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The Benue State Government has established camps and began distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Makurdi, the state capital. A member of the state Technical Committee on Flood, Josephine Haba, while distributing the relief materials at NKST Primary School, Wadata, said all verified victims would be attended to. Haba said on Monday that
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The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji has said Nigeria requires accurate, reliable and timely energy data to drive and track the energy transition process. He made the statement at the official launch of the computerised National Energy Information System (NEIS) held at the ECOWAS headquarters, Abuja. Nnaji said, “The Energy
Nigeria requires accurate, reliable energy data – FG
The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji has said Nigeria requires accurate, reliable and timely energy data to drive and track the energy transition process.
He made the statement at the official launch of the computerised National Energy Information System (NEIS) held at the ECOWAS headquarters, Abuja.
Nnaji said, “The Energy Commission of Nigeria is cognisant of the need to improve energy data collection methods by setting up systems which respond to the country’s data needs to include all sectors of the economy, to improve energy data quality and coverage.
“The outcome of the collaboration between the Energy Commission of Nigeria and the ECOWAS Commission can now enable us, as a country, to conduct energy programming better, improve government efforts for better planning, policy making and making informed decisions related to the country’s energy sector transformation.
“The current need for energy transition calls for a more holistic approach that will revolutionise the process, so that project designs, policies and strategies are informed by high-quality and reliable energy data.”
He said the computerised National Energy Information System was conceived to dematerialise data collection, reduce data entry error and processing time, improve the speed of data dissemination and improve data quality.
“This is an occasion intended to usher in an innovative approach to the collection, collation, harmonisation, validation and dissemination of energy data,” he added.
Earlier in his welcome address, the DG/CEO Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha said, “The Commission is charged with the responsibility for strategic planning and coordination of national policies in the field of energy in all its ramifications.
“In doing so, the Commission collates, analyses and publishes information relating to the field of energy from all sources for energy planning.
“To achieve this, the Commission established a National Energy Information System, which is to serve as a repository of bankable energy data in the country.
“The collated data would serve as inputs into the development, operation and maintenance of the National Energy Information System, which will be accessed by Researchers, Development Partners, Individuals and organisations to plan, make informed decisions and take effective actions in the management of energy supply, use and costs.
“In order to further achieve this mandate therefore, the Commission must work with other relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations that generate, collect, analyse, disseminate and use energy data.”
In his keynote address, the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince Aderemi Adeniran stated that the project supported by ECOWAS, not only represents a significant leap in the country’s collective efforts to harness the power of statistical information to improve our energy sector.
“It also underscores the new direction of travel of the national statistical system in Nigeria, which is to adopt innovative ways of collecting, analysing, managing and disseminating data to the wide array of users.
“Energy is the lifeblood of modern economies, driving growth, innovation and social development. Accurate and timely energy information is crucial for informed decision-making, efficient resource management, and ensuring energy security,” he stated.
Nigeria requires accurate, reliable energy data – FG
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has recommended the expulsion of former Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, for allegedly acting against the party’s interests in the state. Speaking during a press briefing on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the state PDP Caretaker Chairman, Dare Adeleke, said the call for Fayose’s
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The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has recommended the expulsion of former Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, for allegedly acting against the party’s interests in the state. Speaking during a press briefing on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, the state PDP Caretaker Chairman, Dare Adeleke, said the call for Fayose’s
Concerned over the delay in announcing the commencement of pilgrims’ registration for the 2025 Hajj by some States’ Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards and Agencies, a faith-based Civil Society Organization, CSO, that reports and monitors Hajj and Umrah activities, the Independent Hajj Reporters, (IHR), has called on state governors to give priority to the pilgrimage issues
CSO tasks govs on registration of pilgrims for 2025 Hajj
Concerned over the delay in announcing the commencement of pilgrims’ registration for the 2025 Hajj by some States’ Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards and Agencies, a faith-based Civil Society Organization, CSO, that reports and monitors Hajj and Umrah activities, the Independent Hajj Reporters, (IHR),
has called on state governors to give priority to the pilgrimage issues in their respective states.
The CSO, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Mohammed on Wednesday expressed concern that some states are yet to start registration even when they are expected to remit the first tranche of pilgrims’ deposits to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, starting from October 2, in accordance to the commission’s 2025 Hajj calendar for onward transfer to the Saudi-based service providers to pay for Tent spaces in Mina.
“As at the time of penning this press statement, Niger, Sokoto and Borno States are yet to kick start the registration exercise despite having received the directive from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in August for states to begin registration.
“We are aware that some Executive Secretaries of Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards are yet to submit the 2024 Hajj reports to their Governors and as a result of which they are yet to get approval to start pilgrims’ registration from their Chief Executives,” the group stated.
It went further: “That the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards will need a separate approval from state governors to start pilgrims’ registration even after being given permission by the apex hajj regulatory body is a peculiar federating procedural headache for Hajj Industry that requires immediate solutions.”
“It is necessary to note that the Saudi Ministry of Hajj had on 23rd October began allocating tent spaces to Hajj participating countries that had made payments.
“Any Executive Secretary of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board who has not submitted their 2024 Hajj report four months after 2024 Hajj should be removed and replaced with a more competent person.”
The CSO reminded the state governors that the delay in starting pilgrims’ registration by States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards is the underlying cause of poor services being experienced by Nigerian pilgrims yearly in Saudi Arabia.
“Late registration gives birth to late remittances of pilgrims’ registration fund to NAHCON, which affects the commission’s inability to make payments to Saudi-based service providers as at when due to enable them to make adequate preparations to provide efficient services to our dear pilgrims.
“State administrative bureaucracies are causing serious disruptions to the implementation of the Hajj calendar and something needs to be done to tinker with the NAHCON Establishment Act, 2006, to allow pilgrims from states to start early registration without having to wait for the approval of state chief executives.
“Hajj is a global affair in which over 162 participating countries are expected to implement a uniform calendar released yearly as released by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj to serve as a guiding map for pre-Hajj preparations,” IHR noted.