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Reps consider Bill to limit number of Ministers appointed by President
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council”,…
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Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu’s administration will devolve more resources to States, LGs- Information Minister
By Kunle Sanni The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to implementing a bold fiscal reforms aimed at empowering State and Local Governments. Idris said this on Saturday at a national discourse on tax reform bills organized by the Kaduna chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). Speaking…
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Success recorded in the fight against criminality is huge, says Matawalle
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Mohammed Bello Matawalle has disclosed that the Nigerian Armed Forces have achieved a lot in the fight against insurgency, banditry and other groups that are enemies of the Nigerian State since the advent of the present administration. However, he noted that a lot of the success stories are not in the public space…
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SEDC: Tinubu readjusts list of new nominees for chairman, five executive directors
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has rejigged his list of nominees for the South East Development Commission (SEDC) board, replacing the initial chairman, Emeka Atuma, with Emeka Nworgu. The President in a statement by Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy) on Saturday, Bayo Onanuga replaced all the three executive directors initially nominated and named two additional executive directors.…
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Tinubu announces key appointments into NUC, NERDC, NEPAD and SMDF
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD). President Tinubu appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, a visiting professor at the NUC, as the…
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FG raises military personnel’s salaries, approves pension payments
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has authorized an immediate salary increase for the Nigerian military, including the payment of three months of arrears. Additionally, funds have been released to settle pensions and other outstanding entitlements owed to retired military personnel. The announcement was made in Abuja by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, via a statement from…
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Tinubu nominates new NWDC, SEDC Chairpersons
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a revised list of nominees to the Senate for confirmation, appointing key figures to the governing boards of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In the updated list, Lawal Abdullahi has been nominated as the chairman of the NWDC. Other new appointments include Ja’afar Abubakar Sadeeq…
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Unaegbunam appointed into Advisory Board of Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation
In a remarkable milestone for Nigeria’s aviation and legal sectors, Chinasa Unaegbunam SAN has been appointed to the prestigious Advisory Board of The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (HCAA). This was disclosed in a statement issued by Tunde Moshood, the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN. The statement said…
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Tinubu mourns Islamic scholar, Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Muslim Ummah over the passing of the highly revered Islamic Scholar Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello, at 84. President Tinubu, in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy) Friday, affirms that the cerebral scholar lived to serve the Almighty Allah and humanity with his…
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