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• Ex-Ebonyi gov’ll do Nigeria proud as works minister, says Akpabio The nation’s capital, Abuja, is agog as President Bola Tinubu inaugurates the minister-designate who would constitute the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today.  In a statement by Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the process was seamless as each of them took …

President Bola Tinubu will today swear in the 45 ministers confirmed by the Senate on 7 August out of the 48 he had sent to the lawmakers in three batches for screening. Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, former deputy and acting governor of Taraba State, Abubakar Danladi, and Stella Okete from Delta State were the three who did not …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The Federal Ministry of Youth is to be reassigned to a minister-designate soon. The ministers-designate allocated to the Federal Ministries of Transportation, Interior, and Marine & Blue Economy have been reshuffled as follows: (A) H.E. Adegboyega Oyetola is …

…Junta warns against foreign intervention…Talks between ECOWAS, Niger’s junta yield little result —Official..Says deep divisions exist within the presidential guard…Notes majority of soldiers at presidential complex’ll flee if ECOWAS attacks…Pope calls for peace in coup-hit Niger The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has rejected the three-year transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta. It will be recalled …

…AAU Fires 5 staff, 21 Others Under Investigation Over Criminal Offenses …Special Intervention Team calls for review of institution’s enabling laws …Begins contributory pension, health insurance, others …We’re committed to holistic revamp of Edo’s education system, says Obaseki By Our Correspondent Over 30 cases of Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Epkoma students living abroad for not less than two …

By Eben Enasco Leadership of the Niger Delta Students Union Government (NIDSUG) has denied the existence of factions, says they are ready to accommodate those who were not satisfied with the outcome of the election procedures that birthed the incumbent executives. At the 6th Inaugural ceremony where the new Executive Council of NIDSUG was recently sworn-in in Benin City, the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – It was like a scene in a vampire movie when a suspected mentally deranged man entered a shop and ripped off the throat of a 19-month-old baby girl in Benin City. The ‘madman’ was instantly stoned to death by youths who were angered after being prevented from rescuing the little child. Alltimepost.com …

Mr Matawalle governed a state ravaged by terrorism. In his bid to make the state less insecure, he took decisions some considered controversial. Last Wednesday, when President Bola Tinubu constituted his cabinet, he appointed the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence. Mr Matawalle’s appointment has, however, raised a few eyebrows. During Mr Matawalle’s …

The housing allowances for the newly appointed ministers may cost the country about N343.25m yearly, according to findings from The PUNCH. With that annual allocation, in four years, the Federal Government will spend N1.37bn on the 45 ministers-designate’s  accommodation. The allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission. …

Residents of at least 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states are battling to survive as kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits make life difficult for them. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicates that residents of the affected areas have either been forced to migrate, enter into agreements with the criminals or live …