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Tinubu appoints Shaakaa Chira as new Auditor-General
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shaakaa Chira as the new substantive Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF). Ajuri Ngalale, spokesperson to the president on Friday said Chira’s appointment was recommended and screened by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). According to the statement, Chira scored the highest in the examination amongst all qualified candidates for the office. “By powers vested in…
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Tinubu strikes out ‘no-work-no-pay order’ on striking resident doctors
President Bola Tinubu has struck out the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The order was instituted on August 1, 2023, following the commencement of their industrial action which began on July 26, 2023. According to a statement on Friday issued by Ajuri Ngalale a spokesperson to…
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Wike rejects customs’ request to restore revoked land in Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has turned down the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) request for a review of the land that the FCT Administration (FCTA) cancelled. On Thursday, the acting comptroller-general, Adewale Adeniyi, led a delegation of customs officers to visit the minister in Abuja, during which the minister announced the rejection. In September, the FCT minister…
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Corruption, A threat to Nigeria’s socio-economic growth, public trust – Akeredolu, Owasanoye
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and the outgoing Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye, have identified corruption as a major threat to Nigeria’s socio-economic growth, public trust and rule of law. Governor Akeredolu and Owasanoye made this known on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State capital, at the commissioning of the…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court announces date to hear Atiku’s petition against Tinubu’s election
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed Monday, October 23, as the date for hearing the petition filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The petition challenges the validity of the February 18 presidential election, which was won by Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was affirmed by the…
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Unemployment fuels education apathy in Nigeria, says minister
The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has blamed the high rate of unemployment among graduates for the declining interest in education in Nigeria. He made this remark at a workshop on creating a plan for the Nigerian education system in Abuja on Thursday. The workshop, themed “Renewing our hope through education”, was organized by the federal ministry of…
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There are no issues at Senate, Akpabio assures Nigerians
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that there are no problems in the higher legislative chambers, stating that recent incidents of disagreement are unavoidable in a parliament. Akpabio said this on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja after he met with President Bola Tinubu. According to him, “In the parliament, sometimes you disagree to agree. We are all working…
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EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, Edo State. They were arrested at their hideouts, in different locations, following actionable intelligence on their nefarious activities, according to a statement posted via the EFCC X account. The suspects are Unvive Tegwolo, Imemesi Daniel, Ojo Osa Tohanmwen,…
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Al-Makura urges Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu
A former governor of Nasarawa State Governor, Umar Al-Makura, says he believes the current administration of President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda would solve many of Nigeria’s security and economic woes. Al-Makura who briefed state house journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, called on Nigerians to be patient with the policies of the Tinubu administration. “Yes, I’m here to visit Mr.…
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BREAKING: Senate confirms Ola Olukoyede as new EFCC chairman
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). President Bola Tinubu had in a letter to the Senate on Tuesday asked the upper legislative chamber to confirm Olukoyede as the substantive chair of Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption agency. Tinubu also urged that Muhammad Hammajod be confirmed as the EFCC’s secretary.…
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