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July 18, 2016 No Responses

Lai Mohammed canvasses support for Inner Wheel

By Moses Ebosele – A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Inner Wheel, has been commended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed for improving the social well-being of the most vulnerable groups in the society. Speaking in...

July 6, 2016 No Responses

Employers seek end to NLC crisis

The leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is a threat to the development and growth of Nigeria’s economy, the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Olusegun Oshinowo has said. Speaking during an inte...

July 6, 2016 No Responses

Crisis looms in Edo PDP as Iduoriyekwemwen gets certificate of return

Ahead of the September 10, 2016 Governorship election in Edo State, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has presented certificate of return to Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen. Sheriff is also expected to present Iduriyekwemwe...

July 2, 2016 No Responses

$11.117 b Lagos-Calabar rail contract to be ready in two years, says Amaechi

THE Federal Government has signed $11.117b contract agreement with the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar railway line. According to the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the first seg...

November 11, 2015 No Responses

Buhari appoints new permanent secretaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The appointment is coming after the retirement of some Permanent Secretaries by the government on Tuesday. According to the Federal Government,...

October 20, 2015 No Responses

Buhari visit Cross Rivers today

PRESIDENT Muhammed Buhari is to visit Cross Rivers State today to kick off the construction of 260 kilometre six-lane super highway in Calabar, the state capital. Already, the State governor, Ben Ayade, has restated government’s readiness to host the Preside...

September 11, 2015 No Responses

New customs CG pledges to enhance capacity, generate more revenue

THE new Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has pledged to undertake reforms and re-structuring as part of measures to enhance capacity and generate more revenue. The Comptroller-General stated this in Abu...

September 4, 2015 No Responses

Lawyer drags new Customs CG to court

A lawyer based in Enugu, Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia state challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service by.....

September 4, 2015 No Responses

Lawyer drags Buhari to Court over appointment of Ali as Customs boss

A lawyer based in Enugu, Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia state challenging the constitutionality of the appointment of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service by.....

September 4, 2015 No Responses

FG reveals Buhari, Osinbajo assets

The Federal Government has disclosed details of the assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as declared to the Code of Conduct Bureau. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba...

August 28, 2015 No Responses

Police appoints first female spokesperson

NIGERIA POLICE GETS FIRST FEMALE FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER *As IGP Appoints New Principal Staff Officer In his determination to advance change over stasis, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM has appointed Acting ACP Olabisi...

August 27, 2015 No Responses

Buhari appoints SSG, Customs boss, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments: Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President Col. Ha...