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Institute of Directors Canvases For Good Governance in All Spheres Of Life

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3 days ago

October 12, 2024

The Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria, Abuja Chapter has said that the institute was focused on building the right leadership and good governance in all spheres of life.

President and Chairman of Council, Alhaji Tijjani Borodo disclosed this at the Walk for Life event with the theme Active Life Promoting Wellbeing held on Saturday at the National Stadium, Abuja.

He said that over 60 percent of youths are yearning for the right leadership, stating that the institute was ensuring that there is purposeful leadership and the institute must take the lead.

“The critical thing in this country is having the right and purposeful leadership. Whenever you have the right leadership, we assure you that followership is key.

“If you see the demography of Nigeria, there are so many young people; 60 percent are young people, and they are all yearning for the right leadership.

“That is why we are saying in the institute of directors that leadership is not only in the private sector but also in the public sector.

“Leadership must translate right through our families, our offices, and our businesses, and expect the kind of leadership that will drive this country, the economy, and the people forward.

I believe the government is in power now; they are making their efforts, he said.

Also speaking, Mrs. Nwando Chukwurah, the Chairman of the Institute, Abuja Chapter, said that the event is an opportunity for directors and friends of the institute in Abuja to come together and walk.

She said that it was an avenue for networking, to bond, and also to keep fit because health is wealth.

She said that the institute creates awareness and promotes corporate governance.

“ We have a lot of training and seminars on how to get directors to know the right thing to do in running an organisation.

We advocate that people should continue to govern in the right way, run your businesses the right way, run your offices the right way; we are all about promoting right governance.

Mrs. Maryam Shehu, the Chairman, Planning Committee, said that the event was held quarterly to keep fit, meet, and interact with members.

She, also, said the Institute stands for good governance, and as captains of industries, the members advocate for things to be done in the right way.

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Minister of State Petroleum join forces with FRSC on Road Safety Campaign

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1 day ago

October 14, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

In what seems to be another milestone in inter-agency collaboration, the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Oil) have reached a compromise to begin a robust partnership, geared towards intensifying existing efforts embedded in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.

The partnership was birthed during the visit of the Corps Marshal FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, to the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri in his office on Monday 14 October 2024.

In the course of the conversation that ensued, the Honourable Minister assured the Corps Marshal of his ministry’s readiness to partner with the Corps in the campaign for safer roads in Nigeria.

While congratulating the Corps Marshal on his well deserved appointment, the Minister expressed optimism that with the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council (NRSS), by the Vice President last week, stakeholders would work harmoniously to ensure safety on the nation’s highways. He commended the FRSC for its commitment to road safety as evidenced by the successes recorded in the areas of Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme, Drivers certification and other public enlightenment programs that have led to drastic reduction in the rate of road traffic crashes.

The Minister however, expressed concerns with frequent cases of crashes involving petroleum tankers some of which resulted in fire incidents with great loses to lives and property. He further stressed that even as the Ministry would have preferred that the use of pipelines as veritable means of transporting the petroleum products, the current hazards as well as the cost implications involved in replacing the pipes have made that impracticable at the moment. He therefore solicited the support of the FRSC to properly streamline the activities of drivers at the depots with a view to ensuring that only tankers that meet the minimum safety standards load the petroleum products from such facilities.

The Minister expressed the willingness of the Ministry to support the FRSC with logistics and training to enhance the capacity and efficiency of its personnel in road traffic management.
Earlier in his remarks, the Corps Marshal commended the Minister for the positive reforms being embarked upon in petroleum industry in Nigeria by the current leadership. He noted the existing peace and harmony in the Niger Delta areas and requested for collaboration for sustained peace and development in the oil industry.

The Corps disclosed that as part of the FRSC’s commitment to safety in movement of petroleum products, personnel of the Corps are being deployed to major depots across the country to ensure compliance to safety rules and regulations with particular reference with the policy on safe to load. He requested the Minister to assist the Corps with some logistics including patrol vehicles and ambulance for enhanced road surveillance and prompt response to distress calls.

The meeting which had in attendance some Directors of the Ministry of petroleum also has some principal officers of the FRSC in attendance with both sides agreeing on the need to sustain the partnership for safety on the nation’s highways and stability in the transportation of the petroleum products.

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