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FG Warns Nigerians Against Fake ITF Viral Recruitment Advertisement
The federal government has warned Nigerians against fake Industrial Trust Fund recruitment advertisements trending on social media. Mrs. Suleyol Chagu, Director of the Public Affairs Department Industrial Trust Fund, ITF, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Chagu dismissed claims of ongoing recruitment in ITF. According to her, the viral advertisement on social media is an attempt to defraud some unsuspecting Nigerians. “These...
Army Promotes 108 Generals
108 senior officers have been promoted to the ranks of Major-General and Brigadier-General with approval from the Nigerian Army Council. According to a statement on Friday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the list includes 35 Brigadier Generals elevated to Major-Generals and 73 Colonels promoted to Brigadier-Generals. Among the newly promoted Major-Generals are officers holding critical...
Subsidy Removal: NULGE Demands 300% Minimum Wage Increment
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for a 300 percent increment in the minimum wage for workers across all sectors due to the inflation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. NULGE National President, Mr. Ambali Olatunji, said this in a communique jointly signed by Mr. Isah Gambo, General Secretary of the union, at the end...
Reps Ask FG To Stop Repatriation Of Almajiri Children
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Federal Government to intervene and immediately halt the repatriation of the Almajiri children to their states of origin. This formed part of the resolutions of the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. They made the call following a motion sponsored by a member...
Deborah Samuel: How King Chibuzor Chinyere’s Intervention Foiled Religious Crises In Nigeria
The story of the late Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of Home Economics at Shehu Shagari college of education Sokoto State cannot be complete without mentioning a man who played a key role during that ugly incident. His Royal Majesty King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, the Founder and General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries and Ihie I of Ikwuorie...
Elections: Ohanaeze Tells South East Governors To Hold Emergency Meeting Over IPOB
A chieftain of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Tony Chiemelu Obizoba, has asked governors of the South-East to summon an emergency security meeting over the threat posed by unknown gunmen and members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as elections draw nearer. Obizoba who is the Director-General, Strategic Planning and Implementations, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, in a chat with Daily...
Marketers Caution FG Against Hasty Fuel Import Ban
Marketers have argued that Nigeria cannot ban fuel importation now, saying the country’s refining capacity is still low. The marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria said any ban on fuel importation now could trigger scarcity and a hike in fuel prices. The PUNCH reports that...
Senator Akpabio Heads Nigerian Delegation To Pope Francis’ Funeral
Senate President Godswill Akpabio is leading a high-level Nigerian delegation to Vatican City for the funeral of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, scheduled for Saturday. The development was confirmed in a statement issued Friday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy. The five-member delegation, appointed by President Tinubu, includes Minister of...
Governors looting LG funds will face trial after tenure – Presidency
The Presidency has warned governors hijacking local government funds that they will face trial when their immunity elapses at the end of their tenure. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, made this known in a statement by his spokesman, Edet Etuk. The statement said Sen. Enang spoke on a radio programme where he...
Air Peace Refutes Oshiomhole’s Claims, Seeks Airport CCTV Footage
Air Peace has strongly denied recent accusations made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, rejecting his claims of extortion and flight overbooking as false and unfounded. In a statement issued by the airline’s management and shared on Thursday via X, Air Peace stated, “The Senator lied blatantly when he accused Air Peace of extorting its passengers. We challenge Senator Oshiomhole to bring...
