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NTAC Boss Inaugurates Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society
Joel Ajayi
The Director-General (D-G) of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Dr Yusuf Yakub, on Wednesday inaugurated the agency’s staff multipurpose cooperative to address housing and other challenges.
The inauguration was held at the NTAC Headquarters in Abuja, and saw the instalment of newly elected members of the executive.
The D-G said that the cooperative society would address issues of housing and other welfare needs of the staff members.
He said that the initiative aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda of ensuring that civil servants and Nigerians in general enjoyed incentives that will make life meaningful for all.
“It is through cooperatives of this kind that some of these objectives can be achieved, ” he said.
He said that the corps also had a welfare package for staffs, like the mortgage, where civil servants and other workers can be able to acquire houses through instalmental payments.
The newly elected Chairman of the multipurpose cooperative society, Mr Ogbonna Martin, commended the D-G and the Federal Government for the initiative that would help to meet the needs of staff of the agency.
“I extend my humble gratitude to you all for the privilege, and the honour that you have bestowed on the members of our executive today.
“The executive is starting on a clean slate on what ought to have begun many years ago.
“Our intention is to use our knowledge of staff needs to deliver results for the benefit of us all,’’ he said.
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Honoured in Death: Baze University Recognises Late AVM Mouktar Mohammed (Rtd) with Doctorate Degree
One of Nigeria’s leading private universities, Baze University Abuja, has recognized the immense contributions of the late Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Mouktar Mohammed (Rtd) with a posthumous Doctor of Science award at their recent convocation ceremony.
The awardee, father of the current FCT Football Association chairman, Alhaji Abba Mouktar, was described as a dedicated, committed, disciplined, visionary, and patriotic citizen during his lifetime, making him a fitting recipient of the award.
Present at the event were notable dignitaries, including the 2023 Labour Party presidential flagbearer, Mr. Peter Obi; the Emir of Dutse, His Royal Highness Alhaji Hameem Nuhu Sanusi; the Emir of Lafia Hon. Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I.
Also in attendance to celebrate the awardee were immediate and extended family members, associates, and other well-meaning Nigerians.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Alhaji Abba Mouktar Mohammed, FCT FA Chairman, thanked the institution for recognizing his father’s contributions and stated that it serves as a testament to the fact that the efforts of good and worthy ambassadors of Nigeria in various fields will not go unrecognized, as Baze University has set a precedent in this regard.
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