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President BOLA TINUBU, has appointedJAMI’U ABIOLA as his Senior Special Assistant on Linguistics and Foreign Matters.  A statement by Director, Information & Public Relations,  SEGUN IMOHIOSEN on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the appointment, which takes effect from 14th November, 2024 is in line with the provisions of the Certain Political and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) Act 2008, as amended.  President TINUBU tasked the appointee to work closely […]

The Senate has acknowledged an error in its earlier resolution advising President BOLA TINUBU to remove UMAR DANLADI as chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations of corruption and misconduct.  The upper chamber, during yesterday’s plenary however, insisted that it does not invalidate their decision to sack the CCT Chairman.  The Majority Leader, OPEYEMI BAMIDELE, called on the Senate to withdraw the earlier constitutional provision and adopt the correct legal references, explaining  that the appropriate sections […]

Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, has urged the Chinese government to boost aid flows to Africa, particularly to Nigeria to strengthen bilateral relations and support development efforts.   AKPABIO, who made the appeal while hosting Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, ZHANG QINGWEI, during his historic first visit to Africa, underscored the importance of deepening cooperation between Nigeria and China.   The senate president called for greater collaboration on […]

The Enugu State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department State CID has concluded its investigation into the tragic and unwarranted shooting and killing of a popular Enugu-based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, otherwise known as Igbo-Jah, by a male Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command. The Commissioner of Police, CP, Kanayo Uzuegbu, in a statement issued yesterday through his spokesperson, DSP, Daniel Ndukwe, revealed […]

The Presidency has clarified the reason behind the acquisition of a new presidential jet for President Bola Tinubu. The Special Adviser to the president on Media and strategy, Bayo Onanuga during a televised interview yesterday, explained that the current jet was acquired to prevent president Tinubu from being involved in a plane crash caused by malfunctions, affirming that he had before the acquisition, conveyed his fears to National Security Adviser, […]

An activist,  IFEANYICHUKWU OKONKWO has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the Governor of Anambra State, CHARLES SOLUDO and two other public officers for attempting to alter the “Land Use Act” through a proposed land title revalidation and recertification in the State. OKONKWO issued the threat in a pre-action notice to the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Anambra State and the Commissioner for […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has confirmed that old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes remains legal tender,debunking any deadline  for it circulations. The spokesperson of CBN, Sidi Ali Hakama disclosed this in a statement,following  speculations  that the old Naira notes will cease to be legal tender from December 31, 2024. However, the apex bank clarified that the claim is false, directing  all its branches to continue to issue and […]

The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources-Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo has banned the exportation of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas. Ekpo, stated this yesterday during a meeting with major stakeholders in the LPG value chain to discuss the rising cost of the commodity and the hardship they impose on Nigerians, with the prices of the commodity having increased from an average of […]

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has apologized to the broadcast industry, the people of Enugu State and the listening public over the recent invasion of Urban Radio Enugu by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Director of Public Affairs of NBC, Susan Obi, in Abuja, expressing the  Commission's disappointment regarding the October 14 invasion of Urban Radio 94.5FM Enugu […]