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Many Political analysts predicted that they would fall apart particularly when it became obvious that the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu would contest for the governorship election of the state by 2024 but none of the analysts predicted that it would come so soon. About one year and four months to the end of their …

About 512 directors in the civil service who have spent eight years on the directorate cadre may be forced out of the service sequel to the implementation of the newly revised Public Service Rules, 2021, by the Federal Government. The PSR, which takes effect from July 27, 2023, was launched by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of …

• Why labour suspended strike after meeting Tinubu – Osifo • NNPCL, NIPCO partner to deliver CNG• CAN: Nigerians should give Tinubu a chance on palliatives • Nothing fruitful in labour leaders’ meeting Tinubu, says Aborisade•• S’West pensioners demand N40,000 minimum pension Don’t limit discussions to FG alone, hold govs responsible, Yoruba council tells labour After striking a mutual understanding with …

The President, Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Dr Mariam Shetty, a nominee from Kano State. The President replaced Shetty with Mariya Mahmoud. He also nominated former spokesperson for the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo. President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday sent an additional list of 19 nominees The PUNCH reported on Thursday that the ministerial nomination of Maryam …

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved the implementation of the new retirement age and length of service for all categories of teachers in the state that are recognized by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN. Recall that the immediate past Governor of the State, Chief Samuel Ortom had in May before his exit signed the Bill extending …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking its support for military intervention against the military junta in the Niger Republic. He also sought the backing of the legislature on the cutting off of electricity to the country. The PUNCH had reported that Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was toppled by his guards. Tinubu, Nigeria’s president and the Chairman …

The Nigerian Navy said the vessel arrested for allegedly transporting stolen crude on Thursday was certified by the agency of government responsible for regulating midstream and downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria. The Navy in a statement said the vessel “MT PRAISEL was duly approved by Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)” to load 1,114,721 Litres of High Pour …

The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop alleged plots by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to remove him from office. In court filings dated 28 July, Mr Shuaibu’s lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, prayed the court to restrain Mr Obaseki, the State Security Service, the Inspector General of …

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the CNN reports. His arrest and arraignment came in the same Washington, DC, courthouse that had a direct view of the violence that unfurled at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and where over 1,000 Trump supporters …

President Bola Tinubu has said the petroleum refinery in Port Harcourt will start working by December 2023. Tinubu in a statement by presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, said the “Port Harcourt refineries will start production by December 2023 after the completion of the ongoing rehabilitation contract between NNPCL and Italian firm, Maire Tecnimont SpA.” A worker at an oil refinery in …