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President Bola Tinubu has sacked the newly appointed Vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), Bernard Odoh. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. Mt Tinubu also dissolved the university’s Governing Council led by Greg Mbadiwe. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Mr Tinubu on Information and Strategy, announced […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson said “there may be a function” to facilitate the use of recess appointments to speed up the confirmation of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Why it matters: The process of adjourning the Senate to allow Trump to install his picks without congressional approval would mean the chamber would shirk its advice-and-consent role […]
The National Judicial Council has recommended 36 candidates for judicial appointments across various states, with the appointments set to be confirmed by the respective State Governors Additionally, two heads of court were recommended for compulsory retirement due to age falsification The NJC is believed to continue to uphold judicial integrity while enhancing the judiciary with […]
(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump has until his Jan. 20 Inauguration Day to build out his administration and fill thousands of roles. That means assigning leaders to oversee every executive department, including national security, public health, labor, and the Justice Department among others. A president typically appoints about 4,000 positions across the federal […]
President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that any Republican senator vying to be the next majority leader must back his use of recess appointments. The controversial power play would allow the commander in chief to bypass Senate confirmation when appointing people to senior administration positions. Despite the fact that his party is on track to hold at least […]
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out raising national insurance contributions Your support helps us to tell the story Read more This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support […]
BEIJING – China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist country for a period of four years, the two parties said on Tuesday. The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018. The agreement, which was previously renewed every two years, […]