By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Didi Walson-Jack as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with effect from Aug. 14. The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, said Walson-Jack was appointed asContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Students loans is a tool to fighting poverty in the country, President Bola Tinubu says on Wednesday at the inauguration of the scheme. Tinubu said the scheme also aligned with his administration’s commitment to inclusiveness, adding that it would be sufficiently funded. “Democracy is allContinue Reading
Pic 12. President Bola Tinubu presenting a cheque to Obilor Justice Ikechukwu, Student of Federal University of Technology Owerri Imo State during the Presidential launch of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday (17/7/2024) O231/JULY/17/7/2024/Callistus Ewelike/NAN Pic 13. President Bola Tinubu presenting aContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for digital birth registration for children in Nigeria. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of UNICEF Field Office for South-West, said this at a two-day media dialogue on e-birth registration on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has inaugurated a 70,000 litre solar-powered water project at Alesi in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is a Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation scheme, initiated by theContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has underscored the need for Nigeria to continually play key role towards sustainable peace, security and stability in the Sahel region. Tuggar stated this while delivering a lecture titled: “Pathways to peace, security and stability in the Sahel: What Role for Nigeria?”,Continue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Nigerian media practitioners have been urged to avoid overworking themselves and prioritise self-care and manage mental healthcare. Mrs Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, a Development Journalist, gave the advice on Tuesday in Ilorin during a Media Personnel Advocacy Roundtable. The programme was organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for InvestigativeContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to travel to the UK medical treatment. The EFCC charged Emefiele with criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain byContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) has inaugurated an accounting club at Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School (LAGGS) and equipped the school library with accountancy and motivational books. Mrs Hilda Ozoh, National Chairperson of SWAN, while delivering her keynote address at the inauguration of theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the Visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the country. The Minister made the announcement while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)Continue Reading
