Southern Governors Forum
12 Oct
Chairman, Southern Governors' Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged the Forum's support for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education (NCAOOSCE). During a courtesy visit by NCAOOSCE Executive Secretary, Dr. Muhammad Idris, Governor Abiodun stressed the importance of addressing the almajiri and out-of-school children challenge, describing it as…
3 Aug
The election of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State as the Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) on June 24, 2024 has continued to generate debate among stakeholders as they interrogate the governor’s readiness to see the assignment as a task to uplift the entire Southern Nigeria
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is on the heels of some suspected vandals allegedly responsible for stealing sewage manhole covers in Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Wike said that efforts were ongoing…
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that students can retake papers they failed during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from January 2025 in the following year. This initiative will allow candidates to quickly improve their grades and qualify for the next admissions cycle, avoiding a year-long delay in their academic…
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With feelers suggesting that many of the state governments have yet to communicate when the N70,000 minimum wage implementation will commence or lack the resources to pay, there are signals of a possible fresh struggle ahead of the full take-off of the year, The Guardian can report.
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The cost of revenue collection by Nigeria’s key agencies – the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) – continued to rise despite improved technology that has aided efficiency, hitting N924.7 billion last year.
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Terrorists have killed Acting Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, Amadu Surajo.
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has vowed to continue fighting for a better Nigeria, even if it means paying the supreme price.
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As many governors remain reluctant to implement the new national minimum wage of N70,000, it has become imperative that they rethink, given the harsh economic situation Nigerians are going through.
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With a fresh policy underway to ban the use of foreign currency for local transactions, there are concerns that the proposed legislation will inhibit foreign direct investments and trigger ‘black market’ transactions in the real estate market