President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate:(1) Prof. Tunji Olaopa — Chairman(2) Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo — Member (Representing Adamawa, Gombe | Taraba)(3) Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu — Member (Representing
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The Federal Government, on Friday, launched the Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Initiative with the handing over of two CNG-fuelled buses to the management of the State House.At the official launch of the initiative at Presidential Villa, Abuja, Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), Mr. Zacch Adedeji, performed
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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Emefiele is currently being detained at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja. He was picked up by operatives of the commission hours after his release by the Department of State
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), alongside the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, have voted $1 billion to further deliver special agro-industrial processing zones in 24 states of Nigeria.This is in addition to an initial $520 million voted by the development partners for the development
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A High Court sitting in Enugu has on Thursday asked the Nigerian Federal Government and South-East Governors to pay the sum of N8,000,000,000.00 (eight billion naira) to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.The court also mandated the respondents to apologize to Kanu for the
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A retiring Supreme Court Justice, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, has accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, of abusing the powers of his office.Justice Dattijo, who bowed out of the apex court bench on Friday after 47 years in active judicial service, made the allegation in a valedictory
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President Bola Tinubu is set to host the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, on October 29 and 30, 2023.It is set to be the first visit of a head of government to Nigeria since the inauguration of the new government on May 29 of this year.According to a statement, the visit
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the establishment of the Directorate of Land Administration (DLA) with a mandate to secure, control, document, manage, and administer all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) lands and landed properties across the country.The director of public relations and information (DOPRI),
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Bende Leadership Forum (BLF) has warned the Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha to henceforth stop distracting Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, from discharging the duties for which he was elected.The group, in a statement
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