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New ministries, those with new names in Tinubu’s cabinet
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday unveiled the portfolios of the 45 minister-designates earlier confirmed by the Senate. While some of the designates were posted to ministries as expected, others came as surprises to a number of Nigerians. The President also modified the names of some ministries, unbundled some ministries while some other new ones were created outrightly. Chief of Staff…
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WHO holds first traditional medicine summit
The World Health Organization opened its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with the group saying it was seeking to collect evidence and data to allow for the safe use of such treatments. Traditional medicines are a “first port of call for millions of people worldwide,” the UN health agency said, with the talks in India bringing together policymakers…
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The Nigerian billionaires and Tinubu’s Tax reform, By Temitope Ajayi
It has been a refreshing experience, in the last one week, to read very strong endorsements of President Tinubu’s tax reform by at least five major national newspapers via their editorials. I align with the view of Professor Niyi Akinnaso who wrote, yesterday, in his Nation Newspaper column, that the media should assist the government in achieving its development goals…
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Fraudsters issuing invitation letters for recruitment into immigration service – NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned the public, especially applicants, to be wary of fraudulent invitation letters for recruitment. The warning is contained in a statement issued Wednesday by NIS spokesman Adedotun Aridegbe. The statement said invitation letters for recruitment into the service could only be downloaded from the official recruitment portal of the service. “The attention of the…
Read More » - News from States
Niger State Government sets N5. 7bn monthly revenue target
The Government of Niger State, under Governor Umar Mohammed Bago, has unveiled an ambitious target of 5.7 billion Naira monthly internally generated revenue, effective from January 2024. This announcement was made during the commencement of a two-day retreat focused on revenue harmonization, which gathered critical stakeholders at the Zuma Rock Resort in Niger State. Governor Bago addressed the gathering through…
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Sanwo-Olu gifts ‘outstanding’ Lagos civil servants N5m, new vehicles
Activities marking the Year 2023 Lagos State Public Service Week came to the highest point on Wednesday, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu rewarding 10 outstanding civil servants with grand prizes at the end of the weeklong event. The prize winners – five each in both junior and senior cadres – were picked by a raffle draw openly held at a special…
Read More » - Economy
We’ll remove bottlenecks to ease of doing business – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja assured investors that his ongoing repositioning of the economy will receive a boost as he conducts an intensified removal of all bottlenecks in the way of efficient business startup and administration in Nigeria, with a particular emphasis on efficiency in service, tax reviews, and improved security. Receiving Mr. Ade Adeola, Managing Director of…
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BREAKING: Tinubu assigns portfolios to ministers ahead Monday’s inauguration
Ahead of the planned inauguration of ministers on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the 45 minister-designates who were cleared by the Senate. In the list the seen by WesternPost, former Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi was appointed the Minister of Works, while former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike was named the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.…
Read More » - Global News
Handling Niger’s coup imbroglio, manifestation of Tinubu’s boldness — Prof. Abubakre
Prof. Razaq Abubakre, former Vice Chancellor, Al – Hikmah University, Ilorin says President Tinubu’s handling of the coup in Niger Republic is a display of boldness and diplomacy. Abubakre who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja says contrary to opinion of some observers, Tinubu is not a stooge of any superpower in the circumstances presently playing…
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BREAKING: NNPC Ltd secures $3bn loan from AFREXIM Bank
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC Ltd) has secured an “emergency crude oil repayment loan” to the tune of $3bn from AFREXIM Bank. NNPC Ltd announced this on a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the loan will help “support the Federal Government in its ongoing fiscal and monetary policy reforms aimed at stabilizing the exchange rate market”.…
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