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Fidet Edentalen Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, is in fresh trouble as he might be sanctioned for his alleged failure to pay the allowances of security officers attached to the agency. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to Idu Train Station in Abuja. During the visit on ...

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday disqualified 17 out of the 39 persons nominated for appointment as commissioners by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. As reported by Newsmax Online, the nominees were rejected after the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa subjected their confirmation to voice votes following the presentation before the House by Hon. Mojeed Fatai of the report of the 12-man ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote to serve as the Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This was revealed in a statement by signed by Special Adviser to the President, Ajuri Ngelale.   Read full statement below: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN TWO AGENCIES AND DIRECTS OUTGOING NIMC DG/CEO TO COMMENCE 90-DAY ...

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in members of his cabinet after screening and confirmation by the senate. The event, which kicked off at 10am, is ongoing at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tinubu had earlier assigned portfolios to the ministers. The swearing in was done in batches of five. Among the dignitaries present are Vice President ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployed Abubakar Momoh from the federal ministry of youth to the ministry of Niger Delta development. According to a statement on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity.   Tinubu also redeployed Adegboyega Oyetola as the minister of marine and blue economy.

The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, in a bid to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, has announced a N5 billion palliative for each state of the federation, including the federal capital territory (FCT). Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday when he spoke to State House correspondents at the end of a national ...

President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to some of his ministers who have been cleared by the senate. Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, confirmed the portfolios at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Below are the ministers and portfolios: Northwest Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy – Hannatu Musawa Minister of Defence – Muhammad Badaru Minister of State Defence – ...

At least five oil workers including a Briton have reportedly lost their lives in a tragic accident at an oil facility operated by Seplat Energy Limited at Ovhor in Sapele, Delta State. The tragic accident occurred on Tuesday when ‘Majestic rig’ recently acquired by Seplat was being installed at the Ovhor oilfield in a riverine community of Sapele. It was ...

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has suspended two top officials for approving the ‘All Eyes on Judiciary’ billboard advert in Abuja. The Federal Government on Tuesday dissolved the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) over its approval of billboards termed as blackmailing the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with the title: ‘All Eyes on The Judiciary.’ A statement ...

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Plc, has distributed over 1,200 food packs to the internally Displaced Persons in Makurdi, Benue State in its ongoing commitment to eliminate hunger among vulnerable persons in the society. The event, which took place on Thursday, 10 August 2023 at the IDP Camp, Federal Housing Estate in North Bank, Benue State was executed in partnership with ...