NOA tasks media on census awareness

The Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari has charged media practitioners to raise public awareness on the upcoming national census.

Abari urged the media to saturate Nigerian airwaves and space with all the needed information on the population exercise.

He made the appeal yesterday in Kano shortly after visiting the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, as part of the public enlightenment and mobilisation efforts for the success of the headcount.

According to him, the national census publicity committee was created to create more awareness on the importance of the population census to the development of the nation.

He noted that traditional institution has a vital role to play in enlightening their subjects on need to fully participate on the 2023 National Population and

Housing Census.

“We have also reached out to development associations and non-governmental groups to mobilise residents on the need to participate in the exercise,” said Abari.

According to Abari, the committee is holding a town hall meeting with the aim of engaging all stakeholders to achieved the set objectives.

“We are sure that our outing would play a significant role in reaching out to the general populace so that they will be well informed on the importance of this national assignment in the development of the nation,” he said. (NAN)

Niger political appointees bemoan non-payment of March salary

From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

Some political appointees in Niger State have lamented over the alleged nonpayment of their March salary by the state government.

It was gathered that the affected appointees includes; coordinators, senior special assistants, and special assistants respectively.

Some of the appointees, who spoke to our reporter under the condition of anonymity expressed dismay considering the ongoing Ramadan fast, the state government remain adamant in paying their salaries...

However, the affected appointees appealed to governor Abubakar Sani Bello through his magnanimity direct the ministry of finance to immediately effect their payment to cushion the hardship been experienced.

It could be recalled that the state civil servants also received their March salaries late which according to reports was due to shortfalls and court case instituted against the Niger state government by some contractors, resulting to garnishing of one of government account. It could be recalled that the state civil servants also received their March salaries late which according to reports was due to shortfalls and court case instituted against the Niger state government by some contractors, resulting to garnishing of one of government account.