Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, says most Nigerian civil servants lack the requisite 21st-century skills required for effective service delivery. Walson-Jack stated this at the opening of a two-day study tour for heads of service from all the 36 states of the federation on Monday in Abuja. The…
A prosecution witness, Segun Adeleke, on Monday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the name of the former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, was not on the documents of the two property purchased from the company. Adeleke, who is also the General Manager of EFAB Properties Ltd, told Justice Emeka Nwite while being cross…
A fresh leadership crisis has engulfed Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a faction loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday seized control of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, the North Central vice-chairman recently declared acting national chairman, the group stormed the PDP headquarters demanding…
Former Executive Director of the Justice and Rights Initiative (JRI) and All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant, Mr Justin Gbagir, has said that Benue State’s long-standing development challenges cannot be resolved within a single four-year tenure. Gbagir made the assertion on Monday in Makurdi while addressing journalists and announcing his resignation from his…
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has called on state authorities, federal institutions and the private sector to step up efforts to make the country more attractive for business, insisting that sustained collaboration is vital for economic reform. Shettima delivered the message in Abuja at the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Gala and Awards Night, an…
A shocking verdict was reached on Tuesday as a prominent migrants’ rights activist, Bakhrom Khamroyev, who had collaborated with Russia’s oldest human rights organization, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The charges of terrorism stemmed from his Facebook posts, sending shockwaves through the human rights community. Khamroyev, aged 59, was apprehended on February 24,…
The North Central Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mu’azu Bawa Rijau, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure re-election in 2027, citing a surge of prominent political figures defecting to the ruling party. Speaking in Minna at the weekend during the launch of campaigns for the 1 November local…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment in undertaking bold and comprehensive reforms to reposition the country’s fisical architecture for resilience, inclusiveness and economic growth. Tinubu said this during the 27th Annual Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Tax Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The theme of the conference was, “Taxation for development, policies,…
An underage has been reported killed, while 76 were rescued as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) struck again in its ongoing manhunt for the notorious bandit kingpin Babaro and his gang, the masterminds behind the recent da deadly attack on Gidan Mantau Community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. In a statement signed…
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has urged media practitioners to take a more active role in promoting voluntary tax compliance across Nigeria. Adedeji, represented by his Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media, Arabinrin Aderonke, made the appeal on Wednesday in Kaduna at a one-day sensitisation programme themed “The…
