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Aug
29
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu In Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude To The President’s Wife For Championing Women’s Rights

First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu In Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude To The President’s Wife For Championing Women’s Rights

Empowerment, FGN, Human Rights, News Flash, Women Empowerment
First Ladies Unite: Mrs. Priscilla Otti Joins Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Signing Landmark Compact, Expresses Gratitude to the President's Wife for Championing Women's Rights In a commanding demonstration of leadership and commitment to advancing gender equality, the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, OON, led the historic signing of a compact with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) during the UNFPA Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Social Norms Summit. Held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, this significant event gathered First Ladies from across the nation, each of whom, alongside Senator Tinubu, signed the agreement…
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Aug
29
2024
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ASUU, FGN Meeting Adjourned Till September 6

ASUU, FGN Meeting Adjourned Till September 6

Education, FGN, News Flash
ASUU, FG Meeting Adjourned Till September 6 The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s national executive council meeting held at the University of Ibadan on August 19, 2024, public university lecturers threatened to go on a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s failure to honour the 2009 renegotiated agreement. ASUU’s demands include improvements…
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Aug
28
2024
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NAFDAC Speaks On Placing Ban On Bread

NAFDAC Speaks On Placing Ban On Bread

Business, FGN, Gossips, News Flash
NAFDAC Speaks On Placing Ban On Bread The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dissociated itself from a comment asking Nigerians to avoid eating bread made and sold in the country. The agency made the clarification in reaction to what it said was a misconception that trailed the statement made by NAFDAC South-west Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi, recently, saying bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using addictives as saccharine due to the high cost of sugar. Following her comments in a viral video a reporter had suggested that Nigerians were…
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Aug
27
2024
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Tinubu Appoints New NIA, DSS Directors General

Tinubu Appoints New NIA, DSS Directors General

FGN, News Flash
Tinubu Appoints New NIA, DSS Directors General President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new directors-general of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, and the Department of State Services, DSS. Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA, while Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS. Mohammed succeeds Ahmed Abubakar, who resigned from his position as the NIA Director-General on Saturday night. For the DSS, Ajayi replaces Yusuf Bichi, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known…
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Aug
24
2024
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Don’t Make Us Look Bad… Palliatives Can’t Solve Nigerian Problems – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu

Don’t Make Us Look Bad… Palliatives Can’t Solve Nigerian Problems – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, News Flash
Don’t Make Us Look Bad… Palliatives Can’t Solve Problem – PDP Governors Tell Tinubu Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say the federal government interventions in states are not enough. The governors’ position is contained in a communiqué issued on Friday after a meeting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state. The federal government has been distributing palliatives to states to address the economic hardship in the country. The governors asked President Bola Tinubu to caution his appointees against “mentioning” the interventions provided by the federal government to states to make them “look bad”. “The…
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Aug
23
2024
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Why We Issued 21-Day Strike Notice To FGN – ASUU

Why We Issued 21-Day Strike Notice To FGN – ASUU

Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash
Why We Issued 21-Day Strike Notice To FG – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the federal government has consistently failed on its promises to address the lingering issues hindering the development of Nigeria’s universities. ASUU earlier issued a 21-day notice to the federal government for a nationwide strike. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union’s president, was at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Abia where he disclosed the outcome of ASUU’s national executive council (NEC) meeting. The meeting was held between August 17 and August 18 at the University of Ibadan. The union is to reconvene at…
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Aug
23
2024
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Anambra Women Receive N50,000 First Lady’s Recapitalisation Grant

Anambra Women Receive N50,000 First Lady’s Recapitalisation Grant

Economy, FGN, News Flash
Anambra Women Receive N50,000 First Lady’s Recapitalisation Grant Over 1,000 women, including petty traders, vulnerable and persons living with disabilities from various communities across Anambra State, have received the recapitalisation grant of N50,000 each from Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme. The First Lady had on Thursday, unveiled a recapitalisation grant for 37,000 women petty traders across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. During the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, she said 1,000 women across each state and the FCT will get N50,000, totalling N1.85bn as part of her Renewed Hope Initiative’s Economic Empowerment…
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Aug
22
2024
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Gov. Otti Congratulates Engr. Jennifer Adighije On Her Appointment As MD/CEO Of Niger Delta Power Holding Company

Gov. Otti Congratulates Engr. Jennifer Adighije On Her Appointment As MD/CEO Of Niger Delta Power Holding Company

Abia State, FGN, Good Governance, News Flash
GOVERNOR OTTI CONGRATULATES ENGR. JENNIFER ADIGHIJE ON HER APPOINTMENT AS MD/CEO OF NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has congratulated the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President on Entrepreneurship Development in Communication Innovation and digital economy, Engr. Jennifer Adighije on her new Appointment as the MD/CEO of Niger Delta Power Holding Company. Governor Otti expressed happiness that Engr. Adighije's accomplishments and hard work is being rewarded with more work by the President, and praised her for showing exceptional skills and passion in her service to the nation and enjoined her…
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Aug
22
2024
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FGN Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8m For Compromising Customer Data

FGN Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8m For Compromising Customer Data

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, FGN, News Flash
FG Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8m For Compromising Customer Data The Federal government through the National Data Protection Commission has slammed Fidelity Bank with a fine of N555.8 million for violating customer data protection laws. This announcement was made by the commission’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, at the Validation Workshop on the Nigeria Data Protection Act General Application and Implementation Directive in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Olatunji, Fidelity Bank breached the National Data Protection Act (NDP Act) 2023 and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019, leading to the imposition of the fine. The penalty, which represents 0.1 per cent…
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Aug
21
2024
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WAEC Opens Portals For 2025 WASSCE School Recognition

WAEC Opens Portals For 2025 WASSCE School Recognition

Education, FGN, News Flash
WAEC Opens Portals For 2025 WASSCE School Recognition Schools wishing to present candidates for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, have been advised to complete their recognition and upload their Continuous Assessment Scores, CASS data before 13 December 2024. WAEC disclosed this on Tuesday, when it announced the opening of online portals for school recognition and the upload of Continuous Assessment Scores for the upcoming 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. A statement, referenced BN/ZC/MOE/15/VOL.2/139 and signed by Mr A. Adebolu, Head of Exams for the Branch Controller, was addressed to school principals and titled “WASSCE…
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