Federal Inland Revenue Service Job Scandal: Full List Of 349 New Staff Secretly Hired By Tunde Fowler
A few months after a secret employment exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria was unearthed by SaharaReporters, another government agency has been hit by a similar scandal. This time the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), headed by Mr. Babatunde Fowler, a protege of Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
DW Director General Peter Limbourg opens the Global Media Forum in Bonn: “The end of the freedom of expression is also the beginning of the end of democracy
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are increasingly facing limitations the world over; in order to counter the culture of disinformation and manipulation, “We need to rethink the way in which we perceive, demonstrate and spread our values.” With those words, DW Director General Peter Limbourg opened the Global Media Forum in Bonn…
Over 300,000 Nigerians will be jobless if foreign airlines leaves…..NANTAP President
The foreign airlines threatened to close shop in Nigeria due to the lingering forex crisis, the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA has warned that the country travel industry is at the risk of losing over 300, 000 jobs. This is coming as anxiety continues to mount over the $591 million foreign airlines money…
States not ready for Buhari’s national school meal project scheme …say no fund to implement scheme
The much-touted Federal Government’s national Home-Grown School Feeding Programme launched in Abuja on Thursday may suffer a setback as many state governments complain of lack of financial resources to embark on the project, investigation by Saturday PUNCH has revealed. The school meal programme is one of the cardinal campaign promises of the ruling All Progressives…
AMBODE APPROVES DISSOLUTION OF CARETAKER COMMITTEES OF 57 LGs/LCDAs
Following the resolution of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday relieving the Executive Secretaries of the 57 Local Governments Councils and Local Council Development Areas in the State of their responsibilities, the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the immediate dissolution of the Caretaker Committees. In a statement signed by the Secretary…
Full List Of Ambassadors Nominated By President Muhammadu Buhari
Below is the full list of Nigerian aAmbassador sent to the Nigerian Senate today. 1. Obinna Chukwuemeka 2. Salisu Umoru 3. Iyang Udoh Iyang 4. okeke Vivian Nwanaku 5. Niman Munir 6. Edem Jane Ada 7. Muhammed Hassan Hassan 8. Martin Young Cobham 9. Janet Molegbo Olisah 10. Itegbuoye Sunday 11. Olatunde Adesesan 12. Lilian…
BREAKING: Former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi dies at 54
The Former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. A tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s handle, @thenff, says the legend died in the early hours of Wednesday. The former international football player and coach, lost his wife, Kate, last year after a prolonged battle with cancer. Keshi has coached the national teams of Togo…
Winners emerge in the UBA sponsored schools performing arts competition in Abuja
Students from more than 30 primary and secondary schools took part in the annual FCT Interschool Performing Arts Competition (FIPAC), which held in Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The competition was sponsored by pan-African banking group; United Bank for Africa Plc as part of its commitment to youth development on the continent. The schools…
BREAKING: Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali dies at 74
Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, an icon of the 20th Century whose fame transcended the sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died Friday, his family said. The beloved 74-year-old sports hero, who had been battling Parkinson’s disease for decades, passed away in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he had been admitted…