United States Vice President Kamala Harris and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, have spoken to President Bola Tinubu over the coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic.In separate telephone conversations, they expressed strong support for Nigeria’s efforts toward the restoration of constitutional order in
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The Senate has announced that it will commence the screening and confirmation of the 28 ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, July 31, 2023.The Senate made the announcement on Thursday in plenary after Tinubu through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, presented 28 names as the
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Deputy Comptroller Generals (DCGs) and three Assistant Comptroller Generals (ACGs) of the Nigeria Customs.Nigeria Customs spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada in a statement said the approval comes following the appointment of the Acting Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR on
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah.The objection was filed by the NYSC and its Director of Corps Certification, Ibrahim A. Muhammad, in response to Mbah’s suit seeking an order proclaiming the
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has disclosed collaborations with Meta,(owners of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp), and the United States National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children to combat online child exploitation and human trafficking in Nigeria.The Director General NAPTIP, Fatima Waziri-Azi said this during
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It was akin to the opening of “cans of worms” when the chairman and commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee, investigating job racketeering and gross mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in Nigeria, on Wednesday.This was as
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Federal government has described the notice of strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as illegal and in contempt of court.The NLC, through its national president, Joe Ajaero and secretary-general, Emmanuel Ugboaja, have called on Nigerian workers to prepare for nationwide strike on August 1, to protest hike in
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Ogun State governor Prince Dapo Abiodun said filling stations for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would be positioned on bus routes across the state.Governor Abiodun, in an interview with newsmen at the Arcade Ground of the Governor's Office after inspecting the first converted diesel/petrol buses to CNG, said the positioning of
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Plateau State government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of over 300 power plants as part of efforts to open up the state for industrialisation.The secretary to the state government (SSG) Samuel Jatau signed the MoU on behalf of the government while AVM Chollom Pam (rtd)
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Permanent secretary in the Borno State Ministry of Works, Engr Goni Lawan, has assured road users and motorists plying Maiduguri-Kano Road that the flyover under construction on the Borno Express Roundabout will be completed in October this year.Lawan, who said road users were cooperating with workers on the site, added
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