Delta ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, has apologised to the Senate over his failure to appear before the 9th National Assembly when he served as Minister of State for Labour and Productivity in the last administration. Reports gathered that there was an uproar in the Senate on Monday during the screening …
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The Senate has sought the immediate appointment of an Auditor General for the Federation in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. The Red Chamber made this known in a communication to President Bola Tinubu signed by Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Wadada. The upper …
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The Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced a series of appointments to key government agencies in the State. According to statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa, on Monday, the newly appointed officials will head some agencies of the State …
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The Senate has been hit by controversy over the screening of Festus Keyamo, a ministerial nominee. The confusion has led the Chamber to dissolve into executive session after the Senate leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi moved the motion Before the pandemonium, the nominee was asked to address the Chamber to …
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Oyo civil servants returned to their desks on Monday having called off a week-long strike called by the state’s chapters of organised labour. The civil servants shunned work since July 31 to protest the non-payment of salary deductions, leave bonuses and also to demand a review of pension allowances. The …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday said its Special Forces on night patrol at the weekend near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and a male. A statement by NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, informed the female victims on interrogation, revealed that they …
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have neutralised 11 Boko Haram terrorists and captured four others alive in Sambisa Forest. The feats were recorded between August 4 and 5, 2023, when the troops made an unprecedented incursion into the Boko Haram hideouts …
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Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared support for striking resident doctors, with a warning to the government against steps that would further worsen the precarious situation of medical service delivery in this country. NMA FCT chairman, Dr Charles Ugochukwu Ugwanyi, stated this yesterday during a thanksgiving mass at the Holy …
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National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has addressed claims that corps members will be deployed to the Niger Republic. Last month, Niger soldiers announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in a coup. The soldiers said they have dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, closed the country’s borders, and …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 11,355 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines for voter accreditation in the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. A top official in the commission, who spoke on anonymity, disclosed this to our correspondent on Sunday. According to INEC, Bayelsa …
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