Month: May 2024
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FG Releases N3.8 Billion To Support Stranded Nigerian Scholars Abroad
The Federal Government has released the sum of ₦3.8 billion to support stranded Nigerian scholars in foreign countries. The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, shared this information on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on TETFund. He mentioned that the fund has provided support…
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Emir Sanusi Lectures Congregants in First Jumat Service After Reinstatement
The just reinstated Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has said no one can ask God for explanation on any issue . The monarch stated this in his first Jumat sermon after his reinstatement at the Kofar Kudu Central Mosque in Kano. His sermon focused on the belief in Allah in good and bad times.…
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Sit-at-home: Military Reacts To Deadly Attack on 5 Soldiers in Abia
The Military High Command has promised to bring overwhelming military pressure on the proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, over the killing of five soldiers at a checkpoint at Aba in Abia on Wednesday. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Mr Buba…
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30,000 Applicants Successfully Applied For Students Loan
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND said it has received over 60,000 applications from students of federal government institutions since it launched the students loan application portal. However, NELFUND revealed that 30,000 applications have been successfully processed. NELFUND also said so far, 90 percent of federal universities have submitted their students’ data to its dashboard,…
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Naira Appreciates at Parallel Market Against U.S. Dollar
The Naira yesterday appreciated in the parallel market to N1,375 per dollar from N1,500 per dollar on Tuesday. But the Naira was depreciated to N1,339.33 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,329.65 per dollar from N1,173.88 per dollar…
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LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Sends Message to 36 State Governors
Punch Newspaper The Supreme Court on Thursday, gave the 36 state governors of the federation, seven days, to file their defense in the suit brought against them by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The apex court issued the AGF, two days to file his reply upon receipt of…
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Troops Arrest Notorious Bandits, Baleri in Niger
In a significant breakthrough, troops from Niger Republic’s Operation Faraoutar Bushiya apprehended the leader of a notorious bandit group, Baleri, on Tuesday, May 28. The arrest occurred at Rouga Kowa Gwani in the Guidan Roumdji commune and department. PRNigeria reports that Baleri, originally from Shinkafi, who escaped from Nigeria, had been terrorizing Zamfara and Maradi…
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Six things to know about new National Anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, May 29, signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law. The bill seeks to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee.” A final assent to the passage of the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise O Compatriots.” Here are things to know about the…
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FG Plans Fresh Cash Transfer Scheme for 75 Million Nigerians
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it had reinstated the suspended social investment programme, disclosing the scheme would provide direct payments to 75 million Nigerians in 50 million households to reduce the suffering of citizens, especially vulnerable groups. It stated that the cash transfer programme was overhauled to tackle fraud. The Minister of Finance and…
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Court Issues Fresh Orders in Emir Sanusi’s Favour
A Kano High Court presided by Justice Amina Aliyu has issued fresh order restraining the police, the State Security Service, SSS and Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Emir’s Palace. The case was filed by the emir alongside the four kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani;…