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Akeredolu Appoints His Son As Director General Of Agency
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has appointed his son, Babajide Akeredolu, as the Director-General of the state’s Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU). The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo, Donald Ojogo, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He explained that the governor has nominated 14 new commissioners-designate and seven special advisers to join his cabinet. They include Bamidele...
Nigeria Set To Recover $200m Looted Funds Stashed Abroad, AGF Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has disclosed that Nigeria would soon make additional recovery of about $200million, being part of public funds looted and stashed outside the country. He said the repatriation of the looted fund was subject to the settlement of litigations that the Federal Ministry of Justice was currently attending...
CAN Weeps Over Rising Cost Of Cooking Gas, Electricity Tariff, Says Nigerians’ Plight Worsened
THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, weekend, lamented that the hike in electricity tariff and cooking gas prices will worsen the plight of Nigerians adding that the citizens already have enough on their plate with heightened insecurity. In a communiqué by the General Secretary, CAN, Joseph Daramola, asked security agencies to respond quickly to distress calls from Nigerians and commended...
No Plan To Overthrow Buhari’s Regime — Army
The Nigerian Army has said on Saturday night that its loyalty to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari has never been in doubt hence it has fully subordinated herself to civil authority. Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu who made this known in a statement titled “Re: Defence Headquarters Warns Soldiers Against Overthrowing...
Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Killing Of A General, Soldiers By ISWAP, Salutes Their Courage
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the deaths of Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and other soldiers. The officers were killed in an ambush by fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The President, in a statement issued Saturday by his media aide, Garba Shehu, said the deceased paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of...
One Military General, 3 Soldiers Dead In Encounter With ISWAP Terrorists In Borno As Troops Repel Attack
At least one senior military officer, General Dzarma Zirkusu, and three soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle between troops of Operation HADIN KAI and terrorists of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. This is even as the troops of Operation HADIN KAI destroyed five A - Jet, two A-29,...
Again, Buhari Jets Out of The Country, To Attend Intra African Trade Fair In South Africa
Few weeks after retuning from a climate change summit, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected on Saturday to leave Paris, France for Durban, South Africa. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. President Buhari will join other African leaders at the official opening ceremony of the second Intra-African Trade...
With N7.2m, You Can Own A House Under FG’s Mass Housing Programme — Fashola
The Federal Government is set to commence sale of houses under the National Mass Housing Programme from N7.2 million naira. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Friday during the unveiling of an online portal for the housing scheme in Abuja. “This is the first time we have a platform that every Nigerian has access to....
Accountants’ Day 2021: Our Theme Influenced By Nigeria’s Leadership Questions — Omoniyi
As the country grapples with leadership challenges, the Association National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN says it is committed to leading the campaign towards accountable leadership to restore the confidence of citizens in their leadership at various levels. This was the view of Mr. Wahab Shina Omoniyi, the chairman ANAN FCT1 while addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday at the 2021...
Stop Inducing, Rejecting Posting, DG Warns NYSC Members
As the 2021 Batch ‘C’ stream one orientation course ends today, corps members have been advised to accept their posting in good faith, settle down in their host communities and contribute their quota to national development. The director-general, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this advice yesterday, at FCT Orientation Camp Kubwa, Abuja, while addressing corps...
