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Delta Governor Suspends Commissioner, Others
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has ordered the immediate suspension of the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Omoun Perez. Also, the governor ordered the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Bennett Agamah; Assistant Director, Agricultural Engineering, Oki Yintareke; and the Chief Accountant, Gabriel Idiatacheko, “to proceed on compulsory leave until further notice in line with…
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Tinubu Lines Up 140 Officials To Assess Wike, Keyamo, Others
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 140 government officials to track and assess the performance of ministers and heads of agencies. A senior official working closely with the Central Delivery Coordination Unit headed by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, made this known in a chat…
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Military destroys terrorists’ hideouts in FCT, others
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said it had increased its air and ground surveillance in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs. This is following the spate of kidnappings in the nation’s capital. Over 15 persons have been abducted since the beginning of the year in the FCT. In a statement on Friday, the Director,…
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BREAKING: INEC publishes final list of candidates for bye-elections in Ondo, others
The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list and personal particulars of candidates for bye-elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, on Wednesday. The bye-elections will be held on February 3, 2024, across nine states of the federation covering…
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EFCC reopens cases against Fayose, Kwankwaso, Nnamani, Lamido, Sylva, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reopened money laundering cases against 13 former governors and some former ministers, with the amounts involved running into over N853.8bn. Sunday PUNCH findings revealed that the amount at stake in the high-profile cases involving the former governors and ex-ministers was not less than N772.2bn, however, the anti-graft agency…
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Atiku reacts to Supreme Court judgement on Gov Muftwang, others
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday congratulated opposition governors whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court. The apex court upheld the elections of opposition party governors Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Abba Yusuf (Kano), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau) and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi). Atiku, in a statement…
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Labour Shortage: Denmark Announces Visas For Welders, Bricklayers, Mechanics, Teachers, Others
Denmark has updated its positive list to woo foreign skilled workers as it tries to address its labour shortfall. The positive list refers to professions experiencing a shortage of skilled or highly qualified professionals in Denmark. The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) updates the list twice a year based on the…
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Lagos Govt Moves To Crack Down on More illegal Buildings In Ikeja, Others
The Lagos State Government has vowed to go after illegal buildings and their owners in 2024, saying it will no longer condone impunity regarding erection of edifices in the state. This is part of the State government comprehensive effort to tackle violations of regulations on buildings. The Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Physical…
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BREAKING: Tinubu Clears N12bn Outstanding Payment Owed Super Eagles, others
President Bola Tinubu has cleared the outstanding payment that the Federal Government is owing the Super Eagles and other sporting teams of the country. According to a statement on the X handle of Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, the payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15…
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How Finance Ministry Got $5.6m W’Bank Loan For Stationery, Others
The Home Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has received the sum of $5.6m from the World Bank to procure 21 items, which included office stationeries, furniture, solar inverter, office equipment, and vehicles. The approvals were made under the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability project, which was initiated…
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REVEALED: Why Courts Imposed Millions of Fines Against Babalola, Olanipekun, Ozekhome, Others
The award of millions of naira in costs against some senior lawyers by the courts have created surprises among legal observers. Many Nigerians are familiar with punitive fines or damages imposed by the courts against parties in matters deserving of such, but not much is known about lawyers being directly penalised for bringing…
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‘We will show Wike he is not above the party’, Damagum vows to sanction Wike, others
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, said a former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is not above the party. Damagum who stated this while responding to questions at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday hinted that the party leadership will sanction Wike…