Enugu State governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the state’s Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC), saying that local government funds must be made to lift the people out of poverty.The 16-member committee has Comrade Anthony Udeh as chairman, Dr Peter Aneke as secretary, while other members include the accountant general of
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promoted 3,248 officers in a major morale boosting development for the anti-narcotics officers.This is even as the chairman/chief executive officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd) has decorated three deputy commanders general of narcotics (DCGNs) and four assistant commanders general of
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has unveiled an e-platform for the verification and confirmation of results of examinations, called NECO e-Verify.The registrar/chief executive of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, at the unveiling of the platform in Abuja yesterday, said the process will help to ensure accuracy of academic credentials.The platform
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It is a known fact that in January 2012 when President Goodluck Jonathan announced the deregulation of the downstream sector, otherwise known as fuel subsidy removal, the same people who opposed the government and organized protests at Ojota, Lagos, Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, and in other parts of Nigeria, even in
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President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders.They include the postponement of the Finance Act 2023 and the suspension of the 5% Excise Tax on telecommunication servicesThe action announced at a press briefing in the presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday by Dele Alake, Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has filed a six-count charge against its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the decision was taken at Thursday’s regular weekly meeting, where several issues were
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted the suspended DCP Abba Kyari on a N50 million bail in a case of asset declaration filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).The NDLEA had filed a 24-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/408/2022 against Kyari and his two siblings (Mohammed
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has urged the former governor of the state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to ignore the summons from the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC).The commission had requested Ganduje’s presence next week to provide crucial information regarding an ongoing investigation.The executive chairman
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The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has joined the new social media platform, Threads.UNITY TIMES reports that the platform, owned by Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, has witnessed a surge in sign-ups, with over 10 million people joining following Elon Musk’s implementation of stringent measures on Twitter.President Tinubu made
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About two years after Chief Ayiri Emami was suspended as the Ologbotsere of Warri and chairman of the Olu Advisory Council, one of the princes of Warri Kingdom, Yemi Emiko, who took part in the decision, has said they acted in error, Leadership reports.Prince Emiko's revelation followed an outburst by
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