The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Plateau has called for calm among youths over the #EndSARS protests to enable government to work out a lasting solution to the issues involved. A statement signed by Dazong Dung, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the acting State Director of the Agency on Wednesday in Jos, urged the youth to remain calm to allow government to look into their demands with a view to proffering lasting solutions to them. According to Dung, the only way of reaching a consensus in a conflict situation is through…
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Wike Reshuffles cabinet, to employ 5,000 youths
The Rivers Executive Council has approved the employment of 5,000 youths into the State Civil Service. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Wike at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, said that the government’s plan was announced to journalists by the Commissioner for Employment Generation and Empowerment, Mr. Sylvanus Nwankwo. Ebiri quoted Nwankwo as saying that the youth to be employed must not be more than 35 years old. He said there were existing vacancies…
Read MoreNSE mulls listing by introduction, seeks members’ approval
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will be seeking members’ approval to undertake a listing by introduction at the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for November 18. The NSE disclosed this in a notice signed by Mrs Mojisola Adeola, the Council Secretary, posted on its website on Wednesday to notify members of the AGM. The notice said that “subject to the receipt of requisite approvals of relevant regulatory authorities, following the conversion and re-registration of the Exchange as Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc be and is…
Read MoreHoodlums loot Kogi medical store, destroy equipment
Hoodlums have invaded Kogi Central Medical Store, looted and vandalised medical equipment and consumables worth billions of Naira. Dr Saka Audu, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday, after he led a team from the ministry and the media to inspect the burgled medical store located along Zone 8, Lokoja. Audu expressed shock over the unfortunate development, saying it would be very difficult for the state to recover from it. He said that the state did not have the capacity to recover what had…
Read MoreOkonjo-Iweala set to lead World Trade Organisation
Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the WorldTrade Organisation (WTO), Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to emergewinner of the competitive race. According to Reuters, a key group of WTO ambassadors proposed Okonjo-Iwealato lead the trade organisation on Wednesday, The official announcement is expected to be made later today by WTO. Okonjo-Iweala was Nigeria’s finance minister during the tenures of formerpresidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. She has experience working at international governance bodies as a formermanaging director of the World Bank and as a chairman at…
Read MoreOkonjo-Iweala Emerges WTO DG
Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been elected Director General of the World Trade Organisation WTO). In the final two-man race, Okonjo-Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Trade Minister. She becomes the first African to head the World Trade Organisation. The WTO is expected to announce Okonjo-Iweala as the new DG by 3pm Nigerian time.
Read More“Desist from divisive actions” – Buhari
Says country’s unity won at great cost President Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. The President, who made the appeal today, during the launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day (AFRD) Emblem and Appeal Fund, in Abuja, said this year’s occasion reminds Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the nation which was won at great cost. President Buhari stressed that ‘‘Nigeria’s strength lies in her diversity’’ and honoured the memory of…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Govs. received N1bn each from Buhari, N1.1bn from World Bank – Gov. Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has disclosed that the 36 states governors received N1billion each from the Buhari-led administration to quench the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Governors were also said to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank to receive a sum of N1.1billion for the same purpose. Governor Bello made this revelation yesterday, during a television programme. According to him, all the state governors have since received the N1billion from the Federal Government, he, however, said he was the only state governor who…
Read MoreNAF deploys helicopters, as looters descend on NYSC camp in Abuja
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has deployed three helicopters to tackle looters that descended on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kubwa, an Abuja suburb in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the early hours of yesterday. According to reports, the helicopters were seen around 10:00 am hovering around the orientation camp. It was unclear if the helicopters touched down in the premises or the identity of the security agents they conveyed. The Nigeria Army also deployed soldiers to the scene as a number of military trucks were…
Read MoreBuhari re-appoints Prof. Yakub as INEC chairman for second-term
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. According to a statement from the Special Adviser to the President(Media and Publicity), Femi Adsesina, in a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said, in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). Prof. Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in November 2015.
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