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Group calls for Senate probe over alleged budget padding
A group, The Rescue Movement For New Nigeria, has described as terrible, the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi that about N3 trillion was padded into the 2024 budget. Consequently, it has called for a detailed probe to unravel the truth and bring to book the culpable “rather than rushing to suspend Senator Ningi that raised
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FG assures IFAD of payment of counterpart funds for agric programmes
The Federal government has assured the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) that it has set aside funds to pay counterpart funds for implementing the FGN-IFAD support programme. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, while speaking at the sidelines of the ‘FGN-IFAD Cooperation Portfolio Review’ and Exhibition held in
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FG to construct 36 hostels in public tertiary institutions in 2024
The deficit of off-campus housing plaguing Nigerian tertiary institutions is expected to reduce as the Federal Government has kickstarted the process of constructing 36 state-of-the-art hostels across the country in 2024. This is even as the government has indicated its willingness to construct more hostel accommodations once these first sets are completed. Executive Secretary, Tertiary
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Nigeria reveals identities of individuals, BDCs, others suspected of funding terrorism
The Nigerian government has identified 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and companies suspected to be involved in the funding of terrorism in the country. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) in an email to Punch disclosed information about the suspects in a report titled “Identification of Persons and
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Seventh Day Adventist Church loses bid to stop elections, exams on Saturdays
Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted against the Federal Government seeking the prohibition of the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays in Nigeria. The suit instituted by the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria was thrown out by the judge on the grounds of being frivolous, vexatious, irritating, and baseless.
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Abia assembly passes bill to stop pension for ex govs, deputies
Abia House of Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to stop the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. It is entitled: “A Bill (H.A.B 11:) for a Law to Revoke the Abia State Governors and Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001 and for other Matters connected therewith.”
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Tinubu hosts cabinet members to Ramadan iftar
President Bola Tinubu has hosted members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to a Ramadan breaking of fast (Iftar). The event at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa is attended by Ministers of Information and National Orientation, Housing, FCT, Transportation, Youths as well as service chiefs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
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Reprisal: Ijaw Youth Council raises alarm over invasion, killing of 40 residents
The aftermath of the recent killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel took a disturbing twist yesterday, as the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) raised the alarm over an alleged invasion of Igbomotoru community in South Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State.
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Reps summons Pate, perm sec over $300 million malaria fund
House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, over alleged misappropriation of $300 million meant to tackle malaria since 2021.
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CBN to unveil financial literacy curriculum in October
As part of renewed efforts to boost financial literacy among school children, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has promised to make the National Financial Literacy Curriculum available in October.
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