The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has submitted 14 names of eminent Nigerians that will make up the Presidential Transition Committee ahead of the May 29 inauguration. The committee has been saddled with the task of planning the week-long inauguration activities that will usher in Tinubu and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, as president and vice-president […]
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Following the conclusion of the National Assembly elections and the formal release of the authentic list of senators and House of Representatives members-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the management of the National Assembly, in conjunction with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, has released dates for the induction of the lawmakers. […]
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Nigerian students have appealed to the Nigerian government to evacuate them from Sudan where fighting between the military and a para-military force has killed hundreds of people. Fighting erupted in the capital city, Khartoum, on Saturday between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over political power in the crisis-torn country. The […]
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The Defence Headquarters has assured Nigerians that there will be a peaceful transition of power from the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari to a new administration on May 29. The Armed Forces high command also noted that the country is safe contrary to insinuations by the United States of America. The Director of Defence Media Operations, […]
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The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee, yesterday, summoned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to explain the alleged payment of $200 million to two private firms as consultancy services fees on whistleblowers’ recoveries. The panel also summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to explain her role in the alleged […]
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The All Progressives Congress Director of Media & Publicity in Ondo State, Mr. Steve Otaloro, on Thursday debunked a story where he reportedly said that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would not be sworn in. In a statement titled “Sponsored Writer Twisted My Interview On Tinubu, Otaloro Denies Removal Rumour”, he described the report published […]
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To bridge brain drain gaps and provide inclusive and sustainable healthcare, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has stressed the need for the government and the private sector to provide a suitable environment for the nation’s healthcare workers. Speaking during the commissioning of six units of […]
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By Ronke Bello Seventeen years ago, during a Presidential forum on education reform, it was asserted by one of the resource persons that “by 2020, Nigeria may have a significant population of highly skilled trained criminals if nothing is done today”. This damning verdict stemmed from the fact that out of twenty million pupils who […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said about 1,052 people were killed, 4,227 were abducted and 648 were injured in 2022. Aruwan said this Wednesday during the presentation of a report on the state of insecurity in the state for 2022. The report, titled […]
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The Benue Governor-elect, Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia has constituted a 29-member transition committee toward a smooth takeover on May 29. This is contained in a statement signed by his Director of Communications, Mr Tersoo Kula on Thursday in Makurdi. Kula said that the committee was to collaborate with the State Government transition committee to ensure […]
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