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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) for a second term. Mr Abdulhamid Umar, General Manager, Operations and Corporate Communications of the organisation, said this in a statement he signed and made available to NAN in Abuja on Friday. Umar said that the re-appointment of Aziz was conveyed in a letter by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha. Pastor slumps, dies after defecting to APC in Edo “The President of the Federal Republic enjoins Engr. Aliyu Aziz to continue with the good work he is…

A pastor identified as Aimola John reportedly slumped and died after defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State. According to the Nation, the pastor slumped after joining the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to defect to APC. The cleric which was rushed to a hospital was pronounced dead on arrival. The former Secretary of Owan East, Godwin Imoudu, while speaking on the incident stated that the late pastor was in Benin to defect to the APC when the incident happened. Sagay applauds 9th Senate’s commitment to service A further report revealed…

Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, on Thursday applauded the leadership of the ninth Senate for its commitment to service of the country. Sagay, who led members of his committee to the National Assembly, said the courtesy visit was a “solidarity visit” to the leadership of the Senate. “In you and your team, we see a group of people whose sole aim is to commit themselves to the service of the country. “We see you as a Senate Leader with whom we can work to change the future of this country and begin a transformation…

A Nigerian court has ruled against a proposed increase in fees payable by expatriates in Nigeria proposed by the Minister of Interior, describing it as illegal. A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria in a landmark judgement delivered by the presiding judge, Rilwan Aikawa, did not only declare as illegal the engagement of a private company, Continental Transfer Technique Limited by Minister of Interior to fix and collect the Combine Expatriates Residence permit and Alien Card (CERPAC) fees paid by all expatriates in Nigeria as illegal and unconstitutional but it also ordered the Minister of Interior, Comptroller-General of Immigration and…

An 18-year-old Nigerian, Peter Arotiba from Kogi State, has been awarded the National Distinction and Merit Award by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging overall best student in the 2018 examinations. Arotiba, who is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, graduated from the Nigeria Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos State. He was recognised alongside two others at the opening of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of WAEC, in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Arotiba had obtained distinction in all the eight subjects…

Nigeria’s excess crude account stood at $324.54 million as of November 20, the accountant general said on Thursday. Ahmed Idris gave the figure during a meeting of the country’s National Economic Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The oil savings account, which holds dollar reserves from sales of crude above the assumed benchmark price, contained $1.92 billion as of June 2018. Outrage after feminism panel includes no women The council also resolved to invest $250 million in the country’s sovereign wealth fund and consider ways it can leverage a portion of the country’s pension assets for co-investment with the…

The Arts Council of Pakistan has been forced to backtrack after it emerged that a discussion on feminism it is hosting was to have an all-male panel. An outcry on social media resulted in two women guests being added, and Friday’s event in Karachi was renamed. The original title, Feminism: The Other Perspective, drew derision and has now been recast as . Organisers say male decision-makers were to share views on feminism, but many critics questioned the very idea. In overwhelmingly patriarchal Pakistan, having an all-male panel discuss feminism didn’t seem the obvious way to tackle gender inequality. MultiChoice reinforces…

MultiChoice Group (MCG), Africa’s leading video entertainment group, on Thursday, hosted its second annual media showcase under the theme, ‘Africa’s most-loved storyteller’, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event had media representatives and stakeholders from across the African continent in attendance. Speaking at the event, Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO of General Entertainment, said the group has achieved much since its first showcase event. She also stated that this year’s media showcase was the first since being listed as an independent media company. “The MultiChoice Group listed on the JSE Main Board on 27 February 2019, an important milestone in our…

Mr Mohammed Dikwa, the Permanent Secretary, Special Duties in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning says there has been a reduction in reported cases of whistleblowing due to some challenges. Dikwa said this at a national workshop to discuss the draft bill of the whistle blowing policy in Abuja on Thursday. He explained that some people that wanted to blow whistle were no longer comfortable with the new arrangement put in place. According to him, the arrangement entails one fills forms as part of process to document their claims. He said that lack of legislation was also a…

Cameroonian Divina Maloum has won a children’s international peace prize for her work with young people who have suffered extremist violence, particularly in the north of her country.