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May

2024

Tinubu Sacks Wike’s Ally, Makes 2 Fresh Appointments

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…

May

2024

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Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail

FGN, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail Former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, has been granted two weeks’ bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Kyari was granted bail to enable him to return home and complete the burial rites of his late mother. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31 for determination of his bail application in trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022 Kyari is currently facing drug-related charges filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement…

May

2024

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President Tinubu Appoints Shehu Muhammed New FRSC Marshal

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Appoints Shehu Muhammed New FRSC Marshal President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shehu Mohammed as the new Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps. Mohammed, an Assistant Corps Marshal, would replace Dauda Biu, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022. A statement on Wednesday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said Mohammed’s appointment took effect from May 20, 2024. He noted that Mohammed’s appointment was for an initial period of four years. The statement read, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of…

May

2024

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Dennis Otuaror Who Paid N3Billion Bribe To Secure Political Appointment, Yet To Receive Appointment Letter

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

DENNIS OTUAROR WHO PAID N3BILLION BRIBE TO SECURE POLITICAL APPOINTMENT, YET TO RECEIVE APPOINTMENT LETTERThree months after paying N3billion in bribes to families of Bola Tinubu made up of First Lady, Remi Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, Iyabo and a host of other rogue Presidential Aides to secure his appointment as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dennis Otuaror, is yet to receive his appointment letter.Ajuri Ngelale, the Presidential spokesman who announced the appointment in March 2024 via a Press Statement, allegedly pocketed millions to do so.Insiders told me the President got wind of the bribe payments and has…

May

2024

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FG Proposes New Minimum Wage

FGN, Labour, News Flash

FG proposes New Minimum Wage Following the walkout by the Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress during the last meeting with the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage following the proposed N48,000 as minimum wage by the Federal Government, our correspondent learned that the government has now upped it to N54,000. A highly reliable source within the meeting, which is currently ongoing, disclosed this to our correspondent in Abuja. “The Federal Government has now proposed the sum of N54,000,” the reliable source said. Though it is not clear whether Labour would accept this offer,…

May

2024

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Only Applicants From Federal Institutions Can Access Students Loans – FG

CBN/Commercial Banking, Education, FGN, News Flash

Only Applicants From Federal Institutions Can Access Student Loans – FG Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that a maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the students’ loans in its opening phase. Speaking ahead of the portal’s formal launch for applications on Friday, he stated that students enrolled in federal tertiary institutions whose institutions have finished uploading their data would be able to apply in the first phase. Sawyerr stated that potential candidates can start the application process as early as May 24, but stressed that the loan application…

May

2024

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Another ASUU Strike Looms As Union Rejects List Of Governing Board Constituted By FG

FGN, Education, News Flash

Another ASUU Strike Looms As Union Rejects List Of Governing Boards Constituted By FG There are indications that academic activities in Nigeria’s public universities may be grounded again as the academic staff union of universities, ASUU has rejected a list of governing board members recently approved by the federal government. President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, insists the list is illegal and has not addressed the reason it issued a two-week strike notice. On Friday, May 17, 2024, the federal Ministry of Education published a list of appointees as members to the governing boards of 111 federal institutions. But in…

May

2024

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Tinubu Offers Fresh Appointment To Ajuri Ngelale

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Offers Fresh Appointment To Ajuri Ngelale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has offered a fresh appointment to Ajuri Ngelale, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday. In the statement signed on behalf of Akume by Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations in the SGFs office’, Ngelale was named Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and secretary of the newly established 25-man committee to oversee Green Economic Initiatives. According to the statement, Tinubu established the committee in a strategic move to…

May

2024

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FGN Takes Step To Avert Looming ASUU Strike, Sets Up Committee On Varsities Governing Councils

FGN, Education, News Flash

FG Takes Step To Avert Looming ASUU Strike, Sets Up Committee On Varsities’ Governing Councils Federal government has set up a committee to ensure the reconstitution of the governing councils of 61 federal universities. This came barely a day after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) gave a two-week ultimatum for the councils to be reconstituted to avoid an industrial action. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, ASUU president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said Nigerians should hold the federal and state governments responsible if the matter of the governing councils is allowed to snowball into an avoidable industrial…

May

2024

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President Tinubu Receives Senegalese President, Faye, At Villa

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

Tinubu Receives Senegalese President, Faye, At Villa President Bola Tinubu has received the Senegalese President, Bassirou Faye, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Faye, who arrived at 3:09 p.m. was received at the forecourt of the Villa on Thursday, marking his first visit to Nigeria since assuming office last month. Faye, 44, the youngest president in Senegalese history, secured victory in a delayed presidential election in April, garnering over 54 per cent of the votes. Details later…