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VIDEO: Women Affairs Minister, Uju Kennedy calls on young women to join police
In fulfillment of the National Gender Policy which formulated a 35 per cent Affirmative Action, the managements of the Nigeria Police and Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has entered a partnership that will ensure that 35 percent of female applicants are integrated into the on-going nationwide recruitment of the Nigeria Police for First School Leaving Certificate holders. Speaking after concluding on…
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Nigeria gets forex boost, refinery revamp from Saudi Arabia
Nigeria will receive a large foreign exchange deposit from Saudi Arabia to support its forex reforms, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Friday. In a statement, Idris said the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, made this promise during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh. Idris quoted the Crown…
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IGP orders probe into alleged assault of NLC President in Imo
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered a probe into the alleged assault of the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by some police officers. According to a press release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP has directed the Deputy Inspector General in charge of the Force…
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‘Oman will soon summon you,’ Utomi lampoons African leaders over Saudi-Africa summit
A political economy professor, Pat Utomi, has mocked African leaders for their frequent travels to foreign summits, saying they should focus more on local issues. Utomi made this remark on Friday through his X account, in response to the upcoming Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on November 10. The summit aims to foster cooperation on joint…
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“Your investment are safe in Nigeria,” Tinubu assures Saudi investors
President Bola Tinubu has assured potential investors that their investments are safe in Nigeria. Speaking at the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, President Tinubu said Nigeria is ready for business while assuring investors of some of the world’s highest returns on investment, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale. The President said Nigeria is…
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FG replies Obi over claims on insensitivity of 2023 supplementary budget
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said the 2023 supplementary budget signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday November 8, 2023 is not insensitive, but rather a bold and pragmatic response to the pressing and economic challenges Nigeria currently faces. The Minister in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Thursday…
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First lady charges military to encourage more women to join
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has charged the leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to encourage women to join the military. The first kady gave the charge in her address read by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, at the Defence Headquarter’s one day Gender Mainstreaming Conference with the theme, Building Capacity Through Gender Mainstreaming…
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IGP orders posting, redeployment of 14 AIGs, 26 CPs
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 26 Commissioners of Police (CPs). The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Adejobi said the postings and redeployment were in line with the commitment of the Force to…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu arrives Saudi Arabia ahead Saudi-Africa Summit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives in Saudi Arabia and is received by the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, His Royal Highness, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Abdulaziz and the Nigeria Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Yahaya Lawal, ahead of the Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Tinubu appoints Mohammed Isa as aide on disability matters
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mohammed Isa as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters. Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, said in a statement released on Thursday that Isa’s appointment is in line with President Tinubu’s pledge to make sure that every social group is fairly treated within the parameters of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda “Isa…
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