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Tinubu approves creation of Civil Service Commission for FCT – Wike
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of Civil Service Commission for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to allow career progression for civil servants in the FCT Administration. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday. Wike said that in 2018, the National Assembly passed a Bill for the establishment of CSC…
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President Tinubu brings in Bayo Onanuga for information, strategy
President Bola Tinubu has brought in seasoned professional and former Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, to reorganize the information management at the Presidency. He will be Special Adviser, Information and Strategy to the President, according to a statement on Saturday night by Presidential Spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. Ngelale said in his statement : “As part of…
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FCTA pulls out of Treasury Single Account – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday said President Bola Tinubu has approved the pulling out of FCT Administration from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Wike, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja, said the development would take Abuja capital city to where it was supposed to be. He lamented that FCT was littered…
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Akume urges Nigerians to unite for economic, democratic progress
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has urged Nigerians to unite for the sake of the country’s economic and democratic progress. He made this call when he received a delegation from the forum of former deputy governors of Nigeria at his office in Abuja. He said that a prosperous country would benefit all Nigerians and…
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Legal Practitioners’ Committee confirms Ajulo, 57 others as SAN
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has confirmed Dr kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer and 57 others as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Secretary of LPPC, Mr Hajo Bello. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that LPPC had earlier shortlisted 69 lawyers for the prestigious award, Those…
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FG warns against sexual harassment in varsities
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has warned members of the academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses, maintaining that the Federal Ministry of Education will deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. The Minister gave the warning while addressing members of the press on Thursday in his office in Abuja, when he received the…
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Olukoyede new EFCC Chairman
President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. His aappointment was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale. Mr. Ola…
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Umahi says FG will fund N5.1tn of inherited road projects
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said on Tuesday that the government of President Bola Tinubu would fund about N5.1 trillion of leftover road projects from the immediate past administration of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari. He made this statement while speaking to State House journalists in Abuja after a meeting with the president. According to Umahi, the Buhari administration earmarked about…
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Tinubu appoints former ANN presidential candidate, Durotoye, four others as aides
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a former presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) in the 2019 election as his Senior Special Assistant on National Values and Social Justice. In to a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, the president also appointed Fredrick Nwabufo, a columnist and a former Abuja Chief Bureau of TheCable newspaper as Senior…
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