Today’s Headlines:Tinubu Gives Fresh Appointment To Bichi, Fubara Vows Probe As Five Bodies Recovered

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yusuf Bichi, the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Lower Usuma Dam, Abuja.

Lilian Omo-Odigwe, Director Coordination and Liaison at NISS, who confirmed the appointment in a statement, on Thursday, said the appointment was based on the recommendation of the current DG-DSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.

His appointment, is for an initial four year term, effective 22nd October, 2026 in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies (Establishment) Act, 2019.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that his administration will unravel the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 10 persons in a boat mishap in Kula Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.

Fubara gave the assurance on Thursday when members of the Kula Community staged a peaceful march to the Government House in Port Harcourt.

The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Sunny Ewule, sympathised with the bereaved families and appealed to the people to remain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.

He assured the people of Kula that anyone allegedly involved in the incident that led to the deaths of their kinsmen would face the full wrath of the law.

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commissioned Anchorage Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a multi-billion naira pharmaceutical company in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.

The coming on stream of the company is expected to boost local drug manufacturing, create jobs and strengthen healthcare delivery in the country.

This was even as the Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke (Rtd), commended Mbah for creating an investment-friendly environment in the state, describing Anchorage as a legacy project conceived to generate employment, develop local talent and contribute to economic development.

The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed what it described as a “90-day economic action plan” to ease the cost-of-living crisis caused by government policies and worsened by international wars.

The plan was announced by the spokesperson to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Thursday.

The statement did not, however, contain specific details of the plan but stated that

“The plan focuses on reducing the cost of living, improving food affordability, attracting investment, and accelerating the delivery of projects with direct benefits to Nigerians.”

Mr Nkwocha added that “The 90-day action plan identifies five priority areas: food affordability, tax harmonisation, completion of high-impact projects, resolution of investment bottlenecks and regulated household support.”

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