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Wike rejects customs’ request to restore revoked land in Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has turned down the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) request for a review of the land that the FCT Administration (FCTA) cancelled. On Thursday, the acting comptroller-general, Adewale Adeniyi, led a delegation of customs officers to visit the minister in Abuja, during which the minister announced the rejection. In September, the FCT minister…
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First lady commends role played by women in politics
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has advised women in both elective and appointed positions to extend a hand of fellowship and sisterhood to other women. She also urged them to give adequate and proper representation to the people. The First Lady was speaking while she received in audience the APC National Woman Leader, Dr Mrs Mary Alile Idele and…
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Nigeria to adopt reciprocity in visa issuance, says Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that Nigeria will apply the principle of reciprocity in issuing visas to foreigners who want to visit the country. This means that Nigeria will treat foreigners the same way their countries treat Nigerians who seek visas. He also said that the government will introduce more stringent surveillance measures at the country’s borders…
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FG grants N35,000 wage award to federal workers
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approved a wage award of N35,000 per month to all federal workers, effective from September 1, 2023. This was announced in a circular issued by the Chairman/CEO of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, to all heads of FG ministries, agencies and parastatals on Friday. The wage award was a…
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Tinubu mourns former Presidential Adviser, Bode Agusto
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness concerning the demise of Mubasheer Olabode Agusto, who served as an Adviser (Budget Matters) to President Olusegun Obasanjo during his second term in office. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, President Tinubu extends his heartfelt condolences…
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How banks are wooing FCT with billions after TSA exit
The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that since the president removed them from the Single Treasury Account (TSA), banks have been putting pressure on them, pointing out that he laughed yesterday when he saw a letter from the bank offering to give them N150 billion. In a video posted by TVC, Wike revealed that it takes political leadership…
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Tinubu appoints head of information ministry parastatals
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight (8) new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale. The new appointments are as follows: (1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General /…
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Unemployment fuels education apathy in Nigeria, says minister
The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has blamed the high rate of unemployment among graduates for the declining interest in education in Nigeria. He made this remark at a workshop on creating a plan for the Nigerian education system in Abuja on Thursday. The workshop, themed “Renewing our hope through education”, was organized by the federal ministry of…
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BREAKING: Former DG Budget Office, Bode Agusto, dead
A former Director General of the Budget Office of Nigeria, Bode Agusto is dead. Agusto who died on Thursday was DG Budget and Special Advisor to the President on Budget Matters between 2003 and 2007. He had a degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, an Executive Certificate in Strategy & Innovation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School…
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Tinubu halts take-off of 37 new universities approved by Buhari — Minister
The Federal Government has said that operations of the newly approved universities by the past administration would be delayed. The Minister of Education Tahir Mamman disclosed this after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja. He said this was in recognition of the funding need for an effective and efficient educational programmes for these universities. Former president…
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