PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwaseun Faleye as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). In a statement on Saturday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, he described Faleye as a legal and corporate finance specialist. “President …
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THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented postgraduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. Mr Chiedu Ebie, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Ebie, in a statement …
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THE Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday, announced the release of two abducted journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of The Nation Newspaper and Abdulraheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper, by terrorists. Newsextra24 recalls that the Journalists and their family members were abducted in their separate homes in the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday, described Agara as an entrepreneur and sports administrator, who previously served as the Deputy Governor …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Dr. Kogo is a seasoned lawyer and analyst in the fields of law, security, economy, politics, and international diplomacy. This was made known by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Adviser …
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THE National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, David Umahi, State Chairman of the party, Stanley Meghan and others were in attendance to receive them. Speaking at the event, the Minister of …
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THE Federal Government says it will support the victims, the families and community affected by the collapsed school building in Jos, Plateau, on Friday. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday by Mrs Folasade Boriowo, Director, Press …
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Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has issued a scathing indictment of the Nigerian government, characterising it as a “kakistocracy”, a system where the most incompetent, corrupt, and unscrupulous individuals hold sway, and decrying the reign of ineptitude and malfeasance in the country’s leadership. Ndume during …
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NO fewer than ten children have died due to suspected measles outbreak in Damangaza community, Lokogoma District, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Head of the Damangaza community, Mr James Budebo, disclosed this during a one-day outreach programme on Friday in Abuja. The programme was organized by Primary Health Care, Damangaza …
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FAMOUS Afrobeats singer, Davido, has launched his own social media application called Chatter. Davido made the announcement in a now trending post on his official X handle on Friday. The musician stated that he co-owns the application with his close friend, Sir Banko. The music icon shared information about Chatter, …
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