President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Yusuf Aminu Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Chairman of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC). This was disclosed on Friday in a signed statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary Government of the Federation (OSGF), Mr. Willie Bassey.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi as Director General (DG) of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
Abimbola, I have read your piece, titled, WHAT DOES THE DSS REALLY REALLY DO?, published on the back page of 2nd September, 2021 edition of the Punch Newspaper. By my nature, I do not like joining issues and I know the Department of State Services that I represent and speak for does not like same. The reason is not farfetched. For me, I believe that people who have made up their minds about certain issues will hardly see the other side of the matter even in the face of glaring facts. While you may hold tenaciously to your opinions as duly expressed in the said article, I will educate you and many others who do not understand or appreciate what the DSS does.
Hoodlums suspected to be bandits have whisked away another traditional ruler in Niger State on Saturday night the victim Dr. Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu happens to be the district head of the Wawa community in Borgu Kingdom.
The Federal government has accused Amnesty International of siding with those that violently oppose the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday by Garba Shehu, the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency accused Amnesty International of defending terrorists who ‘has no legal right to exist in Nigeria.’ This was in reaction to the latest report by the NGO asking the Nigerian government to end enforced disappearance in the country. Mr. Shehu said the Nigerian government will fight terrorism with all the means at its disposal because Amnesty’s ranting will be ignored. Especially when it comes from an organization that does not hold itself to the same standards it demands of others.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists travelling to or from the South-West to avoid the Lokoja-Kabba Highway due to a gully around the Obajana cement factory in Kogi State.
