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FCSC Chairman proposes reforms for future-ready civil service
The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has proposed sweeping reforms to reposition Nigeria’s civil service for improved professionalism and effective service delivery. He made the remarks during the Strategic Meeting of South West Heads of Civil Service held in Lagos on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Delivering a keynote address titled “Deepening Professionalism in the…
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Tinubu celebrates Hajia Raliat AbdulRazaq at 95
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to Alhaja Raliat Amope AbdulRazaq, Nigeria’s pioneering female politician and mother of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on her 95th birthday. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu described Alhaja AbdulRazaq as a trailblazer who opened the…
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Children’s Day 2025: President Tinubu reaffirms commitment to safer schools
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering learning environment for Nigerian children, marking this year’s Children’s Day with a strong call to action against bullying and violence in schools. In a message delivered on Tuesday to commemorate the 2025 National Children’s Day, President Tinubu highlighted the government’s ongoing efforts…
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Children’s Day 2025: Oluremi Tinubu urges united front against bullying
By Kunle Sanni First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to come together in creating a safe and nurturing environment for children, free from bullying. In a message released on Tuesday to mark Children’s Day, the First Lady emphasized the importance of this year’s theme, “Stand Up: Building a Bullying-Free Generation,” noting that bullying—whether in schools, communities, or online—has damaging…
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PHOTO NEWS: Airforce showcases strategic vision at aerospace power conference 2025 in Rome
In affirmation of its commitment to global air power discourse, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) actively participated in the recent Aerospace Power Conference 2025, held at the La Nuvola Convention Centre in Rome, Italy. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, was ably represented by the Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshal Michael…
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FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji earns international recognition for tax reforms
By Kunle Sanni The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has received international recognition for his sweeping reforms of Nigeria’s tax system, earning accolades at the 96th meeting of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) in London. According to a statement released on Sunday by media aide and tax analyst Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Adedeji…
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FG begins payment of N35,000 wage award arrears to workers
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of the long-awaited N35,000 wage award arrears to civil servants across the country, in line with its commitment to cushion the economic impact of subsidy removal and other ongoing reforms. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) confirmed the development in a statement issued in Abuja on…
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FG lauds Makinde for growing Oyo revenue
By Adejayan Gbenga The Federal Government has commended the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde for his administration’s significant impact on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 157th Joint Tax Board Meeting in Ibadan on Monday, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji Adedeji praised Makinde for…
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First Lady awards N25m to autistic Guinness World Record-holding artist
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday presented a N25 million cash award to 15-year-old Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, an autistic artist who recently set a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest canvas painting. Kanyeyachukwu earned the global recognition in November 2024 after completing a 12,304 square meter artwork featuring a multi-colored ribbon—the symbol for autism—surrounded by emojis.…
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Institutional reforms will resolve major policy challenges in Nigeria – Shettima
By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that strengthening Nigeria’s institutional frameworks is crucial to resolving the country’s persistent bureaucratic and policy issues, noting that such reforms could address up to 80 percent of the nation’s governance challenges. Speaking on Monday in Abuja during the official presentation of the draft National Public Policy Development and Management Framework, the…
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