Tinubu swears in more ministers, appoints Benjamins-Laniyi
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, swore in three additional ministers, bringing the number to 48. The three more ministers, Jamila Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande and Balarabe Lawal, took the oath of office at 12.15pm at the Council Chamber of the State House before the start of the Federal Executive Council meeting, which Tinubu presided over. The […]
Military destroys three million-litre illegal refinery, hunts owners
The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder in Port Harcourt has destroyed a 3 million-litre capacity illegal refinery in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The illegal refinery, comprising six refining camps, is located within Cawthorne Channel 2 on the coast of Rivers State. The facility allegedly steals crude oil from a wellhead in […]
Red Cross counsels 100,000 repentant B’Haram fighters
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced plans to key into the rehabilitation of the about 100,000 repentant Boko Haram combatants to facilitate their reintegration into their home communities. The ex-combatants are already undergoing a rehabilitation programme by the Borno State Government at the Hajj Camp, Maiduguri. “We are fashioning out a programme […]
Certificate forgery: Atiku, Obi protest as BBC fact-checkers clear Tinubu
The camps of the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have protested the BBC report that there is no evidence to back the diploma forgery allegation against President Bola Tinubu. BBC’s Global Disinformation Team had in a fact-checking report published on Wednesday said there was no […]
Privatise moribund refineries, Senate tells FG
The Senate has called for the privitisation of moribund oil refineries owned by the Federal Government. The call was made by the Senate through its Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Sani Musa ( APC Niger East). Musa made the call in Abuja on Saturday while fielding questions from journalists on the way forward for […]
31 terrorists killed, 81 arrested in one week – Military
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week neutralised 31 terrorists and apprehended 81 others in various operations across the North-East, North Central and North-West. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Buba said the troops also rescued 10 kidnapped hostages, […]
FG gets $98m Islamic bank education grant
The Federal Government, through the Universal Basic Education, has secured a grant of $98m from the Islamic Development Bank to fund “Bilingual Education Project,” in nine states. The beneficiary states are Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Nassarawa, Niger and Osun. A notice of procurement issued by UBEC and sighted by our correspondent in Abuja […]
Japa: FG okays contract jobs for retired doctors
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers as contract staff after attaining their compulsory retirement age or years. The government, however, said the appointed contract staff would be on the same salary scale level that they retired on if they desire and deserve it. A circular obtained […]
Nigerians to obtain passports in two weeks, says FG
The Federal Government has told Nigerians that the era of waiting for months to get their passports is over. This was as it announced a two-week timeline for the processing of passport applications. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while giving an update on his directive to the […]
Army probes malnutrition allegation by troops fighting B’Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed an investigation into complaints of poor feeding of troops on the frontline in the North-East region, fighting insurgency. He assured the public and all personnel that a thorough investigation would be conducted to get to the root of the complaints. The Director, Army Public […]
