PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven executive directors for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Trojan News reports that this was made known in a statement released on Friday signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Those appointed as directors are: 1. Ayo Adewuyi …
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Genevieve Nnaji, an Nollywood icon, graced the United Nations General Assembly in New York, performing alongside music sensation David Adeleke, also known as Davido. Davido’s viral video, featuring him lighting up the stage during UBA’s anniversary celebration, quickly became a social media sensation. A snapshot captured the moment he connected …
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THE Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin has taken to social media to react after seeing video of a Police boss on multi with his men extorting 1 million Naira from 3 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Surulere, Lagos State. According to the video …
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THE telephone number of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has been hacked. The Ministry of Education confirmed this on Friday, September 27, 2024, saying the minister’s WhatsApp page is being used by unauthorised individuals. The ministry, in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, …
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Award-winning British acting legend, Dame Maggie Smith is dead. She died in hospital on Friday 27 September at the age of 89. Her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens made the announcement in a statement today. “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie …
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THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says outstanding revenues due to the federal government in the oil and gas industry have risen to $6.071 billion and N66.4 billion respectively as of June 2024. NEITI disclosed this at the public presentation of its 2022 and 2023 Independent Oil and Gas …
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THE Federal Executive Council [FEC] is proposing a bill that would see 30 percent of applications received by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund go to the Student Loan Scheme. The bill seeks to amend Section 3 of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Act No. 16, 2011, labelled ‘Establishment of the …
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THE Command Monitoring Unit, Eleweran of the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious land speculator/grabber named Ambali Daudu (77) who from police reports has been terrorising and selling off other people’s landed property. Mr. Ambali Daudu who claimed to be the Baale of Daudu Village in the …
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AN Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator, Jamilu Abdullahi and third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, on Thursday, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave a narrative of the financial transactions between him and the Kogi State government under former governor, Yahaya Bello. The …
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THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, is proposing an amendment to the National Identity Management Commission Act No. 23, 2007 to allow for foreigners living in the country to be issued the National Identification Number. The FEC, on Wednesday, also proposed the Economy Stabilisation Bill to pave the way for the …
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