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Renewed Hope has turned into hopelessness for Nigerians- NEF Chieftain
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, has tackled the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying that the government had made Nigerians more hopeless in the last one year. Yusuf said this on Channels TV while assessing the performance of the Tinubu administration in one year. He said the government has injected the Nigerian people with…
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JUST IN: Tinubu appoints Ngelale as special envoy on Climate Action
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ajuri Ngelale as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action. Ngelale, will serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee, to be chaired by the President. The Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, established by the President, will coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate…
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Insecurity: Afenifere asks Tinubu to invoke Executive Order on LG, State Police
The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented insecurity in the country, asking President Bola Tinubu to invoke an executive order to create state and local government police. A statement issued on Saturday by the group’s spokesman, Ajayi, said the move followed increased reports of banditry and kidnapping in Ogun, Edo, Ekiti, Oyo, Kogi, Zamfara, and Niger states. “There are…
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FG approves N110bn to rejuvenate National Youth Investment Fund
The Federal Government has approved N110 billion to revitalize the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), for the 2024 fiscal year to serve as a cornerstone for youth empowerment. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the Ministry’s Management Retreat on Presidential Priorities and Deliverables with the theme: ‘Achieving the Eight Presidential…
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NUP rejects FG’s move to access N20trn pension fund
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the South West, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, has rejected the move of the Federal Government to spend the N20 trillion belonging to contributory pensioners in the country to fund infrastructural development. He called on members of the NUP – who are under the old defined benefit (DB) scheme –…
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Troops foil kidnap attempt, neutralise IPOB, recover weapons
Troops of Operation UDO KA on Friday foiled an attempted kidnap of a South Easterner (names withheld) at Umuaka in Njaba LGA of Imo State. A statement issued by Lt. Jonah Eromosele Unuakhalu for Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA, posted on the X handle (formerly Twitter) of the Nigerian Army, said “The troops while on routine patrol at…
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UK Baroness lauds Olukoyede for repositioning EFCC
Baroness Verma Sandy of Leicester, Member of United Kingdom, UK’s House of Lords on Friday, May 17, 2024 lauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede for repositioning the Commission on the paths of professionalism and effectiveness. She expressed confidence that the EFCC will help change the global perception of Africa and build…
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NorthEast governors demand critical infrastructure projects
The North-East Governors’ Forum has expressed concern over the neglect of the North-East in the allocation of federal government capital projects, particularly the poor state of road and railway infrastructure along the economic corridors that link the zone to the rest of the country. The forum called on the federal government to prioritize the reconstruction of these critical infrastructure projects.…
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Tinubu receives letter of credence from ambassadors, calls for synergy, coordinated development
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has called for synergy and stronger coordinated action to address economic frailties within African nations. President Tinubu made the call at the State House on Friday during the presentation of Letters of Credence by newly-appointed ambassadors to Nigeria. The ambassadors who presented their credentials were Ambassador Edouard Nduwimana, Burundi Ambassador to Nigeria; Ambassador Mersole Mellejor,…
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Student loan doesn’t solve our tertiary institutions, says Group
Kunle Sanni The Federal Government should enhance funding for public tertiary institutions while enforcing the student loan policy, according to policy think-tank Agora’s recommendations. In June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the first iteration of the student loan programme, which allowed students to take out interest-free loans. The programme was supposed to start in October 2023, but it…
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