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President Bola Tinubu has dropped one of his nominees for ministerial position, Maryam Shetty. This was just as the President sent two other other names including that of the former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity Festus Keyamo to the Senate. Shetty was the nominee for Kano State until she was replaced on Friday. The development was announced by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio who read the correspondence from the President at the Senate. Details later….
Manchester City, manager Pep Guardiola looks to be backing the bulk of his treble-winning squad to be strong enough for an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title. This is as the Premier League also-rans empty their pockets in a bid to close the gap on Manchester City. Last season’s runners-up Arsenal have spent close to 200 million pounds and third-placed Manchester United around 100 million with Chelsea also splashing the cash. Manchester City have been in no rush to bolster their squad with only midfielder Mateo Kovacic signed for 25 million pounds (31.89 million dollars) from Chelsea as a replacement…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have agreed to set up Joint Committees to resolve operational differences of the two agencies. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC in Abuja. He said the agreement was reached when the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun visited the Chairman of PSC, Dr Solomon Arase. The two agencies, Ani sais, agreed to set up a Recruitment Board that would include all the strategic stakeholders in future police recruitment exercises. He said the leaders of the…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against use of force to oust the Military Junta in the Republic of Niger. This is contained in a statement by Malam Murtala Aliyu , the Secretary General of the ACF in kaduna While condenming the coup and calling for the restoration of democratic governance in Niger, the ACF,said: ”the forum supports the position to restore democratic rule in Niger. ”The ECOWAS should tow the path of dialogue and diplomacy and certainly not force in resolving the current impasse in Niger in the interest of…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu says the policies of his administration are for the best interest of Nigerians and not to punish people. Tinubu said this in an address at the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja. “Nigeria is going through some issues and I have sufficiently addressed them in my broadcast; we will face it squarely to re-engineer the economy of this country. “We must find a way to satisfy the yearnings of the common man and we must ensure that all the policies we roll out work…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Labour Congress, Thursday, said it would commence a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, should the Federal Ministry of Justice fail to withdraw the lawsuit filed against the organized labour. The NLC reached the decision during its National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement signed by the National President, Joe Ajaero and the National Secretary Emanuel Ugboaja. The congress accused the Ministry of Justice and the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) of allowing themselves to be used as “anti-democracy” agents. While confirming the union’s suspension of its protest…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended taxi services at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. This was disclosed in statement on Thursday by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, director of public affairs and consumer protection. While noting that the suspension was with immediate effect, Yakubu-Funtua said the suspension was due to a conflict among car hire operators at the airport which according to him has been affecting airport car hire service operations. “The FAAN wishes to inform the general public that the airport car hire service at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been suspended with…
Rivers House of Assembly has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to commence immediate clean- up and remediation of some communities recently impacted by oil spillage in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the directive was sequel to the resolution reached at a session of the ad hoc committee on ‘Investigation of the Aleto crude oil spillage’. Chairman of the committee, Mr Dumle Maol (PDP- Gokana), who read the findings confirmed the devastating crude oil spillage on SPDC’s 28 Trans-Niger pipeline (TNT) right of way sited in Eleme zone two, Eleme Local Government Area of the…
Two brothers, Steven Nwadike, 31, and Felix Nwadike, 21, were on Thursday docked in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged assault and threat to life. The Police charged the defendants, who reside at Mende, Maryland with four counts of conspiracy, assault, threat to life and breach of peace. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Donjour Perezi, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on July 9 at Olabisi Street, Mende Maryland, Lagos. Perezi told the court that the complainant, Mr Victor Onoche, went to his building at Olabisi Street, Mende to…
The House of Representatives, says it will revisit the case of the N11.3 trillion allegedly spent by the Federal Government on the turn-around maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries between 2010 and 2020. Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the house intends to tackle the rising cost of petroleum products occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. Salam said the house was bothered by the moribund state of Nigeria’s refineries in spite of the huge sum of money expended in trying to put them in shape…