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Bauchi Govt Suspends Commissioner For Women Affairs
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has relieved Hajiya Zainab Baban-Takko, the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, of her duties with immediate effect. The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mr Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a statement early Monday. According to him, the decision was a result of a minor change by the governor to...
Adamawa ADC Issues Atiku Deadline To Pick Membership Card
The African Democratic Congress has issued an ultimatum to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and other prominent figures in the party to register at their respective wards before the end of the year or risk losing recognition as members. Speaking exclusively to The PUNCH in Yola, the Adamawa State Chairman...
CSOs Urges Union To Refrain From Interference With Dangote Refinery
Civil society organizations under the banners of Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), Guardians of Democracy and Development Initiative (GoDDI) and 45 other groups have urged the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to refrain from actions they say could disrupt operations at Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. In a statement signed by Comrade Danesi Momoh...
Tinubu Arrives Lagos On Working Visit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to the former seat of government as Nigeria prepares for a low-key 65th Independence anniversary. The president moved to Lagos after attending the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in the ancient city of Ibadan in Oyo State. While in Lagos, President Tinubu, according...
“NERD Mandatory For NYSC Mobilisation, Exemption” – FG
The federal government says compliance with the national policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) is now mandatory for mobilisation into, or exemption from, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The policy, effective from October 6, invokes provisions in Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act. It was communicated in a circular from the office of the secretary...
Imo Govt Appoints New CJ
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has appointed and sworn in Justice Ijeoma Aguguan as the state’s acting Chief Judge following the resolution of the impasse between the state government and the National Judicial Council (NJC). Uzodimma also swore in a new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Paul Obinatu. The governor, while speaking at the event, which took place...
Nigeria @65: SGF Call On Nigerians To Support Tinubu’s Reforms For Lasting Transformation
Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume, has called on Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, stressing that the sacrifices being made today will lay the foundation for a stronger and more prosperous nation. Akume made the appeal on Sunday in Abuja while delivering the vote of thanks at the Inter-denominational Church Service...
APC Faults Atiku, PDP For Nigeria’s Insecurity
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of laying the foundation for the insecurity Nigeria continues to grapple with. Reacting to Atiku’s statement on the recent terrorist attack in Wagga Mongoro, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, the APC berated him for what it described as “shameless grandstanding...
Nigeria, China Trade Rises To $15.48bn In H1’25
The volume of trade between Nigeria and China increased by 34.7% to $15.48 billion between January and July 2025 (H1’25) compared to the same period in 2024 (H1’24). China’s Consul General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, disclosed this during a reception to mark China’s 76th founding anniversary, Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Yuqing revealed that Nigeria is now China’s...
“Crude Oil Production Increases To 1.8mbdp” — FG
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said that Nigeria’s oil production rose to 1.8 million barrels per day, from 1 million, adding that the goal is to reach 2.5 million bdp, as American companies are already showing strong interest in investing in Nigerian oil blocks. Speaking at the inaugural Africa Energy Investment summit, (AE Invest...
