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President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Service Chiefs after he retired the former in a bid to reposition the security architectures to battle insecurity. The new Service Chiefs are:  Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; AVM H.B Abubakar, Chief of …

Mr Ribadu was named NSA a few days after he was appointed as security adviser to the president. The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, was born in Yola, Adamawa State, on 21 November, 1960. He attended Aliyu Mustapha Primary School, Yola from 1966 to 1973 and Yelwa Government Secondary School, Yola from 1973-1977. Between 1978 and 1980, Mr …

The move came just after the President sacked all service chiefs and appointed new ones. President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the dissolution of boards of Federal Government parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies. See full statement: PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU APPROVES DISSOLUTION OF BOARDS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS, AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMPANIES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, …

However, because some of the positions are tenured, it is not certain how far it would be implemented, but there are strong indications that the Presidency may have given the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the go-ahead to dissolve and reconstitute the managements and boards of the agencies and parastatals. The green light to …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sacked all Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service with immediate effect. Service Chief affected are Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya; the Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Isiaka Amao; and the Inspector General of …

The Rector of Edo State Polytechnic Usen, Omoruyi Sylvester, has said that the roll-out of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), multi-million-naira Wireless Internet project in the Polytechnic has improved teaching and research in the institution.  Omoruyi, who disclosed this while addressing journalists, noted that expanding internet in the institution has increased its capacity to offer Open Distance Flexible Learning Programmes. …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared June 28, 2023, as Eid-il Adha or Eid-il Kabir. Abubakar III on Sunday night made this declaration in a statement issued by the National Moonsighting Committee (NMC) on its official Twitter page. The NSCIA president in the statement …

A former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, said she never favoured any party in her 40 years in the judicial service. Chairman 2019 Presidential Election Appeal Panel, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachawa arriving to open the hearing for the petition against the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida The …

Nigerians have begun to lament the effects of the introduction of a 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax on the price of premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol. This comes barely a month after President Bola Tinubu removed the subsidy on petrol during his inaugural speech on May 29, raising the price of PMS from N188 to about N580 in …

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has ordered banks to allow customers to have unfettered access to funds in their domiciliary account. According to the CBN, domiciliary account holders are permitted to utilize cash deposits not exceeding $ 10,000 per day or its equivalent via telegraphic transfer. Director, Corporate Communications, Department, CBN, Dr. Isa Abdulmumin,  disclosed this in a  press statement …