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ASCSN elects Shehu Muhammed, others as new union leadership

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

…ratifies Joshua Apebo appointment as GS The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Monday, elected new members to the Central Working Committee (CWC) on Monday, to lead the union for the next four years. The election was held at the 5th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference in Lagos,...

Obaseki appoints Joseph Eboigbe new SSG after Osarodion Ogie’s resignation

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has appointed Mr Joseph Eboigbe as the new Secretary to the State Government. According to reports, Joseph Eboigbe succeeded Barrister Osarodion Ogie, who resigned from the position on Sunday to pursue his political aspiration as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship...

WAEC releases 2024 WASSCE results

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. WAEC confirmed this in a post on its X page. It informed candidates who took the examination to log on to waecdirect.org to access their results. “We are pleased...

Family of ex-Zamfara CPG boss laments his continued detention, threatens to sue police

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The family of the former Commandant of Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CGP), Col. Rabiu Yandoto (rtd), has lamented the continued detention of their father by the state police command. They have expressed concern that their father has been detained in police custody without being arraigned in a court of...

SEDC: Bwala urges Tinubu to exercise caution with Southeast governors’ nominations

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

A former spokesman to ex-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala, on Monday urged President Bola Tinubu to be careful with the governor’s nomination for who heads the South East Development Commission, SEDC. Bwala reminded Tinubu that governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Southeast...

Iranian vice president resigns after 11 days in office

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

Iran’s Vice-President Mohammed Javad Zarif has resigned, leaving President Massud Pezeshkian’s cabinet just 11 days after his appointment. “I am not satisfied with my work and regret that I have not been able to fulfill expectations,” the moderate politician said on his X platform. Zarif hinted that the selection of...

Sack Finance Minister, Account General Now – Group Tells Tinubu Over 2024 Capital Budget

NewsDeskNgAug 12, 2024August 12, 20240

The Coalition on Good Governance and Accountability (CGGA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein over poor funding of the capital components of the 2024 budget. The group, in a statement signed by its...

Kogi varsity students’ abductors demand N50m ransom

NewsDeskNgAug 9, 2024August 9, 20240

The kidnappers of two students of Kogi State University, Kabba, have reduced their ransom demand from N50 million to N10 million. The students were abducted last week Friday at the same spot and on the same day the Caretaker Chairmen of the Kabba/Bunu LGA, Dare Micheal and his three aides...

Nigeria takes 2 steps forward, 2 steps backward – Obasanjo

NewsDeskNgAug 9, 2024August 9, 20240

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday said the country can only progress when those in power change their mentality and critically re-examine themselves. Obasanjo also described Nigeria as a country that takes two steps forward and two steps backward. The former President spoke while receiving six lawmakers from the...

Japan: We’re committed to entrepreneurship, sustainable development in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgAug 9, 2024August 9, 20240

Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has said that his country is committed to fostering entrepreneurship and sustainable development in Nigeria. The ambassador said the Government of Japan is keenly interested in supporting the start-up ecosystem in Africa’s largest economy. Kazuyoshi spoke on Friday in Abuja at...