Federal Government Registers Over 11,000 Almajirai In Abuja

EducationNewsNigeriaFederal Government Registers Over 11,000 Almajirai In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

Over 11,000 Almajiris were registered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) alone and will be enrolled in different schools nationwide by September. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while taking a tour of the FCT Smart School in Karshi said it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another...

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Traditional Ruler In Taraba Blame Criminal Activities

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTraditional Ruler In Taraba Blame Criminal Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2024

Sopiya Ahmadu Gboshi III, a traditional ruler in Takum local government council of Taraba State has attributed some criminal activities in the council are being perpetrated by elements from neighbouring Katsina-Ala local government council in Benue State. The monarch was reacting to brutal killing of traditional ruler and his son Monday morning and six passengers traveling along the Takum-Wukari road by yet to be arrested unknown gunmen in the council. The monarch, in a statement...

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Bill to Regulate Herbal Practices in Anambra Passes Second Reading

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBill to Regulate Herbal Practices in Anambra Passes Second Reading

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 14, 2024

The Anambra State Herbal Practice Bill 2024, sponsored by Hon. Tony Muobike, was on Tuesday read for the second time and moved to the committee stage. Anambra State Herbal Practice Bill 2024, is a private member bill sponsored by Hon. Tony Muobike, the House of Assembly member representing Aguata II constituency and the House of Assembly Committee Chairman on Health. In a motion by Hon. Muobike for the second reading of the bill, seconded by...

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Anambra Assembly Amends Electoral and Local Government Laws

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra Assembly Amends Electoral and Local Government Laws

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 14, 2024

The Anambra State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday, amended the Anambra State Electoral Law 2024, which was passed a few weeks ago and assented to by the governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. This amendment marks the second time the law is being amended since it was passed into law and assented to, only a few weeks ago. The Bill which was sponsored by Hon. Ikenna Ofodeme, the Majority Leader of the House and member...

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Normalcy Returns to Kaduna, Zaria as Curfew is Lifted

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNormalcy Returns to Kaduna, Zaria as Curfew is Lifted

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 14, 2024

The Kaduna State Security Council, led by Governor Uba Sani, has removed the 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. curfew in Kaduna and Zaria towns and their environs, effective immediately. According to a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, the decision was made after an extensive review of the security situation in the affected areas. “The removal of the curfew is effective immediately, from today Tuesday, 13th August...

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Governor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Abba Lift Complete Curfew Imposed On Kano 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

Following the return of normalcy in Kano state, Governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has announced the complete removal of the curfew imposed on the state. A 24-hour curfew was imposed on the state by the government as a result of violence, looting, and destruction of properties during the recent #EndBadGovernance protest in the state. Before the complete removal of the curfew, two days later 24 hours, the curfew was relaxed from 8 am to 2 pm...

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Illegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

NewsNigeriaIllegal Refuse Dumping: Kwara Inaugurates 300-Man Surveillance Taskforce

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

A 300-man surveillance task force has been constituted by the Kwara State Government to check the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the Ilorin metropolis of the state capital. Inaugurating the environmental task force at the conference hall of the Ministry of Environment in Ilorin on Monday, the Commissioner of the ministry, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge emphasized that members of the public must cooperate with the government and its agencies to forestall the outbreak of diseases,...

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NYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

EducationNewsNigeriaNYSC Invalidates 101 Certificates Of Persons Mobilized For National Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 13, 2024

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has invalidated 101 certificates of persons fraudulently mobilized for national service. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations. Megwa urged members of the public, especially corps employers, government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, corporate and religious organizations, multi-national companies, crop-producing institutions, and other critical stakeholders of NYSC, to take note of prompt...

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WAEC Releases Results for Nearly 1.7 Million Students, Withholds 215,267

EducationNewsNigeriaWAEC Releases Results for Nearly 1.7 Million Students, Withholds 215,267

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, announced on Monday the release of results for 1,685,889 candidates who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. The results were made available to students on Monday, according to a post on WAEC’s social media page. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday,” the post on...

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Nasarawa Assembly Raises Alarm Over Kidnapping Epidemic

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNasarawa Assembly Raises Alarm Over Kidnapping Epidemic

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has expressed worry over the increasing rate of kidnapping in communities across the State. Deputy Speaker, Muhammed Oyanki, raised the alarm on the high rate of kidnappings under matter of public interest during a plenary session on Monday in Lafia. He said, “Kidnapping has become a serious problem in my constituency, every day and night, people have been kidnapped. We must find a solution to the incessant kidnapping in...

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