The Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date for primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. School resumption was initially set for September 9, 2024. According to a Saturday statement from the Director of Public Enlightenment, Balarabe Kiru, the new date will be announced soon. Commissioner for Education Umar Doguwa cited “urgent reasons” for … [Read more…]
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Monday, debunked reports doing the rounds that the rate for Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been upwardly adjusted to 10 per cent from 7.5 per cent. The Minister, in a statement signed by him, affirmed that the VAT rate as contained in relevant … [Read more…]
The multi-billion naira Ebonyi State water scheme at Oferekpe – Ikwo will commence operation before the end of this month. The State Governor, Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru dropped the hint when he led Members of the State Executive Council on inspection tour of the Old Abakaliki Water Scheme, Water Works, Abakaliki. The Governor said it … [Read more…]
Following the announcement over the weekend by former presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, that he was proceeding on an indefinite leave, the broadcast journalist who made a name for himself with his eloquence and sonorous voice, did not resign as special adviser to the president on media and publicity to tend to a “vexatious medical situation” … [Read more…]
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has dissolved the Local Government Transition Implementation Committee administration across the 17 local government areas of the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. The governor directed Directors of Personnel Management to assume responsibility for the administration … [Read more…]
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson, has announced an indefinite leave of absence to attend to pressing medical matters affecting his immediate family. In a statement he posted on his general communication WhatsApp platform on Saturday, Ngelale revealed that he submitted a memo to the Chief of … [Read more…]
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it has not barred students under the age of 18 from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. This clarification was made by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, in Abuja on Friday while addressing journalists … [Read more…]
Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has urged Federal Government and authorities of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to take urgent steps to revert to the old pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. Hon. Ado-Doguwa’s clarion call came on the heel of public outcry … [Read more…]
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada, announced on Thursday that the service collected N277.5 billion in import duties for the month of August. Maiwada shared this information during the monthly press conference organized by the Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), which was hosted by the NCS in Abuja. He … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Army has decried the increasing influence the social media is giving banditry in the country. It said social media platforms provide the oxygen for criminals, like bandits, to breathe and increase their attacks. The Army Chief of Civil Military Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Nosakhire Ugbo, spoke during the Nigerian Army’s social media seminar, tagged: Harnessing the … [Read more…]
The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Wednesday, told President Ahmed Tinubu, in an unmistakable term, that Nigerians are “suffering deeply” under his administration asking him to meet short term needs of the people before pursuing a long term vision. The elders’ council through its Secretary General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, stressed that millions of Nigerians living … [Read more…]
The State Government has formally swore in a former Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture Dr. Cliff Agbaeze as the new Commissioner for Agriculture. Also inaugurated were the Auditor General of the State, Mrs. Ngozi Eke Ogbonnaya and Chairman and members of the Board of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC). Speaking while performing … [Read more…]