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  • Raid of Clark’s residence: IG dismisses three Inspectors

    Following a special plea to Chief Edwin Clark’s forgiveness, the Inspector-General of Police has approved the dismissal of three police Inspectors who carried out an illegal raid on the elder statesman’s Abuja residence on Tuesday.

    An Assistant Superintendent of Police has also been put on suspension until the Police Service Commission determines his fate, while an the informant who gave them the information that led to the illegal operation has been charged before an Abuja court.

    In a statement issued at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood gave details of the decision taken on the issue by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Kpotum Idris.

    “The Inspector General of Police has approved the dismissal from the service of the Nigeria Police Force, three Inspectors namely AP/No. 18858 Inspr Godwin Musa, AP/No. 225812 Inspr Sada Abubakar and AP/No. 225828 Inspr Yabo Paul, and the immediate interdiction of AP. No 158460 ASP David Dominic who were involved in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the search of the residence of Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark in Asokoro, Abuja on 4th September, 2018.

    “AP. No. 158460 ASP David Dominic was queried and being investigated for discreditable conduct, negligence of duty and an act unbecoming of a police officer which constitute serious misconduct and if not checked can be inimical to the image of the Nigeria Police Force and violation of fundamental human rights of the elder statesman as provided for in the 1999 Nigeria Constitution as amended.

    “The gravity of the offences against the officer is serious in nature and dismissal from service is imminent.

    “Consequently, the Inspector General of Police approved that AP. No 158460 ASP David Dominic, be on interdiction from Service pending the determination of his case by the Police Service Commission.

    “The IGP also approved and upheld the dismissal from service of  AP/No. 18858 Inspr Godwin Musa, AP/No. 225812 Inspr Sada Abubakar and AP/No. 225828 Inspr Yabo Paul, after the trio were tried under Oath in Orderly Room Trial for discreditable conduct, illegal duty, disobedience to lawful order and other misconduct contrary to the rule of law.

    “The suspect (Informant) Ismail Yakubu from Waru Village, Apo District, Abuja, has been charged to Upper Area Court Mpape, Abuja for giving false information and telling falsehood that misled police action,” the police spokesman stated.

  • Kebbi re-introduces sanitary inspectors

    Kebbi State  govrernment has reintroduced sanitary inspectors in  its health sector. Making this announcement, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu said the re-introduction of the inspectors popularly called “Duba-gari’ is to awake a consciousness for a healthy and cleaner environment among the people.

    Bagudu stated this at the first State Council of Health meeting in Birnin-Kebbi. The theme was: “Revitalisation of Primary Health Care services towards achieving universal health coverage (UCH)

    Governor Bagudu said optimal health is a collective societal responsibility whilst assuring that government would continue to invest enough resources on preventive healthcare in preference to curative care.

    He said the government would implement the bill already signed into law, which brings together all primary healthcare institutions under single management.

    He praised the organisers, participants, stakeholders, resource persons and those who contributed to the success of the state council of health meeting, the first of its kind to be held since the creation of the state, aimed at exchanging ideas on how to improve healthcare delivery.

    The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Umar Usman Kambaza, said the state council on health meeting, which he described, as the highest policy advisory body on health, would come up with resolutions to improve the healthcare and well being of the people of Kebbi State. He thanked collaborating partners: E.U and UNICEF.

    Dignitaries at the occasion were: the Emirs of Gwandu,  Alhaji  Muhammed Iiyasu Bashar, and HRHs Alhaji Sama’ila Mohammed  Mera Emir of Argungu. Also present were Sole Administrators of the 21 local governmment areas, Commissioners, Representatives of Development partners,

    Presentations were made on: Revitalisation of Primary Health Care Services towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by Dr. Faisal Shuaibu, Executive Director NPHCDA, Abuja.Primary Health under one roof (PHCUOR): The journey so far by Dr. Muhammad Abdullahi Kainuwa. Perm Sec. Ministry of Health Dutse Jigawa State. One PHC per ward; a strategy for reaching the 225 by Dr. John Agbor, Chief of Health, UNICEF, Abuja.

  • Commission approves promotion of 3,684 Inspectors to ASPs

    Commission approves promotion of 3,684 Inspectors to ASPs

    The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 3,684 inspectors to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

    This is contained in statement issued by the Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission in Abuja on Sunday.

    It said that eight pilots were also promoted from ASP to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) and two aircraft engineers to DSPs.

    The statement stated that the promotions took effect from Jan. 1.

  • Lagos inspectors to use new methods

    Lagos inspectors to use new methods

    NO longer will inspectors visit public schools in Lagos and instill fear in teachers and pupils. They are now called Quality Assurance Evaluators and are being re-orientated on how to monitor schools to help them achieve quality.

    The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB) organised eight days of training for the evaluators to learn skills that would enable them assess schools appropriately in partnership with the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN), a DFID initiative.

    The training opened last Wednesday at the SUBEB Hall, Maryland, with the first three days dedicated to report writing for 20 evaluators from the Local Government Education Authorities (LGEA) and three from SUBEB headquarters to brush up their report writing skills. The remaining five days, which ends tomorrow, would focus on assessment skills for 35 evaluators from the LGEAS and SUBEB.

    At the opening, SUBEB Chairman, Mrs Gbolahan Daodu, represented by the Board Secretary, Mr Tunji Adefuye, said the new system is a shift to make pupils in public schools achieve learning outcomes.

    She said: “The concept of Quality Assurance Education was adopted by the state government in 2009. This is a paradigm shift from the old system of inspection which laid more emphasis on the efficiency of the school system rather than emphasising effectiveness and improved learning outcomes.

    “Whole school evaluation is the bedrock of quality assurance evaluation in education. The strengths and weakness of the schools are identified and suggestions made for improvement.

    “The objective of the workshop is primarily to equip the evaluators with the knowledge and skills that will enable them carry out the assignment of quality assuring schools and grading them appropriately.”

    Director, Quality Assurance, SUBEB, Mrs Habibat Daramosu told The Nation in an interview that unlike the old system where reports on schools were solely based on what inspectors noted, in the new dispensation, head teachers, parents and the host community contribute to the assessment to provide a clearer picture.

    “In the past, we were like police officers going to catch thieves; but now it is going to be all encompassing – involving the community, head teacher, pupils and the evaluators. The report is not based on the evaluator’s judgment alone. We will send pre-assessment forms to the head teacher to assess herself before the evaluator’s visit. After the visit, we compare the two,” she said.

    In case of lapses, Mrs Daramosu said corrections would be recommended and follow-up visits made to ensure they are effected.

    “Where we visit a school and find some lapses, the school will be informed and then there will be a follow-up visit to see whether the lapses have been addressed,” she said.

     

  • Govt to hire weights and measures inspectors

    The Federal Government is to hire more than 2,000 inspectors for the implementation of accurate weights and measures in transactions.

    Consultant to the Weights and Measures Department of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Yagbagi Sani, said in Abuja that the inspectors would implement the government’s agenda in ensuring that appropriate measures were implemented in all transactions cutting across different sectors, including telecommunications, oil and gas, trade and agriculture.

    He said: “Over 2,000 young inspectors are in the process of being employed by the government, and the first batch of private companies will work for the Department of Weights and Measures as independent service providers – providing calibration, testing and verification services to cover millions of weighing and measuring devices.

    “Trade transactions have measurement inaccuracies, which can vary from less than one per cent to 20 per cent where there is an inadequate metrology system. In a developing economy like Nigeria, the loss to both the government and the public due to measurement transaction inaccuracies is about 15 per cent of the GDP or N2.83 trillion per annum.”

  • Aba health inspectors and their excesses

    SIR: Aba residents are in trouble because of incessant harassment of health inspectors who have made it a routine to be issuing abatement notices to the residents, especially occupants of face me I face you bungalows asking them to come to their office for settlement. The abatement notice ranges from demand for excavation permit, building plan, health fitness and others.

    This development is worrisome because refusal of the occupants to comply attracts court injunction which is not served by a bailiff but themselves. Moreover, the money paid to them to waive the effect of the abatement notice is never receipted. This unwholesome practice has been on for a very long time now.

    Why I am worried about the whole incident is that the country is currently on the crusade of eradicating corruption and if nothing positive is done to terminate the anomaly, it then means that the country is crying wolf in that regard.

    The authorities in charge should clarify the situation to Aba residents, particularly whether the procedure and practice of extorting non receipted money from the residents is correct, otherwise a thorough investigation should be carried out and a severe punishment meted to any offenders to serve as deterrent.

    Aba residents have been writhing in pains as regards deplorable roads and unhealthy environment for many years now. The city requires a face lift before any other thing. So good thinking Nigerians should speak out in favour of Aba residents in order to arrest the ugly situation.

     

    • Nkemakolam Gabriel,

    Port Harcourt

     

  • Jigawa recruits health inspectors

    The Jigawa State government has recruited 500 sanitation workers to enhance environmental health services in the state, Alhaji Isa Nasarawa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, has said.

    Nasarawa said this at the inauguration of a three-day capacity building training workshop organised by the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON), in Dutse.

    He said that the workers were recruited under the newly established State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA).

    He added that the state government had also set up Rural Water and Sanitation Desk Offices in the 27 local government areas of the state.

    He said the action would help to streamline campaign activities and enhance access to potable water at the grassroots.

    The secretary explained that the measure was part of a comprehensive framework adopted by the state to achieve sustainable growth in the environment, water and health sectors.

    He said that the state government had made adequate provisions in the 2013 budget to fast track the implementation of water, sanitation and environmental health programmes.

    “This is part of a giant programme to control desertification, erosion and environmental health issues,” he said.

    In his remarks, the Registrar of the council, Mr Augustine Ebisike, said the training was part of its continuing education programme designed to expose the participants to the modern environmental health techniques.

    Ebisike also called for adequate funding of environmental health services to reduce health challenges in the country.

    The registrar praised the state government for the recruitment of sanitation workers and initiating other environment protection programmes.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 100 participants attended the workshop.

     

  • Enterprise Bank CEO tasks inspectors on e-payment fraud

    THE confidence of Nigerians on the usage of electronic payment systems is dependent on the control measures taken by banks’ auditors to prevent e-fraud in the financial services sector, Managing Director, Enterprise Bank Limited, Ahmed Kuru has said.

    Speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Committee of Chief Inspectors of Banks in Nigeria (CCIBN), which the bank hosted in Lagos recently, Kuru, who was represented by Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, an Executive Director of the bank, disclosed that more Nigerians would embrace the e-payment system as the country migrates to a cashless economy. However, he said that lenders should guarantee the safety customers’ money.

    Describing e-fraud as a crime that affects the society as a whole and impacting adversely on individuals, businesses and governments, the bank CEO maintained that recent studies showed that e-fraud has increased as more bank customers key into the cashless banking initiative.

    He challenged the CCIBN to always be a step ahead of fraudsters to check the rate of electronic fraud in the country. He also called for collaboration among stakeholders to check the menace.

    Kuru suggested that development of effective controls by banks especially in data security, maintenance of efficient joint industry database on e-fraud for knowledge sharing, collaboration with local and international agencies on fraud control mechanisms among other measures will assist banks address e-payment frauds in their respective institutions.

    He further charged the chief inspectors to regularly perform employee background checks, conduct fraud awareness trainings, make vacations mandatory for staff and segregate duties among staff members as these would assist banks check e-frauds in the financial services sector.