Director General of the National Identity
Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz has charged staff of the
Corporate Communications Unit of the Commission to be professional in the
discharge of their duties.
Engr. Aziz made the call while addressing
participants at a 3-day Retreat organised for staff of the Corporate
Communications Unit of the commission, held at Global Village Hotel, Nasarawa
State, from 20th -22nd September 2022. The
Retreat was supported by the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development
(ID4D) project.
According to a statement jointly signed by
the Manager, Communications, Nigeria Digital Identification for Development
(ID4D) project, Dr. Walter Duru and Head, Corporate Communications at NIMC,
Kayode Adegoke, the NIMC helmsman also charged the participants to be more
focused on delivery of excellent service to the citizens.
Speaking on the Retreat, Engr. Aziz said
that “It is very exciting. I have got beautiful feedback from my staff. They
said they have learnt so much and they look forward to putting them into
practice. They have promised that I will see positive changes in the Corporate
Communications Unit of the Commission.”
“I commend the Nigeria Digital ID4D
project for the support to the Commission, particularly, around identification
of gaps and taking deliberate steps towards closing the gaps. This
Communication Retreat is one of such interventions. Nigeria ID4D has provided
resources and experts to support the Commission. The organisation’s ecosystem
model is great, and we are excited to implement it.”
He further advised participants to put
into practise the knowledge acquired, to improve their performance.
Earlier in his remarks, Project
Coordinator, Nigeria Digital ID4D project, Musa Odole Solomon pledged the
project’s commitment to sustained collaboration with NIMC and other ecosystem
partners, even as he thanked the Commission for cooperating with the project.
Earlier in her presentation titled “NIMC:
Mandate, Organisational Goals and Mission”, the commission’s Director, Legal
and Regulatory Services, Barr. Hadiza Dagabana tasked participants to focus on
delivering the organisation’s mandate through professional corporate
communications practice.
In his presentation on “Corporate
Communications: Implications, Strategies and Results”, former Commissioner for
Information in Imo State and Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations, Prof. Emman-Owums Owuamalam urged participants to take deliberate
steps to close gaps in communication between the commission and the citizens.
Also, in his paper titled “Launching a Communication Value-Chain Culture in NIMC,” Presly
Obukoadata, an Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Digital Media, urged
participants to uphold the values of the commission, even as he spoke on the
need for a blend of promotional tools in communication design and
implementation.
In their respective remarks, NIMC’s Acting
Director/Head of DG’s Office, Mrs. Uche Chigbo, Head of Procurement, Princess
Nkoyo Iwok, Head of
Finance, Abolaji Akinola, Head of Enforcement, James
Bura Mamza, Umaru
Ba, Head, Human Capital
Management, Rhoda Jackden and External Communications Manager, Nigeria
ID4D, Mouktar Adamu, urged participants to implement the skills acquired from
the Retreat, assuring them of management’s continued support.
The 3-day Retreat, with the theme “Inspiring
NIMC towards a New Era of Marketable Nigerian Identity Campaign” was aimed at reminding participants of their roles
towards achieving organisational objectives, aligning them with organisational
culture and values, understanding of best practices in corporate
communications, identification of strengths and weaknesses of the corporate
communications team, while agreeing on next steps.
Highlights of the Retreat were paper presentations,
team-bonding activities, interactive sessions, break-out sessions, among
others.
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