Tochukwu Chukwu
- News , Politics
- August 26, 2020
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BUHARI INAUGURATES NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES AS FEC MEETING STARTS
The President, Major General Muhmmadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, inaugurated 12 new permanent secretaries for the federal civil service. They were inaugurated at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa,…
UgamatvDIRI TELLS 24 NEW COMMISSIONERS, BE SERVANT LEADERS
The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Douye Diri, on Tuesday, charged the 24 new commissioners, who were earlier cleared by the state House of Assembly, to be servant-leaders. He gave the…
OBASEKI SWEARS IN THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in Lawrence Ogieva and Alex Oleije as commissioners for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, and Environment and Sustainability, respectively. The governor…
- News , Politics
- August 26, 2020
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GOVS WILL NOT PAY COMMUNITY POLICEMEN, AKEREDOLU REPLIES DIG
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu says the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Operation Amotekun, will not be subsumed under the community policing arrangement of the Nigeria Police Force. He…
MALI SUSPENDED FROM INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE ORGANISATION
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie suspended the nation from its membership Tuesday. Its…
- Business , News , Politics
- August 25, 2020
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Buhari unveils agenda for next three years
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, listed nine areas his regime would prioritise during his remaining years in office. He listed those priority areas to include improvement…
UN URGES BUHARI TO CONSIDER DIALOGUE, POLITICAL APPROACH
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Monday advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to complement military efforts with dialogue and what he called…
- News , Politics
- August 25, 2020
- 397 views
BREAKING: WHO CERTIFIES AFRICA AS WILD POLIO FREE
With no recorded cases since 2016, the World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus. The United Nations specialised agency on public health described the feat…
- News , Politics
- August 25, 2020
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BY-ELECTIONS: APC TO BEGIN ASPIRANT SCREENING ON WEDNESDAY
In preparation for legislative by-elections scheduled to hold in October, the All Progressives Congress will on Wednesday begin the screening of its aspirants for the various vacant federal and state…
- News , Politics
- August 25, 2020
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FG CEASES SUBSIDY ON DIGITAL SWITCHOVER
The Federal Government says “there will be no more subsidies, either for set-top boxes or Signal carriage” as it plans to resume the rollout of Digital Switchover, a transition from…
