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Ministry of Information and Culture issued a  fresh cicular directing Directors affected   by the new Public Service Rule(PSR) 2021 to immediately exit the service but about 10 directors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration who have spent over eight years in office have failed to proceed on mandatory retirement almost one month after the newly revised Public Service Rules became operational. The recent circular addressed to “All Directors/Heads of Unit” of the Ministry of Information on behalf of the Permanent Secretary by Ms Equere E( HRM), the affected Directors were instructed to handover in accordance with the revised PSR. The circular dated August 17, under the heading ”Implementing The Revised Public Service Rule” reads: “In furtherance to our earlier circular ref. No FMCT/PS/010/11/113 dated 10″ August, 2023 on the above subject matter and in compliance with PSR 021210. “I am directed to request you to as a matter of urgency, hand over to the next most senior...

Former president of United States of America, Donald Trump was photographed for a police mug shot after his arrest on August 24 at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, multiple US media outlets reported citing local officials. Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport. Like the other defendants in the case who have surrendered so far, the 77-year-old Trump had his mug shot taken during the booking process — a first for any serving or former US president. In the photograph released by the sheriff’s office, he scowled at the camera while dressed in a dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie. Speaking to reporters after his arrest, Trump, the frontrunner...

Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has reaffirmed its renewed efforts in leveraging cutting-edge technology and effective advocacy to significantly enhance the state's revenue generation.   The Executive Chairman, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair, made this known while speaking in an interview on The Tax Talk, a newly launched 30-minute public enlightenment television programme on taxation, monitored on Channels Television recently.   The Tax Talk, an LIRS production, is broadcast every week on TVC, Channels, LTV and WAP TV.   While speaking on the programme, Subair noted that the use of technology has helped the agency in optimizing its operations while also enhancing revenue generation for the state.   He lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for introducing the use of technology in the generation of the state revenue during his tenure as the state governor.   According to him, past governors such as Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the current governor B...

… urge Bauchi Govt to intervene in alleged extortion of A.D. Rufai College of Education students Worried by rising cases of fraud in public service, stakeholders  in the anti-corruption campaign have urged President Bola Tinubu to leverage the enforcement of procurement and assets declaration laws to advance Nigeria’s anti-graft war.  No The anti-corruption stakeholders also chastised the management of A.D. Rufa’i College of Education, Legal and General Studies, Misau, Bauchi State, for extorting students in the name of different fees without providing services to the students. They called on the state governor, Bala Mohammed, to intervene and bring the fleecing of the students to a halt as soon as possible. Co-Publisher/Managing Editor, Wikki Times, Ajibola Amzat led the call during an anti-corruption radio programme, PUBLIC CONSCIENCE, produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG, Wednesday in Abuja. Amzat, who was speaking on the need t...

P rof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello,Vice-Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), has commended the Consulate General of India for choosing the institution as one of the viewing centres for the launch of her space craft, Chandrayaan three, to the moon. Olatunji-Bello, represented by Mrs Adenike Boyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), said this at the live viewing of the landing of the Indian satellite on the moon, organised by the High Commission of India, Lagos, on Wednesday.  A satellite that was recently launched by the Indian Nation landed on the moon on Wednesday, and LASU was designated as one of the centres  where the landing was viewed live by school pupils. The vice chancellor said they were glad to be associated with the initiative, as it aligned with their drive to leverage science and technology.  “This is an historical event on the South Pole, as Indians would cherish Chandrayaan three for life because it will enrich their memories and exposure to the...

Nigerian Air Force has named the personnel who lost their lives in the 14 August 2023 NAF Helicopter crash during an Evacuation mission in Niger state. This was made known during a condolence visit to family members of the deceased in Port Harcourt, where the chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar promised the NAF would continue to honour the memory of their loved ones while supporting those left behind. The CAS also visited the NAF unit, commisserating with personnel on the loss and praising them for their commitment and efforts in the ongoing joint military operations in the Niger Delta. The crew members who lost their lives during the mission include Flight Lieutenant Adamu Ibrahim, Flight Lieutenant Anthony Duryumus, Lance Corporal Alaribe Daniel and Lance Corporal Briggs Stephen Peter.  Two other NAF Regiment personnel, Corporal Jauro Amos and Lance Corporal Abdulrahman Abubakar, two other NAF Regiment personnel also lost their lives as part of the Nigerian Army gr...

Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day’s sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by an ad-hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the House, Hon. Fatai Mojeed. He commended the committee for its effectiveness and urged the confirmed nominees to always remember that they are in office to serve the people of the State and not individuals. He also promised that the House would continue to do its best in the interest of the State. The confirmation was done through a voice vote, as Obasa mentioned the name of each of the nominees. However, the lawmakers rejected 17 of the nominees. Those confirmed include: Hon. Layode Ibrahim Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende Dr. Dolapo Fasawe Hon. Bola Olumegbon Mr. Idris Aregbe Ms. Abisola Ruth Olusanya Mr. Moruf Akinderu Fatai Mr. Kayode Bola...