THE Ministry of Information and Culture has issued a fresh circular directing Directors affected by the new Public Service Rule(PSR) 2021 to immediately exit the service. This newspaper recalls Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, had in a circular addressed to all Permanent Secretaries, Accountant-General of the Federation, Auditor-General for the Federation and Heads of Extra Ministerial Department to start implementation of the revised public service rule from July 27. The revised PSR 020909 stipulates that, “A Director or its equivalent by whatever nomenclature it is described in MDAs shall compulsorily retire upon serving eight years…
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VICE President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, chaired the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting being held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, has in attendance, governors from across the Federation and other stakeholders. The meeting is expected to address some of the pertinent economic challenges in the country occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy. Also expected to be discussed are security challenges across the country, with recent attacks in some parts of the North. Journalists have been excused from the meeting and are waiting to be briefed on the outcome. The NEC meeting…
THE First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, hosted the Super Falcons at the State House in Abuja a week after the players’ exit from the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The First lady, who received some of the players, their technical team and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the girls displayed dedication, resilience, team spirit with the zeal and strength that defines Nigeria. The Nigerian side reached the 2023 Women’s World Cup round of 16 but narrowly lost to England’s Lionesses via penalties. The President’s wife, in her tribute to all the players, said they…
NIGERIA’s Embassy has debunked social media reports that its embassy building in Niger’s capital, Niamey had been attacked and burnt down amid the ongoing coup crisis in the region. This comes after videos emerged on social media purportedly showing the Nigerian Embassy in Niamey on fire allegedly attacked by a mob angry at Nigerian government position on the coup. But according to a press statement sighted by News Point Nigeria Saturday, signed by Dr Liti I. Auwalu, PH.D on behalf of the Ambassador, the protesters tried to gain access to the Embassy on 30th July, 2023, the Nigerien Military and…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday reassured Nigerians that no stone will be left unturned in his administration’s multifarious efforts to stimulate the economy and make it work for the greatest good of all Nigerians. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement. He quoted the President to have said this in a meeting with the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professionals Forum held at the State House, Abuja. “This economy must recover for the good and greatest number of Nigerians, and we are seriously committed…
THE Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike and will resume work on Saturday. The association’s national president Innocent Orji confirmed the development on Friday evening. “Good evening. We just suspended the strike. Work to resume 8am tomorrow,” he said in a terse message to News Point Nigeria. “We will review the progress made in two weeks.” The move is coming days after the doctors suspended their planned nationwide protest to press home their demands. According to the NARD chief, the doctors are pushing for eight things including the recruitment of more persons to replace doctors…
THE Federal Government has says the 2023 flood situation across the country is worsening as 20 states, and 46 Local Government Areas have been hit by different degrees of flooding. It said this had resulted in the demise of about five people. It disclosed this at the National Emergency Coordination Forum, organised by the National Emergency Management Agency in Abuja. In his address at the forum, the Director-General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Clement Nze, noted that in February 2023, NIHSA presented the 2023 Annual Flood Outlook to the public. “The general outlook shows that 178 LGAs fall within the high…
GOVERNMENT officials should be mandated to use only vehicles assembled in Nigeria, Senator Ireti Kingibe argued on Wednesday with respect to the outcry over the high cost of governance as Nigerians cope with economic hardships, adding that she rides “a 1986 car”. The senator representing the FCT, who appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today monitored by News Point Nigeria, argued that “we cannot continue like this”. Asked what she would do differently to tackle the situation, Kingibe said, “I would insist that all government vehicles must have been assembled in Nigeria. That would go a long way to improving productivity…