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Nigeria’s education system faces an alarming crisis, with 10.2 million children of primary school age, and another 8.1 million of junior secondary school age out of school, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said.
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s administration will make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state, an official disclosed on Monday. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, said in a statement that Abiodun announced this at a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair…
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has declared that it will buy petrol from either the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited or Dangote Petroleum Refinery, depending on who offers the best price. IPMAN's National Publicity Secretary, Ukadike Chinedu, said the association is prepared to buy from either Dangote or NNPC based on…
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Some residents of Kano have commended the Deputy Senate President, Sen.Barau Jibrin, for attracting federal presence in the state and awarding scholarship to indigent students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents gave the commendation during the inauguration of the distribution of admission letters to the beneficiaries of foreign scholarship. Malam Hamisu…
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No fewer than 32 million Nigerians have been empowered by the federal government due to the revitalisation of river basins and irrigation
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The Enugu State Government has said that it will sanction any farmer or meat seller caught selling dead animals for people’s consumption. The government warned butchers, poultry and livestock farmers against the unhealthy practice to avoid spread of infectious diseases. The warning is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Commissioner for Health, Prof…
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The Federal Government has announced that it is streamlining its Public Private Partnership (PPP) processes to begin issuing the Outline Business Case
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied intimidating the staff of SERAP at their office in Wuse Zone 1 yesterday. In an unsigned
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was on his way to the United Kingdom on Monday for a Trade Union Congress (TUC) event when he was arrested at Abuja airport. READ ALSO:NSCDC trains personnel on cyber security, digital literacy in Katsina Ajaero, who confirmed his…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Katsina State Command, has engaged its personnel in a two-day training on cyber security and digital literacy. Its Commandant, Mr. Jamilu Indabawa, said the aim was to enhance their performance, especially in cyber resilience. The theme of the training was, “Strengthening Cyber Resilience: Enhancing Digital Literacy and…
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Residents of Maiduguri in Borno are on high alert as flood has submerged many homes following the alleged breakdown of Alau Dam that has been filled to capacity for the past one week. A statement in the early hours of Tuesday by Prof. Usman Tar, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, titled “Flooding Alert…