The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has revealed that the Federal Government intends to increase funding for the education sector by 25%.He made this revelation as he declared open the 2021 and 2022 Nigeria Annual Education Conference (NAEC) with the theme “Implementation of Education 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Tuesday, upholds the election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as senator representing Abia North senatorial district.Delivering the judgment on the petitions filed by both Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Labour Party,
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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to release information about President Bola Tinubu’s sojourn in the United States, in its database.The decision was borne out of the need to comply with a freedom of information request first filed last year by Nigerian journalists, David Hundeyin, in collaboration
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Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalized a historic agreement, which resulted in the immediate cessation of
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state has kicked against the planned establishment of housing estate for herdsmen in Benue state.The party asked that Benue should be expunged from the list of beneficiary states as announced by the federal government.Vice President Kashim Shettima had disclosed at a public function
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The Federal Government has approved six international routes for United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) in fulfillment of the Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASA).A letter conveying the approval from the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, dated September 8, 2023, signed by Hassan Ejibunu, Director, Air Transport Management, on behalf of Mr.
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Enugu State government, yesterday, said that the United Kingdom (UK) government has approved a visa centre for the state to facilitate visa applications by residents of the South East region.Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, who hinted at this, said that the centre would strengthen ties between
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Monday, unveiled an app, known as Power Outage Reporting System (PORS), which will make the complaint resolution process easier and faster in the country.While launching the online app in Abuja, the Chairman Sanusi Garba, tasked all the electricity consumers to key into it.He
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The Federal Government is to launch the biggest immunisation campaign targeted at 2.2 million unvaccinated children who missed out during the COVID-19 pandemic.Speaking at the unveiling of the initiative yesterday in Abuja, NPHCDA’s Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, noted that, “a significant portion of our eligible population, particularly children, remains
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Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Akintola Williams, dies at 104,Williams pioneered Nigeria’s accounting profession and was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector.Born in 1919, he studied accounting at the University of London and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1947. He returned to Nigeria and later set up his
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