NASENI CEO, Halilu tasks finance managers on effective resource management
L-R: Bagudu Gwandangaji, coordinating director, engineering infrastructure directorate, NASENI; Mustapha Marafa, support officer/NASENI desk officer, OAGF; Jeremiah Asanato, deputy programme manager, system support and sustainability directorate, OAGF; Khalil Suleiman Halilu, executive vice chairman/CEO of NASENI; Ibrahim Baba Dauda, coordinating director, finance and accounts, NASENI; Umaru Gaya, coordinating director, science infrastructure directorate, NASENI, during a one-day sensitisation workshop on Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) policy and guidelines for financial managers organised by NASENI and the Office of the Account General of the Federation, held at NASENI Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Khalil Suleiman Halilu, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has underscored the importance of effective resource management, emphasising the agency’s responsibility in administering public funds for the benefit of Nigeria.
The EVC stated this while declaring open one-day sensitisation workshop on Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) policy and guidelines for financial managers of NASENI in collaboration with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) held at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
The workshop was aimed at enhancing financial management practices for NASENI principal officers, directors, managing directors and accounting officers system-wide.
Urging the participants to take the workshop with all sense of purpose, the EVC/CEO called for accurate financial record-keeping and the adoption of innovative processes which remain integral in the GIFMIS policy. He stressed the significance of staff training and capacity development to ensure the discharge of duties to make NASENI a preferred public sector employer in Nigeria.
While warning staff on classified documents, Halilu said confidentiality in financial management is a crucial aspect and called for strict adherence to public service regulations regarding the integrity of official information.
Halilu further emphasised the agency’s 3Cs initiative of Collaboration, Creation, and Commercialisation as NASENI’s core operating principles, expressing confidence in achieving the agency’s goals in alignment with the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Also speaking at the event, Jeremiah Asanato, the deputy programme manager, system support and sustainability sirectorate, OAGF, giving overview of the GIFMIS, said it is aimed at integrating budgeting and government expenditure. He emphasised that the policy will help to address irregularities, corruption, and other fraudulent activities in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
In his vote of thanks, Ibrahim Baba Dauda,coordinating director,finance and accounts, NASENI, appreciated all finance and accounts directorate staff from across NASENI centres system-wide for attending the workshop. He alsochallenged them to start thinking of making NASENI an independent revenue-generating agency.