President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday retired 17 pernanent secretaries and announced the appointment of 18 new ones.
See the new permanent secretaries as announced by Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina.
1. Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba;
2. Alhaji Mahmoud Isa-Dutse;
3. Mr. Taiwo Abidogun;
4. Dr. Bukar Hassan;
5. Mrs. Wakama Belema Asifieka;
6. Mr. Jalal Ahmad Arabi;
7. Mr. Sabiu Zakari;
8. Mrs. Obiageli Phyllis Nwokedi; 9. Mr. Aminu Nabegu;
10. Mr. Bamgbose Olukunle Oladele;
11. Mr. Alo Williams Nwankwo;...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
PDP regrets fielding Jonathan, begs Nigerians for forgiveness.
Posted on 00:02 by Steve Igbokwe
The People's Democratic Party, PDP has begged Nigerians to forgive and forget its inability to meet their expectations over the 16 years that the party was in power.
The PDP also admitted that it made a mistake by fielding former President Goodluck Jonathan for 2015 Presidential election.
The party declared that it was ready to mend fences with Nigerians over certain decisions it took in the past which the people were not happy about.
As a way forward, the party said it was organizing a national conference where all issues concerning the PDP...
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
AEDC To Roll Out Free Prepaid Meters -
Posted on 10:53 by Steve Igbokwe
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC has concluded plans to roll out 100,000 free prepaid meters to its customers in the first quarter of 2016.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Managing Director of AEDC, Mr Neil Croucher while commissioning two customer care and vending centers in Abuja.
Mr Croucher who said that AEDC inherited poor infrastructure from the former PHCN also noted that less than half of the company's customers have meters.
He added that meters were key to electricity transformation in Nigeria.
He described as uncomfortable,...
Army Nabs Another Boko Haram Fugitive
Posted on 10:53 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Army on Monday disclosed the arrest of a second suspect on its list of wanted Boko Haram insurgents.
Security operatives had on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja arrested one of the wanted terrorists as he tried to board a Lagos bound flight.
Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said in a statement that the suspect was nabbed at a checkpoint.
“As all hands are on deck to finally defeat Boko Haram terrorists in our country, today (yesterday) in the morning, another declared wanted suspected Boko Haram terrorist,...
More Boko Haram Camps Fall To Advancing Troops
Posted on 10:52 by Steve Igbokwe
Troops from the 25 Task Force Brigade have neutralized more camps used by insurgent group Boko Haram for its terrorist activities.
Army Media Coordinator , Colonel Tukur Gusau said in a statement that troops in confidence building operations in Bale along Bitta and Damboa axis destroyed the terrorists camps.
“The Boko Haram terrorists on sighting the advancing troops towards their location, fled in disarray abandoning looted food items and other personal effects. These include a grinding machine, dane guns and bicycles as well as...
Army to probe soldiers' involvement in 2014/2015 elections
Posted on 10:52 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Army on Monday, set up a five man panel of inquiry to probe allegations of partisan involvement by some soldiers in the 2014/2015 general elections.
The panel is headed by General Officer Commanding (GOC), Headquarters, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade while Col. Danladi Salihu is to serve as its secretary.
Other members are Brigadier General Emmanuel Kabuk , Brigadier General Sunday Araoye, and Brigadier General Baba Ibrahim.
The panel has two weeks to submit its report to Chief of Army Staff,...
NAPTIP To Maintain Child Abuse Registers In Schools.
Posted on 08:38 by Steve Igbokwe
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons; NAPTIP is to maintain a register of child offenders in schools across the country in order to have a stream of intelligence for profiling and detection of prevalence of the crime in certain locations.
Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Director-General of the agency disclosed this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a one-day capacity building workshop for counselors in schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
She noted that most schools in Abuja do not have counselors, thereby...
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