By Sylvia Akpan The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has joined the nation in the mourning of late Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from June 2023 to November 2024. He was appointed
By Godwin Ajom In line with the long awaited cabinet reshuffle by the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, Dr Betta Edu, former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has been replaced with Dr. Nentanwe Yilwatda, as the new head of the ministry while John Owan Enoh has been redeployed as Minister for State, Industry,
By Lanre Lasisi And Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels Television President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, Labour unions, and the private sector. He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly National had passed the Minimum Wage Act,
By Magnus Effiong, Pillar News The Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area, HRM (Dr.) Etim Okon Edet has urged President Bola Tinubu to reset Nigeria, saying doing so would help the country achieve the goals and hope of its founding fathers. In a chat
By Patrick Obia The President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces, Senator Bola Ahmad Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu with immediate effect. The under-fire suspended Minister has been under investigation over alleged N44 billion fraud at the National Social Investment Program Agency (NSIPA). A statement on
Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dear President Tinubu, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent nongovernmental organization that defends press freedom globally, write to request that your administration take swift and deliberate actions to improve conditions for the press in Nigeria. As you mark three months in
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