Tag: Tuesday
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Ambode unveils new Awolowo statue Tuesday
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will unveil a new iconic statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The imposing bust located on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television junction in Ikeja, is a befitting replacement to the old Awolowo statue that was removed from the Allen Avenue round-about…
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NPC/AMNETT new media confab holds Tuesday
All is now set for a two-day workshop on optimizing new media opportunities and managing electronic vandalism. The workshop which is a collaboration between the African Media Network and the Nigerian Press Council is scheduled to hold Tuesday and Wednesday, July 25 and 26, 2017 in Lagos. A release by the President/CEO AMNETT, Aniekan Umanah…
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Osinbajo to visit Zamfara on Tuesday
All is now set in Zamfara to receive Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, expected on one-day official visit on July 18. The acting President was scheduled to inaugurate projects executed by Governor Abdulaziz Yari across the state. Some of the projects include Federal Government road linking Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states which was executed by…
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Maitama Sule: Kano declares Tuesday public holiday
…as body arrives Nigeria on Tuesday for burial The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday as public holiday in honour of late elder statesman, Alhaji Maitama Sule. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the two-time minister and former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, died in the early hours of Monday (today) at 88. This was revealed…
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Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27 as Public Holiday to mark Eid el Fitr. Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau made the annnouncement on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja. He enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the…
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EFCC holds nationwide anti-corruption walk Tuesday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday stage an anti-corruption walk intended to further stimulate Nigerians to embrace and support the fight against corruption. According to spokesman of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Acting Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mr Ibrahim Magu, is expected to lead the walk in Abuja. Uwujaren…
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Former Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed assumes duty as UN Deputy Sec.-Gen. Tuesday
Nigeria’s former Minister of Environment, Ms Amina Mohammed will be will be sworn-in on Tuesday as the UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Mohammed, who was appointed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Dec. 15, 2016 to serve as his deputy, was supposed to have assumed…
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Bayelsa begins implementation of ‘no work, no pay’ policy Tuesday
In order to entrench accountability and the right attitude to work amongst members of its workforce, the Bayelsa State Government has said it will on Tuesday (tomorrow) begin a ‘no work no pay’. It also said henceforth absenteeism would attract summary dismissal. This was revealed by the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Serena…
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Ambode hosts 10th annual Town Hall Meeting on Security Tuesday
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will on Tuesday host the 10th Edition of the annual Town Hall Meeting on Security under the auspices of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). The Executive Secretary of the LSSTF, Dr Abdulrazaq Balogun, said in a statement in Lagos on Sunday that the Town Hall Meeting would…