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FG says 396,000 students benefitted from NELFUND tuition loans under Tinubu

Loan scheme eases tuition burden for students nationwide. Kogi highlighted as host of multi-billion naira investments and projects. FG insists reforms and subsidy removal will drive long-term growth. The Federal…

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FG Honours Teen English Contest Winner With N200,000 Gift

The Federal Government has awarded N200,000 to Nafisah Abdullahi, the winner of the TeenEagle Global Finals competition. The presentation was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, during…

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FG shuts down 22 tertiary institutions in Nigeria

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has closed 22 unaccredited Colleges of Education across the country as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal institutions. According to The…

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FG Moves to Raise Salaries of Tinubu, Senators, and Top Officials

The Federal Government is reviewing a proposal to increase the salaries of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, ministers, senators, and other political office holders, following recommendations by the…

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Rice Processors Appeal to FG To Criminalise Foreign Rice Sales

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to ban importation of rice and criminalise the sales of foreign rice in the country. Mr Andy…

Court Orders FG To Pay Delta $1.638 Billion Derivative Arrears

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay $1.638 billion to the Delta State government being 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of…

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BREAKING: ASUU Extends Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its strike by eight weeks. The decision was taken by ASUU executives following a meeting, which held on Sunday, at the…

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ASUU Strike: NLC Urges Federal Government to End ASUU Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to end the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other university-based unions NLC President, Mr…

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‘We Need To Regulate Fertility to Achieve Sustainable Development’ – FG

The federal government has stated that there is need to regulate birth rate in the country to achieve sustainable development. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, noted this in Abuja…

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Landowners Sue FG Over N15tn Lagos-Calabar Highway

  The Federal Government has insisted on continuing the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite ongoing court cases. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated that the project…