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Family Of Late London-bound Nigerian Student Announces Burial Plans, Decries Egypt Air Nonchalance

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

The family of the late Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, 41, a Nigerian citizen who died aboard Egypt Air on September 4, 2023, in Cairo on her way to London for studies, has announced her burial plans with the repatriation of the body back to Lagos on Wednesday. This was disclosed in...

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...

Aisha Rimi Assumes Office As NIPC Boss

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

The new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Aisha Rimi, assumed office at the NIPC headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The Executive Secretary in her opening address pledged to advance Nigeria’s economic development through strategic investment promotion. She thanked President Bola Tinubu for the privilege to...

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...

Wike sets up JTF on cross-border crimes, ‘one-chance’

NewsDeskNgOct 16, 2023October 16, 20230

By Chioma Nnodim Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Barr Nyesom Wike has set up two joint task forces made of all security agencies in the territory, to eliminate cross border banditry and the menace of one-chance robbery One-chance robbers often pose as staff drivers, pick unsuspecting passengers and dispossess them,...

Reps C’ttee to ensure equitable spread of government employment

NewsDeskNgOct 15, 2023October 15, 20230

By Aaron Ossai The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character, Hon Idris Wase, has promised to work towards ensuring that the composition of the government agencies reflect the federal character to promote national unity. Wase, who gave the assurance at the inaugural meeting of the Committee...

2023 Global Handwashing Day: Sightsavers Nigeria fosters good hygiene, diseases prevention

NewsDeskNgOct 15, 2023October 15, 20230

By Palma Ileye International Development Organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria has harped on the importance of good hygiene practices and disease prevention. This is advocay was contained in a press release issued yesterday by Sightsavers, Communication Associate, Joy Tarbo to commemorate this year’s Global Handwashing Day. According to the statement, this Global...