Tinubu dissolves governing boards of FG agencies, govt.-owned companies

President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. Willie Bassey, the director of information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the President approved the immediate dissolution of the boards last Friday. According to the statement, the “dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions, and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the...

Tinubu appoints more special advisers, two senior special assistants

Barely a week after he appointed eight special advisers, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of two additional special advisers. This is contained in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The new appointees are Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of the Nigeria Port Authority, who will serve as the special adviser on policy coordination and Hannatu Musa Musawa, who has been appointed as the special...

Nuhu Ribadu becomes new NSA as Tinubu appoints new service chiefs, IGP, CG of Customs

Nuhu Ribadu, who was named the special adviser to the President on security on June 15, has replaced Babagana Monguno as the National Security Adviser, NSA. The appointment was announced yesterday by the director of information of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. Bassey stated that President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all service chiefs, the inspector-general of police, IGP, and the comptroller-general of Nigeria Customs...

Tinubu makes first official visit to France

President Bola Tinubu will travel to France today to attend the summit for a new global financial pact convened by President Emmanuel Macron. According to Dele Alake, the President’s special adviser on special duties, communication and strategy, the two-day summit will hold on the 22nd and 23rd of June. The summit is for world leaders, multilateral institutions, financial experts and economists “to review and sign a new global financial pact that places vulnerable countries on...

President Tinubu Sacks Service Chiefs, Others

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from service with immediate effect. A statement by Willie Bassey Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation also said the sacked service Chiefs were replaced immediately. Those appointed include Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser,  Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. T. A Lagbaja...

Anambra Police Rescues Nine Girls Used as Awka Commercial Sex Workers

Nine girls with ages ranging between15 and 23, used for commercial sex in a hotel in Awka, the Anambra State capital have been rescued by the state police command. DSP Ikenga Tochukwu Anthony, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State Command, in a press statement made available to journalists noted that the rescue mission was achieved following an intelligence report from the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, of...

Fake News: ICPC chairman harps on dangers

Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye on Monday harped on the dangers of fake news, saying it threatens professional competencies and source livelihoods. He noted that it threatens the stability of the state, and called on the media to be wary of fake news and biased reporting. Owasanoye stated this at the Commission’s Headquarters, Abuja in his address at a two-day workshop for reporters covering ICPC. He also...

Abridged profile of acting IGP

Born on the 4th of September, 1964, Kayode Egbetokun was the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja before his appointment as Acting Inspector General of Police. Kayode Egbetokun was born in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State and he enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on the 3rd of March, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. He had his initial training at the Nigeria Police...

NMDPRA has denied issuing fuel import permit to Dangote Group

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has denied issuing fuel importation permits to Dangote Group. Addressing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, made this known while addressing state house correspondents at the presidential villa noted that the authority issued fuel importation permit to six companies to bring in the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in July of...

Tinubu sacks service chiefs, advisers, others, appoints replacements

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service, appoints  their replacements with immediate effect. A press statement made available to journalists by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated this on Monday. It named the newly appointed officers as 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser  (NSA) 2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of...

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