Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central District in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the temporary leave off work by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday informing him of his plan to proceed on indefinite leave. Ngelale added that he has temporarily stepped down as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen. According…
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him of his plan to proceed on indefinite leave. Ngelale added that he has stepped down as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen. According to Ngelale, he stepped down from his role to deal with medical matters presently affecting his…
Electronic bank, OPay has announced new charge of N50 on electronic transfers into personal and business accounts in compliance with Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, regulations. According to the bank, the new charges will commence on September 9, 2024, as a one-time fee of N50 will be applied to transfers of N10,000 and above. In a notice to its customers on Saturday, OPay stated, “Dear valued customers, please be informed that starting September 9, 2024, a one-time fee of N50 will be applied for electronic transfer of N10,000 and above paid into your personal or business account in compliance with…
Former national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Reverend Felix Omobude, on Thursday, urged the people of Edo State, particularly Christians, to vote in the upcoming election, emphasising that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, count votes, not prayers. He encouraged the electorate to use their Permanent Voter’s Cards to actively participate in the democratic process and elect the leader of their choice in the September 21 governorship election. Omobude, also urged the people of Edo to vote for a credible candidate, stating that democracy provides the opportunity for citizens to choose their leaders and that such an…
The Federal Government has declared that the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag, would only benefit buyers with the National Identification Numbers, NIN, as it commenced the sale. President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated this during the flag-off ceremony on Thursday, that the rice intervention will be sold strictly on a ‘one person, one bag’ basis. Kyari explained that the 50kg bags of rice, priced at a flat rate of ₦40,000, are part of the Federal…
The Lagos State Government has approved writing of Yoruba Language as a subject for testing the knowledge and thinking ability of pupils sitting for the Placement Test by Continuous Assessment Scores, CAS, in the state. Abayomi Abolaji, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Conference Room of the Ministry in Alausa, Lagos. Abolaji, noted that the study of Yoruba Language is already embedded in the Education Curriculum of the State, adding that primary six pupils transiting to Government Public Junior Secondary Schools would be tested in…
The Federal Government has announced that exceptionally intelligent children under 18 may be permitted to take the West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, exams. This revelation was made by Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during a visit to the Federal Government Academy, Suleja, on Thursday. Mamman explained that specific criteria will be developed to identify these gifted children, addressing questions about the new education policy that imposes age limits on WASSCE and NECO candidates. In addition, Mamman, alongside Minister of State for Education Dr. Tanko Sununu, announced a two-week extension of the…
Regarding the ongoing crisis over the fuel Price increase across the country, the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri to a meeting at the State House, Abuja. Also invited to the meeting are the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Recall that the NNPCL on Tuesday increased the pump price of petrol at its retail stations across the country from around N580 to N855 per litre. Speaking to State House journalists after the meeting, Lokpobiri assured…
Christiana Idowu, a student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Ogun State, who was kidnapped in Lagos State has been reportedly murdered by her abductor. Idowu, was kidnapped around the area of Ikorodu and Yaba, in the state. According to PUNCH Online, the Student Union Government president of FUNAAB, Ibrahim Adeyemi, made this known via a telephone conversation on Thursday. He said, “The Union can confirm that she was reportedly killed by her abductor. We will be addressing the matter soon.” A family source had told PUNCH Metro on August 26 that the abductors were demanding a sum…
Andrew Wynne, the British national declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force, has said he won’t be surrender himself in because of the way the police might treat him, as he feared for his life in their hands. The Nigeria Police had on Monday declared Wynne and one Lucky Obiyan, a Nigerian, wanted and placed N20m bounty on them for allegedly trying to overthrow President Bola Tinubu by allegedly financing the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. However, Wynne had denied the allegations and accused the police of not extending an invitation to him. In his reaction on Tuesday, the…