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SENATE CONFIRMS 64 AMBASSADORIAL NOMINEES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of 64 Nigerians as Career and Non-Career Ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the
INDIA, NIGERIA DEEPEN DEFENCE PARTNERSHIP By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban India’s Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Colonel Manoj Singh, visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, in Abuja to strengthen military cooperation between both countries. The visit reaffirmed commitment to deeper
REPS LAUNCH PROBE INTO OIL SECTOR DECOMMISSIONING COMPLIANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to investigate how petroleum companies are complying with decommissioning and abandonment rules under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaker Abbas
PDP CALLS FOR SECURITY REVIEW TO EMPOWER GOVERNORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged a review of Nigeria’s security architecture to give State Governors more authority during emergencies. PDP National Chairman Alhaji Tanimu Turaki made the call
NIGERIA, US DEEPEN SECURITY TIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met top US officials in Washington to strengthen security cooperation and clear misconceptions about the situation in Nigeria. The team emphasized that violence
NIGERIA BENEFITS FROM UK £210 MILLION FUNDING TO TACKLE ABTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE………. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria to benefit from UK Government’s £210 million of funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance. A statement by the British High Commission in Abuja says the funding
MBA: YAKUBU MAIKYAU STIMULATE DELIBERATIONS ON THE NATION’S….. By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has enjoined legal practitioners to conduct themselves ethically and professionally to dispense justice without fear or favour and to restore the confidence of the judiciary.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE SGF ASSURES CHINA OF SUSTAINABLE BILATERAL RELATIONS The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON, has assured the Government of the People’s Republic of China, of
Fa’izah Atu Muhammad, a National Youth Service Corps member with the National Human Rights Commission, has made Nigeria proud by receiving an award as the overall best in an essay competition in Africa. The essay competition organised by UONGOZI Institute of Tanzania
A contender for the Speakership position of the 10th House of Representatives, Rep, Muktar Betara, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the President-elect Bola Tinubu. Betara, member representing Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno has been canvassing support for