The Kwara State Government has on Monday, June 5, approved a temporary palliative measure to bring some ease to workers following the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government. According to a release issued and made available to TELL by Murtala Atoyebi, Chief Press Secretary to Susan Modupe Oluwole, the State Head of Service,…
NASS Gives Go-Ahead for NIMASA to Finance Shipowners
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has received support from the House of Representatives to disburse the $360 million Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) to qualified Nigerian shipowners. A committee of the House, in its report, gave the nod for disbursement, at the end of an investigation which was chaired by Hon. Legor…
₦9trn Assets Declaration fabricated lies, says Lawal, Zamfara Governor
Dauda Lawal, Governor of Zamfara State, has on Friday, June 2, denied report claiming that he has declared assets worth Nine Trillion Naira. According to a statement released by Sulaiman Idris, spokesperson to the governor, Lawal described the story as a fabricated lie designed to distract the new government from its Rescue Zamfara path. Hear…
Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff, Akume, SGF, Hadejia DCOS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, June 2, approved the appointment of George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives as Chief of Staff and Ibrahim Hadejia, former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State as Deputy Chief of Staff. This was contained in a statement released…
NAPTIP Dismisses 5 Officers for Serious Misconduct
…Secures the Conviction of a Law Enforcement Officer The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director, for various offences.The offences range from corruption; demanding and receiving bribes from suspects and relatives; leaking confidential information to suspects that endangered the lives of colleagues;…
JIFORM hails Delta Governor Oborevwori over Ahon’s Choice as CPS
The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has described Festus Ahon’s appointment as Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the state Governor as a testimony to excellence. Until Ahon’s appointment, he was the Vanguard Newspaper Bureau Chief in Asaba, Delta State, and a member of the JIFORM, a non-profit international media body with over 300 journalists…
We will continue to strive for the development of maritime sector says Jamoh, D.G, NIMASA
Bashir Jamoh, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that the agency’s current administration policies are tailored to complement efforts of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to grow the Nigerian economy through the Oil and Gas sector. At the 2023 Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF)…
Fuel Subsidy: FG Trashes Subsidy, Litre Now between ₦488 and ₦577
Following the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his inaugural speech on Monday, May 29 that fuel subsidy was gone, queues resumed at the filling stations nation-wide. Many of the petroleum marketers were either hoarding the products or immediately jacked up the prices, and that for the stock they already had before inauguration. The…
Lagos NUJ Mourns Raymond Dokpesi, Media Icon
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos State Council has expressed grief over the loss of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, a Media Icon and Founder, DAAR Communications Limited who passed on Monday, May 29. NUJ received the news of his demise with shock, especially now that his contributions are highly needed in the overall…
Dokpesi, AIT chairman dies in Abuja
Raymond Dokpesi, founder, of DAAR Communications plc, and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead. Dokpesi was High Chief Ezomo of the Weppa-Wanno Kingdom. He passed away at the age of 71 years. According to a release signed by his son Raymond Dokpesi jnr, “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that…
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