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Governor Bassey Edet Otu Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has sworn in former senator Stephen Odey and 30 others as Commissioners. Odey represented the Cross River North Senatorial district in the 9th Assembly and was Chairman Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, during the last administration of Ben Ayade. He …

Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the 10th National Assembly is committed to resolving the issue of multiple taxation in the country. To achieve this, a bill addressing the concern will be introduced while a committee has already been formed in this regard. Abbas …

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has commended the Mbaise Nation over their hold on cultural heritage of Iriji Mbaise. The governor who was a special guest at the event on the annual Iriji Mbaise for the year 2023 at Aboh Mbaise on Tuesday …

Abia State government has said that the commencement of workers physical verification in the State Civil Service for Ministries and Local Government workers will begin on Thursday. A statement from the Head of Service, Joy Maduka said the exercise will take place at the International Conference Centre Umuahia. According to …

Chief of Air, Hassan Bala Abubakar The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Bala Abubakar has said the military cannot stop “accidental” air crashes as long as they take to the sky to fight terrorists. Abubakar made the submission on Tuesday, a day after terrorists reportedly downed military aircraft which …

The Aviation Security (AVSEC) and the Logistics Sub-Sector will be embarking on an indefinite strike on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The decision to withdraw services by AVSEC was based on a poor working environment alongside poor wages, emphasizing that they are treated as slaves despite their services to the sector …

Military Chiefs under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Accra, Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss the possibility of a military intervention in Niger Republic. This was revealed on Tuesday by an ECOWAS spokesperson. The meeting had been scheduled to hold on Saturday but …

…drops Illegal Possession of Firearm Charge filed in Lagos There appears to be more trouble for Godwin Emefiele as the Federal Government files fresh 20 charges against him in Abuja. ENigeria Newspaper had reported that the FG applied orally for the withdrawal of the earlier charges against the embattled and …

L-R: Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and House of Reps Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, over plan to spend N40bn on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for …

NCAA The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged airlines and other service providers to comply with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 on insurance coverage. NCAA Director-General Capt. Musa Nuhu said in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja that the direction was contained in an all-operators …