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Civil service must own its reforms, digital tools —Walson-Jack

Civil service must own its reforms, digital tools —Walson-Jack

…Says she’ll choose the civil service again if she were to begin a new career The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has undertaken many changes in the federal public service. One is the digitalisation of the service. She completes her tour of duty this month and retires from […]
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Challenges of private security companies  — Olaniran, Kings Guards’ boss

Challenges of private security companies — Olaniran, Kings Guards’ boss

•Calls for synergy between private security firms, government security agencies By Ishola Balogun Sam Olaniran is the Managing Director, CEO, Kings Guards Nigeria Limited, a well-known private  industrial security firm in Nigeria that has Chief Dele Fajemirokun as chairman. With strong presence in all the 36 states of the country including Abuja, the top security firm […]

How I’m tackling jailbreak, restoring discipline to Nigerian prisons — NPS CG, Ahmed

How I’m tackling jailbreak, restoring discipline to Nigerian prisons — NPS CG, Ahmed

Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed is a thoroughbred officer, who has held strategic positions in the Nigerian Prisons Service until May 2016 when President Muhammadu Buhari found him most qualified to be appointed as the Controller General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, an organisation he joined in 1989. Among the posts Mr. Ahmed had held before his appointment as the NPS CG are: Officer in charge, Birnin Kebbi Old Prison; Officer in charge Kano Central Prison; Controller of Prisons, Sokoto State Command; Controller of Prisons, Kebbi State Command; Assistant Controller General of Prisons (Admin) at the National Headquarters; Zonal Coordinator, Zone A Headquarters, Lagos and Deputy Controller General of Prisons (Admin)  at the National Headquarters, Abuja.

Belgium-Nigeria relations have intensified

Belgium-Nigeria relations have intensified

The relations between Nigeria and Belgium have intensified since the transition of Nigeria to democracy. And it is the wish of the Belgian Government to reinforce the relations even more, particularly in the area of supporting investment initiatives in Nigeria.

You cannot run quality school if your motive is profit — Mr and Mrs Fajobi

You cannot run quality school if your motive is profit — Mr and Mrs Fajobi

Mr Oladejo Fajobi and his wife, Oluwatoyin, are passionate about children’s education out of the belief that children are the future. The passion inevitably drove them to establish The King’s Kid School, Abaranje – Ikotun, Lagos in 1996 and, about 10 years later, King’s Anchor College.

My Life, My Politics, My People – Ekwueme

My Life, My Politics, My People – Ekwueme

For the late Chief Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (Ide), Second Republic Vice President of Nigeria, co-convener of G-34, founding leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the definition of contentment can never be subjective.   His residence in Enugu, off Rangers Avenue says it all – a sparsely furnished sitting room, a walkway that belies the status of a former number two citizen in a country where opulence is second nature to public office holders, and a perimeter wall that is as nondescript as can never be imagined for the residence of the first executive Vice President of Nigeria. 
For the late Chief Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (Ide), Second Republic Vice President of Nigeria, co-convener of G-34, founding leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the definition of contentment can never be subjective.   His residence in Enugu, off Rangers Avenue says it all – a sparsely furnished sitting room, a walkway that belies the status of a former number two citizen in a country where opulence is second nature to public office holders, and a perimeter wall that is as nondescript as can never be imagined for the residence of the first executive Vice President of Nigeria. 

New CFAO Fuso plant, a milestone — NADDC boss

New CFAO Fuso plant, a milestone — NADDC boss

Mr Jelani Aliyu, Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, recently at the official inauguration of FUSO truck assembly plant by CFAO Motors in Nigeria spoke on the progress made so far on the local automobile sectors, Excerpts