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Reps confirm appointment of service chiefs
The House of Representatives on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of service chiefs made by President Bola Tinubu. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a report by the House Ad hoc Committee on Defence, presented by the Chairman, Benson Babajimi (APC-Lagos State) at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Babajimi recalled that the house constituted the ad hoc committee…
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Mmesoma apologises to JAMB, pleads for leniency over 3-year ban
The 19-year old candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, accused by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of result forgery has apologised to the examination body for her action. She read an apology letter in an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Committee Ad hoc Committee to probe the matter headed by Hon.…
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Akpabio, Abbas, Nweke, for public presentation of Omoniyi Ibietan’s book on cyber politics
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25 public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the head of media relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). While Mr Akpabio will…
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First lady renames Women Development Centre after Maryam Babangida
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has hailed one of her predecessors in office, Maryam Babaginda for impacting the lives of women while she was in office. Mrs Tinubu said this when she renamed the Women Development Center to Maryam Babangida National Center forWomen Development after the late wife of former Military President Ibrahim Babangida. According to the first lady, the…
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Tinubu orders review of N8,000 palliative to Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the review of N8,000 conditional cash transfer to vulnerable households mostly affected by the removal of fuel subsidy. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, on Tuesday. According to Alake, the president ordered the review of the policy after listening to…
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Tinubu’s administration will drive polices for job creation, drive investment – Shettima
The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of the determination of the Presiden Bola Tinubu’s administration to continue to develop economic policies and programmes that will drive investments and create more jobs, especially in agriculture and the digital sector. The Vice President gave the assurance on Tuesday when the board and management of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group…
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PHOTO NEWS: Benin, Niger, Guinea-Bissau presidents visit Tinubu in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, played host to the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo; President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon; President of the Republic of Niger, Bazoum Mohamed, and President of Ecowas Commission,Touray Assumes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Heads of State visited President Tinubu for talks.
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Police deny ‘fake signal’ withdrawing aides from politicians, VIPs
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has described as fake, the signal announcing the removal of police aides from politicians and VIPs. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the NPF said the signal did not emanate from it or any of its formations. Adejobi also said the source of the signal will be investigated and “appropriate…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu departs Kenya for Abuja
President Bola Tinubu early Monday afternoon, departed Nairobi, Kenya for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The president was in Kenya, where he attended the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities, the Regional Mechanisms and the African Union Member-states.
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Senate denies alleged padding of supplementary budget
The Senate has refuted claims of alleged padding in the recently appropriated N70 billion for the National Assembly. The Senate denounced any insinuations that the funds were a “gift” from the Executive arm of government, dismissing such assertions as misguided and mischievous. In a statement issued by Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, the Upper…
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