Professor Tahir Mamman
5 Sep 2024
After a prolonged period of over a year, the Federal Government finally inaugurated the Board of Trustees for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This development no doubt, marked a significant milestone in the Fund’s operations.
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The Former First Lady of Ondo State, Dr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, urged women to be more courageous, lauding the boldness of the Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Anyanwu-Akeredolu made the call at the event organised by the foundation to mark the 2025 International Women's Day (IWD) in Ibadan, the Oyo State…
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A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Guidance Community Development Foundation, has donated essential ophthalmic equipment valued at over N200 million to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting healthcare institutions in delivering quality eye care services to the community. The equipment donated included three rotating sight tests, 15 prism bars,…
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has urged the Federal Government to establish a system that prevents students who receive training through the student loan scheme from leaving the country. The Governor stated this on Monday night in Jos, when he hosted the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr. According to…
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A former APC National Vice-Chairman (North West), Dr Salihu Lukman, has described former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to Social Democratic Party (SDP) as too hasty. Lukman stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that el-Rufai had, in a statement on his verified Facebook…
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Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for commencement of academic activities after three weeks shutdown over students’ protest. Dr Rebecca Okojie, the Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, March 11, while lectures would commence…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman, Iliya Damagun from taking any steps that could adversely affect the outcome of the South South Zonal meeting and Congress of the party. Justice James Omotosho issued the order while ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by Ibrahim…
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The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. Hundeyin said that the church where some people alleged that the…
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A 60-year-old Nigerian man named Okechukwu Josiah Odunna was extradited to the US to face charges related to a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded US financial institutions of about $8 million. Odunna is charged with being a major player in a fraud scheme, obtaining loans fraudulently in order to purchase about 20 residential properties…
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A Nigerian TikTok employee was found dead in her apartment in Lower Kambete in Kenya on Friday. The employee, who has been identified as Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, worked as a content moderator for Teleperformance, a subsidiary of TikTok, before her death. According to The Kenyan Daily Post, a Kenyan-based news publication, her colleagues are accusing…
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Youths in Naka, Benue State, on Tuesday set fire to the palace of Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, and parts of the Gwer West Local Government Secretariat in response to the killing of three people. The unrest followed reports that suspected armed herders had killed three operatives of the Benue Civil Protection Guards in Garuwa,…