The Legal Counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS) has issued notice to two television stations namely Da'ar Communications Plc (aka AIT) and Channels Television, and other media platforms, demanding apology and retraction of reports by them purporting that their operatives invaded the Lagos Assembly on Monday.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has concluded the recruitment exercise which it commenced last year which was made known in a statement issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has announced that Nigerians must now present their National Identification Number (NIN) to access social services. Represented by Professor Babatunde Bolaji, Akume made this statement while inaugurating an Inter-Ministerial retreat on the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. He emphasized that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to ensuring digital identity for all Nigerians.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo narrated how he sacked his first daughter from his farm for coming to work late. He said this while receiving the new Chairman of the Board of Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel, at his Penthouse residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Dr Israel was in company of the FMC, Abeokuta Medical Director, Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu and members of his management team. “Shortly after I left office as Head of State, my first daughter, then at University of Ibadan, studying Veterinary Medicine was engaged on my farm to gain some practical experience during long vacation”.
The Federal Government through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has penned February 17, 2025, as deadline for civil servants to validate their identity verification on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed concern over hurdles negating the implementation of the financial autonomy granted Local Governments across the country.
