The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has explained the relocation of its cooperate headquarters from Abuja to Lagos. In a statement issued by the Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, the Authority noted that the Abuja location had no office space to contain the activities of the agency. In addition, Orah explained that the Minister decided to stop this waste of public resources and rip-off on the public purse as the Authority would be liable to pay them duty tour allowance because technically they are working out of station as their official posting is to Abuja.…
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MURIC) has again expressed concern over appointments being rolled out by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he has refused to select best skilled and talented Muslims across the country for appointments
A skit maker simply identified as Churchill has reportedly died while shooting a skit. An eyewitness, @ace_namo_ shared a video of the skit maker’s last moments on X (formerly Twitter). He captioned the video, “Brush! Life is crazy! He was really just trying to make skits and he died. I mean, it still looks surreal! God please keep us and save us from untimely death. RipChurchill.” In the video, which has now gone viral, Churchhill could be seen dropping his phone on the ground before proceeding to jump and touch the basketball net. He fell with his head hitting the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that, there is an ongoing process to solidify the party into a very strong institution.
Betta-Gate: How Tactless PR Stunt Nailed Humanitarian Affairs Minister, By Kabir Abdulsalam Nigeria’s humanitarian sector is not in a good condition at the moment. Hit by corruption scandals perpetrated by two former Ministers, the sector yearns for succour. One of them, Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation was recently suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over a N585 million disbursement fraud. She was appointed as a member of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, barely six months ago. Attempts by Edu and her media aide, Rasheed Zubair, to defend her action only exacerbated the scandal. Their PR…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has approved a partnership request by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to combat fraud, promote transparency and accountability in the national taxation system. The ICPC boss said this during a courtesy visit to his office by the President of CITN, Mr. Samuel Agbeluyi, mni, who declared his host as an important in the bid to curbing tax related corruption in the country. Dr. Aliyu outlined key agenda for the partnership to include public awareness, technology and policy advocacy,…
In a recent interview with The Cut, Tems revealed that she did not speak until age three, adding that singing came naturally to her. She said she grew up feeling self-conscious because “my voice had bass” and did not sound like other girls with “sweet voices”. The songstress was “bullied to the point of tears” and was a “target of ridicule”. Tems claimed that this led her to feel that she “sounded like a boy, a frog, or that her voice was ugly”. The 28-year-old singer stated that she would eventually “develop the faith” to sound like herself while…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that his administration kept records of its stewardship, knowing he would always be required to account for the trust entrusted in him. Buhari stated this in his remarks at the book launch that chronicled his achievements in the eight years he held sway as President. The books are “Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser Media and Publicity (2015–2023),” authored by Femi Adesina and “Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy (2015–2023), a compilation of about a hundred contributors edited by Dr. Udu Yakubu, Buhari, who was visiting the nation’s capital for the first…
Femi Adesina, former presidential spokesman, said former President Muhammadu Buhari, is neither a bigot nor nepotist, adding that those who labelled him as such do not know him.
Customs’ E-Auction System: Another Brilliant Feat of Adeniyi, By Kabir Abdulsalam In 2017, the Nigerian Customs Service introduced an electronic auction platform for the transparent sale of forfeited goods, to halted its traditional manual processes. The initiative was developed under the then-Comptroller General, Colonel Hameed Ali (retired), to put the brakes on the longstanding abuses plaguing the traditional manual auction system. The inefficiencies and irregularities of the past were so glaring that Ali took the drastic step of suspending all manual process. At the initial stage, the platform seemed a game-changer, promising consistency in disposing of seized vehicles. It was…
President Bola Tinubu says ex-President Muhammadu Buhari can no longer relocate to Niger Republic as he had promised.
Betta Edu Gate: Minister Shuns CCB Invitation The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has shunned an invitation by the Code of Conduct Bureau over an ongoing investigation bordering on alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for public officers. Our correspondent who was at the CCB headquarters, Federal Secretariat, Abuja on Tuesday, observed that the minister, who was scheduled to meet with interrogators at 11am, did not show up at the bureau between 10am and 1pm. Confirming the development in a telephone interview on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the CCB, Veronica Kato, said the minister’s interrogation would be rescheduled…