President Mohammadu Buhari certainly has his hands full, and unless something drastic is done to stem massive corruption, the country may be in for the worse! Following tip off, about 800 fraudulent pension accounts have been uncovered and closed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) following the introduction of the Bank Verification Number (BVN). They are also investigating the mismanagement of close to N2 billion pension fund at the Pension Transitional Arrangement Department(PTAD). Reports say the 800 accounts were spread across all Deposit Money Banks! For now, the ICPC is leaving no stone upturned to unravel the brains behind the shady deals.
Appointed since 1 st April, 2015 till date, Prof. Adepoju Adeshola Olatunde, Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has left no room to chance. The Ph.D holder in Agricultural and Environmental Economics (2002) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State has taken extra-ordinary steps to see the Forestry Institute to the next level of existence. One of such steps is the repositioning of FRIN outstation for better research focus. Others include renovation of dilapidated structures, repositioning of staff members for optimum performance, reclaiming/security all encroached land and resources of the Institute, successfully enacting on Act to Establish Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria for Forestry Research; Education and Training; establishing Six strategic Rural Resource Centers for communities engagement, capacity building and extension services. Prof. Adepoju who also holds B.Agric (Agricultural Economics), 1995 ...
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