Year: 2024
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After collapse drama, judge remands ex-power minister in Kuje prison
The Cable News A federal high court in Abuja has remanded Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, in the Kuje correctional facility pending the hearing of his bail application. On Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Mamman on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering up to N33,804,830,503. The former minister…
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Students Loan:12 More State-owned Institutions Get Onboarded on NELFUND Portal
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says 12 additional state-owned tertiary institutions have uploaded their students’ data on its student verification system (SVS). On Sunday, NELFUND revealed that only 36 of 151 state-owned institutions had uploaded their students’ data on the SVS, granting their students access to enrol in the loan scheme of the federal…
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Supreme Court Rules In Favour of LG Against State Governments (Full Report)
Channels TV The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over…
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FEC Mandates SGF To Implement One of the ASUU’s Demands
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday mandated Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume to immediately implement the decision to remove university lecturers from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform. According to President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, who provided updates on decisions of FEC…
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Naira Depreciates at Parallel Market Against U.S Dollar
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,560 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,535 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,561.98 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,561.98 per dollar from N1,532.58 per dollar on…
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23-year-old Man Stabs Mother To Death in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old boy, simply identified as Samson, for stabbing his quinquagenarian (in her 50s) mother in Obiaruku, Delta State. According to the information gathered, Samson was initially sent to Asaba, the state capital of Delta, to learn a trade after his secondary school. However, he was…
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I Was Called From European Country To Confirm, If 15-year-old Student Truly Graduated From Nigerian University – Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has warned tertiary institutions in the country, particularly universities, against giving admission to underage students. Speaking on Tuesday in Lagos at the opening of the seventh biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria, Oloyede warned that such…
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Report DISCOs Demanding Money For Transformers, Cables, Poles, Others – NERC Tells Nigerians
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has cautioned Nigerians against paying for electricity distribution infrastructures such as transformers, cables, poles and other related electrical equipments . In a statement shared alongside a video on X on Tuesday, NERC emphasised that consumers should not be coerced into purchasing transformers, cables, or poles, as this responsibility lies…
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Just In: President Tinubu Creates New Ministry
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created created the Ministry of livestock development. The ministry’s creation was announced during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee to address the issue of farmers-herders crisis. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) had tasked the president to create livestock ministry. Alhaji Baba Usman…
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Students Loan: NANS Gives 48hrs Ultimatum To Institutions
The National Association of Nigerian Students has given a 48-hour ultimatum to higher institutions that have not yet uploaded students’ data onto the Nigeria Education Loan Fund board portal. Lucky Emonefe, President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, stated in a release that they received this information from NELFUND. He mentioned that NELFUND management…