National Orientation Agency (NOA)
26 Feb
The Nigerian Government has launched a student loan programme aimed at easing the financial burden of Nigerians pursuing tertiary education. The government announced that the Education Tax, administered by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, will contribute to funding this newly established Student Loan Scheme. It also stated that the scheme is designed to alleviate the…
8 Feb
National Orientation Agency (NOA) is planning to introduce nationalism study as a compulsory subject into the curriculum from primary, secondary and university levels to inculcate positive values in the coming generations.
6 Sep 2023
National Orientation Agency (NOA) and National Population Commission (NPC), with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has concluded plans to commence registration of 395,382 children age zero to fives years across the 25 local councils of Niger State. The agencies disclosed this during the advocacy visit to Chanchaga Local Council headquarters on Monday. State Director…
31 Jul 2023
National Orientation Agency (NOA), in partnership with National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, has reaffirmed commitment to bringing Nigerians together for national unity. Director General of NOA, Dr. Garba Abari, stated this in Abuja, during the Feast of Barracuda, held with the theme, ‘National Reconciliation and Unity: Imperative for Collective Action,’…
4 Jul 2023
Stakeholders in the Nigerian marketing communications industry have implored President Bola Tinubu to appoint experienced professionals to head both the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation Agency (NOA) in view of their pivotal roles in promoting government policies and programmes.[
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The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal.
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The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Ahmad Aruwa, has accused the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of undermining and conspiring against the suspended National Chairman of the APC Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Although the former Governor, Ganduje recently declared the rock backing he's receiving from the presidency on the heel of…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (LDR) of deposit money banks from 65 per cent to 50 per cent.
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A man identified as Paul Opemipo has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for failing to use the pedestrian bridge in Lagos State. Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X handle. Opemipo was sentenced on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, by the Mobile Court sitting at Oshodi. According to…
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Eight people were reported injured Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southwestern Japan, but there appeared to be no major damage or tsunami. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 11:14 pm (1414 GMT) Wednesday, was located between the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the US Geological Survey said. Japan experiences around 1,500…
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As the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins Friday, April 19, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent, found near any of their facilities during the exercise. JAMB Spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the directive was issued at the…
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Receiving dignitaries at his Florida estate and courting leaders shunned elsewhere as autocratic, Donald Trump is increasingly leading a shadow diplomacy diametrically opposed to US President Joe Biden.
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Another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, has been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, North East Operation Hadin Kai. She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Ngoza LGA, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and…
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The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.
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The Lagos State Police Command has apologised to Obianuju Udeh known as DJ Switch over a false report of her arrest. The Police had earlier announced the arrest of DJ Switch for allegedly assaulting a female officer in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Lagos Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, however, issued a post on X…