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  The Federal Ministry of Works has welcomed a new Permanent Secretary, Engr. Olufunsho Olusesan Adebiyi, who succeeds Dr. Yakubu Adams Kofarmata. The transition took place during a modest ceremony at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.This was announced in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relatio...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 78 senior police officers, including 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), and 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) to ACPs....

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Ghana’s president-elect John Mahama has visited President Bola Tinu...

The new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo, has not assumed office since his appointment was announced on July 13.It was revealed that the current occupant of the office, Danladi Umar, who Kogo was to replace, has not yet vacated the office, a development that has created confusion among the agency’s workers.The confusion reportedly arose from the current inchoate...

The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has said that the State Government will support any policy that will help to reduce the mortality rate of maternal and newborn babies in the state.She reiterated this while speaking at the flag-off ceremony of round two of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week 2024 at Apumiri Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state over the weekend....

Founder of a low-cost school, Grace Amuzie, has said education is still not regarded as a priority in Ajegunle, Lagos.Amuzie, whose school recently acquired  a dilapidated one-storey building with 12 classrooms, said her school charged N8,000 per term, yet many parents were unable to afford it.In order to aid parents, Amuzie said she resorted to collecting plastic bottles from parents in exchange for&...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a daily cash-out transaction limit of N100,000 per individual customer for Point-of-Sale agents as part of new measures to advance the cashless policy in Nigeria.The directive, contained in a circular dated December 17, 2024, and addressed to Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance Banks, Mobile Money Operators, and Super-Agents, mandates immediate compliance by all stakeholders....

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the federal government through the company took a loan of $1 billion to support the Dangote refinery project when it encountered some financial difficulties.NNPC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Olufemi Soneye, made the disclosure during his remarks at the Energy Relations Stakeholder Engagement in Abuja....

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, has said the commission stopped the diversion of N5.882 billion while conducting Systems Study and Review (SSR) for 323 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government.Aliyu, who made the disclosure in Abuja at an event to mark his one year in office, said the SSR for MDAs was conducted throu...