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The Controller General of the Nigeria Prison Service, CGP, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has disclosed that over 11,000 officers have been promoted as part of efforts to boost the morale of the rank and file. Mr. Ahmed who received an Award of Icon of Crisis Management in Nigeria from the Centre of Crisis Communication, stated this at a workshop on Information Management …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – All countries, including United States and United Kingdom that are attractive destinations for corrupt wealth have been called upon to take immediate steps to close down the secrecy loopholes in their jurisdictions and ensure that facilitators of corrupt wealth are prosecuted and sanctioned. A coalition of Civil Society Organizations from four countries, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tunisia …

PRESS STATEMENT The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of one Special Adviser and 18 Special Assistants on Gender, in pursuance of his administration’s policy designed to give the required attention to gender issues. Obaseki gave the approval for the appointment of the 19 aides on Thursday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. According …

Journalists and supporters of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar were, yesterday, shocked after the former vice-president came out from a meeting with former President Ibrahim Babangida with a long face reflective of a red card shown to his 2019 presidential aspiration.Atiku, who arrived Minna airport to a cheerful reception from his supporters, breezed past the same supporters after a one and …

Barely 24 hours after oil workers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, suspended the plan to withdraw their services, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Thursday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike. Last week, IPMAN, Lagos Chapter, accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of under-supplying its …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has begun registration for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in over 700 centres across the 36 states of the federation. The board advised candidates to avoid being conned by fraudulent operators, noting that an extension would not be given for the UTME registration. The JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, stated this on Thursday in …

The Federal Civil Service Commission of Nigeria (FCSC) on Thursday announced nationwide vacancies into various Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). All qualified Nigerians who currently hold an OND, HND or the BA/BSc are advised to apply on the commission’s website According to the FCSC in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja, location includes Abia, Abuja, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd), at his home in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday. Atiku arrived the Minna International Airport at 12:10 p.m. and arrived Babangida’s uphill residence 20 minutes later. The duo later went into a close-door meeting in one of the ex-President’s rooms in the villa. Those at the meeting …

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the sales of LAKE Rice for the Yuletide season. A release signed by Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, quoted the the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, as disclosing this in his office on Thursday. He assured residents that the government would continue to ensure adequate production …

The National Judicial Court said on Thursday that it had recommended Justices Adeniyi Ademola and Segun Tokode, both of the Federal High Court, for compulsory retirement over acts of misconduct. This was despite the fact that Justice Ademola claimed to have voluntarily resigned on Wednesday.