LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An electrical surge in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami area of Gombe Metropolis claimed the lives of five people and left 13 others injured in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Gombe State Police Command. Our correspondent reports that the State’s Permanent Secretary, Special Duties and Regional Coordination, Abdullahi Kulani, was among…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, has taken charge of the affairs of the Ministry following the suspension of the minister, Betta Edu. This development is in line with the directive issued by President Bola Tinubu, who suspended Edu on Monday over her…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Interior, Mrs. Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia in relation to the botched 2014 recruitment exercise in the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment on Thursday, found Mrs Daniel-Nwobia guilty of breaching the Public Procurement…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Wike of Rivers State has sacked the Permanent Secretary, Sunny Okere, for allegedly flouting guidelines put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in the state. This was contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim. According to the…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has issued a query to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Mohammed Bello, over a N119 billion alleged financial misconduct, while he was permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The query, dated May 11, 2020, was issued by the Head…
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education in Bayelsa state, Comrade Walton Liverpool said those clamoring for the merger of existing state owned tertiary institutions are enemies of the state. The PS made the assertion while speaking to Newsmen on the sidelines of clamours in some quarters for the…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIPR) says it is investigating three permanent secretaries over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, said one of the permanent secretaries bought a house in Asokoro, Abuja, for over N500 million. At a press briefing…