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Strikes: Battle shifts to Nigeria’s new education minister, Tahir Mamman
Punch Newspaper The incumbent Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Professor Tahir Mamman was on Wednesday night unveiled as the new Minister of Education, The PUNCH reports. Mamman who served as the Director-General of the Nigeria Law School from 2005 to 2013 will take over the mantle of leadership of one of Nigeria’s strongest ministries. Mamman who…
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President Tinubu Assigns Portfolios To Ministers (Full List of Portfolios)
President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festus Keyamo, Aviation Minister. Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, confirmed the portfolios at Aso Rock on Wednesday. Below are the ministers and portfolios: MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMYBOSUN TUANI MINISTER OF STATE, ENVIRONMENT AND…
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Just In:FG Makes Strategic Move To Strengthen Naira Against Dollar
The Nation Newspaper The Naira on Wednesday got some relief as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) signed a commitment letter and term sheet with the Afrexim Bank for an emergency $3bn crude oil repayment loan. According to a very brief statement from the NNPCL, the signing was conducted in the bank’s headquarters in…
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After Tinubu, CBN governor’s meeting, dollar crashes at parallel market
Daily Trust The dollar has crashed to between N805 to N790 at the parallel exchange market on Tuesday Daily Trust can authoritatively report. It started a steady decline from N925 to N930 that it was exchanged in the morning till around 4:00 pm when news about a possible Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intervention filtered…
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Students’ Loan: Reps Make Fresh Proposal To Meet Students’ Demands
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Students Loan Fund and Access to Higher Education has said it is working to propose an increase of 3% as against an initial 1% for students loan from revenue generated annually as recently announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Chairman of the Ad-Hoc committee Hon Terseer Ugboh…
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Tinubu Speaks On Purported Looming Hike in Petrol Price
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that there will be no increase in the pump price of petrol. The National Public Relations Officer of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chief Chinedu Ukadike, had asked Nigerians to expect a fuel price hike soon as a result of forex crisis and the rise in…
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Final Year Student Found Dead, as Suspected Boyfriend Spotted Battling For Life in Same Room
A final-year student of Enugu State University of Science and Mbah Ezinne has been found dead in her room. The lifeless body of Ezinne, a student of the Department of Anatomy, was found on Sunday in her apartment after she was not seen in her church. SaharaReporters learnt that as service began in the church,…
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FG Files 20 Charges Against Emefiele, Seeks To Withdraw Firearms’ Charge
The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the illegal possession of firearms charge it filed against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The judge had on July 25, admitted Emefiele to a N20million bail on a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition…
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Forex crisis: CBN likely to flood market with dollar
The Nation Newspaper The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with dollars, it was learnt yesterday. A CBN board member, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said: “At this point, the bank…
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Why JAMB Employ 300 Staff Without Advertisement – Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has justified the decision of the commission to employ 300 staff without advertising the positions. Professor Oloyede, who appeared before the House of Representatives on Monday, said the decision was to fill vacancies created due to retirement. The House of Representatives ad-hoc…
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