Nigerian Air Force redeploys 10 Air Vice Marshals

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has announced the redeployment of 10 Air Vice Marshals AVMs and 2 Air Commodores and the appointment of new Air Officers Commanding.

Those affected by the exercise  include AVMs Auwal Muhammed as Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command (AOC TAC) Makurdi; Emmanuel Agwungwu as Air Officer Commanding Mobility Command (AOC MC) Yenagoa; Nurudeen Balogun as Air Officer Commanding Training Command (AOC TC) Kaduna, and Sani Ahmed as Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command (AOC LC), Lagos.

Others are  AVMs Wakili Ahmed as Director of Policy, Headquarters Nigerian Air Force; Uko Ebong as College Secretary, National Defence College, Abuja; Emmanuel Akogu as Commandant Air War College, Makurdi; and Benjamin Nweze as Director of Electronic Warfare, Defence Headquarters (DHQ).

The new postings were contained in a statement signed by Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, Director, Airforce Public Relations. 

“Other AVMs affected by the redeployment are AVMs Olusoji Amomodu appointed Director of Plans (HQ NAF) and Isiaka Amao as Director of Operations (HQ NAF).

"The 2 Air Commodores are Dahiru Sanda appointed Deputy Director Transformation (DHQ) and Ibrahim Lawal appointed Commander 339 Base Services Group, Kano," the statement said.

The redeployment, is a routine exercise aimed at ensuring  effective and operational efficiency of the Nigerian Air Force in line with the vision of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique B Abubakar.

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Why Nigeria has 19,000 abandoned projects - Emeka Eze

The Senate Committee on Procurement was on Thursday told that Nigeria presently has 19,000 abandoned projects spread across the country.

Speaking at a public hearing on amendment to the Procurement Act 2007 organized by the committee in Abuja, the immediate past Director-General of the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP, Emeka Eze said that nonpayment for certificates of work done was responsible for the situation.

He said that for efficient service delivery among  agencies of government involved in procurement and disposal of public assets, there was a need to merge the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP; Bureau for Public Enterprise, BPE, and Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, into one strong commission.

“It is my humble opinion that now that the nation’s resources are dwindling, the right thing to do is for the legislature to be courageous enough and merge all the three agencies involved in procurement and disposal of public assets into a strong commission. I want to assure that the nation will be better for it if BPE, BPP and ICRC are merged," he said.

In a similar development, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, NIQS in its presentation at the public hearing, called for the synchronization of project funding with project cycle to help avoid project abandonment and ensure continuity of projects up till completion.

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Ecowas Parliamentarians elect Stella Odua President

Senator Stella Odua has just been made President of ECOWAS Parliamentarians.

The Anambra-born politician announced her election into the position via her Twitter handle.

Delighted to announce that I was just elected president of ECOWAS female parliamentarians. Will channel my energy to improve quality of life

Senator Stella Oduah
@stellaoduah

I will ensure we advocate for laws that will empower women, especially those in rural areas also increase participation in politics

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Well done Buhari: that's what these Nigerians said on BBC Africa

Buhari is trying. Please be patient Nigerians.

Well, that's the message from these two Nigerians to the rest of us.

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Buhari hosts former VP Alex Ekwueme at State House (Photo)

Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme was a guest of President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.

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Buhari meets new Ecowas President (Photo)

President Muhammadu Buhari   receiving the new President of ECOWAS,  His Excellency, Marcel A. De Souza at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.

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Minister sacks management of Abuja Environmental Protection Board

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Mohammed Bello has directed the immediate dismissal of the Director of Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB, Baba Shehu Lawan.

The Minister also directed the immediate replacement of the sacked director by Mrs Oluwatoyin O Olanipekun.

In an obvious shake up of the entire management of the AEPB,Bello also approved the sacking of all heads of departments and units and their replacement with their deputies.

The Minister made the sweeping changes on Wednesday following a meeting he held with the Permanent Secretary of the FCT, Dr Babatunde Ajakaiye and the former management team of the AEPB.

Following the reorganization, the Minister directed the Director of Establishment and Training to issue appointment letters to the new appointees without delay.

Bello also warned against lack of seriousness at work, stressing that Abuja must be rid of filth, street beggars, hawkers and sundry environmental nuisances.

Furthermore, the Minister directed that the sacked management team be constituted into a task force to recover the N9.8b owed the AEPB.

He gave the task force has two months to complete the task.

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