Skill Development Form Part Of Student-Loan Programme -Tinubu

BusinessNewsNigeriaSkill Development Form Part Of Student-Loan Programme -Tinubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2024

The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has been directed to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. President Bola Tinubu gave the directive at the State House on Monday after a briefing from Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, Executive Secretary of NELFUND, on the build-up to the launch of the programme later in the month. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President...

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President Tinubu Approves Procurement Of Equipment To Tackle Insecurity In Abuja

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Approves Procurement Of Equipment To Tackle Insecurity In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2024

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the security challenges would soon be addressed following the approval for emergency procurement by President Bola Tinubu. Wike disclosed this on Monday during a media chat with journalists in Abuja and said that the approval was for the procurement of digital tracking tools and operational vehicles to help halt kidnappers in their tracks. According to the Minister, the...

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Court Voids 2024 Budget By Edison Ehie-Led Group Of Rivers House Of Assembly

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Voids 2024 Budget By Edison Ehie-Led Group Of Rivers House Of Assembly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2024

The 2024 budget recently passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly was voided by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court presided over by Justice James Omotoso ordered the governor of the State, Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted House of Assembly under the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule. The court also declared null and void and set aside the redeployment of the Clerk and...

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First Lady seeks prayers for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Lady seeks prayers for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 23, 2024

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has charged Nigerians to pray and keep on praying until the growing security crisis in the country comes to an end. Nigeria is plagued by insurgencies, banditry, and communal conflicts that pose significant threats to the nation. Confronting insecurity ranging from mass abductions of schoolchildren to kidnappings by gangs to banditry as well as violence from Islamic extremist groups remain a paramount challenge for President Bola Tinubu who took office...

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Burna Boy to perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaBurna Boy to perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 23, 2024

Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa, who goes by the stage name Burna Boy, is among the A-list artists that would thrill the audience at the 66th annual Grammys Awards. The organisers announced on Monday that the self-acclaimed African Giant would be performing live at the upcoming awards show alongside an exciting slate of performers including Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, and Luke Combs. The 66th annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday,...

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Taraba State Government Ban Operations Of Motorcycles, Restrict Tricycle In Jalingo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTaraba State Government Ban Operations Of Motorcycles, Restrict Tricycle In Jalingo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2024

The Taraba State Government has constituted a Taskforce Committee on the total ban on motorcycles (Okada) and control of Tricycle (Keke) in Jalingo the State Capital. The committee was constituted following an emergency security meeting presided over by Deputy Governor Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Alkali on behalf of the state Governor Dr Agbu Kefas. According to Koku Agbu Koku, Secretary of the Security Committee, the measures were taken as the result of the sudden spike in...

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70 Hotels Risk Shutdown In Adamawa State

BusinessNewsNigeria70 Hotels Risk Shutdown In Adamawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2024

Following the beheading of a woman by yet to to-identified suspected ritualist in Jimeta, the twin capital of Adamawa state, no fewer than 70 registered hotels in Adamawa State risk fizzling out of business if they fail to install Close Circuit Television CCTV cameras in their business premises. Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Kaletapwa George Farauta has six weeks for hoteliers to comply with government orders or have their business premises shut down. Farauta stated this...

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200 Kidnapped Victims Receive Cash Donation

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria200 Kidnapped Victims Receive Cash Donation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2024

The Justice Development and Peace Commission with support from a German-based Newspaper Dei Zeit newspaper’s donors’ management has donated cash to 200 victims kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014 and later rescued. Each of the victims received N150,000,00. Making the presentation at the Catholic secretariat Yola, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Dr Stephen Dami Mamza said the beneficiaries are from Madagali, Michika, Maiha, Mubi North and South local governments irrespective of religion or...

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EEDC Shares Process for Meter Upgrade, TID Roll-Over

NewsNigeriaEEDC Shares Process for Meter Upgrade, TID Roll-Over

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 20241

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has announced the company’s plan on the Token Identifier (TID) rollover for all its prepaid meter customers by the end of February 2024. Hence, customers are to update their information online as a prerequisite for the meter upgrade; The Standard Transfer Specification (STS) is a secure message system for carrying information between a point-of-sale and a meter and is currently finding wide application in electricity metering and payment...

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Nigeria qualifies for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

NewsNigeriaSoccerNigeria qualifies for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 22, 2024

Nigeria has become the first African country to book a ticket to the upcoming 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup competition after a 1-0 win against Burundi on Saturday. The 1-0 win in the final leg tie of the qualifying round secured a 2-0 aggregate victory for Nigeria Women’s U-20 national team, the Falconets, following their earlier 1-0 triumph in the first leg in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, a week ago. During Saturday’s game, Burundi...

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