By Patrick Obia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. Those approved for appointment include a Cross River-born Major General, Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye who hails from Bedia, Obudu
By Gloria Ume-Ezeoke, Channels TV President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Student Loan Bill in fulfillment of a promise he made during his campaign. This was announced on Monday by the spokesperson to the Federal Government Mr. Dele Alake, saying that the funds will be domiciled in the Ministry of Education and will
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has urged Nigerians to support the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sen. Otu made the call while commemorating June 12, democracy day. In a release he signed, he thanked Cross Riverians for the mandate given to him.
By Patrick Obia, Mary Bassey, Sylvia Akpan, Veronica Utsu, Wisdom Okon, and Winnard Able In a major policy announcement during President Bola Tinubu’s May 29th inauguration, the government said there will be a removal of fuel subsidy. The subsidy, which has been in place for decades, has been a major drain on the country’s finances.
By Jonathan Ugbal The strike action proposed by the Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC over the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as fuel, has been called off following engagements of both labor centers and the Federal Government. Dozens of National Unions yesterday voted to join the
By CrossRiverWatch Admim Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th president. Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, at Eagle Square, Abuja. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
By Christiana Nwaogu, Leadership Newspaper The federal government is to stop feeding the over 75, 507 inmates in the 244 federal correctional facilities nationwide as from December 31, 2023, as state governments are expected to commence feeding of state offenders from then. The decision was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,
By Kingsley Omonobi The Chairman, Police Service Commissioner, Dr. Solomon Arase (IGP Retired) has blamed the seeming lack of success in the operationalization of the Community Policing system in Nigeria on the fact that the citizens do not trust the Police. “In Nigeria, the police have created a bad image for themselves as they are