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FG to reintroduce undersecretaries in foreign policy administration
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has announced that the country has completed its plans to select undersecretaries as part of its foreign policy. Tuggar added that only a strong constitutional governance base, robust democratic institutions, and an alliance of democratic nations in the area could effectively combat the threat to peace posed by terrorism and separatist movements in the…
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FG pays NPower beneficiaries salary arrears
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of payment to N-Power beneficiaries under the social investment scheme. According to a spokesperson for the Minister Rasheed Zubair, the payment commencement was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation after a painstaking verification exercise. Zubair said the minister, Betta Edu, announced the release of funds on Wednesday night,…
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VIDEO: President Tinubu arrives Lagos for Christmas holiday
President Bola Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos for his Christmas holiday by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, All Progressives Congress Chairman in the state, Cornelius Ojelabi and other leaders of the party.
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BREAKING: Senate confirms 11 Supreme Court justices
The Senate has confirmed the list of 11 justices sent to it by President Bola Tinubu to be elevated as Supreme Court justices. The new justice of the apex court were confirmed during plenary on Thursday. The justices include: Justice Haruna Tsammani (Northeast), Justice Moore Adumein (South-South), Justice Jummai Sankey (North-central), Justice Chidiebere Uwa (South-east) and Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South-East).…
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Shettima challenges youth to contribute to building Nigeria
Vice President Kashim Shettima has challenged graduates to embrace their potential and contribute to building a brighter future for Nigeria instead of jolting out of the country in search of greener pastures. He gave the charge when the Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House Of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, led the graduating class of…
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VIDEO: Minister of Women Affairs denies advocating for women’s tax exemption
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has refuted the claims that she advocated for women not to pay tax in Nigeria. The Ministry of Women Affairs issued a rejoinder on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, to clarify the allegations made by Arise TV in its “Morning Show”. According to the rejoinder, the Arise TV report misrepresented the Minister’s speech at…
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JAMB refutes claims of increasing UTME registration fee, says e-PIN remains N3500
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied the allegations that it has hiked its examination registration fee for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a press statement issued on Thursday by JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the Board said that “the cost of obtaining the Board’s UTME application documents remains N3,500, which has been the…
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FG to provide subsidised luxury buses to Nigerians ahead of yuletide period
The Federal Government has announced plans to subsidise all luxury buses for ease of transportation for citizens willing to travel ahead of the festive holidays. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Dele Alake who is chairman of the inter-ministerial committee on the Presidential Intervention on Public Transportation and Minister of Mines and Steel. Alake announced that the FG will cover…
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Tinubu promises his government will always uphold media freedom, respect divergent views
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will always uphold media freedom and respect opinions, whether they are adversarial or complimentary to his government. The President made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN). President Tinubu assured NPAN members that he would carefully consider their request for a review…
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I’ll not tolerate non-performance, Tinubu tells NNPCL board members
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately get to work, warning that non-performance will not be tolerated. Inaugurating the Board of the NNPCL at the State House, on Monday, President Tinubu also warned that conducts suggesting a sense of entitlement will not be tolerated, and that the Board could be…
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