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Norwich City Appoints Jack Wilshere Team Coach
The Norwich City first team announced on Wednesday that Jack Wilshere, a former Arsenal star, has been hired as their new coach. Wilshere, 32, steps into this new role after a successful stint as Arsenal’s Under-18s head coach, where he led the team to the FA Youth Cup Final in his debut season. “I’m delighted to be joining Norwich City,” Wilshere...
Private Sector, Opposition Split As Tinubu Reshuffles Cabinet
President Tinubu discharged five, approved reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, nominated seven send to the Senate for confirmation. This came as the President renamed the Ministry of Nigeria Delta Development to the Ministry of Regional Development, scrapped the Ministry of Sports Development, and merged the Ministries of Tourism and Arts and Culture to become the Federal Ministry of...
Senate Ad-hoc Committee Revives Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Others
Chairman of Senate ad hoc committee has revived activities at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe. The committee, led by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, made this statement on Wednesday during a meeting with the workers and management of the company. “The committee is here at the steel plant with a firm commitment to uncover why...
Dangote Refinery Begins Direct Petrol Sale To Marketers
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has started supplying PMS (petrol) to some oil marketers directly without recourse to the NNPCL. It was gathered that while more oil marketers were intensifying efforts to buy the product directly from the plant, others were importing the commodity, as hundreds of millions of litres of imported PMS should hit Nigeria’s shores in two weeks’ time. Recall...
Tinubu Appoints Ex-Minister As SA On Public Communication And Orientation
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Sunday Dare as Special Adviser on Public Communication and orientation. He will be working from the Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Dare’s announcement was announced on Wednesday when President Tinubu also sacked 5 ministers and re-assigned 10 to new ministerial portfolios. He as well appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Dare served as the...
NUPENG President Recounts Violent Attack In Court
The President of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Williams Akporeha condemns violent ordeal at FCT High Court. The President of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Williams Akporeha, on Wednesday, narrated a chilling account before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, detailing how he, alongside the union’s Secretary-General, Wale Afolabi, and...
President Tinubu Sacks Six Ministers, Nominates Late Ojukwu’s Wife, 6 Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet and also forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to take over from the vacant positions. The Ministers that were relieved from the cabinet were Prof. Tahir Mamman, (Education), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Mohammed Gwarzo (State for Housing), Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development), Lola Ade-John (Tourism) and the suspended...
President Tinubu Scraps Ministries Of Niger Delta, Sports
President Bola Tinubu at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting announced the scrapping of the Ministries of Niger Delta Development and Sports. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his X, initially known as Twitter. The presidential aide said, “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry...
FG Withdraws Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive Gambaryan
FG, on Wednesday, has withdrawn the money laundering charges preferred against Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Binance, its U.S. head of financial crime compliance, Gambaryan, and the exchange British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were facing money laundering charges to the tune of $35 million brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Gambaryan and Anjarwalla were...
ASUP Mobilises Lecturers As Strike Ultimatum Expires
The 15-day ultimatum issued by the ASUP to the Federal Government to meet its demands is set to expire on October 23. The group had threatened to embark on a strike should the government fail to address the contentious new scheme of service for polytechnic lecturers across the country. As the deadline approaches, more lecturers have endorsed the ASUP National Executive...
