Simeon Adebo
22 Nov
Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, yesterday, offered insight into why the civil service era of great public administrators like the late Simeon Adebo and Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele was immensely successful.
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Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers, effective Monday. Malam Abubakar Bawa, press secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday. Bawa confirmed that the payment would cover state civil servants, local government employees, and…
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The Body of Benchers, currently chaired by Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), has confirmed the Leader of the Senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, life member of the prestigious body. Also confirmed were human rights lawyer Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and 13 other prominent legal practitioners . This is contained in a statement signed by Bamidele’s Directorate of Media and…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a spell of haziness and cloudiness across the country from Monday to Wednesday. According to NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday, a moderate dust haze is expected on Monday, with a horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km over the northern cities. Furthermore, localised visibility of less than…
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Bird feathers and bloodstains were found in both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December, according to a preliminary investigation released Monday. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan in South Korea on December 29 when it crash landed and exploded into a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier.…
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The Enugu State Government says it is targeting 792,000 jobs in renewable energy, waste management and reforestation sectors by 2060. The Secretary to State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this to newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting in Enugu on Sunday. He said that the state government had approved…
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Stanley Alieke, Esq., the lawyer representing Nigerian rapper Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has officially withdrawn from the artiste’s legal team.
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Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as "2Baba," has announced separation from his wife, actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia. 2Baba revealed this in a statement via his verified Instagram page, @official2Baba, on Sunday. He wrote, "Hello to my beautiful people of all federations. “WELL THIS THING I HAVE TO SAY IS SHORT BUT ALSO LONG....I AND ANNIE…
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China said Monday it was "extremely unlikely" Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
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Mr. Chima Obieze, member representing Ezeagu constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly, has expressed sadness over the tragic tanker explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway that claimed 18 lives. The lawmaker, who made the disclosure in Enugu on Sunday, said that the accident claimed the lives of innocent people, including those…
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The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and leaving the bloc with an uncertain future.