The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice has organised a one-day sensitization seminar on The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 for Deputy and Assistant General Managers of the Agency. The organisers of the programme noted that the essence of the seminar is to further deepen the federal government’s policy of accessibility to public records and information, According to the Director-General/CEO of the Agency who was represented by the...

The Senate has confirmed the appointments of the service chiefs in line with the request from President Bola Tinubu on Thursday asking the Senate to confirm the appointments of the Chief of Defence Staff, and Service Chiefs. The letter from the President was disclosed at the Plenary by the Senate Leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi (APC Ekiti Central). According to Opeyemi, the request is in confirmation of the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces...

Segun Sowunmi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to assure that there would be integrity in the November gubernatorial election processes of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States. The PDP chieftain in an interview on Wednesday said that the call has become necessary, so that the PDP would not waste its time going into the elections that would not be credible. He said, “INEC no longer has the ability...

Senator Ebenezer Ikeyina, who represented Anambra Central at the upper chamber of the National Assembly has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to restore peace in the South-East region of the country for the sake of national unity. Ikeyina in an interview on Wednesday said that Tinubu should demonstrate that his administration is ready to bring Nigerians together who are more divided now than ever. The former lawmaker said that the South-East economy has shrunk, with...