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DG, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Recommits To Greater Service To Humanity As He Bags ICEN’s Doctorate

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3 years ago

December 10, 2023

…..Dedicates Certificate to President Tinubu

Joel Ajayi

The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTARt. Hon. (Dr.) Yusuf Buba Yakub has pledged to continue to offer his best efforts to improve the lot of humanity everywhere he finds himself.

Director-General, who restated the above in Abuja, on Saturday, when he received a Professional Fellowship Doctorate award from the Institute of the Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), dedicated the highly prized certificate to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he termed “the leadership he has demonstrated in less than one year since assuming the Office of President in the country.”

While also thanking the President of ICEN and members of the Governing Council of the Institute for finding him worthy of the award, Buba re-iterated his conviction that despite how things may seem to be at the moment, Nigeria in the hands of the Tinubu Administration was bound to be a better place.

“For people like us, we can see the signs everywhere… the economic indices are all there already; things will surely get better. Just as His Excellency, Mr President said the other day, it’s like a woman getting through the pangs of labour. The pains of today are just the little short-term pangs we have to bear to birth a new Nigeria,” the former federal lawmaker, who was accompanied to the event by some Directors of the Corps, including Amb. Mohammed Mohammed and Lawal Ishiaka Adekola, among other staff, insisted.

Earlier, the Director-General of the Institute, Prof. Christopher O. Balogun, called on awardees of the Institute to prepare to arm themselves with statistics and other economic analysis tools. He said all these were important to address facts at all times. He also challenged them to avoid undue criticism of the government, but instead, to state facts as they always appear.

Speaking further, Prof.Balogun also enjoined awardees, inductees, and prospective Fellows of ICEN to be wary of corruption in all its known forms, especially, in public offices. He said the Institute was in close working partnership and collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as other such bodies and must, therefore, request that its members flee all vestiges of the social cankerworm bedeviling the Nigerian society. He tasked participants in the conference to go and put to practice all that they had learned from the day’s event for the benefit of the nation.

Among those who received the Institute’s Doctorate were Mr Ajayi Kehinde Daniel, Dr. Wulangs B. Yoshi, and Mr Oyedeji Adeyemi. Several other professionals also received the Fellowship of the Institute, while many more were inducted as members of the Institute following their participation in the program during which four distinct papers were presented by scholars on various aspects of leadership and economic governance.

The Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), formerly known as the Economic Society of Nigeria, was chartered in 2019 by an Act of Nigeria’s Parliament.

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Algeria’s Glorious Revolution: Embassy Marks 72nd Anniversary in Abuja

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3 days ago

November 12, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Embassy of Algeria in Nigeria has commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the country’s Glorious Revolution of November 1, 1954, with a reception in Abuja, highlighting Algeria’s liberation struggle and strengthening diplomatic relations with Nigeria.

The event, held on November 9, 2026, at Continental Suites Hotel, attracted prominent personalities, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, members of the Federal Government, senior government officials, heads of diplomatic missions and other friends of Algeria.

Speaking at the reception, Algeria’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Hocine Mezoued, welcomed guests and paid tribute to the country’s freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for independence.

He described the November 1, 1954 revolution as the foundation of modern Algeria, noting that the sacrifices of the nation’s martyrs made it possible for the country to reclaim its sovereignty.

On Algeria’s development agenda, Mezoued said President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s administration had continued to pursue economic reforms, diversification and national development under its New Algeria vision.

He noted that the country was recording progress in non-hydrocarbon exports, while improvements in the business environment had boosted investor confidence and attracted significant foreign investments.

On foreign policy, the ambassador reaffirmed Algeria’s commitment to non-interference, respect for national sovereignty, peaceful conflict resolution and the right of peoples to self-determination.

Addressing security challenges in the Sahel, he stressed that lasting peace could not be achieved through military measures alone, insisting that economic development, inclusive dialogue and peaceful resolution of disputes remained essential.

Turning to Nigeria-Algeria relations, Mezoued described the partnership as one founded on shared values and the commitment of both countries’ leaders to advancing African development.

He identified the Trans-Saharan Highway, Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline and Trans-Saharan Fibre Optic Backbone as major strategic projects receiving attention from both countries.

The ambassador also disclosed that Algeria had continued to provide scholarships to Nigerian students to strengthen human capital development and capacity building.

He further announced that Air Algérie expanded its Nigerian operations on October 26, 2026, with the introduction of two weekly flights to Lagos, expressing confidence that the service would boost trade and tourism.

Looking ahead, Mezoued said 2027 would offer fresh opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly through the fifth Joint High Bi-National Commission scheduled to hold in Abuja.

He expressed optimism that the meeting would provide an opportunity to assess existing partnerships, identify new areas of cooperation and move Nigeria-Algeria relations towards a more practical and results-driven phase.

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