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Nov

2023

The Student’s Loan Scheme Will Be Open To All Nigerian Students By January, 2024 – Presidency

CBN/Commercial Banking, News Flash, Presidency

💥BOOM The Student's Loan Scheme By The President Tinubu's Administration Will Be Open To All Nigerian Students When It Commences In January 2024 . ●No More Slots For Politicians , A Digital Portal Would Be Launched And It Would Be Accessible By Nigerian Students. ●Nobody Will Need To Know Anybody To Qualify For These Loans So That Access To This Financing Will Be Genuinely Egalitarian Says CoS Femi Gbajabiamila. SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IZU-UCHE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo designed for our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers etc who are involved in the above…

Nov

2023

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Power Equation Is Being Adjusted By President Tinubu- Dr. Peter Afunnaya

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Power Equation Is Being Adjusted by President Tinubu I already agreed on the screwed process where the Northerners took advantage of the fact that they were in power for a long period of time in the history of nigeria. But going forward things will start to change. For instance, DSS has 37 state directors, 26;were northeners before Tinubu came on board in May this year. As at today, we now have 18 Northerners and 19 southerners.Tinubu reshuffled them quietly:6 from southeast5 from Southsouth8 from southwest DSS has 6 functioning directorates:All the 6 directorates we're headed by northerners before Tinubu came…

Nov

2023

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Exclusive!: Happy 90th Birthday, General Gowon; Strange, But true About Him….

News Flash, People & Events, Presidency

Strange, but true…… Gowon was the only person to become Nigeria's Head of State as a bachelor. Gowon was the only Nigerian military officer to have jumped the ranks of Colonel and Brigadier when the Supreme Military Council promoted him from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to a Major-General on 1st June 1967. Gowon was the youngest ever Nigerian to become Head of State at 31 years. Gowon was the only one to get married while occupying the office of the Head of State. Gowon was the longest serving Nigerian Head of State (9 years at a stretch). Gowon, at…

Nov

2023

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Ondo Crisis: Akeredolu Remains Governor – Tinubu Declares

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

(Ondo Crisis): Akeredolu Remains Governor – Tinubu Declares As the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and his Deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, seems to have ended, the Presidency has declared that Akeredolu remains the governor of the state. This was according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday. The clarification came amidst reports that President Bola Tinubu may have ordered the state lawmakers to invoke the doctrine of necessity and declare Ayedatiwa the acting governor. The deputy governor, lawmakers, and others…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Appoints Two Nigeria Customs Service Board Members

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

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS TWO NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE BOARD MEMBERS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two qualified Nigerians to serve as Members on the Board of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for a term of four (4) years as representatives of the organized private sector: (1) Dr. Aba Ibrahim (2) Dr. Muda Yusuf President Tinubu wishes the new appointees well in their deliberations, and expects that the views and perspectives of the private sector are fully articulated, such that the objectives of the Renewed Hope agenda in the active promotion and attraction of investment…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Appoints Eight New Permanent Secretaries

Abuja, News Flash, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS EIGHT NEW PERMANENT SECRETARIES President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service following the recently concluded selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation: (1) Ndakayo-Aishetu Gogo (2) Adeoye Adeleye Ayodeji (3) Rimi Nura Abba (4) Bako Deborah Odoh (5) Omachi Raymond Omenka (6) Ahmed Dunoma Umar (7) Watti Tinuke (8) Ella Nicholas Agbo President Tinubu anticipates that the new Permanent Secretaries, having emerged at the top of qualified candidates after a diligent assessment process, will deploy…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Approves Akeredolu’s Removal, Declaration Of Deputy As Ondo State Acting Governor

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Tinubu Approves Akeredolu’s Removal, Declaration of Deputy as Ondo Acting Governor President Tinubu, along with other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, has agreed to invoke the doctrine of necessity to appoint embattled Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as acting governor, effectively resolving the five-month-long crisis in the state. The decision was reached during a closed-door meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The meeting had President Tinubu together with members of Akeredolu’s cabinet and lawmakers from the Ondo State House of Assembly. Governor Akeredolu, who returned from Germany in September after a prolonged medical leave, has remained absent…

Nov

2023

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FG Slashes Wage By N100bn, Labour Complains

FGN, Labour, News Flash, Presidency

FG Slashes Wage By N100bn, Labour Complains Labour unions, on Wednesday, lambasted the Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100bn, warning that this was not the agreement they had with the government. Data obtained from the newly Revised 2023 Supplementary Budget, indicated that the government swapped the controversial N5bn presidential yacht votes for Navy barges, increased the budget for defence from N476.54bn to N546.21bn and earmarked N20bn as capital supplementation for the National Intelligence Agency. The PUNCH reports that the recently approved N2.1tn 2023 Supplementary Budget was marred with controversy…

Nov

2023

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President Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointment

Abuja, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

President Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointment President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). According to a statement from presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday, the appointment is pending the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. The new RMAFC Federal Commissioner, who represents Rivers State, is being appointed following the tragic demise of the immediate past RMAFC Federal Commissioner from Rivers State, Hon. Asondu Wenah Temple, earlier this month. Ambassador Akawor has served the nation as Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Korea; Minister of State of the…

Nov

2023

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NDDC New Board: Rivers Governor, Fubara Declares Support For President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

News Flash, Presidency, South South

Rivers Governor, Fubara Declares Support For Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara has told the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) that his administration would support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Fubara vowed to collaborate and support the NDDC’s efforts to speed up the development of the region. The governor spoke at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt when members of the NDDC Governing Board, led by their Chairman, Chiedu Ebie, paid him a visit. A statement signed on Thursday, November 23, by Fubara’s special assistant on media, Boniface…