Month: November 2023

UPDATED: Keyamo summons heads of aviation agencies over safety concerns
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies over safety concerns in the sector. The minister said…

Kwara to tackle open defecation with N200m
Kwara State State Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with any donor agency to eradicate open defecation in the state. The state Commissioner for…

Tinubu swears in eight perm secs, presides over FEC meeting
President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in the eight new Permanent Secretaries, whose appointments he approved last Friday after they successfully scaled the Federal Civil…

Lecturers shortage hits varsities, ASUU blames japa, IPPIS
Universities in Nigeria are battling a severe shortage of staff as thousands of lecturers leave the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands…

Tinubu appoints 8 new Permanent Secretaries (SEE LIST)
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This is contained in a statement by Chief…

Abuja varsity banned from admitting law students for five years
The Council of Legal Education has imposed a 5-year moratorium on law admissions at Baze University Abuja for consistently violating approved quotas. In a statement…

CBN’s monetary policy committee meetings largely ineffective, says Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has revealed that the Monetary Policy Committee meetings of the apex bank have been…

Climate change: UN agencies seek protection for children
The United Nations agencies have said pregnant women, babies, and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention. They called on…

Tinubu assents bill on local military equipment production
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, assented to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill, 2023. “The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Act, 2023, repeals the…

FG begins Procurement Act review
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), will lead the committee set up to review the 2007 Public Procurement…