The newly appointed Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Muhammed has approved the redeployment of five Senior Officers in line with his policy thrust targeted at strategic repositioning of the Corps. The officers affected by the redeployment are in the category of three Assistant Corps Marshals, one Corps Commander and one Deputy Corps Commander who are all expected to report to their new responsibilities with immediate effect. The affected Officers are: Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, the erstwhile Public Education Officer is now redeployed to head the Administration and Human Resources Department at the national headquarters. While, Assistant…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem Bill into law. TheHintsNews reports that the National Assembly had given the bill to change the current National Anthem, “Arise O Compatriots,” to the country’s old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” accelerated hearing to ensure it’s passage. The proposed legislation was titled, “National Anthem Bill, 2024.” Abbas disclosed this Wednesday during the during the joint sitting of the National Assembly to commemorate 25 years of unbroken democracy in the country. He added that the President would also flag-off the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, for disparaging the achievements are of President Bola Tinubu after one year in office. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement issued yesterday lamented Atiku’s claimed that Tinubu was not ready for reforms, describing his policies as “trial and error.” He said the former Vice President’s swipe on the administration’s national security management again betrays his lack of touch with the reality of the current situation. Morka noted that not only did the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has been making significant strides in steadying the ship of the state through impactful reforms, policies, programmes and initiatives. The Speaker in a statement issued Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi said Tinubu has demonstrated courageous leadership and taken bold decisions in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. He said the President met a lot of challenges in various sectors of the Nigerian society, including insecurity, economic downturn, national disunity, among others. Abbas noted :”The…
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has summoned First Bank of Nigeria, United Bank for Africa ( UBA), Sterling Bank , Keystone and other banks to appear before it alongside its Tax Consultant to reconcile the Education Tax Computation not remitted to TETFund by the banks between 2011 and 2022. The committee issued the directive on Tuesday in Abuja during a public hearing on monitoring of collection, utilisation and other associated services relating to Education Tax from 2011 – 2022. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Miriam Onuoha, while speaking when some banks appeared before…
There was confusion in the presidency on Tuesday over the purported address of the joint sitting of the National Assembly as part of activities lined up to commemorate President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. TheHintsNews reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga had earlier in a statement on Tuesday announced that Tinubu would not make a broadcast to the nation on Wednesday to celebrate his first anniversary as the leader of Nigeria. He added that instead, the President would address a joint session of the National Assembly, which has lined up a…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume Tuesday decorated the newly appointed Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sheu Mohammed. He said that government was expecting more from the FRSC new boss, while advising him to use his wealth of experience to carry out the mandate of the Corps to ensure safer roads for all. Akume said: “The position is a sensitive one, it requires much to reduce Carnage’s on the Nigerian roads and restoring sanity on the highways. “FRSC was created to make life more meaningful and to make the road safer…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected N60,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government. TheHintsNews reports that the federal government initially proposed N57,000 minimum wage at the last meeting with the labour union which was bluntly rejected. However, at the tripartite meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the federal government added the sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 minimum wage, making it the sum of N60,000 proposed. Organised labour, comprising the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress, also went down by N3,000 from its last proposal of N497,000 during the…
The federal government has reiterated its commitment towards enhancing the wellbeing and safety of medical professionals and upgrading all government-run healthcare facilities nationwide. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, during a meeting with representatives from the Federal Ministry of Health and the leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) led by its national president, Dr. Dele Abdullahi, to discuss and resolve issues brought forward by the association to the ministry. Onyejeocha in a statement issued Tuesday by her Media Adviser, Emameh Gabriel, commended the association for their willingness to work together and also acknowledged…
The federal government has directed all federal teaching hospitals to accelerate their hiring process for medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, to prevent a shortage of healthcare workers in the country. It also reiterated its commitment towards enhancing the well-being and safety of medical professionals and upgrading all government-run healthcare facilities nationwide. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Daju Kachollom, who represented the Minister of Health, during a meeting with the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha and the leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) led by its national president, Dr. Dele Abdullahi, to…