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ICPC “Thumbs Up” NSITF Anti-Corruption Campaigns
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commended the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for supporting the Fund’s Anti- Corruption and Transparent Unit(ACTU) and urged it “to identify lapses in operational system , check unethical practices and sensitize members of staff against corruption.”
The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Adamu Aliyu, gave the commendation during launch of NSITF’s ACTU sensitization campaign at the Scorpion Officers Mess, Wu Bassey Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday.
The ICPC Chairman, who was represented by an officer of the agency, Olusegun Adigun, stated that the ICPC provides a three-pronged approach in fighting corruption. He said, “Our three-pronged approach includes enforcement, prevention and education and public enlightenment.
In giving effect to its preventive mandate, the ICP established the Ant-Corruption and Transparency Unit to serve as an internal regulatory mechanism, to identify lapses in operational systems, check unethical practices, sensitize members of staff against corruption and assist management in building transparent and ethical workforce.
“This sensitization programme again provides the opportunity for management and staff to understand their role in building ethical institutions as well as key into preventive mechanism in tackling the menace of corruption in public service.
“ I therefore encourage the ACTU NSITF to continue to work in collaboration with the management and staff to promote an ethical agency.”
In his address at the event, the Managing Director of the NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye applauded the ICPC for its collaboration with the Fund, adding that the anti-corruption campaign was a pivotal step towards reinforcing collective resolve to uphold integrity and transparency.
“ The objective is to educate staff and stakeholders on corruption prevention measures, to promote integrity and accountability within the NSITF while our focus areas include transparency in operations, ethical leadership and decision making and collaborating with ICPC to strengthen anti-corruption mechanisms.”
Faleye, who noted that corruption undermines public trust, stunts the growth of organizations and diminishes service delivery, said the NSITF will leave no stone unturned in maintaining transparency standards in all its operations.
Expressing pleasure over the awareness of corruption risks in the agency, he said the Fund will strengthen commitment to accountability through periodic reviews. Speaking further on corruption prevention , he stated that his organization was working on the digitization of its core processes to minimize lapses associated with manual operations.
“ We will also ensure a robust monitoring framework and strengthen whistleblowing mechanism in the Fund,” he concludes.
In her welcome address, the NSITF’s head of ACTU, Oamen Josephine, explained the role of the unit and dismissed scepticisms about its operations.
She said the ant-corruption campaign, though led by her unit, was collective and urged all hands to be on deck.
Also at the event was the Executive Director, Operations, Hon. Mojisolaoluwa Ali-Macaulay and the management staff of the headquarters and Abuja Region while other staff members across the nation joined via Zoom.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has successfully recaptured a high-ranking commander of the Ansaru terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki.
He is believed to be the mastermind behind the horrific mass shooting at a Deeper Life Bible Church near Okene, Kogi State, which took place on August 7, 2012.
This recapture marks a significant step in bringing those responsible for the tragedy to justice. The attack on the church, a deeply sorrowful event, resulted in the tragic deaths of at least 19 worshippers, including the pastor, and left many others with varying degrees of injuries.
The DSS’s efforts to apprehend Obadaki demonstrate their commitment to combating terrorism and ensuring the safety of citizens.
Security sources disclosed that the suspected terrorist leader confessed to orchestrating the Kuje Custodial centre jailbreak following his transfer from Kabba Custodial Centre in June 2022.
According to the sources, after over three years of being on the run, DSS operatives in a, well-oiled intelligence operation recaptured Obadaki aka Bomboy, on Friday morning.
This arrest comes barely two months after the secret police arraigned five suspects linked to the 2022 Catholic Church attack in Owo, Ondo State.
During the February 2022 daylight bank robberies in Uromi, Edo State, which instilled widespread fear across the region, several policemen and bank customers were killed, while hundreds of millions of Naira was reportedly carted away.
The secret police has, of recent, been recording a chain of successes in the capture of terrorists and criminal elements across the nation, with its new leadership fast-tracking the trial of the arrested suspects.
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Marwa To Serve As NDLEA Chairman Until 2031- Tinubu
Marwa, first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, previously chaired the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to 2020.
•Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday renewed the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term.
Marwa, first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, previously chaired the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to 2020.
His renewed tenure will see him lead the NDLEA until 2031.
A former military governor of Lagos and Borno States, Marwa is an alumnus of the Nigerian Military School and the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1973.
He has held several strategic positions, including brigade major of the 23 Armoured Brigade; Aide-de-Camp to then Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma; academic registrar of the NDA; Deputy Defence Adviser at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.; and Defence Adviser at the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has issued a final mobilization directive to all its chapters nationwide, signaling readiness for an indefinite strike as its 21-day ultimatum to state governors expired today, Friday November 14.
The looming action which threatens to paralyze legislative operations across all State Houses of Assembly follows a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Bauchi State where it resolved to give State Governments a 21-day deadline, effective from October 24, to begin implementing the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS) and financial autonomy for State Legislatures, as enshrined in Section 121(3) of the Nigerian Constitution (as amended).
In an official directive on Friday, the National Secretariat of the Union express disappointment that despite “ample window for compliance, reports from the states indicate that most State Governments are yet to begin the implementation as directed.
PASAN, therefore, instructed its zonal leaders to prepare for full-scale action.
The directive ordered all National Vice Presidents to “immediately mobilize all Chapters within their respective zones for industrial action as soon as the ultimatum elapses.
This action is to ensure full enforcement of the NEC resolution and to press home demand for the implementation of CONLESS without further delay.
The Union has formally notified the National Assembly leadership of the expiration of the ultimatum and its readiness for strike.
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