The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has approved the appointment of a new Postmaster General/Chief Executive Officer (PMG), for the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). This is following the recommendations made by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami).
The new Postmaster General of NIPOST, Hon. Adepoju Adeyemi Sunday, is appointed for an initial term of five (5) years.
Hon. Adepoju is a professional accountant and a former member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2011 – 2015 and 2015 – 2019, representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency.
NIPOST is an agency under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the appointment of Hon. Adepoju as the new PMG of NIPOST is with immediate effect.
Signed: Uwa Suleiman Spokesperson, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
On the special occasion of Nigeria’s 62nd independent year, I congratulate all good citizens of our great country. Through shared strife and shared joy , we have held together firmly; even when the very fabric of our unity has been threatened time and again, we have remained united in our shared citizenry. Indeed, that to me is the mark of true independence: the freedom to choose to remain together.
This more than anything is the bedrock upon which all lofty dreams of growth, peace and development stands, and so on this auspicious day, I felicitate with all Nigerians for their long and continued loyalty to each other and to the country. We all are so different, but there is one thing that unites us and its our independence. We should honour it and never forget how hard it was to get it.
I felicitate with my fellow citizens across the country & Diaspora in general, and Kogites in particular. I wish us all the best our fatherland has to offer, and that peace, justice and brotherly love continues to be the benchmark of our lives always. Happy Independence Day!
Signed,
Alh. Abdulwasiu Issah, Convener, Alliance for Social Justice and Economic Empowerment & Wasiu Issah Network (WIN)
Haj. Hassiat Suleiman, Executive Chairman Kogi State Mineral Resources Development Agency
The Executive Chairman of Kogi State Mineral Resources Development Agency Hajiya Hassiat Ozavize Suleiman has felicitated with fellow citizens on the occasion of Nigeria’s 62nd year of independence, calling for continued peace and unity in a quest to secure the progress of the nation.
The call was detailed in a press statement to mark the nation’s 62nd year independence day celebrations. Haj. Suleiman enjoined citizens to strive to remain united with a sense of purpose, patriotism, and service to the nation.
The statement reads: “I join my fellow citizens to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of our great country, Nigeria. We have waxed together over six decades through thick and thin, we have remained steadfast in our unity of purpose for a country that works; a nation-state bound together despite our different tongues and creed, a unity in diversity.
“It is of great importance that we as Nigerians continue to hold fast to this sense of pride and patriotism in service to our fatherland. We have nowhere else, but here. We have no one else, but each other.
“I celebrate our determination to rise above our many adversities, to continue to smile in the face of suffering, to push on, to continue to hustle and thrive in the midst of little. I celebrate you, my people!
“With all this being said, I especially want to felicitate with my fellow Kogites; through historical times, when Lokoja served as the administrative capital of what would become the newly amalgamated Nigeria, we have remained the Confluence of this great nation, the intersection where all the good people of Nigeria meet and depart. I therefore enjoin all Kogites, and indeed all Nigerians to continue to strive for unity, peace, and progress. These are the tools we need to assure our future for generations to come.
“As we share messages of congratulations and patriotism, let us endeavour to imbibe the words and turn them into action in our daily lives. Let us make conscious efforts to value our nation, and never forget the sacrifices and labour of our heroes past, make them never be in vain.”As the saying goes, “If you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together; We need to go far, quickly.” Cheers to the next 62!Happy Independence Day Nigeria!”
Attention of the Commission has been
drawn to the false information circulating around the Social Media that Federal
Character Commission is recruiting workers using telephone number of the Executive
Chairman and the Commission’s website.
Federal Character Commission is not a
recruitment agency. The core Mandate of the Commission is to enforce the
Federal Character Principle which is aimed at ensuring fair and equitable
distribution of posts and of Socio-economic amenities among the federating
units nationwide.
The general public is therefore,
advised and warned to be weary of those unscrupulous elements going around
dumping unsuspecting innocent people with the name of the Chief Executive of
the Commission and fake Commission’s website as no any recruitment is going on
in the Commission.
The Executive Chairman of Kogi State Mineral Resources Development Agency, Hajiya Hassiat Ozavize Suleiman, has commiserated with the Minister of State for the FCT, Hajiya Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu on the passing of her mother, Hajiya Zainab Sidi Ali.
Haj. Suleiman bemoaned the demise of Late Hajiya Zainab who passed away after a brief illness, and called it an irreparable loss. She noted that the Minister’s late mother was heralded as a pious woman who lived her life in service to her community and her family.
While condoling with the Minister, the Executive Chairman extended her condolences to the extended family, as well as her immediate community, stating that the loss was felt by many.
Haj. Suleiman admonished the family to take comfort in the knowledge that the late matriarch lived a fulfilled life and contributed meaningfully to her society, while she prayed for God to grant those grieved the fortitude to bear the loss.
“She has lived an exemplary and fulfilled life, and her legacy will continue to live on through the Honorable Minister and all her other successful progeny,” she said.
As part of efforts to support government’s effort at alleviating the economic hardship on people, over One Thousand widows, orphans and less privilege have benefited from the donation of relief materials by Peculiar God Glory Ministry International, Jikwoyi Abuja.
Donating the Items, the General Overseer Prince prophet James Kunle Hephzibah, popularly known as BABA PECULIAR said the gesture was part of the tradition of the Church every first Sunday as thanksgiving.
Pastor Hephzibah who said it is the responsibility of the people of God to reach out to those who are struggling with life, noted that as representatives of Jesus Christ, people should follow the steps of goodwill laid down by Christ.
While praying for God’s blessings and favour upon the lives of the Beneficiaries, the Senior Pastor further appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of the less-privileged, adding that the hardship in the country was alarming.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, Blessing Suleiman
expressed gratitude to the church founder and prayed for God’s blessings on all those who consider the plight of widows and the less privilege in the society.
Charity Dauda who also benefitted from the donations, thanked the church for its gesture by remembering the needy, urging them to carry on with the good news of love and care for the orphans, widows, downtrodden and vulnerable persons in the society.
Items distributed include rice, beans, garri, provisions amongst others.
On this very special occasion, I join family, friends, colleagues, well wishers and especially Kogites to congratulate the Accountant General of our dear state Alhaji Jubril Momoh on his birthday.
An empathetic and compassionate leader, a role model of exemplary character and an example of selfless giving to his people, there is no better time to appreciate all his efforts than on the occasion of your birthday.
I felicitate with you Sir on this special day, indeed, your existence has made an indelible impact in the lives of many, myself included and I wish you many more fulfilling years of effective and commendable service in good health, happiness, and all-round wellness. I pray for God’s continued grace and blessings in your life, on this special day, and forever.
Happy birthday Sir!
Signed,
Alh. Abdulwasiu Issah,
Convener, Alliance for Social Justice and Economic Empowerment & Wasiu Issah Network (WIN).
The Executive Chairman of Kogi State Mineral Resources Development Agency Hajiya Hassiat Ozavize Suleiman has wished the Accountant General of the state, Alhaji Jubril Momoh a happy birthday, calling him an inspiration to many.
The remarks were detailed in an open statement to the celebrant, where she noted his meritorious service to Kogi state and its citizens.
The statement reads: “Sir, On this occasion of the anniversary of your birth, I write to wish you a happy birthday and to thank you for your service to our state. You are an inspiration and I hope you have many more years to keep up the good work.
“Thank you for your uncommon leadership, and on a personal level, mentorship through the years. You have been a fantastic role model for all and your impact will forever be felt my many. Your work and achievement has been of immense value to Kogi state, and we are proud of all you have achieved and will continue to achieve.
“I hope you get to take a short break from continued service to our people celebrate your birthday today. May you have many more! May Allah’s Rahma abide with you always, may you find success and acclaim in all your endeavours, and may your days be long and fruitful always. Thank you for your service Sir, and happy birthday!”
n order to identify and build the teeming talents in Nigeria’s creative industry, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has said that Federal Government will partner with Africa Creative Market to train them on how to use emerging technologies, create talents and boost the region’s creative capabilities as well as strategically place it at the forefront of technologically driven business in the African continent.Inuwa made this known in Lagos while giving a Keynote Address on “The Importance of Tech in the Creative Industry”, at the Africa Creative Market (ACM) event.He stated that emerging technologies are disrupting the way humans produce, distribute and consume content, and that the creator of content remains central to everything.The DG affirmed that Federal Government through NITDA, Inuwa confirmed is ready to partner with ACM to create talents and train them on how to use emerging technologies to excel and thrive in all they do, and plans are already underway to train one million app developers in the next 18 months.”We are partnering with ACM after this Summit to train you on Metaverse, Artificial intelligence, Blockchain and many more. We are identifying people that need the training and we will get the best trainers in the world to come and train the trainers,” he noted.The DG challenged African creatives to be part of the crop of people who will create Metaverse, as the days of playing the catch-up game by Africa are over. He said, “the creation of Metaverse will help achieve three things. Firstly, it will ensure ownership and protect copyright. Before now, you can do your work and someone can take it and share it online without even making reference to the owner of that content at all. But with emerging technologies such as Blockchain, NFT, etc, it will help you to be recognized for your work. If anyone buys that work or shares, he will see the owner of the work”.”Secondly, it will create a source of income for you. Unlike before, well, I can see even now in the most part of the world, when an art work is created, they sell it to one person and that’s it. But with technology, you can earn from every sell; with NFT, you can collect royalties, whenever your product sells in the market you will get some percentage from it and thirdly, it will take you to the global stage”, Inuwa maintained. Emphasizing on the value emerging technologies come with, Inuwa encouraged the audience to position themselves toward creating value from them.”There is a lot of research saying that Metaverse will add between five to thirteen trillion US dollars to the global GDP by 2030.
So how are you positioning yourself to capture value from this. That’s why we are here today and that’s why the government is partnering with you to help build talents and support the course of building the Metaverse, because it is going to be basically driven by creativity”, the DG said.The Internet, Inuwa noted, enables viewing of things but affirmed that with the Metaverse, users will have the sense of emersion, and it will help Africans in telling their indigenous stories to the rest of the world while also capturing the needed value.”According to research, the creativity market or the creative economy is valued at almost six trillion US dollars but Africa is perhaps capturing only 1.4 percent of that value; today in the world African music is one of the best, if you want people to dance, you’d have to play the African music, so why are we not capturing value from it? It is because we don’t own the platforms. So, the only way we can capture the needed value is to be creating and being part of those platforms and allowing African characters to be seen on the platforms,” he added. While making reference to a report of the United Nations World Mental Health report which says that about one billion people are suffering from mental health, the DG opined that the best medicine for mental health is creativity, as such sued for more creative minds to take up the challenge in innovating for posterity.”When you create non-digital art work, you can only sell it in a shop or a particular place but with the digital means, you can sell it in anywhere in the world, that’s the power of digital technologies”, the Director-General averred. He enumerated other emerging technologies which include Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Augmented and Virtual Reality, noting that they will all change everything and create value.The 2022 ACM programme focused on training and empowering youths in creative technologies and covered different areas including: animation, games and metaverse.
Aliyu Shinkafi Shehu assumes duty as Federal Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs.
Following his deployment from Federal Ministry of Finance (Special Duties Office) to Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA), Mr. Aliyu Shinkafi Shehu has today, 30th of August, 2022 taken over the reins of Office as the Permanent Secretary.
At a short but impressive ceremony held at the Women Affairs Headquarters’ 4th Floor Conference Room, where Directors and staff of the Ministry gathered to catch a glimpse of the new Permanent Secretary and hear his policy direction, the dye-in-the-wool Accountant and Administrator declared that he will only be friendly with staff that are hardworking, truthful and committed to duty. He further stated that he doesn’t appreciate lobbyists who would not state issues as they ought to be.
The Director, Economic Services of the Ministry who was overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary Mr. Idris Muhammed has led Directors of the Ministry to welcome the newly deployed Permanent Secretary, stating that the Ministry has a crop of hardworking, dedicated professionals who are among the best the Federal Civil Service can parade and they will be ready to extend full cooperation to the new Permanent Secretary.
The highlight of the event is the taking over of notes which spelt out the details of the activities and the mileage attained, apart from the Mission, Vision and Mandates of the Ministry.
Mr. Idris Muhammed declared that few days and weeks will afford the new Permanent Secretary the opportunity of receiving briefings from the Ministry’s Directors and their Teams who would provide information about the oncoming events to Mr. Shehu.
Mr. Aliyu Shinkafi Shehu was accompanied to the Ministry by some Directors and Teams of Civil Servants that worked with him at different work stations, especially, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Signed. Olujimi Oyetomi Director, Press & Public Relations.
