PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES THE BOARD OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   President Tinubu Reconstitutes the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate's confirmation of its members on December 16.   Members of the reconstituted Board are:   • Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni, PhD. — Chairman   Dr Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017. He was subsequently appointed Vice Chairman of the Commission.   His appointment as Chairman took effect from 1 December 2025 and shall subsist until the completion of his ten-year tenure at the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.   • Yusuf Ali, PhD. — Vice Chairman   Dr Ali was first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022. His designation as Vice Chairman took effect on 1 December 2025 and shall remain in effect until the completion o...

THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE HAD SPENT N600 MILLION ON DOGS,FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

                       Today thursday Inspector General of Police Mr Solomon Arase,made the disclosure at the inauguration of the Police Dog Breeding Centre and Ultra ModernMounted Troop in Abuja.He said ''The Nigerian Police Force,had spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few years.This is certainly not sustainable in the face of the current dwindling resources.So much money was being spent on the importation of dogs from foreign countries that rarely adapted to the country's policing objective.The projects inaugurated were funded within the budgetary provisions of the Force Animal Branch.The force animal branch had remained under utilised in the past while the force continued to rely on importation of dogs and other animals for its operations.The centre was built to aid the police acquire capacity to locally breed police dogs as well as support other security agencies in the country.The centre if effectively utilised,would save the nation some foreign exchange that would have gone into procurement of dogs from foreign countries.The centre had the capacity to breed and supply police dogs to the entire West African Sun-region.It is projected that at optimal breeding capacity,it can produce well above 200 dogs per year.The establishment of the facilities was part of the long term strategies aimed at restoring police primacy and aligning it to best global standards''.In a remark,the Minister of Interior,retired Lt-Gen,Abdulrahman Dambazau said the projects were timely considering the current security challenges facing the country.Dambazau said that Nigerians deserved a police that was competent and reliable.He said that the projects would not only reduce spending but would also provide job opportunities for other Nigerians aside from the police.More photos below.                                                                 

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