ANSIEC Distributes Non-Sensitive Election Materials To 21 Council Areas

NewsNigeriaPoliticsANSIEC Distributes Non-Sensitive Election Materials To 21 Council Areas

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 27, 2024

Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has commenced distribution of non-sensitive materials to all the 21 council areas ahead of the local government election holding in State. The distribution exercise which is currently ongoing amid heavy security presence, including personnel saw over 21 vehicles and their Electoral Officers taking delivery of the materials geared towards early commencement of election state wide. Briefing journalists on the development at the office of the commission in Awka, the...

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Senate Approves South West Development Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Approves South West Development Commission

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 27, 2024

On Thursday, the Senate considered a report by its Committee on Special Duties and approved the establishment of the South West Development Commission. The Senate moved into Committee of the Whole for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill after which it was read for the third time during plenary and passed into law. Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, Chairman of the committee in his presentation said the South West Development Commission Bill, 2024 intents and purposes are...

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NANS To Hold Prayers In Churches, Mosques To Celebrate Independence Day

NewsNigeriaNANS To Hold Prayers In Churches, Mosques To Celebrate Independence Day

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 27, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has revealed its activities to commemorate Nigeria’s sixty-fourth Independence Day celebration. Comrade Lucky Emonefe, NANS President who stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday said prayers would hold in mosques on Friday and churches on Sunday as well as in major campuses across the country. Emonefe also announced that there would be a nationwide rally across Nigerian campuses on Tuesday, the Independence Day. According to...

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Soludo To Begin Payment Of New Minimum Wage In Oct,

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo To Begin Payment Of New Minimum Wage In Oct,

PilotnewsSeptember 27, 2024

 Announces Free Education For SS Students In All Public Schools Anambra State Government will commence payment of the N70, 000 minimum wage next month. Governor Chukwuma Soludo made the announcement at Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Center, Awka while meeting with all principals and head teachers in public primary and secondary schools. Governor Soludo who also announced that from next week, the free education policy will be available to senior students in all public schools...

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Breaking: Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience Umo Eno is dead

NewsNigeriaBreaking: Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience Umo Eno is dead

PilotnewsSeptember 27, 2024

Mrs. Patience Umo Eno, the first lady of Akwa Ibom State has died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday. Ini Ememobong, the state commissioner for information, announced the first lady’s passing in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. According to the commissioner, the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He said “Further details will be provided” in due course while expressing the appreciation of Governor...

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EFCC Files Fresh ₦110 Billion Fraud Charges Against Former Governor Yahaya Bello

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Files Fresh ₦110 Billion Fraud Charges Against Former Governor Yahaya Bello

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed fresh 16-count charges against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, before an Abuja Federal High Court. The charges, which accuse Bello and two others, Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, both officials of the Kogi State government, of fraud and criminal breach of trust, amount to ₦110.4 billion. Filed by EFCC’s legal team, including Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) and Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), the charges detail that the...

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Senate Confirms Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Confirms Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2024

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, following her nomination by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation took place during a screening session where the Senate engaged the acting CJN on her plans to reform the judiciary. Justice Kekere-Ekun, who had been sworn in by President Tinubu on 23 August 2024, in an acting capacity, is now the second female to hold the position...

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President Tinubu Set to Reshuffle Cabinet Amidst Pressure for Results

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Set to Reshuffle Cabinet Amidst Pressure for Results

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2024

In a significant development, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is poised to undertake a major reshuffle of his cabinet, as confirmed by the Presidency on Wednesday. The impending changes will be guided by empirical evidence from performance reports compiled over recent months. During a joint briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and Senior Special Assistant on Digital/New Media, O’Tega Ogra, noted that while no specific timeline has...

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ASUU Versus FG: Public Universities Face Potential Crisis

EducationNewsNigeriaASUU Versus FG: Public Universities Face Potential Crisis

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding urgent resolution of several unresolved issues. These include the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s 2021 draft, and the release of withheld salaries following the 2022 strike action. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed the union’s frustration with the government’s consistent delays, accusing them of fuelling a...

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Tinubu Harps On Processing Raw Minerals Locally

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Harps On Processing Raw Minerals Locally

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 26, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday harped on processing raw materials to avoid deepening Africa’s underdevelopment, cautioning against the dire consequences of the continent’s long-standing profile as a supplier of raw minerals to countries of other continents. The President made the observation while delivering his keynote address during the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in York, United States. He pointed...

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