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Competency-based human resource practices to be restored in federal civil service – Olaopa
…aligns merit to implementation of federal character policy Professor Olaopa has reiterated his commitment to reengineer the standard operating procedures and guidelines in recruitment, career and talent management in the Federal Civil Service as it touches on the role of the Civil Service Commission. He said this reform will build a new generation of public managers that are capable, professional,…
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Tinubu asks security operatives to rescue kidnapped pupils in Ekiti
President Bola Tinubu has directed the armed forces to free the students who were abducted in Ekiti State. The president also pledged that those responsible for the deaths of two Ekiti traditional rulers would face consequences. Six students from Apostolic Faith School, three teachers, and a driver were reportedly abducted by gunmen on Monday in Eporo-Ekiti. Also two monarchs who…
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Atiku’s statement on insecurity reckless – Presidency
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has called out a former presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP over his comments made against the administration on matters involving insecurity and the economy in the country. Onanuga, in a statement, described Atiku’s comment as reckless and fell short of what is expected from an…
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BREAKING: FG inaugurates 37-man tripartite committee on minimum wage
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new National Minimum Wage for the Country. Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the inaugural ceremony at the council chambers at the presidential villa in Abuja. Shettima inaugurating the committee, charged the members to consider the hardship caused by the removal…
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Tinubu fiddles while Nigeria is drowning, Atiku lambasts President over trip to France
Former vice-president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of neglecting his duties as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and failing to address the various security crises that have plagued the country. In a post on his verified X, formerly Twitter, account, Atiku criticized…
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Shettima seeks more support for FG’S job creation, agriculture, e-mobility agenda
eceives Tony Blair Institute’s Global MD At Presidential Villa The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has implored development partners to provide more support for the Tinubu administration to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda, especially in priority areas such as e-mobility, job creation, agriculture, food security and the power sector, among others. He said delivering on the priority areas will…
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Nigeria, Bulgaria to deepen bilateral education ties
Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has expressed Nigeria’s readiness to deepen bilateral ties with the Federal Republic of Bulgaria, in the field of Education. Tahir promised that the process of renewing the Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and Bulgaria would be fast-tracked. The minister gave the indication recently in his office in Abuja, when he received in the audience, Yanko…
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Information minister addresses economy, insecurity challenges
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government is tackling the nation’s security and economic issues. Idris stated in a statement he signed on Sunday that the government was not downplaying the difficulties that Nigerians are now facing. He said that regardless of differences, the administration understood its obligations to all Nigerians. He stated, “In the…
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Tinubu approves committee on new minimum wage – SGF Akume
The Federal Government has approved a committee that would look into the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, George Akume said this in a letter addressed to Ambali Olatunji, the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC). According to the letter titled “Inauguration of the tripartite committee on National Minimum wage”…
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Allegations against Naval chief to be investigated – Matawale
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has stated that the corruption charges against the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, will be examined. Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information, Press, and Public Relations at the Defence Ministry, quoted Matawalle as saying, “Though these allegations may be false, the Ministry of Defence is committed to upholding the highest standards…
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