The Federal Government has given a stern warning to those involved in illegal mining in the country, stressing that this will no longer be tolerated. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has decided to go tough…
President Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Umaru Garba Danbatta as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed that Prof Danbatta takes over from Dr Eugene Juwah, whose tenure…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the new head of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Until now, Kachikwu was the Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Africa. He is to take over the leadership of the country’s petroleum body from Joseph Darwa. Kachikwu is a trained lawyer and publisher of the…
Diezani Madueke, Nigeria’s former oil minister is the person the entire watchers in the oil industry, including the international community, government officials, oil magnets and friends of Jonathan believe as the super minister that stole Nigeria’s $6.2 billion as revealed by Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State Governor. President Buhari of Nigeria had travelled to the US…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has debunked reports that she owes Diamond Bank Plc the sum of N122 million as claimed by a newspaper report on Tuesday. In her response on Twitter on Tuesday to the reports, the former member of the House of Representatives said she must have been a victim…
Hanging around the neck of the traveller was a very sophisticated Nikon camera. Excited to be in Nigeria, the tourist took snapshots of his favourite scenery wherever he went. All he wanted to do was create postcards for family and friends with these pictures as ‘proof’ of a time well spent on a long deserved…
As part of his plans of building a formidable future for youths in his community, the Executive Secretary of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honourable Rasak Olusola Ajala, has concluded plans to start a ‘Special Education’ programme. The educational package will see the council boss give out 250 GCE forms to students…
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that the Nigerian Senate has begun the screening of the recently appointed Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari. Few days ago, the President wrote the upper chamber of the National Assembly, requesting the confirmation of the Service Chiefs in accordance with the law. The lawmakers are presently in a closed-door meeting…
Hardley Apartments, located on Victoria Island, Lagos, and owned by former Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo, has been sealed by the Lagos State Government. Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, shut the hotel on Monday over alleged noise and air pollution. Briefing journalists in Lagos on Monday, the Director of Enforcement of…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. According to a press statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, the appointees were chosen to restructure the civil service for efficient performance and service delivery. The statement further said that the…