President Bola Tinubu has declined a request to meet a special delegation sent by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
According to Presidency sources, the delegation, led by South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, was directed to meet instead with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye.
The development comes amid renewed diplomatic concerns following attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, which reportedly led to the evacuation of hundreds of Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the Senate has clarified that restrictions on preaching and hawking inside commercial vehicles are not new provisions under the proposed amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission Act.
In a statement issued by the Office of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, lawmakers explained that the offences have existed under existing road traffic regulations since 2007.
Also, the Federal Government has launched the Human Resource Modules of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, introducing a digital platform designed to automate postings, promotions, leave applications and other personnel processes across the Federal Civil Service.
Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said the initiative would modernise workforce management and improve efficiency across government institutions.
She described the platform as a major step towards building a technology-driven public service aligned with the administration’s reform agenda.
