Month: September 2023

Tinubu appoints Aliyu Ahmed as CEO of refugees commission
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Aliyu Ahmed as the new Federal Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants,…

Tinubu appoints pioneer head of Social Investment Agency
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs Delu Yakubu as the pioneer National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency…

Troops Arrest 12 Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover N3.1m Cash In Yobe
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai has arrested 12 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe State in its counterinsurgency operations in the North-East. Also recovered from…

Nigeria’s debt jumps by 75% in three months, hits N87tn
The Debt Management Office has said Nigeria’s total public debt hit N87.38tn at the end of the second quarter of 2023. The figure represents an…

BREAKING: President Tinubu appoints Zaccheus Adedeji as acting chairman of FIRS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Mr. Zaccheus A. Adedeji as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Acting Chairman. The announcement was made today, marking a…

Tinubu Approves Payment of Slain Soldiers’ Insurance
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of group life assurance scheme owed families of Nigerian Army personnel, who died in action. The Chief of…

UBA Foundation launches 2023 National Essay Competition
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2023 edition of its…

Blocked funds: FG orders CBN to hold quarterly reconciliatory meetings with airlines
The federal government has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to hold quarterly meetings with foreign airlines operating in Nigeria as part of measures…

University Of Lagos Management To Meet With Protesting Students Over Tuition Fee Hike
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will on Thursday meet with the representatives of the protesting students of the university and the representatives…

Nationwide blackout as Nigeria’s electricity grid collapses again
Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State…