Nigerians spent $609.5m on foreign education between January and August 2022. The figure is contained in the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, calculated based on the information provided on the amount spent on educational services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange. In January …
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A few months ago, the governor of Kaduna state, in his typically blunt manner, said that Lagosians should get a free pass to heaven because they live in hell on earth. His exact words, “I don’t know how people in Lagos survive. Every day, four hours in traffic for five …
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No fewer than 101 suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been allegedly released from the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, Lagos State. According to an online platform, Foundation for Investigative Journalism, wardens at the facility let them out as part of a swap deal for the release of travellers who were abducted …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 2,465,000 tablets of tramadol 225mg and 250mg weighing 2,356kg smuggled through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the seizure, which took place on Friday, was worth N1,040,000,000 in street …
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A series of loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Monday morning, a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for a deadly blast on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The explosions hit Kyiv around 8:15 am local time (0515 GMT), and an AFP journalist in the city saw numerous ambulances …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied singing the praise of former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo declared that from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. The rebuttal by the ex-Head of State was issued on Sunday by spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. Obasanjo stated that he could not …
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday attend the investiture ceremony of Mahamat Idriss Deby in Chad. Deby, who succeeds his late father, will be sworn in as President of the Transitional Team for two years. The inauguration will be held at the capital, N’Djamena. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the …
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FORMER Deputy Governor to the immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, Yetunde Onanuga, has joined the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun’s camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Onanuga was said to have also pledged her support for the second-term ambition of the Abiodun administration. The …
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The Nigeria Police Force has opened investigation into alleged attempted rape and abuse of one Miss Ugwoegbu Ugomwa. Ugwomwa, in a viral video online, had accused one DSP Jude Ifeanyi, a Police officer attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the FCT Police Command, of abuse and attempted …
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Mr Kola-Daisi reckons true representation is best done when public officials are available and constantly consult with the people. Kolapo Kola-Daisi, Accord Party’s senatorial candidate for Oyo South, says dividends of democracy will be guaranteed if the right leaders are elected in 2023. He told journalists on Sunday in Ibadan …
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