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FOREIGN INSURGENTS BEHIND RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS SAYS DHQThe Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike i...
16/01/2025

FOREIGN INSURGENTS BEHIND RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS SAYS DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike in terrorist activities across the North East and North West regions of Nigeria is due to the influx of foreign fighters serving as reinforcements for the terrorists.

In the past few weeks, the country has witnessed deadly attacks on military bases and civilian populations, raising concerns about the escalating security situation.

Speaking during the first military briefing of the year, which also served as a farewell address by the outgoing Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, today, the military attributed the resurgence to fighters from the Sahelian region working in collaboration with local accomplices.

Despite these challenges, he assured Nigerians of the military’s unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorism.

He said the military, apart from destroying their will to fight, was also applying international pressure

GOVERNOR MAKINDE APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF 902 OFFICERS IN STATE CIVIL SERVICE. The state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde ha...
16/01/2025

GOVERNOR MAKINDE APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF 902 OFFICERS IN STATE CIVIL SERVICE.

The state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has graciously approved the offer of appointment to 902 Officers across the various cadres in the Mainstream of the State Civil Service.

The recruitment which is first of its kind in the history of the State covers about sixty cadres across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

This is inclusive of Education Officers for 35 subject teaching areas in schools under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

According to the Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamorudeen Aderibigbe, all successful applicants are to collect their letters of offer of appointment before the end of January 2025.

He admonished the new entrants into the State Civil Service to strive hard and give their best in their respective duties and responsibilities.

FG KNOCKS SANUSI OVER UNCONSTRUCTIVE REMARKS ON LAUDABLE POLICIESThe Minister of Information and National Orientation, A...
16/01/2025

FG KNOCKS SANUSI OVER UNCONSTRUCTIVE REMARKS ON LAUDABLE POLICIES

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government does not need the stamp of approval from Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II of its laudable policies that is making life better for Nigerians.

This is contained in a statement by the minister today in Abuja.

According to the minister, Sanusi, like any other Nigerian, has the inalienable right to express opinions either in form of commendation or criticism on how the government is being ran.

The minister expressed disappointment, that reforms, widely recognised as essential by global experts including Sanusi himself, are now being subtly condemned because of shift in loyalty.

Idris stressed that Sanusi has a unique responsibility to contribute constructively rather than undermine reforms aimed at collective progress.

NIGER DELTA COMMUNITY DEMANDS 40 PERCENT OIL LICENCES The Niger Delta Community Youth Association has demanded that 40 p...
16/01/2025

NIGER DELTA COMMUNITY DEMANDS 40 PERCENT OIL LICENCES

The Niger Delta Community Youth Association has demanded that 40 percent of oil licences be allocated to people from the oil-producing areas.

The group made the demand through demonstrations staged across the Niger Delta states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as a petition addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio through its lawyer, Blessing Agbomhere.

The group stated that its demand for a fresh licensing bid was in line with stipulated extant laws, including the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and the 1999 Constitution as amended.
It expressed concern over the recent alleged allocation of oil licences by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to corporate entities and individuals with no ties to the Niger Delta region.

In a statement in Abuja by the Youth Leader of the Association, Comrade Embale Jonathan; his deputy, Omeizah Ogumah stated that it is unacceptable for their ancestral lands, which have been ravaged and degraded by oil exploration, to be handed over to outsiders.

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES SIX NIGERIANS SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS ON U.S HONOURS LISTPresident Bola Tinubu has congratu...
16/01/2025

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES SIX NIGERIANS SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS ON U.S HONOURS LIST

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States.

It was gathered that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.

This year awardees, announced by President Joe Biden are employed by 14 participating United States government agencies.

In a statement today by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President commended the Nigerians for their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering.

The Nigerian honorees include Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher and twelve others

BAUCHI GOV APPROVES RECRUITMENT OF 3,000 TEACHERSBauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has approved the recruitment of 3...
16/01/2025

BAUCHI GOV APPROVES RECRUITMENT OF 3,000 TEACHERS

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has approved the recruitment of 3,000 teachers to be deployed to Junior and Senior secondary schools across the state.

The Project Coordinator, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment in the state, Ali Gar, stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation meeting on the Girls Scholarship Programme with stakeholders from the Bauchi Local Government.

According to Gar, the move was part of the conditions for the implementation of the AGILE project in the state.

He explained that 2,000 teachers out of the figure would be deployed to Junior secondary schools while the remaining 1,000 would go to Senior secondary schools.

He said the move is to breach the pupils and students-teacher ratio gap across the benefitting schools under the project.

Gar emphasised “The teachers would be under the payroll of the state government and not AGILE Project.

FOREIGN INSURGENTS BEHIND RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS – DHQThe Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike in t...
16/01/2025

FOREIGN INSURGENTS BEHIND RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike in terrorist activities across the North East and North West regions of Nigeria is due to the influx of foreign fighters serving as reinforcements for the terrorists.

In the past few weeks, the country has witnessed deadly attacks on military bases and civilian populations, raising concerns about the escalating security situation.

Speaking during the first military briefing of the year, which also served as a farewell address by the outgoing Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, on Thursday, the military attributed the resurgence to fighters from the Sahelian region working in collaboration with local accomplices.

Despite these challenges, he assured Nigerians of the military’s unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorism.

He said the military, apart from destroying their will to fight, was also applying international pressure

Emphasizing the long-term nature of the counterterrorism efforts, Buba noted, “Wars are fought and won all over the world by destroying the enemies’ will to fight. And we are bent on achieving just that.

DANGOTE REFINERY CHALLENGES EUROPE’S FUEL EXPORTS – OPECThe Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says the D...
16/01/2025

DANGOTE REFINERY CHALLENGES EUROPE’S FUEL EXPORTS – OPEC

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and its efforts to ramp up Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) production are impacting the PMS market in Europe.

The 650,000-capacity Dangote refinery, which began operations in January last year, started producing PMS in September, years after the country had relied solely on importation for its fuel needs.

Since it started production, the refinery has exported petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel to other countries within and outside Africa.

A report by OPEC on Wednesday stated that the emergence of Dangote refinery has reduced the importation of petroleum products from Europe to Nigeria.

In the last quarter of 2024, OPEC said “imports also declined, particularly oil product imports, improving the outlook for the external sector.”

The report stated that the gasoline crack spread in Rotterdam against Brent increased slightly on healthy exports although gasoline inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp storage hub remained high.

It added that the gasoline inventory builds are expected to extend into the coming month amid a lengthening gasoline balance in the Atlantic Basin due to winter-season demand-side pressures.

OPEC maintained that the ongoing recovery in gasoline refinery output levels will likely exacerbate the already bearish market sentiment.

Meanwhile, the Monthly Oil Market Report disclosed that the average daily crude production in Nigeria hit 1.507 million barrels in December, according to data OPEC got from secondary sources.

GOV MAKINDE ASSURES OYO RESIDENT SAFETY IN THE STATEThe State Government has assured residents that it will leave no sto...
16/01/2025

GOV MAKINDE ASSURES OYO RESIDENT SAFETY IN THE STATE

The State Government has assured residents that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of everyone in the state.

The assurance came against the backdrop of news that some bandits from the northern parts of the country were infiltrating the state.

The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security matters, Compol Fatai Owoseni, gave the hint during a press briefing after the state‘s Joint Security Council meeting presided over by Governor Seyi Makinde .

Compol Owoseni, while urging the people to go about their lawful activities without fear said all hands are on deck to fish out the bandits and use the instrument of the law to deal with them.

According to Compol Owoseni, with the robust synergy among the security agencies in the state, the bandits and other criminal elements have nowhere to hide.

OYO PENSIONERS COMMEND MAKINDE FOR UPWARD REVIEW OF PENSIONThe Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State Council, has...
16/01/2025

OYO PENSIONERS COMMEND MAKINDE FOR UPWARD REVIEW OF PENSION

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State Council, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde over the upward review of pensions in the state.

The commendation is contained in a statement jointly signed by the union’s chairman, Mr. Osuntade Ayoade, and the Secretary, Dr. Olusegun Abatan,.

“We wish to inform our revered members that the governor has announced a pension review for pensioners.
“The least paid pensioners will now earn N25,000,” the statement said.
The statement said that the least paid pensioner in the state, before the review, earned N1,000.

It further said the governor had also graciously factored in the 33 per cent pension increase which was to have been implemented in 2010.
“The consequential adjustment to pension in 2019, 20 per cent on pension across the board and part of the N32,000 pension increase across the board.

“Payment of the review takes effect from the January 2025 payment,” the statement said.

ICPC FILES MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST EL’RUFAI’S FORMER AIDE, OTHERSThe Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Re...
16/01/2025

ICPC FILES MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST EL’RUFAI’S FORMER AIDE, OTHERS

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed five counts of money laundering against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to Malam Nasir El-Rufai.

Lawal, who served as Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to the former governor, was charged alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited.

He becomes the second ally of the ex-governor to be charged with corruption by the anti-graft agency.

Last year, the Kaduna State House of Assembly set up a panel to probe the financial dealings of the El-Rufai’s administration; and the panel in its report said it uncovered an alleged N423bn theft, an allegation the former governor vehemently denied and tagged politically motivated.

Two weeks ago, the ICPC disclosed that it had filed money laundering charges against Alhaji Muhammad Saidu, who served as Commissioner for Finance under El-Rufai.

The anti-graft agency accused the ex-finance commissioner of laundering N155m, adding that he was also under investigation for alleged N3.9bn fraud.

In another count, the ICPC alleged that in October 2024, Lawal made false statements to Messrs. Wellington Nkemadu and Gudi Johnson Daniel during their investigative duties.

SENATE PENS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN HEROES ON ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAYThe Nigerian Senate has written an emotional tribute...
15/01/2025

SENATE PENS TRIBUTE TO FALLEN HEROES ON ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY

The Nigerian Senate has written an emotional tribute in remembrance of soldiers killed in the line of duty, and those in active service as the world marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day on the 15th of January.

A statement signed by the Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua today, described their sacrifices for the defence of the country as selfless.

He also commends serving officers and soldiers who are currently maintaining the peace and ensuring that the nation is secured and safe from internal and external aggression.

Yar’adua said that 15th of January is a day set aside to remember and celebrate the bravery, patriotism, and selflessness of our military personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

FG MOVES TO TACKLE IRREGULARITIES IN THE FOOD EXPORT SYSTEM.The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Minis...
15/01/2025

FG MOVES TO TACKLE IRREGULARITIES IN THE FOOD EXPORT SYSTEM.

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have collaborated to tackle irregularities in the food export system.

The collaboration is also expected to encourage efforts to unlock the healthcare value chain for effective transformation.
Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole made this today in Abuja.

She spoke while hosting the minister of health & social welfare, Dr. Muhammad Pate and the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye who were on a courtesy visit.

The Minister of health, Muhammad Ali Pate said that the issues have been lingering between the ministries and needed to be tackled effectively.

The minister of industry, trade & investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole in her response said that both ministries would start working on areas of unlocking the healthcare value chain.

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