were based on merit and qualification. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the swearing-in ceremony was held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, quoting that…