The appointment of the new DG, who is a chartered accountant, was announced on Monday in Akure in a statement issued by Segun Ajiboye, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary.
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The ban was contained in a notice placed at the EXCO chambers and signed by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Internal Security, Dr Kenneth Ugbala.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal on Monday in Lagos, at a meeting with the Association of Nigeria Journalists and Editors of Tourism.
Soyode, who made the declaration on Monday in Abuja, said that he took the decision after consultations with youths, leaders, elders, trade unions, Non-Governmental Organisations, among others.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the President was accompanied on the condolence visit by Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Globacom mast, which is just few meters from that of MTN, fell on an eatery and crushed to death three chefs during the Saturday’s rainstorm.
Okowa who gave the charge during the swearing ceremony in Asaba, said that public service should be held on trust by those in authority in order to ensure development for the people.
Sani told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja that senators from the state supported the rejection of the request.
The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Steve Ayorinde, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third year anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration, held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa.
The former Vice President had last year endowed the Fund with N10 million for indigent patients to have access to the money when receiving medical treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Yola, Adamawa State
Ogunlana told newsmen on Monday in Ikeja that his privacy and that of NBA Ikeja Branch had been breached due to surveillance placed on his home and office.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, confirmed this development to State House correspondents on Monday after a closed door meeting with the President in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Prof. Aize Obayan, Director of the Centre, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos.
Melaye with Kabiru Seidu, alias Osama, and Nuhu Salihu, aka Small, is standing trial on seven-counts bordering on illegal possession of firearms, criminal conspiracy and illegal dealing in arms.
Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Vice -Chancellor of the institution, announced this at the media briefing heralding the university’s convocation on Monday in Lagos.
The suspension order followed a motion of urgent public importance presented before the assembly by an All Progressives Congress member representing Nasarawa Constituency, Alhaji Ibrahim Gama.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that at as early as 7.30 a.m., the students had converged at the only entrance into the campus and locked the main gate of the university to prevent human and vehicular movement into the institution.
Evans told Justice Adedayo Akintoye that he was not well fed by the prison officials who, he claimed were “taking his case personal”.
President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave approval for the recruitment of 6,000 police constables to address the nation’s security challenges.
The 95-year-old Chief Imam died following a protracted illness on Sunday.