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Nigeria’s economic situation can be better in 4 years with prayers- Obasanjo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has assured that the country’s socio-economic situation could be better in another four years with prayers and thanksgiving. Obasanjo gave this assurance at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun State 5th Thanksgiving service of his conferment as the Asiwaju Onigbagbo, Ogun State, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL),…
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IGP initiates moves to improve pension scheme for retired police officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has announced that he is taking steps to review and potentially improve the pension regime for retired police personnel in Nigeria. According to a press release signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP has demonstrated his commitment to addressing the welfare concerns of police officers, both serving…
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FG vows to make education priority
The Federal Government promised on Wednesday to increase Nigerians’ access to education. This was promised by Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, during the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Surulere Campus opening in Ojuelegba, Lagos. In keeping with President Bola Tinubu’s eight-point programme, Sununu stated that the facility, which was made possible by the former Speaker of the…
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It will be difficult for Africa to get debt relief in future- Obasanjo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said it would be difficult for any administration in africa to get debt relief in the future. Obasanjo said that there was no option for the next generations of Africans to relief the continent from her huge debts because of the level of mismanagement of previous debts written off…
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Army reacts to viral video on recruitment process
The Nigerian Army has said that the arrest of three fraudulent candidates in Lagos State reflects the transparency of its recruitment process. The authorities have pledged to prosecute those attempting to compromise this process. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, said this while addressing a viral video depicting the arrest of certain fraudulent candidates involved in…
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NIDCOM warns MDAs, embassies, to be wary of phoney diaspora groups
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has warned all government Ministries, Agencies, Embassies and High Commissions as well as Diaspora groups to beware of phoney diaspora groups with apparent sinister and political ulterior motives, parading as authentic diaspora group. A statement by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Tuesday in Abuja specifically…
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FG suspends recognition of degrees from Benin, Togo over fraud
Following a report that exposed how a Nigerian obtained a degree from a Benin Republic university in less than two months, the Federal Government has halted the recognition and assessment of degree certificates from Benin and Togo. The Ministry of Education’s spokesperson Augustina Obilor-Duru said in a statement on Tuesday that the report confirmed the suspicions that some Nigerians use…
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President Tinubu suspends NSIPA National Coordinator, Halima Shehu
The National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Program Agency, Ms. Halima Shehu, has been suspended with immediate effect by President Bola Tinubu. According to Channels TV, Shehu was suspended on Tuesday over alleged financial malfeasance, with the president also directing an investigation. The President also appointed the National N-POWER Program Manager, Dr. Akindele Egbuwalo, in acting capacity…
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2024 budget increased by over N1tn to take care of security, school feeding – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians would benefit from the increased national budget of over N1 trillion by the National Assembly. Akpabio who addressed State House journalists at the presidential villa in Abuja on Monday also stated that there are “verifiable justifications” for the action in the increment of the 2024 appropriation bill. WesternPost reported On Saturday that the national…
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President Tinubu signs N28.7tn 2024 appropriation bill into law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2024 appropriation bill on Monday at the presidential villa in Abuja. WesternPost reports that the senate on Saturday approved the 2024 appropriations bill on Saturday, raising the amount from N27.5 trillion—the amount President Bola Tinubu had suggested—to N28.7 trillion. The bill was passed after Solomon Olamilekan, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Appropriation,…
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