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May

2024

FG Postpones Inauguration Of Varsities Governing Councils, Others

FG Postpones Inauguration Of Varsities Governing Councils, Others The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the postponement of the inauguration and retreat for pro-chancellors, chairmen and members of Governing councils of federal tertiary institutions, earlier scheduled for Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31, 2024. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday, signed by the ministry’s Director of Press, Folasade Biriowo. Biriowo said the postponement was to ensure a comprehensive review of the list as directed by the Presidency. “This is as a result of the presidential directive, as conveyed by the State House press release dated May…

May

2024

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Tinubu Flags-Off Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

FGN, Lagos, News Flash

Tinubu Flags-off Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway President Bola Tinubu has officially flagged-off the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. His Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, revealed this in videos shared on his X handle on Sunday. He wrote, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu officially Flags-Off the 700km Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway.” Recall the Minister of Works, David Umahi, had earlier announced that the President would inaugurate the highway on Sunday, following a stakeholders’ meeting where he addressed concerns related to compensation and environmental impact

May

2024

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FG Sues Govs Sanwo-Olu, Otti, Uzodinma, Others

FGN, News Flash, Politics

FG Sues Govs Makinde, Sanwo-Olu, Uzodinma, Others The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, LGAs. FG, in the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, is seeking full autonomy for all LGAs in the country as the third tier of government. It specifically prayed the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful…

May

2024

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President Tinubu Set To Inaugurate Projects To Mark One Year In Office

FGN, Lagos, News Flash, Presidency

PRESIDENT TINUBU SET TO INAUGURATE PROJECTS TO MARK ONE YEAR IN OFFICE Ahead of the first anniversary of his administration on 29 May, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today departed Abuja for Lagos to begin a commissioning spree of projects completed under his administration. In Lagos on Sunday, the President will inaugurate the concrete-paved road to the nation’s major ports in Apapa and Tin Can Island. The reconstructed road which began under the Muhammadu Buhari Administration was financed by the Dangote Group, using its tax credits. On the same day, President Tinubu will formally inaugurate, by virtual means, the refurbished Third…

May

2024

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Remi Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, People Reorientation

Tinubu Urges Young Girls To Dress Responsibly, Shun Nakedness First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged young girls to embrace modesty and reject revealing clothing, emphasizing that nakedness is not acceptable in Nigerian culture. She spoke in a video shared on X by Arise TV on Saturday. She emphasized the importance of confidence and self-awareness, urging young girls to be proud of who they are without compromising their values for the sake of fashion. She said: “The message here is, we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress, they keep forgetting that in Nigeria, we are…

May

2024

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Nigeria Is No Longer Bleeding, Last 12 Months Fulfilling – President Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Nigeria Is No Longer Bleeding, Last 12 Months Fulfilling – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Friday said Nigeria is no longer bleeding as his administration has stopped the bleeding amidst some challenges. He said despite the presence of some challenges that are being addressed frontally, the 12 months of his administration has been fulfilling. The president also called for a more effective local government system that fostered community development and delivers the essentials of governance within a strengthened federal structure. Speaking when he received a delegation of the Yoruba Leaders of Thought at the State House on Friday, President Tinubu…

May

2024

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Nigerian Students Ordered To Leave UK Over Failure To Complete Payment Of Tuition Fees

Education, FGN, News Flash, World News

Nigerian Students Ordered To Leave UK Over Failure To Complete Payment Of Tuition Fees Some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom (UK) have been ordered to leave the country as they struggled to pay their tuition fees. The BBC reports that the students, who protested on their campus on Tuesday, were asked to leave the European country after the naira plummeted and wiped their savings—the reason they were unable to meet their financial obligations Before they commenced their study at Teesside, the affected students were told they had to show proof of having enough funds to pay…

May

2024

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Labour Shifts Ground From N615,000, Proposed New Minimum Wage To FG

Abuja, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labour Shifts Ground From N615,000, Proposed New Minimum Wage To FG Organised Labour on Wednesday reduced its demand for an improved new minimum from an initial N615,000 to N500,000 after an agreement could not be reached at the Tripartite Committee meeting on Tuesday. The Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this in an exclusive phone chat with The PUNCH. Ndubuaku told The PUNCH that the labour team was compelled to reduce its demand to ensure the Federal Government meets up with the arrangement. Unfortunately, he expressed concern that despite their shifting ground, the FG…

May

2024

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President Tinubu To Jet Out Of Nigeria Today

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu To Jets Out Of Nigeria Thursday (Details Emerged) President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, May 23, depart Abuja for N’Djamena, the Republic of Chad, to attend the inauguration of President Mahamat Déby. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday. The inauguration of President Déby follows his declaration as the winner of the country’s presidential election earlier this month and subsequent affirmation by the Constitutional Court of Chad. Ngelale said President Tinubu would be accompanied on the trip by senior government officials and would return after the ceremony. Born 4 April, 1984,…

May

2024

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Tinubu Sacks Wike’s Ally, Makes 2 Fresh Appointments

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Sacks Wike’s Ally, Makes Two Fresh Appointments President Bola Tinubu has sacked Chukwuemeka Woke as the managing director (MD) of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA). Woke, who served as former Chief of Staff to FCT minister Nyesom Wike when he was Rivers governor, was appointed on May 9, 2024. His appointment, however, generated mixed reactions and protests as some groups and individuals said it was against the principle of regional representation. In a statement on Wednesday, May 22, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, announced that Woke had been replaced with Dr. Adedeji Ashiru. Ngelale noted that Tinubu had…