NPC Targets 100% Birth Registration By 2030
The Chairman National Population Commission (NPC), , has reiterated the Commission’s commitment to achieving 100% birth registration in Nigeria on or before 2030. Kwara who made this known at an event commemorating the 2024 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day organized by UNICEF in Abuja, noted that the commission has made significant progress in […]
President swears in New Head of Civil service
President Bola Tinubu has sworn-in Mrs Esther Walson-Jack as the new Head of Civil Service(HoS) of the Federation. President Tinubu speaking at the swearing-in ceremony performed before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the presidential Villa, Abuja, charged the new Mrs Walson-Jack to uphold the legacy of the outgone Head of […]
President Bola Tinubu congratulates D’Tigress’ coach
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Ms. Rena Wakama, D’Tigress’ coach, on her recognition as the best coach of women’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, put up a spectacular performance at the Olympics, becoming the first African basketball team to play in the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games. According to […]
Leaders of Thoughts asks Tinubu to convene Constituent Assembly
Leaders of Thoughts and Elderstatesmen under the aegis of “The Patriots” today met with President Bola Tinuhu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, asking him to immediately constitute a Constituent Assembly with a view to producing a people oriented Draft Constitution. Led by the former Secretary of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the group, therefore, […]
FG – MTN Donates N1bn, 4600 Digital Devices
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation […]
President Tinubu Directs The Crack Down On Illegal Miners
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify efforts to crack down on illegal miners across the country. The President gave the directive while receiving a presentation titled, ‘Harnessing the Mining Industry for Enhanced National Security and Development: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035,’ by Course 32 participants of the National Defence College (NDC) […]
Security Operatives Invades NLC National Office In Abuja
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)has confirmed that its national office in Abuja was invaded by security operatives, believed to be from the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday night. According to a statement by NLC spokesperson Benson Upah, late on Wednesday, the operatives allegedly arrested the security guards, forcing them […]
Gallant D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA in Paris Olympics Games
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, crashed out of the 2024 Olympic Games after losing 88-74 to the United States of America in the quarterfinals of the women’s basketball event last night The team became the first African side – male or female – to reach the quarter-finals of an quarter-finals of an Olympic Games […]
NIS Suspends Officer for Soliciting Bribe, Second in One Months
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended OKPRAVERO C. UFUOMA, an officer at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, for soliciting financial gratification from a traveler. The Comptroller General Kemi Nandap in a statement condemned the misconduct, saying it undermines ongoing reforms and doesn’t reflect NIS values. She assured the public that NIS is committed to […]
Interior Minister Announces September Deadline for 2024 Paramilitary Promotion
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has disclosed that the 2024 promotion process for officers in the paramilitary agencies in the ministry will be concluded by the end of September. Speaking at the decoration of newly appointed deputy controllers, controllers, and Deputy controllers of the agencies hosted by the Nigeria immigration service, Tunji-Ojo credited President […]
