President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration will review the bill currently before the National Assembly to address the political issues hindering the establishment of state policing in Nigeria.

The President made this statement while receiving governors from the Northeast region at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

In his address to the governors, President Bola Tinubu commended their efforts in maintaining peace and stability in the region.

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Governor Babagana Zulum, speaking on behalf of the governors, expressed their support for President Tinubu’s initiative to combat insurgency.

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The Borno State Governor emphasized the need for a collective approach among states to effectively track down insurgents and address insecurity in the region.

The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ayodeji Gbeleyi, has disclosed that ninety-one federal assets would be privatised as part of ongoing efforts to optimise public enterprises, attract investment, and boost efficiency across key sectors of the economy.

The DG disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. He stressed that the process will be handled carefully and sector by sector to protect national interests.

He stated that out of the ninety-one firms the government has earmarked for privatisation or commercialisation, sixteen are in the oil and gas sector, including refineries and depots, though he did not name them. He added that twelve operate in agriculture, twenty in aviation, and twenty-eight are in other public enterprises.

The Federal Government has introduced the full list of subjects in the newly introduced school curriculum.

The Special Assistant to the President on social media, Dada Olusegun, in a post on his X handle, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School.

The curriculum, which was unveiled by the Federal Government, introduces compulsory digital literacy and basic entrepreneurship at the JSS level, while programming, artificial intelligence, and new languages feature prominently at the SSS level.

Ross County have appointed Tony Docherty as new manager.

Docherty was sacked by Dundee at the end of last season

Don Cowie left Ross County earlier this month after failing to win his first three Championship games of the season

County were relegated from the Premiership at the end of last season

Australia is expected to pass a law to make it easier to deport non-citizens to third countries.

Australia had signed a deal with Nauru to resettle hundreds of people who had been denied refugee visas because of criminal convictions.

The new law removes procedural fairness when Australia deports a non-citizen to a third country and is designed to limit court appeals.