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- 1 Aug 2023
President Tinubu appoints Ajuri Ngelale as Special Adviser on Media and Publicity
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ace journalist, Ajuri Ngelale, as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. This was contained in a statement by the Office of the Secretary to…
- 27 Sept 2015
Buhari to Unveil Ministers on Wednesday- Presidency
Femi Adesina, special adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the President may release his ministerial list before the month runs out. Mr Adesina, who spoke with…
- 2 Aug 2026
Dare Tackles Onaiyekan over Criticism of Tinubu, Says Economic is Working
Sunday Dare, special adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, has faulted the criticism directed at President Bola Tinubu and his economic policies by John Cardinal Onaiyekan,…
- 19 Oct 2023
President Tinubu Sacks NBC DG, NAN CEO, Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information. Ajuri Ngelali, Special Adviser to the President on Media Publicity, announced this in a…
- 9 Jan 2024
President Tinubu sacks FCCPC and BPE bosses
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Alexander Ayoola Oko. In a statement released, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the…
- 23 Oct 2015
Adesina, Ekeh @ GOCOP Inauguration Harp on Responsible Online Journalism
Mr. Femi Adesina, special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, have called for robust and responsible online journalism in the country.…
- 13 Jul 2015
Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked all military service chiefs and promptly announced their replacements, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, President’s special adviser on media and…
- 16 Jun 2024
President Tinubu Appoints Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as New DG Procurement Bureau
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on…
- 16 Jan 2014
President Jonathan Sacks, Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s military apparatus. Dr. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and…
- 15 Oct 2015
FG Accuses Dasuki, Former NSA of Staging Coup against Buhari
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has revealed that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, staged a “coup d’etat” against President Muhammadu…
- 11 Oct 2023
Tinubu Appoints chief Executives for Five Agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation,…
- 30 Jul 2014
Chibok Parents, Leaders Fight Over FG’s N100m Cash Gift
Parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls and the community’s leader are at loggerheads over the sharing of the N100m cash gift allegedly given to the parents of the students by President…
- 29 Jan 2021
Buhari Alleges Plot to Trigger Ethnic, Religious Unrest
Nigerians have been warned to be watchful of some persons trying to stoke ethnic and religious unrest in the country in order to embarrass President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Femi Adesina, special adviser…
- 12 Mar 2018
FG’s Websites Inactive despite Gulping N20Bn
Many federal ministries and agencies (MDAs) lack active websites despite spending billions of naira on information technology last year. Daily Trust investigations show that two key agencies…
- 24 May 2017
Unease Calm as Customs Intercepts Fresh 440 Rifles at Lagos Port
On the wake of rumoured plot for military coup in the country, the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a total 440 pieces of pump action rifles imported from…
- 29 Jun 2015
Reasons Why Buhari has not Appointed Ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari may not appoint ministers “in the next two months as the new administration seeks to come to grip with what its officials claim as the rot it inherited. Apart from the rot,…
- 13 Jun 2024
Tanimu Yakubu Replaces Akabueze as DG Of Budget Office
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.…
- 24 Jun 2024
Tinubu appoints Tunji Bello as CEO of FCCPC
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission The Special Adviser to the…
- 5 Nov 2017
FG Sacks Public Assets Recovery Panel Boss
Federal government has removed President Muhammadu Buhari’s adviser on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, as Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property. Attorney…
- 12 Oct 2015
Ministerial Nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Others on Buhari’s 2nd List
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will…
- 23 Oct 2024
Sunday Dare: The Critical Thinker is Back to Base
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has got this appointment spot on. He has just appointed Sunday Akin Dare, as special adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Sunday Dare Dare is a square peg in…
- 4 Jul 2015
Uproar as Buhari favours Northerners with Appointments
Nigerians especially those from the Southern part of the country on Friday, expressed concern over the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to the Punch. They said the…
- 14 Apr 2016
NITDA, Others Endorse Book on Telecoms By Sun Reporter
A new telecoms book entitled 'Our Nigerian Story,' which catalogues the development and charts the way forward in the industry has been commended and endorsed by the Office of the Special Adviser on…
- 25 Apr 2013
FG Doles Out N5.7Bn to 2011 Post Election Violence Victims
Federal government has approved the release of a total sum of N5,7 billion to nine states of the federation for direct disbursement to those who suffered losses of properties, means of…
- 19 Apr 2017
Buhari Suspends SGF over Contract Scam, NIA Boss over Ikoyi Loot
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Mr David Babachir Lawal, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due…
- 24 Jul 2015
Buhari Will Limit Probe to Jonathan’s Govt- Presidency
There is now a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari will not extend his corruption probe beyond the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Presidency, through Mr Femi…
- 25 Jun 2015
Buhari to Rule without Ministers for another 4 Weeks
With the Senate announcing an adjournment till 21 July, President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list will have to be delayed for at least another four weeks or better still, till after the Ramadan…
- 14 Mar 2015
Morocco-Nigeria Phone Spat: GEJ Says Nigeria Lied
President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as claimed last week by the Nigerian foreign affairs ministry, an apparently…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigeria’s war on Ebola moved a notch higher yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan proclaimed a national emergency to control and contain the spread of the …
- 15 Feb 2013
Manhunt for Maina, PRTT Boss over N195Bn Pension Fraud
Force Headquarters of the Nigerian Police in Abuja said it would arrest Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), based on the warrant of arrest issued by the Senate…