Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani
10 Dec
Two northern groups, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN) have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to review his appointment and consider Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund
6 Dec
Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria, has made fresh appointments to fill the positions of the Chief Executive Officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD). This was disclosed in a statement…
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