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Ogun State NDLEA commander tackles Sowore over call for legalisation of cannabis
The Ogun State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Commander Tijjani Rabe, has defended the agency’s enforcement activities against illicit cannabis cultivation while responding to activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore’s call for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria. Rabe, in a recent statement, said the NDLEA’s operations were guided by Nigerian law and aimed at protecting…
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Fuel subsidy reform created N15.8trn fiscal space — Idris
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the removal of fuel subsidy and other economic reforms introduced by the President Bola Tinubu administration have created fiscal space and helped Nigeria avert a deeper economic crisis. Idris said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference on the Federal Government’s Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs…
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FEC approves amendment to decriminalise attempted suicide
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the National Mental Health Act to decriminalise attempted suicide in Nigeria. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Pate said the amendment, which will…
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Tinubu tasks homeland adviser to prepare 5-year security, defence plan
President Bola Tinubu has tasked his Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka Famadewa, with coordinating the preparation of a National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan. Tinubu gave the directive on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen coordination among the country’s defence,…
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Tinubu appoints Enitan as Head of Civil Service
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27. Enitan will succeed Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. A statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on…
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BREAKING: FEC approves transfer of EFCC-recovered funds, unclaimed dividends to NELFUND
The Federal Executive Council has approved the use of liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as well as unclaimed dividends and dormant account funds, to strengthen the financing of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided…
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Tinubu presides over FEC meeting
President Bola Tinubu is presiding over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State House in Abuja. The meeting commenced with the national anthem after the President arrived at the Council Chamber at about 2:30pm on Wednesday to chair the session. The council also observed a minute’s silence in honour of two former ministers who recently died. They…
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Tinubu directs Oyedele to explain economic reforms to Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to explain the government’s economic reforms, their impact and the costs to Nigerians. Tinubu gave the directive on Wednesday in a post on his X account while announcing the presentation of the government’s Reform Scorecard. The President said Oyedele was expected to explain…
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Idris assures Nigerians of FG’s commitment to credible, peaceful 2027 elections
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring credible, peaceful and transparent elections in 2027. Idris gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja at the 8th Public Lecture, Impact Series and Awards of Excellence organised by Blueprint Newspapers Limited, with the theme, “Security Challenges and Integrity of Nigeria’s 2027…
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National Assembly has over 14,000 workers, most busy parliament in world — Clerk
The National Assembly has more than 14,000 employees, excluding the 469 federal lawmakers and the visitors who access the complex daily, Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, has said. Ogunlana spoke on Tuesday during the final phase of a capacity-building training programme for legislative aides in the 10th National Assembly. He said the large workforce, coupled with the…
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