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Apr

23

2024

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Akintoye, Igboho Write President Tinubu, Demand Yoruba Exit From Nigeria

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash

Akintoye, Igboho Write President Tinubu, Demand Yoruba Exit From Nigeria The Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking a peaceful breakaway of Yoruba people from Nigeria. The open letter, dated April 17, 2024, was signed by both Akintoye, Igboho and one Ola Ademola. They called on the President to within the next two months set up a negotiation team to negotiate the exit of the Yoruba people from Nigeria. The letter by the Yoruba Nation arrowheads came about a week after some…

Apr

23

2024

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FG Sets 18 Years As Minimum Entry Age Into Tertiary Institutions

Education, FGN, News Flash

FG Sets 18 Years As Minimum Entry Age Into Tertiary Institutions The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years old. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory He decried the activities of some parents pressuring their underage students to get admission into tertiary institutions. The minister said the 18-year benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4 education system. “The minimum age of entry into the university…

Apr

23

2024

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President Tinubu Jets Off To Netherlands, Saudi Arabia For Official Visits

FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Jets Off To Netherlands, Saudi Arabia For Official Visits President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Tuesday where he will engage in high-level discussions with Prime Minister Mark Rutte. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s visit to the Netherlands is at the invitation of Prime Minister Rutte. While in the Netherlands, the President will also hold separate meetings with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).…

Apr

21

2024

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President Tinubu To Open African Counter-Terrorism Summit Monday

Crime, FGN, News Flash

Tinubu To Open African Counter-Terrorism Summit Monday President Bola Tinubu will on Monday open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, and shared on his Facebook page on Sunday. Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism.” According to the statement, Heads of state and high-level government officials across Africa, representatives of international organisations and multilateral institutions, members…

Apr

20

2024

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FG, States, LGs Share N1.123 Trillion In March

Economy, CBN/Commercial Banking, FGN, News Flash

FG, States, LGs Share N1.123 Trillion In March The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disbursed a total of N1.123tn to the federal, state, and local governments for March 2024. The allocation, derived from a gross total of N1.867tn, marks a critical distribution of funds aimed at supporting various government tiers. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Manga, on Friday. Details later…

Apr

18

2024

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President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School

Education, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the 13th convocation ceremony of NOUN on Saturday, at the university’s Convocation Arena, Jabi, Abuja. Before now, NOUN graduates in 2017 were assured by the former vice chancellor of the institution, Abdallah Adamu, that they…

Apr

17

2024

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FG Begins Disbursement Of N200 Billion Palliative Loans

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, FGN, News Flash

FG Begins Disbursement Of N200 Billion Palliative Loans The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says it has begun disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. The government, through the Bank of Industry, had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. In a progress report posted on the trade minister’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Doris Aniete stated that an unspecified number of beneficiaries have received their grants, adding that by Friday, April 19, another significant disbursement will…

Apr

16

2024

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How FG Rescued Over 1000 Abductees Without Ransom – Ribadu

Abuja, Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

How FG Rescued Over 1000 Abductees Without Ransom – Ribadu The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims of verified mass abduction across the country without paying ransom. Ribadu said on Monday in Abuja while receiving 22 rescued students and staff of the Federal University Gusau, that the covert operations were conducted in the last few months. He said the successful rescue operations were testimonies to the efforts of the government to free all those being unlawfully held in captivity. “We have so far released over a thousand such victims without…

Apr

16

2024

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President Tinubu Declares April 7 National Police Day

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Security

President Tinubu Declares April 7 National Police Day President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. He made the declaration through Vice President Kashim at the maiden award and commendations event organised by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja on Monday night. Delivering the President’s speech titled, “Courage Under Fire: A Bouquet for Our Police Force,” VP Shettima said at a time in Nigeria’s history when the nation’s security architecture is being stretched beyond elastic limits, the citizens have been able to endure in the face of security threats as well as attacks on their lives…

Apr

16

2024

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FG Releases New Rules To Compel Oil Producers To Sell Crude Oil To Domestic Refineries

Economy, FGN, News Flash, Oil & Gas

FG Releases New Rules To Compel Oil Producers To Sell Crude Oil To Domestic Refineries The federal government through the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has introduced new regulations requiring its oil producers to sell crude oil to local refineries in a move to reduce the country’s dependence on imported refined products. The new regulations mandate that all oil companies in Nigeria must supply crude to domestic refineries that are unable to procure it locally. Only after fulfilling these domestic supply commitments are producers permitted to export crude. The NUPRC will serve as a middleman between local refiners and…