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18 Oct
A global financial services provider focused on education and mobility solutions, Proconnect, has advocated for Nigerian students who study abroad to return home to contribute to the country’s economic development. The global CEO, Elda David Samuel, made this call during a chat with reporters at a global press conference organised by Proconnect on how Nigerians…
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President Bola Tinubu will present the 2025 budget to the joint National Assembly session next Tuesday, December 17. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this during the plenary session on Thursday. Akpabio announced that the budget presentation will take place in the House of Representatives’ chamber. Tinubu submitted the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper…
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has declared the disputed land in the Ishiagu – Akaeze boundary dispute in Ivo Local Government Area, a buffer zone. Consequently, the governor has directed both parties in the dispute to steer clear of the disputed land stressing that anybody found in the land would be made to face…
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The UNICEF has come to the aid of over 4,500 vulnerable youths and women of Adamawa state on technical and vocational skills acquisition programmes in the Hong Local Government Area. AbdulRahaman Ibrahim, Education Specialist, UNICEF Bauchi field office, made this known at the graduation of 1,500 beneficiaries on Thursday in Hong. READ ALSO:Fagbemi, Fashola, Ali,…
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Various legal luminaries, tax law scholars, and other public officers are expected at the 70th anniversary of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the 2024 Law Week to discuss some of the policies of the Federal Government, including the tax reform bills. Those expected to play various roles are the Attorney…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday proposed a review of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) as the sole means of accreditation of eligible voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, endorsing the use of computer-generated voting slips for future elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this declaration during the quarterly consultative meeting…
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Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has set aside a bench warrant issued against the former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, in the alleged Arik Airline N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud. The judge set aside the bench warrant in a criminal suit filed against…
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A former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr. Yemi Farounbi, has said that for Nigerian leaders to criticise the newly elected United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, shows that Nigeria does not recognise its problems. Farounbi also asserted that Nigeria contributed nothing to Badenoch’s image. It would be recalled that Vice President Kashim Shettima…
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The plenary session of the House of Representatives was on Thursday morning thrown into an uproar as the opposition kicked against the defection of another Labour Party (LP) member to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau state, the Labour Party member said his decision to defect to the…
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The last may have been heard of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) endorsed the use
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Senator Mukhail Abiru (Lagos-East) has called for stronger partnerships between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Abiru disclosed this while delivering his keynote address at an event organized by the Bridge Club on Wednesday, as made available in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Enitan Olukotun, in Lagos. The event was tagged, ‘An Evening…