THE Federal Government has enrolled 18,670 Almajiri tutors into the conventional school system as part of broader efforts to integrate traditional education with modern education. Prof. Yahuza Imam, Registrar, National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), disclosed this on Sunday in Kaduna, while assessing the impact of President Bola …
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo has presented 17 brand new 2025 model SUVs to local government chairmen to enhance grassroots service delivery statewide. Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said Okpebholo was joined by the Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa and other top officials at the event on Saturday in Benin. …
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disowned a fake AI-generated video circulating on social media featuring a cloned voice of the Group CEO, Mr Bayo Ojulari, promoting a fictitious poverty alleviation scheme. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Soneye, in a statement on Thursday, clarified …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, as Chairman of the newly established National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC). The NCGC, backed by an initial capital of ₦100 billion, is a strategic initiative aimed at improving access to credit for …
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A 25-year-old man, Ismaila Lawal, who allegedly stole foodstuffs worth N1.7 million, on Thursday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Lawal is standing trial before the Magistrate, Mrs Funke Ogun, on a two-count charge of stealing and conduct likely to breach peace. He, however, pleaded not guilty …
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THE Federal Government has inaugurated a transport scheme known as “Project CNG-SPROUT” an initiative aimed at promoting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered transportation in all Nigerian universities. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, said this on Thursday while inaugurating the pilot phase of the project at …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom, says six persons have died in a fatal crash along Mbiabong Itam Road in Akwa Ibom. Mr Edward Odiete, the Sector Commander, FRSC Command in Akwa Ibom, disclosed this in Uyo on Thursday, Oduete said that the crash which involved a …
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PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, on Thursday paid a visit to Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, at his residence in Nottingham, UK. The purpose of the visit was to check on Awoniyi’s health and to ascertain the stage of his recovery following a serious injury sustained …
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THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased access to menstrual hygiene facilities, education for adolescent girls. Speaking at a sensitization session to commemorate the 2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day, at the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Lambu, in Tofa, UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer, Stella Okafor-Terver, good …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has hailed the election of Dr Sidi Tah as the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Tinubu congratulated President Mohamed El Ghazouani of Mauritania following Tah’s election at the AfDB’s Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in a telephone conversation on Thursday. Mr Bayo …
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