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Ex-IPMAN Official Commends Tinubu On 15% Import Duty Approval
The former National Operations Controller of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr Mike Osatuyi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, Osatuyi said that the policy would protect local refineries and attract new investments into...
Otti reshuffles cabinet, swears in two commissioners, one adviser
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has reshuffled the state executive council with the addition of two Commissioners and one Special Adviser. The Commissioners are: Salome Obiukwu, who now assumes office as Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Chiemela Uzoije as Commissioner for Housing and Christian Enweremadu as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony held at...
2023 Polls: Wait Patiently for Court Decision – President Buhari Sends Easter message
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians to explore legal options in ventilating their grievances over the outcome of the 2023 general elections. He dropped this advice in his Easter message to Nigerians. A statement personally signed by Buhari on Friday said this year’s Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future for Nigeria. According to him, Easter is the triumph of...
Nigerians At Liberty To Vote APC Or Any Party Of Their Choice — Presidency
The Presidency on Friday said that it is only politicians who are afraid of losing elections that are accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of planning to truncate the democracy and handover to an interim government. The President also warned those peddling such information which it said was meant to incite the citizenry against the federal government to desist from it, saying...
Police Begin Documentation Of Successful Candidates For Recruitment Exercise
The Niger State Police Command has urged successful candidates in the ongoing ninth regular course intake to the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Kano, to prepare for screenings. The command said in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that physical and credential screening would begin from September 26 to October 1 at Police Secondary School, Minna by 8 a.m daily. The...
Tinubu Has Approved N2bn Palliative For FCT Residents — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has approved two billion naira as palliative for the FCT. Wike disclosed this on Monday when he met with contractors in his office after the maiden Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the current administration. Confirming the approval of the two billion as palliative for...
Coalition Target To Remove Urban Bandits Destroying Nigeria – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that political leaders coming together to form the anti-Tinubu coalition are all focused on one target. According to El-Rufai, Nigeria is targeted for destruction by a collection of urban bandits. El-Rufai stated this during an interview on Arise News on Monday evening, saying he feels quite empowered and encouraged by the attitude of...
South East Youth Leaders Condemns Retrial Of Sen. Kalu, Alleges Political Harassment
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has strongly condemned the recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to challenge a Federal High Court ruling that barred it from retrying former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over an alleged N7.1 billion fraud. In a press...
FG Outlaws Cash Payments In MDAs
The Federal Government has outlawed the use of physical cash for the payment of revenue and directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to install Point of Sale terminals within 45 days. The directive formed part of four Treasury circulars issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and obtained by The PUNCH on Monday. In the documents, the Accountant-General,...
Electoral Malpractices: NOA Seeks Collaboration With OSSIEC
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, Osun State chapter, has sought for collaboration with the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, for joint campaign against electoral malpractices and violence in the forthcoming local government elections billed for February, 2025. The State Director, NOA, Bola Morgan stated this while paying an advocacy visit with her management team to the Chairman of OSSIEC,...
