•Nigerian troops As the protracted war against insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East zone enters into its second decade, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged the federal government to contract “defence contractors” to rid the country of blood-sucking terrorists. “We can outsource this fight. We can do this wi...
•Prof Tahir Mamman The Education Minister Prof Tahir Mamman, has made a U-turn in his earlier statement, where he directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to admit only candidates who have attained 18 years in tertiary institutions. Mamman today, in an ongoing policy meeting organised by JAMB, in Abuja, announced that only ...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has today announced a ban on admissions for candidates under the age of 18 into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman announced during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is n...
•Naira notes A total sum of N1.354 trillion June 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared with the federal government, states and local government councils in the country. The revenue was shared at the July 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), held in Abuja and chaired by the Minister of Finance and [&he...
•Education minister, Prof Tahir Mamman The federal government has denied reports that it is selling off public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, said there has been misinformation on one aspect of the ministry’s policy in respect to tertiary education, reports Daily Trust. The minister who stated ...
•Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has asserted that the federal government is not constitutionally superior to state governments, emphasising that the Oyo government is best suited to determine what is good for its people. During an emergency consultative stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, held at the Executive Chamber of th...
•FEC meeting The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has mandated the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning to come up with an amendment bill to the 2024 Budget to be presented to the National Assembly for legislation. The planned amendment to the national budget, it was explained, became necessary as a result of new fiscal developments, [&hell...
•A truck conveying bags of rice The federal government has donated 20 trucks of rice to the 36 state governors and the federal capital territory for onward distribution to Nigerians. Addressing state House Reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting today, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the ric...
•Officers of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) The federal government has announced the date for the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, said the recruitment would begin in ...
•NLC President Ajaero Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has raised the alarm over its removal from the boards of Federal Government agencies and the refusal to inaugurate the board other parastatals it statutory has representatives. NLC in a protest letter to President Bola Tinubu dated July 2, 2024, said The latest was its removal from the [&hell...
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