Economy

Idiroko Border Communities Need Power, Says NCS

By Web News 398

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has called for urgent interventions to resolve the persistent poor power supply to communities surrounding the Idiroko Border in Ogun State.

The Customs Area Controller for the Ogun 1 Area Command, Mr. Godwin Otunla, made the call, emphasizing that an improved electricity supply would enhance residents’ living standards and boost social and economic activities in the area.

Mr. Otunla issued the appeal at the Command’s headquarters in Idiroko during an interactive session with a management team from Radio Nigeria Paramount FM, Abeokuta, led by the station’s General Manager, Mrs. Oluremi Olugbenro.

The Controller expressed concern that the unreliable power supply has led to the indiscriminate use of generating sets, which is fueling environmental hazards and contributing to the high cost of living.

Mr. Otunla mentioned ongoing moves by the command to find a lasting solution to the problem.

He maintained that improved service from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, and other stakeholders would boost livelihoods and support efforts toward enhanced border security and economic integration.

Mr. Otunla also reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to collaborating with the media, particularly the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, to promote public enlightenment and strengthen national security awareness.

Earlier in the visit, the General Manager of Paramount FM, Mrs. Oluremi Olugbenro, assured the command of the station’s readiness to sustain its partnership in public education and grassroots mobilization for national development.

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Lifestyle

FRCN remains committed to staff training – Ibadan ZD

By Web News 846

The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, is attaching importance to mentorship and in-house training to boost the capacity of staff for effective performance.

The Deputy Director News and Current Affairs, FRCN, Ibadan Zonal Station, Elder Adenrele Ajisefini, stated this in Abeokuta, Ogun State at the opening of training for translators and other members of staff of Radio Nigeria, Paramount FM.

A cross-section of staff who attended the in-house training

Opening his keynote address with a message from the Acting Zonal Director, Mrs. Bolanle Owoyemi, Elder Ajisefini charged the personnel to shun indiscipline and deploy their professional skills towards meeting the information needs of the public and boosting the corporation’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.

The Deputy Director News expressed the hope that participants in the training would be empowered to gain more grounds in the profession and add value to the listeners.

Declaring the training session open, the General Manager of Paramount FM, Alhaji Adeniyi Odekunle, who commended the FRCN Management for the gesture, urged the corporation to sustain the efforts to improve staff productivity. In separate remarks, Head of News, Mrs. Oluremi Olugbenro and the Head of Programmes, Mr. Dapo Oyekanmi encouraged participants to make good use of the training to learn, unlearn and relearn new ideas.

The training programme is expected to be rounded off on Friday.

Olajumoke Idowu