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The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Haruna Garba on Friday disclosed that following unsubstantiated claims by some persons in Abuja, including male’s and female’s, about the disappearance of their organ’s, the Command has arrested and charged fifty-one (51) suspects to court for giving false information and inciting public disturbance. Speaking on arrests, CP Garba recalled […]

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has expressed readiness to partner with the federal government in tackling humanitarian and poverty challenges in Nigeria. This was as it hailed President Bola Tinubu’s efforts so far in that direction. UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al Shamsi, according to a statement on Friday by Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair,Special Adviser […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, including the Industrial Training Fund, Corporate Affairs Commission and Standards Organisation of Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, announced the removal of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of three agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy. The president appointed new heads to the agencies just as the heads of two separate agencies retained their positions. The appointments were made known in a statement issued by […]

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has emphasised the need to equip the girl-child with quality education to help them withstand societal challenges. Speaking during an interactive session in Abuja on Wednesday to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, she said the day provided an opportunity for people to reflect on the challenges […]

The Lagos State government has announced that it is shutting down services for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line on Saturday after the morning peak service and for the entire day on Sunday. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this in a post on X, formerly Twitter on Wednesday, the suspension of […]

The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential designates to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was made known in a statement jointly signed by the Chairperson, House Committee on NDDC, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, and Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Akin Rotimi, Jr, […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Ngelale explained that Olukoyede’s appointment is for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. The leadership of the country’s focal anti-graft […]

A serving member of the House of Representatives Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga representing Isa and Sabon Birnin Federal Constituency on the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State is dead. It was reported that Danbuga passed away on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. A member, representing Sabon Birni South constituency at the Sokoto […]

The use of the US dollar and other foreign currencies as legal tender for domestic transactions in Nigeria is under probe, according to a Tuesday order from the House of Representatives sent to the Committee on Banking Regulation. The House of Representatives also urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to address Naira’s depreciating value in […]