Mrs. Adeola Akinyemi
23 Mar 2024
Make Music Nigeria has announced its collaboration with Alliance Francaise for the upcoming Make Music Town Hall, themed ‘Building a Supportive and Collaborative Music Ecosystem,’ focusing on fostering a vibrant and inclusive music community.
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The Lagos State Government has initiated an emergency response following the death of a 12-year-old student at Kings College, Victoria Island Annexe, after a diphtheria outbreak. Fourteen other students are currently hospitalised at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), receiving treatment. According to the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the index case presented…
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that the ongoing power outages affecting more than 20 areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are due to a technical fault in the feeder that supplies electricity to these areas. The affected areas include Jabi, Kado, Life Camp, Idu, Karmo, Citec Mbora, Airport Road, Nile University,…
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will buy a "brand new Tesla" to show support for his top campaign donor and advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is 'putting it on the line' in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!,"…
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Political appointees who served in the ex-Governor Idris Ichala Wada administration between 2012 and 2016 in Kogi State have made a passionate appeal to Governor Ahmed Ododo for the payment of their outstanding salaries. The former Kogi State appointees said they are being owed three months' salaries that have remained unpaid for the past nine…
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The Nigerian government has been applauded for its innovative approach to student loans, where institutional fees are paid directly to tertiary institutions. Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, gave the commendation yesterday in Jos, Plateau State, when he received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, ahead of…
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The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has revealed that more male students apply for the Federal Government's student loans than their female counterparts. Sawyerr made this revelation while speaking at the NELFUND Women Forum Programme that was held to commemorate the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) held in Abuja on Monday. The NELFUND's…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged his supporters to uphold peace and eschew violence. Fubara made this charge at the inauguration of a newly constructed palace for the monarch of Akpo Kingdom, a community situated in the Obiapo Local Government Area of the state. While addressing the audience during the inauguration, the…
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For parents, guardians, and pupils in Sah-Kaka and Mayo-Ndaga, two remote border communities in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, joy has returned to the schoolyards. The laughter of children and the aroma of freshly cooked meals now fill the air, thanks to the reintroduction of a free school feeding program by ActionAid…
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Plateau State governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has urged the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents students who receive training through the student loans scheme from being tempted to leave the country in search of better opportunities, a phenomenon commonly referred to as the 'Japa syndrome.' The governor stated this on Monday night in…
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The Niger State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of footballer Sani, who was reportedly shot dead by intoxicated police officers in Minna on Monday. Witnesses reported that Sani was killed while resting at his friend's tea stall in the New Market Sabon Gari area of the Chanchaga Local Government Area…