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Details have emerged on why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, reversed the leadership changes he had earlier approved at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The President had announced the appointment of Rotimi Pedro as Director-General of the state broadcaster, replacing Salihu Dembos, alongside three other senior executives in the organisation and its subsidiaries. However, a week later, Mr. Tinubu …

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has expressed disappointment with his nominee and 2023 Labour Party candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi federal constituency, Emmanuel Ezeh, for rejecting the membership of the newly inaugurated Ebonyi Economic Team. In a statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on New Media, Leo Ekene Oketa, the governor noted that “history would remember those who built bridges, not …

A trailer reportedly belonging to Dangote Group on Wednesday crushed an entire family at Four Corner Junction in Enugu State. Eyewitnesses said the victims, who were inside a vehicle, did not survive the accident. A video circulating online shows the car completely flattened by the truck. The development comes days after Ruth, sister of former Big Brother Naija winner, Phyna, …

There is disquiet among Kaduna State government officials over the reported resignation of Governor Uba Sani’s aides who are alleged to be in consonance with former governor and now opposition leader, Nasir El-Rufai. One of the state officials told SaharaReporters that Governor Sani’s strategy to flush out “double-faced officials” triggered the wave of resignations. He noted that the state government …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged the delay in releasing Nigeria’s ambassadorial list, attributing it to the difficulty of balancing competing interests and finalising nominations. He made the disclosure on Tuesday when members of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), led by former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, paid him a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja. “I couldn’t appoint …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described Lagos State as a “no-man’s land” and the pride of Nigeria’s economy. Bwala, who spoke on the Daybreak programme on Arise Television on Wednesday, argued that the concentration of federal projects in Lagos should not be seen as favouritism but as investment in the country’s commercial …

The Federal Government has released a revised national curriculum for junior and senior secondary schools, introducing subjects in digital literacy, programming, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship. According to the Ministry of Education, digital literacy and basic entrepreneurship will now be compulsory for students at the junior secondary level. The reforms also include coding and robotics as part of the foundational courses …

The Federal Government has announced plans to privatise or concession at least 91 state-owned enterprises, including the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos Trade Fair Complex (TFC), the country’s four refineries, and five international airport terminals. Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, noting that each transaction would …

The recent report that over 7000 Nigerians were stranded in Libya has again brought to the fore the realities of the current socio-economic situation in Nigeria. Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, jolted the nation with her revelation that approximately 7,000 Nigerian migrants are currently stranded in Libya. Dabiri-Erewa made this known at the official launch of …

The United States Government has given reasons for cancelling visas issued to Nigerians and nationals of other countries. The Embassy of US told Daily Sun, that a recent report on the issue was in the interest of national security. The report titled:‘The quiet revocation: Why is the U.S. silently cancelling Nigerians’ visas?’ had said: “In recent weeks, an unsettling trend …