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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,M.r Festus Keyamo, on Monday said President Bola Tinubu was clear in his choice of him as the Minister in charge of the ministry. He said his appointment was not a mistake just as he demanded the cooperation of all members of staff to work. According to him, the effective collaboration with the staff will enhance maximum output. “Thank you for the warm welcome. The President did not send me here by mistake. I think he has clear ideas as why he sent me here. I will need your maximum cooperation to make us…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris says his ministry will drive President Bola Tinubu’s `Renew Hope Agenda’ with dissemination of honest and sincere information. The minister stated this on Monday when he assumed office and held maiden meeting with heads and management staff of the agencies and departments under the ministry at the Radio House, Abuja. The minister, who said he was familiar with the information industry, pledged that dissemination of credible information would be his watchword. “Mr President did not tell me to come and lie and this is a covenant I am going to have with…
The newly sworn in Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hanatu Musawa has assured that Nigeria’s creative sector under her watch will contribute more to national economic growth. The minister gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when he assumed office and held maiden meeting with members of management and staff of the ministry and heads of agencies under the ministry. According to Musawa, Nigeria is rich in arts, culture and creativity that should be well harnessed for export to the rest of the world for enhanced contribution to GDP. She, therefore, expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for…
The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to address the new National Minimum Wage and other palliatives arising from the removal of fuel subsidy. Mr Simon Lalong, the new Minister of Labour and Employment made the pledged during his assumption of office with the Minister of State for Labour and Employment on Monday in Abuja. Lalong said that this was imperative in order to boost the relationship with the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress(TUC). According to him, the government through the ministry shall work closely with the NLC, TUC and their affiliates towards not only ensuring that…
The Nigerian Army on Monday said it had rescued another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. Nkeki was abducted alongside over 200 students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi said this during the hand over of the girl to the Borno Ministry of Women Affairs, on Monday in Maiduguri. He said that Nkeki with serial number 55 on the list of the abducted Chibok girls was rescued by troops of the 81 Task Force Battalion on Aug. 14…
….vows to step on toes to sanitize FCT By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sounded a demolition warning to landlords of properties distorting the master plan of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Wike said this during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, moments after taking his oath of office at the State House. He added that for anyone who has developed where they are not supposed to, even if the culprit is a minister or an ambassador, “your house must go down”. “All those people who are distorting the master plan of…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday reserved judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressive Congress(APC) challenging the victory of Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The APC is challenging INEC for declaring Kabir-Yusuf of the NNPP as winner of the election that was conducted on March 18, 2023. Respondents in the petition are :INEC, Kabir-Yusuf and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The three-member panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, said that the tribunal would communicate the date for the judgment after all parties had adopted their final written…
By Halimah Olamide *Says Those in Govt Must Change The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday said sufferings and troubles have multiplied in Nigeria against the promises of those currently in government. Obi said those in government must do the right thing before the face the revolt of Nigerians. Speaking at the presentation of party flags to candidates for the forthcoming local government election in the state on Monday, Obi said the era of fake promises by elected office holders are gone. “Wahala Dey,” Obi cried out to supporters as they…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu on Monday told his newly appointed ministers that even if he is the driver, they are all in the same vehicle to take Nigeria to the Promised Land. Tinubu stated this after the swearing in ceremony where all the 45 ministers took oaths of office. c He charged the Ministers of the Federal Republic to prioritize the interests and welfare of the entire nation and its diverse population, above any regional or state-specific considerations. The President underscored the immense responsibility the ministers now bear in shaping policies that will significantly influence the lives of…
The plan by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to delist registered companies that had been failing to file their tax returns was not designed to generate funds for the corporation. “About 100,000 business names and 10,000 incorporated trustees that have defaulted in the last 10 years will soon be published for striking off from the companies register. “This is in accordance with the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (2020), CAC’s Registrar-General/Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, said in Abuja on Monday. He said companies already earmarked for striking off the register were expected to comply within 90…