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Month: February 2025

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES 54.99 TRILLION NAIRA 2025 BUDGET

The House of Representatives has passed the 54.99 trillion naira, 2025 appropriation bill. A breakdown  of the budget shows 3.6 trillion naira for statutory transfers, 14.38 trillion naira for debt servicing , 13.64 trillion for recurrent expenditure  and 23.97 trillion naira for capital expenditure (development fund). While presenting the bill for consideration, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Bichi, stated that the committee met with the Presidential […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025 4

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NEW ALAAFIN INAUGURATES 97-MAN CORONATION COMMITTEE

The new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has set up a 97-member local organising coronation committee to oversee activities for the ceremony fixed for April 5, 2025. A statement by the Chief of Staff to the monarch, Rotimi Osuntola, said the committee was inaugurated to ensure a grand and seamless ceremony that will celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. The committee which is chaired by former […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025 6

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JAMB TO CONSIDER EXCEPTIONAL UNDER-16 CANDIDATES FOR TERTIARY ADMISSION

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates below the age of 16 may be considered for admission into tertiary institutions if they achieve an outstanding score of 80% or higher in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The decision follows the recent reversal of the mandatory 18-year admission age policy introduced by former Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman. The current Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025 4

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NDLEA DECLARES FOUR WANTED OVER COCAINE SHIPMENTS TO SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, OTHERS

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared four associates of Lagos-based drug kingpin, Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu, also known as Barryshine or Ejeoto, wanted for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking operations. Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Barryshine is already facing criminal charges at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The statement indicated that […]

todayFebruary 10, 2025 4

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COURTS ADJOURN KANU’S TRIAL CASE INDEFINITELY

The Federal High court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra,Nnamdi Kanu. The Court made the decision this morning, following Nnamdi Kanu’s insistence that the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako cannot preside over his case citing her previous recusal. Kanu, had questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before the Court. The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, […]

todayFebruary 10, 2025 4

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CONMESS: S’WEST DENTAL CONSULTANTS BEGIN INDEFINITE STRIKE

  The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria in South-West Zone, has declared an indefinite strike over non-payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure. In a statement jointly signed by the association Chairman, AbdulKareem Salawu and Secretary, Omotola Obajolowo, respectively, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital following the expiration of 21 days ultimatum on the 2nd of  February 2025. It said, “The association agreed on the industrial action, having […]

todayFebruary 10, 2025 4

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UCH POWER OUTAGE TO BE FIXED, ADELABU PACIFIES PROTESTING STUDENTS

A group of medical students from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, today stormed the venue of the meeting between the Federal Government and top Management of University College Hospital, Ibadan to protest the over 100 days of total blackout at the premier hospital. The hospital had been disconnected from the grid since October 2024, by IBEDC over an outstanding alleged debt of about N500 million. The protesters demanded an […]

todayFebruary 10, 2025 2

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NAFDAC BOSS SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR FAKE DRUG DEALERS

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers.  The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke during a live television programme this morning, argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the deaths of children. The NAFDAC boss also called for the cooperation of the judiciary and the National Assembly to […]

todayFebruary 7, 2025 3

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CLEARS AIR ON SCRAPPING JSS, SSS

The Federal Government has proposed a 12-year basic education model; however refuting reports that it has scrapped the Junior and Senior Secondary School systems. A statement by the Ministry of Education noted that the Minister, Tunji Alausa made the statement at the Extraordinary National Council on Education Meeting held in Abuja where he presented it as a proposal for discussion, but not an immediate policy change. Speaking with newsmen, the […]

todayFebruary 7, 2025 2

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