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Defence Boss, Irabor Begs Ex-Servicemen Over Unpaid Allowances
General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff has appealed to retired military officers to be patient with the Federal Government in the effort to pay their Security Debarment Allowance. According to him, those who retired before the law was implemented were not qualified to be paid the allowance, adding that it took the magnanimity of President Muhammadu Buhari, to review...
NAFDAC Vows To Implement Pharmaceutical Traceability
The implementation of a pharmaceutical traceability plan, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), will reportedly help to step up the country’s fight against subpar and fake medications while also protecting people’s health. This was said by the agency’s director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, during a workshop held in Port Harcourt to finalize the draft regulations...
Osun Voters Should Sue INEC — Falana Speaks On Adeleke, Oyetola’s Case
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has urged Osun State voters to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for wasting their votes. He stated this on Sunday during an interview on Arise TV. The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke for overvoting at over 700 polling units in the governorship election. The tribunal asked INEC to give a Certificate...
PDP National Working Committee Pays Ikpeazu Condolence Visit As Governor Says Party Is United
The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has assured the members of the PDP in the State and across the country that the party remains strong, viable and united even as the party members mourn the death of her gubernatorial candidate, the Late Professor Eleazar Uche Ikonne. The Governor made these remarks today while receiving a delegation of the...
Old Naira Notes: Reps Kicks Against 10 Days Extension, Insists On Emefiele’s Arrest
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on the redesign of three naira notes has rejected the 10 days extension granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the swap of old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes. In a statement on Sunday, the Chairman of the Committee and the Majority Leader of the House, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said the green...
Lagos Has No New Commissioner Of Police — PRO
No new Commissioner of Police has been deployed to Lagos, the State Police Command said on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement, amid reports that a new CP has taken over the command. According to him, the command had been inundated with requests for clarification on the status of the commissioner...
Why President Buhari Approved Old Naira Deadline Extension — Emefiele
President General Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, in Daura, approved the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to extend the deadline for swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned notes from January 31, 2023, to February 10 2023. Buhari also approved a seven-day grace period which runs from February 10 to February 17 2023, to allow Nigerians to deposit their old...
Miyetti Allah Accuses Buhari Of Silence, Says Bombing Of Herdsmen Amounts To War Crime
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the silence of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the military authorities on the deaths of pastoralists in Nasarawa State. It was reported that about 38 herdsmen were bombed to death in Rukubi village of Doma Local Government Area of the state last week. In a statement on Sunday,...
President Buhari Extends Deadline For Old Naira Notes Swap (SEE DATE)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) request for the extension of the deadline for swapping of old Naira notes to the redesigned ones. A seven-day grace period, beginning on February 10 to February 17,2023, has also been approved to enable Nigerians to deposit their old notes at the CBN after the February deadline when the...
Ikpeazu Dedicates Sun Governor Of The Year Award To Ikonne
... Says, "We will Keep the Fire Aglow for Him" Nigeria's Governor of the Year 2022 and the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has dedicated his award to late Prof Eleazar Uche Ikonne. The Governor who emerged the Sun Governor of the Year 2022 in an epoch making event organised by Sun Newspapers at the Expo Convention Centre...
