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Tinubu will sustain my administration’s tempo, says Buhari

The outgoing President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.), has stated that he is confident that the incoming President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be able to maintain the same level of activity as his administration. This was stated by President Buhari on Monday during his speech at the Presidential Fleet Review, 2023, which was held at the Naval Dockyard Limited on Victoria Island in Lagos.   According to Buhari, the incoming administration will keep the relationship...

Direct Entry e-PIN sales will end May 30 – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that the last day for purchasing a Direct Entry, Direct Entry e-PIN in the year 2023 will be on Saturday, May 26, 2023. The board has announced that those who have obtained the e-PIN will not be able to register after Tuesday, May 30, 2023.   In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, the acting Director of Public Affairs for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, recalled that the registration...

Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States of America, has announced the members of his delegation that will be attending the inauguration of Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria. A total of sixty-five world leaders, including current and former heads of state, have been invited to attend the inauguration of Tinubu.   On May 29, at Eagle Square in Abuja, the formerly serving governor of Lagos State will take his oath of office...

Breaking: Strong APC Governor Dissolves Cabinet Days to May 29 Handover

A new directive has been issued by the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, to his appointees just six days before the end of his term in office. Ganduje issued an order requiring all public officers holding political appointments to hand over the responsibilities associated with their offices in accordance with the protocols that were already in place. This instruction can be found in a statement issued by the office of the Secretary to the...

Japa: No laws preventing Nigerians from leaving – Babandede, ex-immigration CG

Muhammad Babandede, a former Controller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, has stated that the country does not have laws in place to prevent people from leaving the country, which has led to an increase in illegal migration as well as trafficking. According to him, it would be possible to put a stop to the trend if there were good leaders who were committed to doing good for the people. While emphasising the necessity for the...

My administration added 20 ships to boost Navy’s capacity – Buhari

According to the Federal Government, Nigeria has purchased more than 20 capital ships for the Nigerian Navy. This was said on Monday in Lagos at the Nigerian Navy 2023 Presidential Fleet Review, which had the theme “Readiness for National Prosperity.” During the exercise, Buhari praised the Navy’s efforts in shipbuilding as he inspected 16 of its ships as well as partner naval ships from Ghana and Italy. The President claimed that during his administration, the...

Two weeks after her first arraignment, Lagos State’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned businesswoman Saadatu Ramalan-Yaro again on Monday. Money laundering charges of over N140 billion were brought against the businesswoman before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. As director of Tsami Babi Resources Limited, a designated non-financial business, she is accused of not submitting the company’s activities. Ramalan-Yaro deposited N100 billion into the company’s Zenith Bank account without informing...

Strong suspicions are aroused that the transition process is not going smoothly in those states as a result of the departing governors of many states allegedly not cooperating with their successors. As a result of the development, there is unrest as the state’s financial health is being examined by the panels set up by the incoming governors. Bello Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara State, was accused of failing to cooperate with the incoming administration prior...

African leaders praise Dangote refinery

On Monday, African leaders at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery commissioning called the project a game changer that would benefit all of Africa. Presidents Nana Addo of Ghana, Mohammed Bazoum of Niger, and Mahamat Derby of Chad attended the historic commissioning.   Macky Sall and Faure Gnassingbé were others. In his special remarks, Ghanaian President Akufo Addo said the refinery would boost the Nigerian, West African, and continental economies. He said, “I’ve said it before, that...

AAU fires 13 staff for fraud, sexual harassment

13 members of the academic and non-academic staff at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, have been fired by the administration for offenses that include allegedly lying about their age, committing financial fraud, engaging in gross misconduct, extortion, and sexual harassment. The University Staff Disciplinary Committee recommended that the alleged erring staff members’ employment be terminated after finding them guilty of the offenses, according to Prof. Asomwan Adagbonyin, the institution’s acting vice chancellor.  ...