Tag: Commissioner
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CCT okays trial of Commissioner, 54 others in Bauchi
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has approved April 24 and April 27 for the arraignment of a serving Commissioner and 54 other public officers before him in Bauchi State. According to a statement by Mr Ibraheem AL-Hassan, Head, Press and Public Relations of the tribunal, the trial would be…
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Why compulsory youths service year remains relevant – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Oluseye Oladejo, says the compulsory youths service year programme has continued to play pivotal role in bringing Nigerians together. Oladejo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. He said that the scheme National Youth Service…
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Kidnapped ex-Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom
Mrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a soldier in separate incidents in Bayelsa, has regained freedom. TheNewsGuru reports that Ebikake was freed at about 3 a.m. on Friday, but the fate of the soldier remains unknown. Bayelsa Police Spokesman, DSP Asinim Butswat,…
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Udom sacks Local Government commissioner
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Friday sacked the state commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Udo Ekpenyong. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udoh, in Uyo, Ekpenyong has been relieved of his appointment “with immediate effect.” The statement reads: “Governor Udom Emmanuel…
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Masari sacks education commissioner
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has relieved the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Halimatu Idris, of her appointment with immediate effect. This was announced in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Alhaji Abdu Labaran, on Thursday in Katsina. The statement reported a letter personally signed by the governor thanking…
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Rochas Okorocha and the controversial new ministry
By Carl Umegboro IMO state governor, Rochas Okorocha has unceasingly faced diverse controversies over actions or inactions vis-à-vis stewardship as the chief executive officer of the metropolis. Hitherto were unembellished attacks over the erection of a statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in Owerri, the state capital after market-demolition saga, and followed by…
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Okorocha swears in own sister as Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has sworn in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment. Ololo,…
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Fayose blasts EFCC over arrest of his Finance Commissioner
Ekiti State Government has described the arrest of Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant General, Mrs Yemisi Owolabi, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as an irresponsible action. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Special Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said…
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Bailout funds: EFCC arrests Fayose’s finance commissioner, Accountant General
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of two key officials of the Ekiti State Government for alleged misuse of bailout funds. In a statement on Thursday evening, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, identified the officials as the Commissioner for Finance and the Accountant General of the state. Uwujaren…
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Akpabio didn’t make N1.4b donation to any bank while in office – Ex-commissioner
A former Commissioner of Information and Communication in Akwa Ibom State during the tenure of former Governor Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Aniekan Umana on Monday debunked allegations that the former governor donated N1.billion to a commercial bank. Umana described the claim as “infantile and baseless”. Akpabio, now Senate Minority Leader, was alleged to have donated the…