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NSCDC Decorates 101 Promoted Officers In Kaduna
The Commandant, Nigeria Security, and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna Command, CC Idris Yahaya Adah, on Thursday, decorated 101 promoted officers, urging them to use the privilege granted to them to contribute positively to the growth of the Corps. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Habeeb Badamsi, said the Commandant, Idris Yahaya Adah gave the charge at the...
Expect Tough Time, Chief Of Air Staff Warns Terrorists, Bandits
The 22nd Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar has assumed command with the pledge to sustain the legacies of his predecessors. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, announced the retirement and replacement of the service chiefs. At the handing and taking over ceremony yesterday, Abubakar promised to reinvigorate the fight against terrorism and other forms of insecurity in...
Ganduje No More Bothered About Dollar Video — Ex-Commissioner
Muhammad Garuba, former Commissioner for Information in Kano State under the Abdullahi Umar Ganduje administration has said the ex-governor is not concerned by the state government’s decision to reopen the investigation of the dollar video that purportedly depicts him receiving bribes. The chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magajin Rimin-Gado, had pledged to...
We’re Ready For Business — Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that Nigeria is not only ready for business but also for investment. On the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, the president met with the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), Prof. Benedict Oramah, and the President of the European Bank for...
Makinde Sends Commissioner-Nominees’ List To House Of Assembly
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has sent seven names of commissioner-nominees to the state’s House of Assembly for confirmation. They are Nurudeen Ashamu, son of former Senator Monsurat Sunmonu; Fausat Sanni, sister of the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola as well as Toyin Balogun, women coordinator of the Omi Titun 2.0 Campaign, Musibau Babatunde, one of the top...
Students’ Loan Will Reduce Dropouts, Says VC
Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago -Iwoye, Ogun State, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s Students Loan Scheme will reduce dropouts in the university system. He made the remarks on Wednesday, shortly after being sworn in as the University’s 11th Vice-Chancellor. READ ALSO: It’s A Proposal – RMAFC Clarifies 114% Salary Increase For President, VP, Govs, Others According to Agboola,...
It’s A Proposal – RMAFC Clarifies 114% Salary Increase For President, VP, Govs, Others
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has cleared the air on its reported imminent implementation of a 114 percent increase in the salaries of elected politicians. The president, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders are all penciled to benefit from the remuneration raise. Recall that RMAFC chairman, Muhammadu Shehu, represented by a federal...
“Japa” Syndrome Will Favour Nigeria – Peter Obi
Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, agrees with Bill Gates' assessment of Nigeria's "japa" syndrome. According to Obi, "the recent surge of Nigerian professionals leaving the country for greener pastures is good and healthy for our country." Obi stated on Thursday via his verified Twitter profile that "our brain drain today will be our brain gain tomorrow." According to the...
114% Salary Increase For Politicians: Spend Money Raised From Subsidy Removal Wisely — Shehu Sani
Against the backdrop of a proposed 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the president, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public office holders, a former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, said raising the minimum wage for poor workers should come first. Sani who stated this in a statement via his verified Twitter...
DSS Conducts Search In Suspended EFCC Boss’ Home
Operatives of the Department of State Services have conducted a search of the Abuja home and office of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The service also during the week, invited Bawa’s close associates in the EFCC for questioning, over alleged mismanagement, misappropriation and diversion of proceeds of sold assets forfeited to the EFCC. However,...
