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Tony Ikpasaja assumes duty as MD of EDOGIS
Former Principal Private Secretary to Edo State Governor, Dr. Tony Ikpasaja, has stepped in the saddle as the Managing Director of Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS).
Ikpasaja, who was recently appointed by the State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has now resumed duty following the retirement from the State Civil Service of the former Managing Director, ESV Osaro Grace Aihie.
Ikpasaja, who resumed on Monday, January 6th, 2025, met with top management staff members of the Agency, outlining the expectations from the Governor of the State.
He was subsequently conducted round the various departments and units.
He interacted with members of staff on the operations of the agency and charged the management and staff members to work as a team.
He underscored the need to upscale their strategy to take the agency to greater heights..
Ikpasaja holds a Ph.D. from the University of Abuja, specialising in infrastructure development and multinational agencies.
He started his journalism career in the Vanguard newspapers and later joined Thisday Newspapers from where he was appointed as Press Secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih in 2003.
He was also a Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor of Edo state in 2007 and Special Assistant (Media) at the Federal Ministry of Works in 2011.
Ikpasaja is also a trained data analyst and worked at the Road Sector Development Team (RSDT), a World Bank/FG Collaborative Agency, from 2015 to 2021.
Dr. Ikpasaja was also a lecturer at the University of Abuja until last year and a member of the 2024 Transition Committee in Edo State.
Until his new appointment, he was the Principal Private Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo.
As a team player, he brings to the table a wealth of experience from the media, ICT, and infrastructure development sector.
His hobbies include lawn tennis and football. Ikpasaja is married to Mrs. Kate Ikpasaja, and both have three lovely children.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Monday.
The spokesperson of the commission, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement directs affected candidates to the board’s standard result-checking channels.
According to the statement, candidates can access their scores by sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 via SMS, using the phone number with which they registered for the examination.
Monday’s UTME results are the latest in a series of daily result announcements that JAMB has been making since the 2026 UTME commenced on Thursday, April 16.
The examination involves over two million candidates sitting computer-based tests at centres across the country.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Suleiman Zuntu as the new Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)
Her appointment is for an initial term of four years and is in accordance with the provisions of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act of 2015, which governs leadership appointments within the agency.
This was disclosed in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, issued by the Head of Information and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam.
The statement highlighted Dr. Zuntu’s extensive experience in public health administration and policy formulation, noting her involvement in several nationwide programmes, particularly in the health sector and public service delivery.
President Tinubu charged her to apply her expertise in advancing the agency’s objectives and contributing to national development.
The National Biosafety Management Agency is responsible for regulating modern biotechnology in Nigeria, ensuring that its application does not pose risks to human health or the environment.
The Federal Government has finally revealed the identities of individuals who allegedly plotted to forcefully overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu.
The suspects include a former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, said to be at large in the charge.
Others are Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, Captain Erasmus Ochegobia Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni and Abdulkadir Sani.
In a 13-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026 filed at the Federal High Court on Tuesday, they were accused of plotting to levy war against the Federal Republic of Nigeria to overthrow President Tinubu.
The alleged offence is said to be contrary and punishable under Section 37 (2) of the Criminal Code.
The alleged coup plotters are scheduled to be arraigned on April 22, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The charge was filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN.
The Federal Government accused the defendants of treason, terrorism, and failure to disclose security intelligence and money laundering linked to terrorism financing.
The prosecution further alleged that the defendants had prior knowledge of a planned treasonable act involving one Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji and others but failed to alert authorities.
The federal government is also prosecuting the defendants for terrorism-related offences under the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022.
JAMB Releases Monday’s UTME Results
Tinubu Makes Fresh Key Appointment In Government
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