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NAHCON commissioner denies favouring South-South staff for 2025 Hajj operation   Commissioner for Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF), at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliyu Abdulrazaq, has denied claims that he is favouring staff from the South-South region in the selection process for the 2025 Hajj operation. A report had claimed that NAHCON is currently facing allegations of …

CEFSAR Commends NAFDAC On Enforcing Ban On Toxic Agro Chemical And Advises Ban On Glyphosate The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR) has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for its recent decisive enforcement action leading to the seizure of banned pesticides worth over N800 million across Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo …

May Day: Oyebanji Hails Ekiti Workers’ Resilience, contributions to development …. Says his govt has significantly improved workers welfare Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commended the resilience, sacrifice, commitment and patriotic zeal of Ekiti State workforce to the growth, development and socio-economic progress of the state.. Governor Oyebanji, who gave the commendation on Thursday while addressing workers at …

Tinubu Spares No Effort to Ensure Peace, Security – Idris By Shalom Oludele   Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is sparing no effort in ensuring peace and security as essential catalysts for national development. He stated this during his inaugural address as Chairman of the Board of the Niger State …

Gov. Diri Expresses Satisfaction With Ongoing Projects Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said ongoing infrastructure projects of his administration were progressing satisfactorily. Governor Diri stated this when he inspected a number of the projects, which included the 25,000-capacity stadium at Igbogene, the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road and bridge at Angiama as well as the spur to Otuan community in …

Easter Cantata: Abejide, CP Adewale, NUJ Call for Unity, Responsible Leadership to Drive Renewed Hope Agenda Stakeholders from the National Assembly, security sector, and media converged at the 2025 Easter Cantata Concert organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, with a resounding call for unity, discipline, and responsible journalism in advancing the nation’s Renewed Hope Agenda under …

Bayelsa Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo Hails ANAN Over Education Policy, Research Centre The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has commended the Association of Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) for showing commitment to its education policy that emphasizes the training and retraining of its members to enhance their professional excellence. Senator Ewhrudjakpo gave the commendation while declaring open the 2nd …

Attackers Are Not Ghosts… Review Your Security Strategies to End Killings, Kaigama Tells FG By Shalom Oludele   Catholic archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama,, says the federal government and security agencies must adopt new strategies to address insecurity in the country. Kaigama, who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2025 Chrism Mass held at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria …

BMNA NOMINATES ,ENGR MIEBI LAMBERT NICODEMUS AS BEST CHAIRMAN HCDT The Chairman of Okordia/Zarama Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) Engr. Miebi Lambert Nicodemus said, he has the zeal to develop the Okordia/Zarama community because they have the best natural gas and other mineral resources in Nigeria. According to him, he wants to leave a lasting legacy behind as the chairman …

FG To Continue Conducting Crude Oil, Refined Product Sales In Naira By Shalom Oludele   The federal government has given a reassurance on its commitment to the ongoing policy of conducting crude oil and refined product sales in Naira, declaring that the initiative remains a standing national policy with no set end date. In a statement posted Wednesday morning via …