BY: HighCelebritySquard State chapters of the All Progressives Congress are awaiting the directive of President Bola Tinubu to forward lists of ministerial nominees to the party headquarters for onward transmission to the Presidency. The PUNCH however gathered that while the party awaited the directive, bigwigs including former governors, ex ministers, and other party chieftains,
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BY: HighCelebritySquard President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday morning, inaugurated the National Economic Council at the Council Chamber of the State House Abuja. Thursday’s inauguration comes a week after Tinubu directed council members to concretise intervention plans to mitigate the effects of the petroleum subsidy. Tinubu, who inaugurated the NEC at 11:25 am, said the
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BY: HighCelebritySquard Following the suspension of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Bola Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol as the Acting Chairman of the commission. Chukkol is an alumnus of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy, Quantico, the European Center of Security Studies, Germany, and also a
Read moreBY: HighCelebritySquard President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, signed the Data Protection Bill into law. This was contained in a statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Babatunde Bamigboye. The NDPB National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, expressed optimism on the prospects of Nigeria’s Digital Economy following the emerging regulatory
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has indefinitely suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office. He said this is to allow for a thorough investigation into his conduct while in office following “weighty allegations ” of abuse of office against him. This was contained in a statement by
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BY: HighCelebritySquard Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) raises Staff Transport Allowance by 50% to Offset Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal and Rising Transportation Costs. The Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC), a leading investment firm, has taken a proactive step to support its staff members amidst the recent removal of petroleum subsidies and the subsequent
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BY: HighCelebritySquard The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has issued a fresh circular to oil marketers on how much they will pay to get petroleum products. This came about two weeks after the Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy. NNPCL Retail, in a circular released on Sunday, and obtained by The PUNCH,
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BY: HighCelebritySquard Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has reacted to the confirmation of her record as the longest cooking marathon by an individual, tagging it as ‘the best news ever’. Baci was verified by Guinness World Records on Tuesday as the new holder of the longest cooking marathon. This was announced on the official website
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BY: HighCelebritySquard President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, led other dignitaries to commemorate his first Democracy Day celebration as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu who had addressed Nigerians in a 7am TV broadcast arrived three hours later to inspect a Guard of Honour at the Forecourt of the
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BY: HighCelebritySquard President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, signed the Student Loan Bill into law. The signing of the bill was in “fulfilment of one of his campaign promises to liberalise funding of education,” a member of the Presidential Strategic Team, Dele Alake, told State House Correspondents on Monday evening. The Students Loan
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