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173 Private Sector Agents, 30 State Institutions Get FG Approval To Enroll Nigerians Into NIDB
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has approved the licensing of 173 private sector agents as well as 30 state institutions to help conduct enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This approval follows the directive by…
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WAEC: Nigeria-based Ghanaian Candidate Recieves Overall Best Distinction Award
A Ghanaian, Jonathan Nkansah, was, yesterday, presented with the overall best National Distinction Award of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for 2019. Nkansah had his nursery and primary education at Olumawu Nursery and Primary School, Abuja while his secondary school was at Christ the King College, Gwagwalada, Abuja. A non-council member representing Nigeria on…
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Ngige Replies ASUU Over Claim That He Was To Be Blamed For The Lingering Strike
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has again heaped blame on Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the lingering strike . Ngige who debunked the recent statement credited to the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU, led by one Dr. Maigoro, that he was to blame for the protracted strike by the…
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Sanwo-olu Splashes N5 Million Each on Two Best Graduating Students of LASU
Two best graduating students of Lagos State University, LASU, have been promised a donation of N5 million by the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and also scholarship to whatever level of education they choose to attain. Sanwo-Olu made this promise at the LASU 24th Convocation ceremony which held on Wednesday, Dec 16. Sanwo-Olu, who is still on…
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344 Kidnapped Kankara Boys Regained Freedom
All kidnapped students of Government Secondary School, Kankara , Katsina State have regained their freedom from their kidnappers, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists. The Governor of the state, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari announced the release of the students who were kidnapped last Friday, 11 December on Thursday evening. The students were released few hours…
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Steps To Link Your Phone Number To NIN (All Networks)
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block all SIM cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). Failure to do so will lead to your line being blocked or disconnected by the 31st of December 2020. Below are few steps to link your…
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ABU, UNILORIN, 2 Other Varsities Get 75 Million Each From JAMB
Four universities namely; University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Federal University, Wukari, and Ogun State Institute of Technology have been awarded N75 million each by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) based on their outstanding records in the 2019 admission exercises. The board announced that University of Ilorin won the most subscribed institution…
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NIN: FG To Generate N3.380 billion From Over 160 Million Mobile Connections
Nigerians have expressed outrage over Federal Government’s directive to telecommunication operators to block all Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards not registered with the National Identity Numbers (NIN) after two weeks. The directive issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), an agency under the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, stated that after December…
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs Share N601,110 billion in November
Federal, states and local governments have shared N601,110 billion as federal subvention for November. The figure was released Wednesday night by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), after its December meeting held at the Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters, Abuja. The meeting was chaired by Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed. According…
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Ugandan govt Tenders Apologies To Nigeria Over Arrest of Omah Lay, others
Ugandan government has tendered apolology to the federal government of Nigeria over the arrest of two Nigerian musicians, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as, Omah Lay, and Tems. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed the release of Omah Lay on his Twitter handle, @GeoffreyOnyeama. Released alongside the musician after almost three days in…