Bola Tinubu, president of Nigeria, is currently meeting with governors of the 36 states of the federation at the council chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.The meeting, which is his maiden meeting with the governors since he assumed office on May 29, commenced at about 12:36pm.Some of those present at the meeting
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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has sacked some categories of civil servants employed in the state by the immediate past Governor Samuel Ortom.Governor Alia’s directive was contained in a statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Tersoo Kula.He also ordered civil servants and persons appointed as Permanent Secretaries by the previous
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President Bola Tinubu officially administered the oath of office to Senator George Akume, appointing him as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).The event witnessed the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including current and former Governors, in a ceremony held at the council chamber.In attendance were Vice President
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Memories and emotions went high on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the House of Representatives, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila officially dissolved the 9th assembly.Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House, had moved a motion to commence the valedictory session, while Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader seconded
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Some Nigerians on the internet have called for the arrest and prosecution of the immediate past Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, after the Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide, disclosed that the aeroplane that landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 26, 2023, was a chartered one
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Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has secured a huge appointment less than two weeks after the end of his time as Muhammadu Buhari’s minister.Mohammed has been appointed as the managing partner of Ballard Partners, an international lobbying firm based in the United States of America.The firm
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The House of Representatives yesterday cautioned the federal government against terminating a contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited for the production of electronic passport booklets.The lawmakers said if the contract is terminated, procuring the equipment capable of putting the latest security features in the Nigerian e-passport
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The House of Representatives has called for a forensic audit of all the rehabilitation projects for the comatose Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries estimated at N11.35 trillion from (2010-2020).This followed the adoption of the report of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in the
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Two speakers have emerged out of the leadership crisis of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday, Leadership reports.They include the immediate past speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and Mr Daniel Ogah Ogazi representing Kokona East constituency.While Hon Abdullahi was elected at a sitting which took place at the Ministry
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A report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday said 39 civilians were killed in the erroneous airstrikes on January 24, 2023, that killed 39 civilians and injured at least 6 others at Kwateri, in Nasarawa State, adding that at least 300 innocent people have been killed in airstrikes targeted
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