Personality in Focus
NIS Promotes Service PRO, Okpu, 4525 Others
The Comptroller General of Immigration Isah Jere Idris has announced the promotion of the Service Public Relations Officer, Amos Okpu, to the rank of Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, and 4525 other Personnel of the Service who participated in the 2021 Promotion, Upgrading and Advancement exercise. The promotion is contained in a letter from the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board vide CDCFIB/S.33/VOLIII/54 and dated 18th August, 2022.
According to a statement obtained by the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), The Comptroller General made the announcement on Friday, at the Service Headquarters while decorating some of his Personal Aides who were among the Personnel promoted.
The breakdown of the promotion is as follows:
i. a total of 145 Assistant Comptrollers of Immigration got promoted to the rank of Deputy Comptroller of Immigration;
ii. 99 Chief Superintendents of Immigration were promoted to the rank of Assistant Comptroller of Immigration;
iii. 307 Superintendents of Immigration were moved to the rank of Chief Superintendent of Immigration;
iv. while 338 Deputy Superintendents of Immigration got promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Immigration;
v. another 589 Assistant Superintendents of Immigration (I) are now Deputy Superintendents;
vi. 794 Assistant Superintendents of Immigration (II) got promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (I) while;
vii. 21 Inspectors of Immigration were promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Immigration (II).
Furthermore, whereas 1254 Personnel got advancement to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (II), a total of 979 junior Personnel who acquired higher qualifications and demonstrated high skills and competences have also been upgraded to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (II).
Speaking at the decoration ceremony of his personal aides, the Comptroller General commended the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who also doubles as the chairman of the Board for his huge commitment to staff motivation. He charged the newly promoted Officers to justify their elevations through enhanced dedication and uncommon loyalty to authorities. He assured government that the Service under his watch shall continue to make useful contributions to the peace and progress of the country.
Other Officers decorated with their new ranks are the outgoing Protocol Officer to the Comptroller General MY Dutse and his successor MA Ajimobi who are now Deputy Comptrollers. Others include Mercy Gadzama, Facility Manager of the NIS Technology Building, now a Chief Superintendent, Security Detail to the CGI AO Olukoya, also promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent as well as Tanko Godiya and Nguar Loice Titus of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) both now Assistant Superintendents of Immigration (II).
Former Presidential Spokesperson, Doyin Okupe has reportedly passed away.
TheNewsGuru reports that the senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and, recently, the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign died at 71, after a long struggle with cancer.
In October 2023, Okupe was hospitalized with prostate cancer and was flown to Israel for treatment.
However, it was learnt that his condition did not improve as expected.
Okupe had a history of prostate cancer, first diagnosed 16 years ago, and a later bout with sarcoma in his right shoulder.
Following his milestone achievements as Chairman of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), the Chairman/CEO of Executive Group, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan has been officially announced as the Patron of the Police advocacy initiative in Lagos State, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report.
The POCACOV is the Nigeria Police Force advocacy initiative to help young people avoid cultism and other vices. It uses advocacy, awareness, and sensitization to help young people avoid vices by conducting community outreaches to schools, inner cities, rural areas, and urban centres. It also helps to rehabilitate and reintegrate those who have been cut in the web of cultism, crimes, and social vices.
It would be recalled that Dr. Ayo Ogunsan took up the Chairmanship job about a year ago and was able to use his grand standing as the Board Member of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), prime supporter of security news beat association National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), and leadership of non-profit initiative, AKEM Foundation to champion his work and various impacting activities in the past one year. This is why POCACOV through its National Coordinator, ACP Olabisi Oluseyi Okuwobi on behalf of the Inspector General of Police announced his official elevation into the role of Patron of POCACOV in Lagos State.
The United Nations POLAC International Peace Advocate, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan expressed his gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun and the National Coordinator, ACP Okuwobi for the new role and promised to give direction to the new Chairman, Mr. Moses Oladimeji which will lead to improved performance of POCACOV in Lagos.
‘I will keep raiding our communities with love. We will give them food, shelter, etc. Police will do the Police work but I will do the policing of love’, Ogunsan affirmed.
This piece is contributed by Oki Samson
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection process.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga said his appointment, approved on Tuesday, takes effect from 7th March 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire.
Ogunjimi, 57, was first named as Madehin’s successor last December.
“A selection committee later chose him through a competitive, rigorous, and merit-based process involving Directors of Accounts in the Federal Civil Service. The committee conducted the process through three stages: a written assessment, an ICT proficiency test, and oral interviews.
“The selection process underscores President Tinubu’s commitment to promoting transparency, excellence, and competence in key public service positions,” the statement read in part.
Ogunjimi graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
He also obtained a Master’s in Accounting and Finance from the University of Lagos.
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
President Tinubu congratulated Ogunjimi on his appointment, and urged him to discharge his duties in the service with integrity, professionalism, and dedication to Nigeria’s service.
