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NYSC will begin to pay corps members N77,000 February 2025- DG
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said corps members would begin to receive ₦77,000 by February 2025. Brig. Gen. Ahmed disclosed this while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. The NYSC DG confirmed that the increment which has been approved by the Federal Government and…
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EFCC begins prosecution of 13 chinese nationals, company for alleged cryptocurrency fraud, romance scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the prosecution of 13 Chinese nationals and a company for alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam. EFCC arraigned the suspects before Justice Deinde Dipeolu at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday. It was reported that another set of foreigners will be arraigned before other judges of the court…
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PDP Governors urge NWC to shift NEC meeting to March 13
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Givernors have urged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to reschedule its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to March 13. The governors reaffirmed its support for the Court of Appeal judgment, advising the NWC to set up the machinery for the effective implementation of the court judgment. They made the call in a…
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Meranda encourages Lagos students to apply for loans initiated by government
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mojisola Meranda has encouraged students from the State to apply for loans initiated by government, urging the students to formally send their complaints in written forms to the House for action. Meranda said this on Friday when the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Lagos State University (LASU) branch, paid…
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Oyo invests N30m to eradicate neglected tropical diseases
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo In its effort to eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the State, the e Oyo State Government said it has invested ₦30 million towards disease elimination across the 33 Local Government Areas in the State. Speaking at a press briefing to mark the 2025 World NTDs Day, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, highlighted the state’s…
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Kaduna governor orders immediate release of N548m to NUT Endwell Scheme
The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani has ordered the immediate release of the sum of N548 million to the Nigerian Union of Teachers Endwell scheme which was withheld by the past administration. The acting Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, Mubarak Mohammed who announced the development in Kaduna, explained that the dispute was resolved following…
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Obidients Movement tackles Akande over comments on EndSars protest
The Obidients Movement has tackled the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, over his remarks on the 2020 EndSars Protest. In a recent podcast anchored by a popular broadcaster, Edmund Obilo, Akande claimed that the #EndSARS protest was orchestrated by Obidients to stop Tinubu’s presidential ambition. According to him, the movement was well funded…
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JAMB shifts 2025 UTME registration to February 3
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has shifted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration to February 3. The postponement was announced by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, in a post on JAMB’s X handle on Friday. The registration, initially scheduled to commence on Friday, January 31, was postponed to “allow the Board to implement essential adjustments…
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Tanker engulfed in flames while offloading fuel in Jigawa
A petrol tanker was engulfed in flames on Thursday while offloading fuel at a filling station in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria. According to eyewitnesses, the fire erupted after someone answered a phone call near the tanker, igniting the highly flammable vapors. The flames quickly engulfed the tanker and part of the filling station.m The timely…
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Driver rams into soldiers jogging in Lagos
Four soldiers reportedly feared dead in Lagos and others were injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them. The soldiers were attached to Myoung Barracks in Morocco area of Somolu. The driver rammed into the soldiers during their monthly road jogging outside the barracks in the early hours of Friday. It was reported that the Toyota vehicle had three…
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