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28 Dec
Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has received an additional 150 state-sponsored foreign students after completing their second degrees in India. The students were part of 420 who secured the state scholarship on merit last year and subsequently earned their master's degrees in six Indian Universities. Hosting the beneficiaries to a warm reception at the Government…
26 Nov
The Minister of Education, Dr Mauruf Alausa, says the Federal Government has, henceforth, cancelled foreign trainings for scholars. Alausa, who said this at the opening ceremony of a three-day conference organised by the British Council, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that scholars would now be trained within Nigeria. The theme of the conference is, “Building…
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The Imo House of Assembly, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed two Commissioner-nominees forwarded by Gov. Hope Uzodimma. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two nominees were Mr Benard Ikewuoha and Dr Chioma Egu. The Speaker, Mr Chike Olemgbe, announced that the governor had earlier sent the names of the nominees for screening…
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DSP Abiodun Zechariah has been posted to the Police Command in Osun as its new spokesperson, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The new spokesperson will replace SP Adeoye Adeola, who had been transferred to the Police Command in Ondo State. A statement by the outgoing spokesperson in Osogbo on Wednesday, stated that the…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven-year residency training to enhance health-care delivery in FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.…
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A boat mishap at Akede community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa has claimed the lives of two people. The accident occurred on Tuesday evening when a speedboat collided with a fishing boat leading to the death of two women on board. Confirming the incident, the spokesman for the Police in the state, DSP…
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The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Osita Izunaso, has described the newly signed Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 as a transformative step toward realising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The new law, which repeals the Investment and Securities Act 2007, introduces key reforms…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged stakeholders in the healthcare sector to support efforts in combating substandard and counterfeit products in the country. Prof. Christiana Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, made the call at a workshop in Awka, on Wednesday, stressing that the agency was committed to…
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The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), has launched the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP), a transformative partnership to drive inclusive and sustainable industrial development across Nigeria. At the signing ceremony, Senator John Owan Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, highlighted the alignment of…
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Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue received the Torch of Unity for the National Sports Festival on Wednesday. The event is set to take place in Ogun from May 16 to 30. Benue Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, accepted the torch from the National Sports Commission delegation on behalf of Alia. The governor described the visit as…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, urged police cadets who hail from the state to be good ambassadors and change agents anywhere they find themselves. Makinde made the call while receiving the 39 Oyo State Cadets of Regular Course 7 Contingent of the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano ahead of their passing-out parade who…
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The carnage exhibited on Sunday by deadly rival groups known as Sara-Suka when five of their members were killed is not yet over as one of them again was reportedly killed in a renewed clash on Tuesday. The fresh incident happened around the Yantipa community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Yantipa…