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The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) has expressed concerns over the 36 percent drop in the proposed 2025 agriculture budget despite the 40 percent food inflation rate. The organisation noted that despite an overall increase in the national budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, the allocation for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture…
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Some commercial drivers plying the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway have called on the relevant authorities to allow cash payments at the Garaku Toll Plaza, rather than the electronic mode being adopted. The commercial drivers made their feelings known in separate interviews with newsmen in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Friday. The News Agency of…
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Sylvester Onoja, has warned the federal government against scrapping the 6-3-3-4 system of education in Nigeria. Onoja SAN, a Fellow of the National Teachers Institute, said the proposed scrapping of the 6-3-3-4 education system in favour of a 12-year basic education model could create more problems than it…
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The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relieve three INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from Adamawa, Sokoto and Abia states of their jobs is a step toward restoring public trust in the electoral process in the country. The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Center in Africa (PAACA), which made this stance known in a…
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The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) are collaborating to enforce the car third-party insurance policy. Speaking during the partnership meeting in Abuja, the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin, said the two organisations will also work closely to ensure safer motoring, road safety, and…
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A socio-political group, the Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF), on Friday cautioned against the proposed creation of 31 additional states, urging the National Assembly to rather direct its energies toward making laws for the betterment of society. The group said the creation of more states in Nigeria at this time is seriously unnecessary, unwarranted, and…
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Miriam Onuoha, on Thursday described TETFUND as the lifeblood of tertiary education in the country, noting that TETFUND should be improved and sustained rather than scrapped. Onuoha stated this in Abakaliki during the commissioning of N1.3 billion building projects of the…
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The Northern Senators Forum has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic fire that swept through an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, claiming the lives of several young students. Describing the incident as a heartbreaking loss, the forum extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the wider Zamfara community. In a statement…
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A coalition of civil society organisations has demanded the exoneration of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders executed by the Nigerian state in 1995 as a precondition for the resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland. The demand was made in a press statement signed by Georgina Tenalo, founding President of the Federation of Ogoni…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved the procurement of 54 patrol vehicles and motorcycles to support military operations in new Marte, a strategic location in the northern part of the state. Zulum announced the approval on Friday during a visit to new Marte, where he assessed the security situation and inspected arrangements for the…