Author: Swift Reporters

The implementation of the Community Policing Policy in the FCT moved a major step forward with the submission of the modalities for implementation of the Programme by the FCT Commissioner of Police during the FCT Security Committee Meeting held on the 6th of August 2020. According to a press release by the Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, he said that during the meeting which was chaired by the Hon. Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, the FCT Police Commissioner, CP Bala Ciroma said that following the directives by the Federal Govemment for the engagement of Special Constabularies for…

By Tunde Odesola Marketplace. The telltale firefly that reveals human nature. It’s the field of fortune and the mine of misfortune. Inside the marketplace are darkroom secrets that whelp wealth. The marketplace also contrasts with the muffled yelp of poverty in the sun of missed opportunities. On a visit to the US some years ago, I was struck by a thunderbolt at a marketplace, shattering the myths of the pig-dirty markets which I grew up to know in Nigeria. Walmart is the name of the American marketplace. Walmart is a multinational retail chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores and grocery…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called on the general public to disregard any fake news claiming that the Agency or its staff endorses money doubling Financial Investments scheme. The Agency refutes any affiliation or endorsement of these platforms and strongly advises the general public on the need for caution when dealing with online money doubling scheme especially via whatsApp mobile Application. In a press  release signed by NITDA Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations Unit, Mrs Hadiza Umar mnipr m.apra, mcipr, she said that these fraudulent Financial Investment companies lure users by requesting that you join their…

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has assured all participants of the Creative Kids online training programme of the agency’s support to further develop their IT skills. The DG who was represented by Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions, stated this while addressing the participants during the graduation ceremony of the training programme at the weekend, said that what the children have learnt and accomplished in their training shows what they can achieve in the future, because technology is the future. Mallam Abdullahi advised that there was a…

By Monica Chidinma Ada Eze. PREFACE As speculations, sentimental analysis and political calculations appear to be on the rise on which part of the country would produce the next Nigerian President in the auto-scheduled 2023 general elections, an American, Mr. Paul Owen from the city of California, squealed in delight after watching a video clip in my YouTube channel displaying the silent but very salient revolution that Dr. David Nweze Umahi is igniting in Ebonyi State and could not help but postulate thus: “Umahi deserves to be the President of Nigeria come 2023 but sadly most Nigerians are blind”. While…

As the gubernatorial election in Edo State draws nearer, a civil society organisation, No Sidon Look, has drummed up support for the reelection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, vowing to mobilise Edo people to put an end to godfatherism during the September 19, 2020 poll. The group said it was shocking to see how the sacked national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is aspiring to be the new Edo godfather after the people supported him to defeat godfatherism in the state. Speaking during a voter education…

Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the video of non-existent fraud allegation against Governor Godwin Obaseki, being circulated on social media platforms, is fake. According to Osagie, “The doctored video should be disregarded, as no such allegation exists. In the electioneering campaign season that we are in, we expect worse videos from members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), who are notorious for churning out falsehood and propaganda in an attempt to swing voters’ attention away from the real issues that should dominate the information space at…

……”NIPOST is statutory duty bound to provide the stamps to be used by FIRS at both federal and state levels”. The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has debunked the claim by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) that the agency is operating an illegal stamp duty account. In a press release signed by the NIPOST General Manager, Corporate Communications, Franklin Alao, he said that the account was opened by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in consultation with the office of Accountant General of the Federation, in the name of NIPOST Stamp Duties Collection Account when…

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has dismissed insinuations that both the Federal and state governments, are not doing enough to tackle the security challenges confronting the country. Engineer Sule made this known shortly after inspecting progress of work at the Mobile Police Training College, in Andehu, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area, on Saturday. The Governor said there is every need to correct the false impression suggesting that both the Federal and state governments, are merely talking because of the number of crimes taking place on a daily basis. Speaking on the efforts of his administration to curb crime and…

…..NCDMB, NLNG to drive project The Federal Government has commenced feasibility study for the construction of a shipyard in Brass Island, Bayelsa State, which would cater for the maintenance and repair services of cargo vessels, oil tankers, and LNG carriers. The Minister of State for Petrolem Resources, Chief Timipre chaired the project’s kick-off meeting on Thursday and stated that it will be executed by China Harbour Engineering Company, which had carried out similar projects across the globe as well as in Nigeria. The feasibility study will be funded by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as part of…