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Governor Sani appoints Abdulkadir Mayere as SSG

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

Governor Uba Sani has approved the appointment of Abdulkadir Muazu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government. This follows the appointment and swear-in of Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal as Minister for Environment. Muhammad Lawal Shehu, Chief Press Secretary to the Kaduna State Governor, said in a statement on...

FCTA workers laud Wike over Civil Service Commission

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

By Chioma Nnodim Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Civil Servants, have commended the FCT Minister, Barr Nyesom Wike over the recent announcement for the immediate establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission. The workers who came out in their numbers, Monday, October 16, could not hold in their excitement and...

Tinubu appoints Benjamins-Laniyi as mandate secretary FCT women affairs secretariat

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

By Chioma Nnodim President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, as the Mandate Secretary for the newly created Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA. It could be recalled that the FCT minister, Barr Nyesom Wike had on Friday, October 13, announced the approval...

Abia North: Disqualify Orji Kalu for admitting fraud conviction – Nnamdi tells Court

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

By Mathew Dadiya The Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for Abia North in the 2023 election, Nnamdi Iro Orji has prayed the Appeal Court to disqualify Senator Orji Uzor Kalu having admitted before the Federal High Court that he was convicted of fraud. In the appeal lodged by his lead counsel,...

Bilaad Development Trust Supports You “30 Under 30 Women In Business”

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

In line with her sustainability initiatives hinged on tackling Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concerns, the promoters and drivers of Bilaad Realty Limited, as part of her initiative to address education gaps, specifically, concerning women exclusion, mentoring, coaching, and catalysing growth in the entrepreneurship space, Bilaad Development Trust has organised the...

Tinubu appoints pioneer mandate secretary for New FCTA Women Affairs Secretariat

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi as the pioneer Mandate Secretary for the newly created Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA. FCTA disclosed this in a post on its official X handle on Monday. The post reads, “His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR,...

‘Provide protective goggles to your workers’, Ogun govt orders factories

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

The Ogun State Government has asked factories to provide their workers with protective goggles in order to safeguard their sights. The government said the number of blind people among factory workers in the state is far higher in proportion when compared to the general population. The Commissioner of Health, Dr...

Confusion as NIPOST staff reject CEO appointed by Tinubu, shut down head office

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have shut down the head office of the service in Abuja, protesting the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Postmaster-General. Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential spokesman, announced last week that President Bola Tinubu changed the leadership of communication agencies, including NIPOST. However, moments...

Israel denies reports of ceasefire in Gaza Strip

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

Israel has denied reports of a planned ceasefire with the Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “There is no ceasefire,’’ the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday morning. Earlier, there had been reports a ceasefire with Hamas would be implemented for several hours to allow...

Tinubu approves FCTA’s exit from TSA, approves creation of Civil Service Commission

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

By Chioma Nnodim President Bola Tinubu has approved the exit of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, from the Treasury Single Account, TSA, thereby paving way for the Nyesom Wike-led FCTA to utilize the territory’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, for the development of the nation’s capital. Wike, who made this...