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Recruitment Crisis: Police Service Commission Chair Resigns
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, has resigned from office, ABN TV reports. The former Inspector-General of Police was said to have tendered his resignation letter dated September 6, 2022, to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who approved it on September 12. Smith, who retired on health grounds, had been travelling abroad for medical attention in...
Wike Signs Law Allowing Women To Inherit Their Father’s Estate In Rivers State
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday signed into law the Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women's Right to Share in Family Property Law No. 2 of 2022, a piece of legislation which allows women to inherit from their father's assets. Speaking on the law to prohibit the curtailment of women's right to share in family property law, Governor Wike...
President Buhari Orders NNPC To Fix East-West Road
The President has ordered the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries to ensure that section 4 of the East-West road, spanning from Eleme Roundabout to Onne junction, is fixed without delay through the Tax Credit Scheme. He said that the East-West road project currently handled by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is the largest infrastructure in Nigeria,and...
Nnamdi Kanu In High Spirit, Optimistic — Ejiofor
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has expressed his excitement and optimism over the performance of his legal team led by Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor revealed this in a statement following his routine visit to the IPOB leader at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), Abuja on Thursday. Recall an appellate...
14 Britons, Four Americans, 268 Others Now Nigeria Citizens
A total of 286 foreign nationals, including four Americans, 14 Britons and 86 Lebanese, yesterday took the Oath of Allegiance adopting Nigerian citizenship. The ceremony was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola told State House correspondents that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had, on February 9, 2022, approved a list of...
Excitement As Chief Dan Okeke Celebrates New Yam Festival With Abiriba Community
People of Abiriba community in Ohafia local government area of Abia State have welcomed with great excitement the APC candidate for House of Representatives, Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency High Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke to their community at their 2022 Igbara Ikoro Ndi (new yam festival). Chief Okeke who was accompanied by APC Candidate for Ohafia North State House of Assembly Hon....
Abia 2023: Bende Royal Fathers Back Mascot Kalu’s Guber Bid, Confer Him AKA EKPUCHI ONWA 1 (Photos)
The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP) in Abia state, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu on Friday secured the backing of traditional rulers in Bende who also gave him the chieftaincy title of, “Aka Ekpuchi Onwa I” of Bende. 888 عربي Chief Kalu, a former Chief of Staff to the Abia state government was confer the traditional title...
Ikpeazu To Complete Ubakala Regional Water Scheme, Other Projects As Dry Season Sets In
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured that his administration will always keep the people of Umuahia South close to his heart, assuring that his administration is desirous to make the Ubakala Regional Water Scheme become functional before his exit as Governor. Governor Ikpeazu who disclosed this while receiving the traditional Rulers and stakeholders of Umuahia South LGA comprising...
FG To Establish Job Centres Across Nigeria, Says No Going Back On Pulling 100 Million Persons Out Of Poverty
The Federal Government, weekend said it is setting up job centres in the 774 local government areas of the country as well as improving the Nigerian Electronic Labour Exchange to match jobseekers with jobs. Already the government said the informal sector especially the artisans has been included in the National Health Insurance Act that was recently passed into law to...
FG Spends N6.16tn In 16 Months On Debt Servicing
Debt service gulped N6.16tn in 16 months, according to the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper. In 2021, the Federal Government spent N4.22tn on debt service, and further N1.94tn between January and April 2022. A breakdown shows that domestic debt service cost N2.05tn, while foreign debt service gulped N946.29bn in 2021. There was also N600m sinking fund and...
