The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said government policies such as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policies, forex scarcity and inflationary pressure, have created difficulties in the payment of foreign scholarship tuition and stipends.The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has hinted of a blueprint to draw other political parties into a merger agreement with the ruling party ahead of the 2027 election to boost its membership and followership across the country.Ganduje made the disclosure while fielding
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The military high command has said no fewer than three officers and 22 soldiers were killed during the ambush on troops in Niger state.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Director, Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said seven soldiers were wounded during the ambush.He added that onboard the crashed
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An 84-year-old man in Edo state, Gabriel Ahuwa, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife for refusing to sleep with him. The state police spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this while parading Ahuwa and 197 other suspects,The father of seven children confessed to killing his
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…to embark on housing scheme for Akwa Ibom indigenes in FCT By Kingsley Iwok, AbujaIt was another history making day, as senior civil servants from Akwa Ibom State in various Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies extolled the leadership style of the state governor, Pst Umo Bassey Eno, who was on
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has expressed “immense sadness” over the tragic loss of officers and soldiers he described as national heroes in a helicopter crash at Chukuba Village near Shiroro, Niger State on Monday.“While we mourn their untimely departure, we will forever remember them, not just as servicemen, but
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Our ReporterThe chairman of a Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Azinge, has expressed her anger over attempts by lawyer, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to bribe her.Speaking in open court before the commencement of the session on Tuesday in Kano, the
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Our ReporterA former vice president Atiku Abubakar has met with former governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso at latter’s Abuja residence on Tuesday.Mr Abubakar was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Mr Kwankwaso was the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP candidate in the 2023 presidential election.Although the
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Rufus Hazeem, KadunaSearch engine giant, Google has announced partnership with the Kaduna State Government to train 5,000 women and girls in technology. They will be trained in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies.This initiative, part of a broader skills development program supported by Google.org, aims to
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Our ReporterThe National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE has directed the Aviation Security and logistics sub-sector to proceed on an immediate strike from Wednesday, August 16, 2023, following poor wages.This was contained in a circular sent to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,
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