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Immigration Boss Harps On Hardwork
Hardwork and dedication to duty has been described as the
panacea to high productive standard and efficient service delivery to the
society.
The Comptroller of Immigration Service, Rivers State
Command, Steve Achese Fimibama, who made the remarks during the decoration of
newly promoted officers with their new ranks last Monday, at the Federal
Secretariat Complex, Port Harcourt, said that the promotion exercise is a
recognition of the efforts and rewards for hardwork put in by the 41 decorated
officers in their various capacities.
He charged them to see their elevation to new ranks as a
clarion call to serve, and should live up to their corresponding
responsibilities, as it behoves on them to be dutiful and dedicated to the
service of their father land.
Fimibama enjoined those yet to be promoted to be patient and
diligent to duties, nothing that every effort put in by staff toward achieving
the objective of the command would be rewarded accordingly in due course.
The Brigade Commander of 82 Division, Port Harcourt,
Brigadier-General T.Y. Buratai, charged the officers to work harder to attract
more promotion and incentives.
He commended the Immigration Service for partnering with the
army in the area of security and checking the influx of illegal immigrants into
the country.
The Brigade Commander, noted that operations of ‘Pulo
Shield’ could not have been successful if not for the assistance and
co-operation of the immigration. “The oil theft lave been more on foreigners,
which the immigration have been so wonderful in prosecuting them,” he remarked.
In a vote of thanks, Mr. Atama, on behalf of the
beneficiaries promised to live up to the corresponding responsibilities
associated with the new ranks and wished colleagues who are yet to be promoted
Gods intervention in their fortune.
“Payment of tuition fees for undergraduate/postgraduate studies shall be subject to a maximum limit of $25,000.00 per semester,” the Manual states.
The expansion of international card limits also reflects growing confidence among lenders that foreign exchange liquidity has improved enough to support retail dollar transactions.
Speaking recently at the BusinessDay 14th Annual CEO Forum in Lagos, CBN Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the CBN said buying and selling activities now increasingly determine outcomes in the foreign exchange market, unlike in the past when market participants relied heavily on routine Central Bank interventions.
According to Cardoso, Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves have risen from just over $3 billion at the start of the reform programme to more than $40 billion, while gross reserves have climbed to about $52 billion, providing stronger confidence for investors and enabling the Central Bank to reserve interventions for periods of market stress rather than day-to-day liquidity management.
The restoration and expansion of international naira card spending limits are increasingly being seen as one of the clearest signs that the benefits of the CBN’s foreign exchange reforms are beginning to reach households, students and businesses making legitimate cross-border payments.
The Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, WEC, Dr Angela Wilkinson, disclosed this in a statement, last Thursday.
“Nigeria’s participation comes at a pivotal time as the country seeks to expand energy access, strengthen energy security, accelerate gas development and mobilise the capital required for industrialisation and sustainable economic growth.
“WEC Nigeria will convene leaders from across the energy ecosystem, apply the WEC’s globally recognised Energy Trilemma framework to Nigeria’s unique context, and promote evidence-based dialogue, practical collaboration and informed policymaking.
“It will also ensure that Nigerian and broader African perspectives contribute meaningfully to global energy conversations,” she said.
Wilkinson expressed confidence that Nigeria would play a significant leadership role at the World Energy Congress scheduled for Riyadh in April 2027 and beyond.
The statement also quoted the Chairman of WEC Nigeria, Isa, as describing the country’s participation as an opportunity to deepen national and African leadership within the global energy community through practical solutions tailored to regional development priorities.
He said the platform would promote collaboration across sectors and attract sustainable investments into Nigeria’s energy sector.
The Chief Executive Officer of WEC Nigeria, Wunti, was quoted in the statement as saying that the council would connect leadership, evidence and investment to build a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system.
“This system will be capable of driving economic growth and shared prosperity.”
According to him, the platform will also connect Nigerian institutions and businesses with international knowledge, technology, partnerships and investment opportunities through the World Energy Council’s global network.
Recall that WEC, founded in 1923, is the world’s oldest independent and impartial community of energy leaders and practitioners, advancing informed, collaborative and practical action across the global energy system.