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President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated his long-awaited cabinet in Abuja today. The President also assigned portfolios to the ministers. The list of ministers and their portfolios are listed below: 1 Uchechukwu Samson Ogah (Abia) – Minister of State Mines And Steel. 2. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) – Minister of FCT. 3. God’swill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) – […]
Nigeria labour Congress has urged the Jigawa State House of Assembly to stop the process of passing the bill on Jigawa State Health Insurance Scheme into law. The Chairman of Jigawa chapter of NLC, SANUSI ALHASSAN, made the call in a statement issued in Dutse. SANUSI said that the organized labour was calling for the […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the appointment of aides for the Office of the First Lady, occupied by AISHA BUHARI. The appointments was contained in a statement by BUHARI’S spokesperson, GARBA SHEHU. President Muhammadu Buhari approved the reappointment t of HAJO SANI as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration; MALAM UBA, Special Assistant […]
With Egyptian football in the chaos following the sudden departure of the national federation’s leadership, FIFA on Tuesday appointed a temporary committee to take over. Hani Abou Rida, the president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), resigned last month immediately after the hosts’ shock elimination from the African Cup of Nations taking the rest of […]
Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho has joined Bayern Munich on a one-year loan worth 8.5 million euros ($9.5 million) with an option to buy, the Spanish club confirmed Monday. “The agreement provides for an option for Bayern to buy at a 120-million-euro fee,” Barcelona said. The 27-year-old Brazilian joined Barcelona from Liverpool in January 2018 for an […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will today inaugurate the 43 ministers-designate who have been confirmed by the Senate. This was confirmed by the media adviser to the President, Mr Femi Adesina. Mr Adesina in his statement on Tuesday noted that the Presidential Retreat for ministers-designate had ended, hence, the inauguration is to follow. According the President’s spokesman, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused supporters of the former governor of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of injuring three officials of the commission and damaging its official vehicle. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the anti-graft agency raided the home of the former governor. A statement by the spokesman to the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for the heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He said President Buhari has forwarded Mr Adeleke Adewolu’s name to the Senate for confirmation […]
Six people have been confirmed killed following heavy rainfall in Jigawa State, north-west Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Sani Yusuf, confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday. According to him, about four Local Government Areas (LGAs) – Kirikasamma, Kafin Hausa, Guri, and Birninkudu – were flooded after […]
Former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has reacted to the investigation of his administration by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The governor in a statement signed on Tuesday by his media aide, Habib Aruna urged his supporters and the public to remain calm and law-abiding as there was no cause for alarm. […]
