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Tinubu promises forensic audit of CBN, civil service payroll overhaul
President Bola Tinubu says a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank is underway, while a thorough overhaul of the Civil Service payroll is imminent. The President disclosed this during an audience with the President of the World Bank, Mr. Ajay Banga on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ”A comprehensive forensic audit is on-going at the Central Bank. We…
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Strike: FG implements ‘no work, no pay’ policy for resident doctors
Striking Resident doctors may not receive their salaries for a while as the federal government has issued a ‘no work, no pay’ policy following their ongoing strike. This was contained in a letter written by the Director of Hospital Services in the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Andrew Noah, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Olufunso Adebiyi, to the Accountant…
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How my grandchild died due to medical neglect – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio said he lost his grandchild in a government hospital due to medical neglect. Akpabio who was speaking on the floor of the Senate on Friday during the ministerial screening of Tunji Alausa from Lagos State, said everyone had his own negative tale to tell about Nigeria’s education sector. The senate president urged the Tinubu administration to…
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Tinubu writes Senate on measures against Niger’s military junta
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate on plans by the Economic Committee of West African State (ECOWAS) to return democratic rule to Niger Republic following the taking over of power by the military. The president in a letter which was read by the Senate President during plenary on Friday, listed the resolutions of ECOWAS during the meeting of…
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Tinubu, Nigeria and the fuel subsidy albatross, By Temitope Ajayi
The removal of fuel subsidy and the convergence of the foreign exchange markets, the two major policy objectives President Bola Tinubu has committed himself to since assuming office, inevitably came with economic cost to the people who have had to bear the pains of higher cost of living. The jump in pump price of fuel and devaluation of naira in…
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Anxiety over Stella Okotete’s ministerial nomination
There is palpable fear and anxiety in some political circles in Delta State over Mrs. Stella Okotete. The fear is not about her health, but that she may be dropped from the ministerial list the same way a nominee from Kano State, Mrs Mariam Shetty was removed on Friday. Following the sudden emergence of Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, from the…
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BREAKING: Tinubu drops ministerial nominee for Keyamo
President Bola Tinubu has sent the name of former Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo to the senate for confirmation. Reading the president’s letter on the floor of the senate on Friday, President Tinubu sent in two names Keyamo and Dr Mairiya Mahmud, withdrawing the name of Maryam Shetty who had earlier been sent to the senate.…
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Tinubu promises to look into marginalisation of Okun people in Kogi
President Bola Tinubu has called on the people of Kogi West Senatorial District to maintain peace and unity ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state. Speaking at a meeting with leaders of Okun Development Association, led by Prof Micheal Ikupolati, at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, the President assured them of his commitment to look into their concerns…
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Embattled Nigerien President Bazoum writes from detention
…seeks support against military junta Embattled President of Niger Republic Mohamed Bazoum has called for help to restore his government after the military overthrew his government on July 26. In an article he wrote from detention which was published in Washington Post, Bazoum said the coup by what he tagged “a faction in the military” was unjustified, praising the international…
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Tinubu dispatches envoy to Niamey, urges robust dialogue to end impasse
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. The action was in line with the resolution reached at the end of the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS held last weekend in Abuja.…
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