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President Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority for an additional 5-year tenure. Also approved is reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the NPA, with Mr Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye (South-west zone) as Chairman. Other members of the Board are: Prince Ekenyem Nwafor-Orizu (South-east zone), Akinwunmi Ricketts (South-south […]
The Niger-Delta Peace Keeping Volunteer Front, with the aim of rescuing expatriates kidnapped in the Niger-Delta region, has elected new executives to pilot the affairs of the group and assured expatriates of safety. Those who have been newly elected to run the affairs of the group for the next three years are; Hon Kurata Akassa, […]
The Electoral institution in Nigeria,the Independent National Electoral Commission is considering making the National Identity Number a precondition for registering voters when the continuous voter registration exercise commences in a few weeks, The PUNCH reports A national commissioner at INEC disclosed this during an interview on Tuesday. According to him, the NIN would help tackle challenges of underage […]
Mr. Anayo Adibe, the lawyer of Abdulrasheed Maina, who is the former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) has alleged that his client suffered a partial stroke at the Kuje correctional centre where he is currently detained. Adibe revealed this while speaking on WE FM. Commenting on the current state of his client who […]
Two former civil servant bosses now retired, Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, and an ex-Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko have revealed how they refunded N8.2billion back to the treasury. The Nation reports that the government officials refunded the monies to avoid prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt […]
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised sick and too old people to henceforth stay away from worship centres. This is part of the guidelines released on Monday by CAN to churches following the second wave of COVID-19 ravaging the globe. CAN further appealed to Christians to continue to adhere to […]
Leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the reopening of schools without putting in place structures that will ensure adherence to covid-19 protocols. NMA President Innocent Ujah on Monday in Abuja averred that government has continued to pay lip service in the face of the pandemic. Meanwhile, a Delta state based educationist Rita […]
The Federal Government has asked schools to stop requesting for COVID – 19 test results from returning students before they are admitted. The government, in a short statement issued on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, warned school authorities to refrain from asking students or parents to […]
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says Nigeria does not have enough freezers to store thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine when they are delivered to the country. Nigeria would this month receive 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is required to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius. Speaking in an interview […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will spend N3.4 billion on feeding and travel expenses. This is according to the budget analysis seen by newsmen. While President Buhari approved about N2.6 billion of the amount for his office, about N873 million was earmarked for Mr Osinbajo’s office. As in the last five years, […]
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