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Tinubu appoints head of information ministry parastatals
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale. The new appointments are as follows: (1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General /…
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Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Dangote, others bid Akintola Williams farewell
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday joined his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among other eminent Nigerians, for the funeral service of the first indigenous chartered accountant in Nigeria and elder statesman, Chief Akintola Williams. The funeral service held at the Shell Hall of the Muson Centre, Onikan by…
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EXCLUSIVE: Atiku’s service record missing at Nigeria Customs
The service records of former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, cannot be found at the Nigerian Customs Service, Westernpost can authoritatively report. Atiku joined the Customs Service in 1969 after completing his Diploma in Law programme at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He retired in controversial circumstances in April 1989…
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Kwara, Oyo, Niger governors meet Alake, resolve to collaborate for mining sector development
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake Thursday afternoon hosted Governors of Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrasak, Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, and Niger State, Umar Bago in his office. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Niger State Governor revealed that issues around revalidating licenses given to mining companies who have gone out of their scope dominated discussions alongside the…
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State Department official resigns over Biden administration’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict
A State Department official has resigned from the agency over the Biden administration’s approach to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the official announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. Josh Paul, who said he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years, said in his LinkedIn post that he resigned “due to a policy disagreement concerning…
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Governor Lawal accuses Matawalle of embezzling billions from abandoned Zamfara Cargo Airport
Governor Dauda Lawal has revealed that the immediate past administration of Bello Matawalle has embezzled billions of Naira from the Zamfara Airport, which was subsequently abandoned. The Government accused the previous administration of a dubious transaction of N6,775,949,561.50 for an abandoned Cargo Airport project in the state capital. In a statement on Thursday, issued in Gusau, the Spokesperson to the…
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China’s Xi seeks swift end to Israel-Hamas conflict, calls for two-state solution
A two-state solution to establish an independent Palestine is the “fundamental way out” of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Xi Jinping said Thursday in the Chinese leader’s first public comments on the war since it broke out nearly two weeks ago. “The top priority now is a ceasefire as soon as possible, to avoid the conflict from expanding or even spiraling out…
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Ekiti State to upgrade roads and streetlights for economic and social development
The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved several projects to improve the quality and accessibility of roads and streetlights across the state. The projects are part of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s vision to boost the state’s economy and social activities. One of the projects is the reconstruction of the Ikere-Igbara-Odo road, which links the state to Igbara-Oke in Ondo State. The…
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FG presents 320 patent certificates to deserving inventors, researchers
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji has said that from 2010 to date the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has been able to secure about 320 Patent Certificates for Inventors and Researchers of Tertiary and Research Institutions in the country. Nnaji said this, during the presentation of 18 Patent Certificates to Researchers and Inventors,…
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BREAKING: Former DG Budget Office, Bode Agusto, dead
A former Director General of the Budget Office of Nigeria, Bode Agusto is dead. Agusto who died on Thursday was DG Budget and Special Advisor to the President on Budget Matters between 2003 and 2007. He had a degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, an Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School…
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