President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loan Bill into law, in fulfilment of one of his promises to liberalise funding of education in the country. This was disclosed to journalists on Monday evening by the President’s media team, led ...
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Senate: Why Senators-elect Should Support Akpabio/Jibrin Candidacy – Arewa Women, Focus Groups
As candidates continue to jostle for the Senate Presidency seat of the 10th National Assembly, two supports group, the Arewa Women for Tinubu/Shettima and the 100% Focus Group has urged senators-elect to back the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ...
Read More »NGO Submits FoI Request On Nigeria Air Scandal
Connected Development, a pan-African organisation has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on the Nigeria Air scandal to the Federal Ministry of Aviation. In a letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and signed by the Chief ...
Read More »Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest In Kaduna
The parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku in Kauru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Yakubu has been kidnapped by bandits. The Chancellor of Kafanchan diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Uchechukwu Okolo disclosed this on ...
Read More »June 12: Bishop Isong Canvasses Support For Nation’s Leaders, Peaceful Coexistence
As the Nigeria marks its annual Democracy Day on June 12, the National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Dr. Gospel Emmah Isong, has charged Nigerians home and in diaspora to support the nation’s leaders, tolerate ...
Read More »June 12: Mbah Promises To Strengthen Enugu People’s Faith In Democracy
Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah has pledged to strengthen the people’s faith in democracy by rewarding their votes with life-changing projects as contained in his manifesto and social contract with them. The governor, who wished the people of the ...
Read More »Fuel Subsidy Removal Palaver And The Rest Of Nigerians
Eehn! How do I begin on this subject? Gan-gan. The country is rife with complaints left, right and centre. Me, I am not taking any sides on this matter as ‘e get as e be’. But really, we should assess ...
Read More »Stakeholders Urge FG To Enforce Implementation Of New Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarette Packs
The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019, both of which call for the placement of graphic health warnings on tobacco packages, has come to the attention of ...
Read More »PDP Clears Ex-commissioner, Suspends LG Chairman
The executives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kassa ‘A’ Ward of Yorro local government area of Taraba State has affirmed the membership of the immediate past commissioner for agriculture, Dr. David Ishaya. The ward executives however suspended the ...
Read More »Bauchi Agency To Vaccinate Girls Against Papilloma Virus
Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has inaugurated a Technical Workings Committee to vaccinate girls between the ages of nine and 14 against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The agency said HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection disease that is ...
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