Month: August 2023
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Students’ Loan: Reps Meet NUC, CBN, Students’ body
Daily Trust The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee On Student Loans and Access To Higher Education is meeting with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), students’ representatives and other stakeholders over the proposed students loan scheme of the federal government. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had signed into law a…
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Naira Plunges To Record Low, Inches Towards N1000
Daily Trust The naira plunged to a record low of N925/$1 on the parallel market yesterday as demand for foreign currency outstripped supply. This is the aftermath of liberalising the foreign exchange regime, which is a clear departure of what obtained during the Presidential Muhammadu Buhari- led administration. At a time during the last administration,…
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Customs, 62 MDAs To Stop Direct Collection of Revenue – FG
The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms says the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government will stop direct collection of revenue. The Chairman of the Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Wednesday, said the Federal Inland Revenue…
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Tinubu Approves Appointment of University of Ibadan Student
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a 400-level student of the University of Ibadan, UI, Orire Agbaje as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. Agabaje is a student of the Department of Economics at the University of Ibadan. Olusegun Dada, special assistant to the President on…
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Why Husbands Should Suck Wives’ Breast During Pregnancy – Medical Expert
Mrs Peace Essien, Coordinator of the Primary Health Centre, Uyo, has called for the involvement of family, community and religious leaders in the practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF). According to her, the husband especially has a crucial role to play before the Antenatal Care (ANC) or formative stage in getting the pores of the nipples…
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Women World Cup: List of Countries that Qualified For Quarter finals
After England’s dramatic ousting of Nigeria’s Super Falcons today in their Round of 16 matches, six countries have qualified for the quarter-final of the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup being played in New Zealand and Australia. Naija News reported earlier that England defeated the Super Falcons of Nigeria 4-2 by penalty shoot-out following a…
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Coup: Niger Youths Take Fresh Action Ahead Of Military Intervention
A report emerging has revealed that youths in the Republic of Niger, especially in the country’s capital city, Niamey, are currently forming vigilante groups ahead of possible military intervention by neighbouring countries to unseat the new junta. Naija News reports that the ultimatum issued by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS’ to the…
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Billion Naira Debts: WAEC Withholds Results of Candidates from Eight States
Results of students from eight states of the federation that sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, have been withheld by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, over the indebtedness of the states to the Council. This was disclosed at a press briefing on Monday in Lagos by the Head of…
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Just In: Senate clears 45 ministerial nominees
The Nation Newspaper Senate has confirmed the nomination of 45 persons as Ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated this on Monday evening. Abubakar Kyari (Borno)Abubakar Momoh (Edo)Nyesom Wike – RiversEngr Joseph Utserv (Benue)Senator John Owan Enoh (Cross River)Hon Bello Mohammad (Sokoto)Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa)Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi)Uju Kennedy Ohaneye…
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INVESTIGATION: Another Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominee in NYSC Certificate Controversy
Premium Times Another ministerial nominee of President Bola Tinubu, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is currently enmeshed in a controversy surrounding the authenticity of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate he submitted for his screening by the Nigerian Senate. PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how another nominee, Hannatu Musawa, who had earlier been rejected by the same…