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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero. According to Channels TV, Ajaero, who confirmed his release to their correspondent, said the secret police allowed him to go home around past 11pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday, September 9, announced the appointment of new branch chiefs, Air Officer Commandings (AOCs) and redeployment of some senior officers. The announcement was contained in a statement by Group Captain Kabiru Ali, a Deputy Director in the Department of Information and Public Relations. According to the statement, the move … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the exclusion of third-party research grant funds of federal universities and research institutions from the Treasury Single Account. The president’s directive was conveyed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to the Coordinating Minister of Finance and National Economy, Wale Edun, mandating the exemption. In a letter from the … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a Monday midnight to the Federal Government to unconditionally release its President, Joe Ajaero, or face dire consequences. NLC has therefore fixed a National Executive Council, NEC, meeting for Tuesday, 9am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiqué at the end of its … [Read more…]
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Monday morning arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Abuja. The NLC chief was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while traveling to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. Ajaero’s arrest came a few weeks after he was invited by … [Read more…]
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 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…]
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…]