The Take It Back Movement has condemned the Counter Subversion Bill 2024, sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In a statement co-signed by the movement’s National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, and Public Relations Officer, Stephen Olabiyi, the group said the bill threatens Nigerians’ fundamental rights and contradicts the core principles of […]
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The National Judicial Council is set to meet on Friday, August 16, to decide on the successor of the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Ariwoola is billed to bow out on August 22, when he will attain the mandatory retirement age of 70. An impeccable source at the Supreme Court told our […]
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has cleared 22 more state-owned tertiary institutions to apply for student loans. “ The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has announced that students from the following 22 state-owned tertiary institutions can now apply for loans on its portal: nelf.gov.ng “This followed a review by the committee responsible for the Student Verification […]
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President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, on his X handle on Tuesday, aims to woo an estimated 12,400 Nigerian-trained doctors practising abroad. According to […]
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has addressed the growing concerns and discussions surrounding the “Counter Subversion Bill, 2024 (HB. 1652),” which he sponsored. This comes in response to various reports circulating in the media on the proposed legislation’s purpose and implications. On Wednesday, the Speaker in a statement by […]
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The operatives of Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 62-year-old man, Tahir Ahmed, for allegedly producting fake naira notes. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed on Tuesday in a press release. He noted, “On the 6th of August, 2024, a concerned citizen from Jos North LGA, Plateau State boarded a […]
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if their abducted colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, is not released by August 26. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, declared at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the association has lost patience with the government’s inaction over […]
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Senator Sumaila Kawu The lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu, has revealed that he earns over N21m monthly as a total take-home package. This revelation is coming barely 24 hours after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m […]
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m in salary and allowances per month. It clarified this in response to recent controversies over the real amount each lawmaker earns per month. This means each lawmaker […]
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The naira closed at N1,582.09 against the United States dollar at the official market on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the naira lost N4.4. It represents a 0.71 percent loss when compared to […]
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