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Court orders NOUN to reinstate dismissed staff

The National Industrial Court has ordered the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), to immediately reinstate its dismissed staff, Edwin Ameh to his position as Principal Hardware Engineer. Delivering judgment, Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae also nullified the purported termination and ordered…

Afreximbank appoints new CEO, chief investment officer

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of Ms Marlene Ngoyi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), the Bank’s development-oriented subsidiary. Mr Emmanuel Assiak has also been appointed Chief Investment Officer…

Buhari to fill vacant ministerial positions soon

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed plans to fill vacant ministerial positions in the Federal Executive Council in the shortest possible time. The decision follows the resignation of at least 10 cabinet ministers who relinquished their appointments to pursue their political…

Okowa congratulates Ekweremadu at 60

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, on his 60th birth anniversary. Okowa’s felicitation is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika on Thursday in Asaba.…

SING Nigeria appoints new executive director

The Sustainable Initiative for Nurturing Growth (SING) Nigeria has appointed Dr Itari Turner as its new Executive Director. This is contained in a statement by Ms Obianuju Iloanya, Programme Manager, SING Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Iloanya said that the…