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NELFUND resumes upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the commencement of upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries who have updated their bank account details from digital wallet platforms to commercial bank accounts. A statement issued on Friday by the Director of Corporate Communications of the Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the development marks a significant breakthrough in resolving earlier disbursement delays. “Over…
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BREAKING: Rivers Sole Administrator swears in new permanent secretaries
….warns against financial mismanagement The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has sworn-in Permanent Secretaries, charging them to uphold public trust by strictly adhering to accountability, due process, and effective policy implementation. Ibas gave the charge during the swearing-in of eight newly appointed permanent secretaries held Thursday at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. He also warned against financial mismanagement,…
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NiMet predicts thunderstorms, sunshine from Friday to Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released forecast of thunderstorms and sunshine over the country from Friday to Sunday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms in the northern region on Friday. It predicted light to moderate rains during the morning hours over parts of Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Jigawa and Bauchi States, while the remaining parts of…
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No attempt to marginalize anyone’s role in 2015 presidential election – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, the former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Muhammadu Buhari, has defended the integrity of his book launch and called out what he described as sensationalism by some sections of the media. Speaking on TVC’s Beyond The Headlines with Nifemi Oguntoye on Thursday evening, Garba Shehu, said no attempt was made to marginalize anyone’s role in…
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Lagos, China Coy to collaborate on low-carbon demonstration initiative
The Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with China through the China-Nigeria Low-Carbon Demonstration initiative (Nextier) on the Lekki Low-Carbon Demonstration Zone (LLCDZ) Project to reduce carbon emissions in the State. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokinbo Wahab made this known during a strategic meeting with the team from (Nextier) China-Nigeria Low-Carbon Demonstration Initiative…
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Lagos Assembly to regulate Landlord-Tenant relationship
The Lagos State House of Assembly has begun moves to enact law to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants in the State. This is evident as a bill titled “A Bill for a Law to Regulate the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in Lagos State Including the Procedure for the Recovery of Premises and for connected purposes”, on Thursday…
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2027: Bode George asks Atiku, Mark, Tambuwal to return to PDP
…says party mentored them A Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called on those who have abandoned the party to retrace their steps and return to the fold before it is too late, expressing disappointment in party members who joined the coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Referencing former vice president,…
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Police deploy 30,000 personnel for Lagos LG elections, warn miscreants
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has disclosed that over 30,000 police personnel will be deployed across the state for Saturday’s local government elections. Jimoh made this known while addressing journalists during a pre-election security briefing in Lagos. He said the deployment comprises the existing 20,000 officers in the state command and an additional 10,000 personnel approved…
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Lagos moves to streamline legal framework for marriage documentation
…as Marriage, Dissolutions Bill scales second reading in House of Assembly Lagos State government has initiated moves to streamline legal framework for marriage documentation and ensure proper record-keeping for marriages and dissolutions across the State. This is evident as a Bill for a Law to Provide for the Registration of Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage (Except Marriage under the Act)…
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BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa to inaugurate 16 new commissioners July 14
The governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa will be inaugurating 16 new Commissioners on July 14, 2025. His Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan gave the hint, in a short post on his facebook page Thursday evening. Although, he did not disclose the portfolio of the Commissioners to be inagurated by the governor. It would be recalled that the House…
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