President Tinubu Appoints 8 New Permanent Secretaries
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the federal civil service.
Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the new permanent secretaries were appointed after a diligent selection process.
“The President anticipates that the new Federal Permanent Secretaries will exercise absolute dedication, diligence, and fidelity to the nation in the discharge of their functions and ensure optimum service delivery to the Nigerian people,” the statement reads,” he said.
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Fubara Is More Powerful Than You Think- Pro-wike Group Told
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The opposition parties in Rivers state have been enjoined not to take the simplicity of Governor Siminalayi Fubara for granted because he is stronger than anybody thinks in the ongoing political crisis in the state.
Speaking in support of the Governor, the former governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement, NRM, in the 2023 elections in Rivers state, Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich said, “we want to challenge those who said Governor Sim’s government will not stand to see that his enthronement is divine. God knows why Sim became Governor, even legal court processes have confirmed him. He may seem powerless, but I tell you, he is more powerful than you think with the strides taken so far”.
Throwing his weight behind the government of Governor Fubara at an event in Buguma, Asari Toru local government area of Rivers State, on Thursday Jackrich, declared support for the simplicity movement for Sim, a grass root political group of the governor.
Amusan Cleared For Olympics, Doping Charges Dismissed By CAS
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100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence.
Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12 months but was cleared of the offence by the Disciplinary Tribunal of the sport’s governing body, World Athletics.
However, World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against that decision.
JAMB Releases 2024 Supplementary Results
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between 21 June and 22 June.
This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Friday by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
JAMB said the supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME.