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The Management of Kaduna Electric has announced the dismissal of no fewer than 39 staff members for various offences which were in breach of the company’s policy. The company’s Head of Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, made this known in a statement in Kaduna on Monday, saying that the offences range from misappropriation of company funds, fraudulent practices, unauthorised access and ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Tunji Olaopa, a professor of public administration, as the chairman of the federal civil service commission (FCSC). In a statement on Friday, Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, said Tinubu also approved the appointment of members of the commission. According to the statement, the newly appointed leadership of the commission ...

The management of the University of Ilorin has condoled with the parents, friends, and colleagues of a deceased student, Sanni Hameedat, who committed suicide after lending a boy she met on a social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. The report as it that Hameedat was undergoing her SIWES programme before the incident happened. The management of the private hostel ...

Adamawa Senator, Elisha Abbo has fingered the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio of being behind his removal by the Court of Appeal. Speaking after the court nullified his election into the Senate on Monday at his Abuja home, the controversial senator said Akpabio’s next move is to remove the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu and four others over ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will boost liquidity in the foreign exchange market by intervening from time to time. The apex bank also announced the lifting of the ban on 43 items previously restricted from purchasing forex. In a statement issued on Thursday, the CBN said it would continue to promote orderliness and professional conduct ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. Presidential spokeman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Thursday, said Mr. Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended ...

The Chicago State University (CSU) has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the school. It said Tinubu “attended CSU and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree”. The university disclosed this in a statement issued to CBS News, a division of the American television and radio service CBS, on Thursday. It, however, added that it is prevented by federal law ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspended the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023 following the removal of fuel subsidy. This is Coming after the emergency meeting between the federal government and labour leaders was held. The NLC and TUC had jointly agreed to suspend the strike to allow for implementation of ...

WAEC has reportedly appointed Josiah Dangut As New Boss For Nigeria National Office. According to a further report, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as the new Head of the Nigeria National Office, succeeding Patrick Areghan. Dangut’s appointment was confirmed in a statement released by WAEC on Monday. WAEC has reportedly ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday expressed worries over the insecurity in Imo State in the South-East and Kogi State in North-Central regions of Nigeria ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the states. The National Commissioner of the electoral body, Mallam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, while expressing the commission’s concerns over the security situation in the identified states, ...