Femi Gbajabiamila
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A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North, South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has commended the immediate-past House Speaker and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for sponsoring and ensuring the passage of the Students' Loans (Access To Higher Education) Bill, 2023. Ugochinyere also commended…
18 Mar
After months of persistent lobbying and advocacy by the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Federal Government has finally captured and included the worsening Umuchima Ideato gully erosion in the 2024 budget and supplementary budget. The Federal Government is at the threshold of…
17 Mar
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, commissioned two 29MVA injection power substations in Surulere, Lagos. The projects were facilitated by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
15 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Jam-at-ul Islamiyyah on its centenary anniversary, commending the group’s remarkable services offered to the nation.
27 Feb
Failed agreements, claims and counter-claims by university teachers and the Federal Government, incessant strikes, and lately, threats of industrial action, form the odious sequence that has characterised the nation’s public university system for several years.
23 Feb
The House of Representatives, yesterday, held a special valedictory session in honour of former Speaker, Ghali Na’abba, who died on December 27, 2023 at the age of 65.
16 Feb
Again, the House of Representatives has warned against smear campaign against Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of staff to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
15 Feb
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, called on Nigerian students to speak up against voices condemning Federal Government’s Student Loan Funds policies, saying the scheme was meant to ensure no student, irrespective of birth circumstances, was deprived of quality education
13 Feb
Human Rights activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians,Comrade Deji Adeyanju has urged the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila to banish any thought of regulating social media or infringing on the citizens’ right to freedom of expression.
9 Feb
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, stressed the need for states to decide their own minimum wage, saying it was important for wages to move from the exclusive to concurrent list.
9 Feb
Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has vowed to strengthen legislation against cyber-bullying and character assassination.
7 Feb
Hours after protests erupted in some states across the country, the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, alongside some ministers were locked yesterday in a closed-door talks at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Iranian goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini has been banned by the Iranian Football federation for Hugging a female fan after a football game. The goalkeeper was banned and fined of approximately #6.2Million for his actions which is against the country's policy as far as both genders are concerned. The incident unfolded when a female supporter's hijab slipped,…
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President Bola Tinubu has called on the nation’s Judiciary to embark on reforms that will ensure functional justice system and support economic growth.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…