BREAKING: Massive Sack Rocks NNPC The Nigerian Nation Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says some management staff will be exiting the firm effective September 19, 2023. The company, in a statement signed by its management on Monday, said the reorganisation is in line with commitments to scale up its capabilities “through targeted talent management and equal opportunity for all Nigerians”. NNPC said only staff members with less than 15 months to retirement will be affected. “In our bid to pursue effective organisational renewal to support the delivery of our strategic business objectives, it has become imperative to rejuvenate our workforce,” the…
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Tinubu Has Turned Muslim-Muslim Administration We Canvassed For To ‘Christian Majority Government’, MURIC Cries Out The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic rights advocacy group, has accused President Bola Tinubu of favouring solely Yoruba-speaking Christians in the appointments he has made since his inauguration in May. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC, who made this call in a statement made available to SaharaReporters on Monday, berated Tinubu for ignoring Muslims who are also considered competent to hold some public offices in his administration. The MURIC president described Tinubu’s appointment as lopsided and a disappointment to Muslims who thought the Muslim-Muslim…
BREAKING: Tinubu Gives El-Rufai New Appointment President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rukaiya El-Rufai among 18 Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants to help his administration actualise the agenda in different sectors of the economy. Rukaiya El-Rufai, who joined the elite partnership of PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria, in 2020, making her the first female from the northern part of the country to join the firm was appointed in the Vice President’s office as Special Adviser (SAD) to the President on NEC & Climate Change. Her appointment was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Information in the office of…
PHOTO: Nigerian Man Divorce Wife, Marries His Daughter I got married in a traditional ceremony to my husband, 20 years ago. I’m from Ughelli South and my husband is from Isoko North, both in Delta State. We relocated from Delta State to Lagos State, immediately after we got married. I came into my husband’s house with my five year daughter whose pregnancy her father denied. My husband took up the responsibility of raising her as his own and even gave her his surname. Today, she is not only a certified Estate Surveyor, but very lucky to be in the employment…
Obasanjo Disowns ‘Wife’ Over Apology Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied Madam Taiwo Martins, who apologised on his behalf for commanding some monarchs in Oyo State to stand up for Governor Seyi Makinde. Obasanjo had, while issuing the command to the monarchs at a public event, noted that a governor is more powerful than any king. Following the development, Madam Taiwo Martins, who claimed to be Obasanjo’s wife, issued an apology on behalf of the former President. However, reacting to the apology, Obasanjo disowned the woman and insisted that he stands by his comments. In a statement by his media…
Chicago State University Releases President Tinubu’s Academic Records The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois now has in its possession the academic records of President Bola Tinubu as an Accounting student at the Chicago State University. The transcript is part of the documents the court asked the university to submit in respect of a civil action filed by Tinubu’s co-contestant in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The transcript shows Tinubu recording As in many of the courses he took. These include: Principles of Economics A Pre Calculus A Cost Accounting A Business Law 11…
BREAKING: UK Announces Massive Increase In Visa Fees The United Kingdom government has announced over 600 per cent increment in student and visiting visas which will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to £15 (14,592.70) for visitors, and £127 (N123,537.58) to £490 (N476,677.59) for students, effective October 4. The Home Office’s announcement on the prices of the new visas had an over 600% per cent increment. The increase, the government said, would enable it to pay for “vital services and allow more funding to be prioritised for public sector pay rises”, adding that the review would take effect…
Nigeria’s Debt Rises By 75% In 3 Months The Debt Management Office has said Nigeria’s total public debt hit N87.38 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2023. The figure represents an increase of 75.29 per cent or N37.53tn compared to N49.85tn recorded at the end of March 2023. The DMO in a report on Thursday said the debt includes the N22.71tn Ways and Means Advances of the Central Bank of Nigeria to the Federal Government. The DMO stated, “Nigeria’s total public debt stock as at June 30, 2023, was N87.38tn ($113.42bn). It comprises the total domestic and…
Police, Army, DSS Destroy IPOB Camp, Shrine Police operatives, soldiers and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS), have stormed a camp at Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi state, said to belong to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the PPRO of Ebonyi police command confirmed the development. Onovwakpoyeya noted that the team also destroyed a shrine at the IPOB camp. “On Sept. 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the Command in a joint operation with the military and the DSS stormed an IPOB/ESN camp at…
FG Sets To Pay Land, Build Houses For Herders President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee for reform of the livestock industry and provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers. The President made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja after receiving a report from the National Conference on Livestock Reforms and Mitigation of Associated Conflicts in Nigeria. The conference was convened by the former Executive Governor of Kano State and Chairman of All Progressives’ Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje. The President explained that the committee is expected to collaborate with the Federal…