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21 Troops Killed In Bandits Attack On Niger Community
No fewer than 21 military personnel including senior officers were reportedly killed by the suspected bandits at Kundu via Zungeru in the Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state. It was gathered that 13 of them were killed in an encounter on Sunday, while eight others were killed on…
Read More »ECOWAS: Tinubu commits to peaceful return of democracy to Niger Republic
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has affirmed the regional blocs’ commitment to peaceful return of democracy in Niger Republic. He said this in his closing remarks at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political situation in the West African country…
Read More »Nigerians to pay N107,500 for IELTS from September 2023
Information from the British Council on Thursday noted that Nigerians will now pay the sum of N107,500 for academic International English Language Testing System examinations from September 2023, The PUNCH reports. Originally, the United Kingdom requires the citizens of any country willing to relocate to the UK for work or…
Read More »ECOWAS orders deployment of standby force in Niger
The Economic Community of West African States has ordered its standby force to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on Thursday. It…
Read More »Senate confirms 45 ministerial nominees, El-Rufai, 2 others on hold
The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees out of the 48 nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees during Monday’s plenary. The nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno ), Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof. Joseph Utsev (Benue),…
Read More »Nigerian military says no order yet for intervention in Niger
The Defence Headquarters has said that the the Armed Forces of Nigeria is yet to receive order for any military intervention in the Republic of Niger following the coup that led to the ouster of democratic governance in the country. The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement…
Read More »Ganduje Emerges New APC National Chairman
The immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been elected by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the National Chairman of the party. Also, the NEC of APC elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, from Osun State as National Secretary. The…
Read More »FG delists 18 loan apps
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has delisted another 18 Digital Money Lenders (DMLs) for operating without regulatory approval. A statement by Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, said the delisted DMLs include Getloan, Joy Cash-Loan Up to 1,000,000, Camelloan, Cashlawn, Nairaloan, Eaglecash Moneytreefinance…
Read More »Nimasa takes over continental shipyard
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. The areas include but not limited to the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jetty adjourning the slipway,…
Read More »Tinubu removes restriction on students loans, approves buses for tertiary institutions
President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. This is in furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning. This is contained in…
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