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The Lagos State Governor has approved the reduction of the tuition fee for students of Lagos State University (LASU), Newsextra24 reports. Office of the special adviser to the governor on education, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Friday via Twitter.  Lagos State government reduces tuition fee for students of Lagos State University

#PhotoNews: Commissioning of Police Public Relations School, Lafia, Nasarawa State today, 29th January, 2021.

The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) , has assured the newly appointed service chiefs of his prayers as they lead the fight against terrorism , especially in Nigeria’ s North – Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. He also advised the service chiefs to …

As part of the effort towards ensuring the nation’s sugar industry receives the required supports for economic prosperity, the Federal Government (FG) has commissioned Nigerian first sugar research institute named Nigerian Sugar Institute (NSI) in Kwara State, where both research on sugar produce and training of students would be conducted. …

Tramadol is a restricted pharmaceutical product used to treat severe pain and be administered only through prescription by medical professionals. Manufacturers in India have rebranded the opioid Tramadol to Tafrodol to evade detection by customs officials at Nigeria’s ports and borders, a report by Enactafrica has revealed. While the name …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday, lamented that there was nothing on the ground to show for the huge budgetary allocation made by the Federal Government towards its Social Intervention Programme in the 2020 budget. Ndume, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, on the implementation of …

In Nigeria few days ago, the most anticipated NAIRAXI Mobile Application, designed to empower over 20,000youths annually, provide opportunities and create a paradigm shift in its services of providing mobile transportation, logistics, ride-hailing and on-demand services, has been officially launched in FCT. The Indigenous NAIRAXI Technology was launched at the …

South Africa’s military has changed its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear hijabs with their uniforms. It is a victory for Maj Fatima Isaacs, who led a three-year legal battle for her religious right to wear a headscarf beneath her military beret. The change of heart comes after …

A report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has shed more light on how former military Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars using “security” purposes as a cover. The details were released by Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini, who was contracted by the Federal Government in 1999 …

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is considering targeted lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; as well as Lagos and Plateau States. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, who stated this on Friday, described as alarming, the rising cases of Covid infections recorded in the three urban areas. Muhammed …