Barring any last-minute change of decision, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today send the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, Daily Trust gathered last night. Sources at the Presidency and the Senate told this paper that the list was ready for submission to the upper legislative chamber. A source…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will soon meet with stakeholders in the broadcasting industry to review the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. It also hinted about its plan to increase television and radio station licence fee. NBC Director-General Balareba Shehu Ilelah disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. “We’ll seek contributions from…
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, have declared today a work-free day to mark the beginning of the 1445 Islamic (Hijrah) New Year. Yusuf, in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, congratulated Muslims around the world on the dawn of the new…
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has approved the observance of every Muharram 1 as a work-free day in the state, a policy pronouncement that fulfils longstanding yearnings of the Muslim community in the state. “The Governor has thoroughly considered the longstanding requests from various quarters of the state. He has therefore approved that the day…
The national leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), on Wednesday, directed its members nationwide to attend their respective workplaces only two days in a week. The union, which premised its directive upon the recent price hike on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, lamented that this has worsened…