A crisis is now brewing at the National Assembly over plans to extend the tenure of the current clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambawal Magaji and over 200 staff.In the new plans, over 200 staff due for retirement in November this year may likely get five years’ service extension. This
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Tinubu approves appointment of Board Chairs, CEOs under Ministry of HealthPresident Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of board chairpersons and chief executive officers under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, this is in furtherance of his
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has fixed Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the computer-based test (CBT) for successful applicants for police recruitment from the just-concluded credentials and physical screening held in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.The PSC shortlisted a total of 171,956
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The federal government has developed and installed 280 hydro-meteorological stations in the country to boost the storage, analysis, and dissemination of hydro-meteorological information.Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, made this known yesterday during the 30th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Water Resources and Sanitation in Abuja.He said
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Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has informed members of the public, especially prospective corps members, parents, and guardians, that deployment, posting, relocation, and other services, including kit items and NYSC booklets on security, entrepreneurship, among others, are issued to corps members on arrival at the orientation camps
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The House of Representatives has taken steps to curtail the dangerous effects of sports betting and directed the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to comply with the Lottery Act, 2005.The House urged the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation to conduct a comprehensive nationwide campaign to raise public awareness about
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The managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Fidet Okhiria, has disclosed plans to launch operations on the Lagos to Kano narrow gauge route, with a focus on strengthening the fleet.He told journalists on the sidelines of a two-day ministerial retreat on “Cascading Signed Performance Bond” with the
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The Upper Sharia Court 1 sitting at the Government Reserved Area (GRA), Zaria, Kaduna State, has ordered a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sani Sha'aban, to repay the loan of $709,238 and N11.2 million to Alhaji Umar Faruk Abdullahi.The presiding judge, Alhaji I’shaq Madahu, who delivered the
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Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned the remodelled Banki International Market destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents and the new Teachers' Housing Estate in Banki town.The market, which comprises 128 shops and about 440 stalls, is located near Nigeria’s border with Cameroon. It will provide a conducive trading environment
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President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.“The President will join other African leaders in high-level meetings on institutional reforms of the African Union; peace
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