By Miriam Humbe President Bola Tinubu on Monday, sacked the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera. The President also sacked the Director-General/CEO of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alexander Okoh. Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement that their removal from office took immediate effect, Monday, January 8, 2024. The two former Chief Executives were directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in their respective agencies, pending the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers. The Presidency said that the development was in conformity with…
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Edu By Miriam Humbe President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office. Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement signed on Monday, said the suspension was in line with the President’s avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians. The statement said that the President further directed the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of…
Prof. Charles Anosike The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike has said that it’s new management was focused on strengthening the operations of the Agency and repositioning it for improved service delivery. Professor Anosike said this on Monday, while declaring open a 3-day NiMet management retreat in Abuja. The NiMet Director General said: “The overriding objective of the 2024 NiMet management retreat is to strengthen collaborative relationships amongst staff of the agency. “It’s time to dismantle the imaginary walls and silos built internally over the years which has been stifling productivity.…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered relief materials for distribution to persons affected by the recent attacks on some communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Humsimedia gathered that the materials were delivered in line with NEMA’s mandate to save lives in disaster and emergency situations. A statement signed by Manzo Ezekiel, NEMA’s Head of Press Unit of NEMA made available to the press said the items consisted of foods including bags of rice, beans and garri, cartons of powdered milk beverages, tomato paste and seasoning cubes. Others were bags of iodized salts…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather in the North and North Central parts of the country starting on Thursday. NiMet also alerted that on Friday, there would be moderate dust haze with sunny and hazy atmosphere over the North Central region. Also, few patches of clouds in hazy atmosphere is expected over the inland cities of the South and coastal belt with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa and Delta states in the afternoon/evening of Friday. On Saturday, there’s expected slight dust haze over the North with sunny…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy atmosphere over the North and North Central States of the country starting on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The Meteorological Agency sends the weather alerts from its Central Forecast Office, (CFO). NiMet also alerted on cloudy and hazy weather with slim prospects of isolated thunderstorms over the Coastal cities of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States during the afternoon/evening periods. Here’s a full text of NiMet’s Three Days Climate Prediction: Day 1 (Wednesday 3rd): Sunny and Hazy atmosphere is anticipated over the North and North Central region throughout the…
By Miriam Humbe At the just concluded Council of the Parties, COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in December 2023, a little over 60 countries joined the Global Cooling Pledge, (GCP). Nigeria was represented by a high powered delegation headed by President Bola Tinubu, Minister of the Environment and his Minister of State and other high ranking government officials. Unlike other African neighbors such as Chad, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya, Nigeria did not see the dire need to sign into the pledge. In America, fossil fuels, (coal, oil and gas) are by far the largest…
*We’re On Their Trail-Police The Council Chairman Of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa Mr. Safiyanu Iss Andaha has been kidnapped by gunmen. Special Adviser to the Nasarawa State Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Mr Haruna Kassimu said Mr Safiyanu Isa was abducted at Ningo village on the Akwanga – Andaha road in the Akwanga Local government area of the state. The Local Government Chairman was abducted along with one Alhaji Adamu Custom at about 8:30 in the evening of January 1st, 2024. The Governor’s Special Adviser who confirmed the incidence said that security agencies had responded swiftly…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has predicted dust haze over the North and North Central States of the country starting on Monday, January 1 to Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The Meteorological Agency sends the weather alerts from its Central Forecast Office, (CFO). NiMet had earlier alerted on similar climatic conditions which lasted between December 29 to December 31. Here’s NiMet’s latest prediction: Day 1 (Monday 1st): Slight Dust Haze is expected over the North and North Central region throughout the forecast period. Moderate Dust Haze with horizontal visibility of 2 – 5km is expected over the Inlandareas of the South…
Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for His grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by. Though the past year was a very challenging one, it was eventful in so many ways. For our country, it was a transition year that saw a peaceful, orderly and successful transfer of power from one administration to another, marking yet another remarkable step in…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi has said that the Commission was working assiduously to facilitate and assist investors to gain inroad into the country. The Executive Secretary said this while addressing an interactive session between the NIPC management team and the media in Abuja on Friday. Aisha Rimi said that the NIPC was aligning its areas of focus to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. She was grateful for the Commission’s collaboration with the Press over the years and urged the Press to continue to…
The Nasarawa Police Command on Friday, said that it’s operatives rescued the lecturer in the Department of Micro Biology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi who was kidnapped. DSP Rahman Nansel, the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) said this on Friday in a statement signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Shehu Nadada. The statement said: “On 27/12/2023 at about 0415hrs, information was received that unidentified armed men invaded the residence of one Isaac Igbawua, a lecturer attached to the Department of Micro Biology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. “The lecturer who resided at Old Barracks, Kokona LGA, was whisked…