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FG scraps 18-year age limit for university admissions
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 9:19 PM By Ijeoma. The Federal Government has scrapped the minimum age requirement of 18 for students entering tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Dr. Tunji Alausa, the newly appointed Minister of Education, introduced this policy as part of a broader initiative to reshape the nation’s education system and make ...
Each Nigerian Owes N619,501 as National Debt Rises
1 day ago · Monday, November 11, 2024 at 7:14 PM By Ijeoma. Each Nigerian now owes an average of N619,501, according to latest debt figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO). Nigeria’s total debt reached N134.297 trillion by June 2024, showing an increase of N13 trillion since March. With a population of 216.7 million, the National Bureau of ...
Edo Governor Okpebholo announces key appointments
1 day ago · Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 4:05 PM By Ijeoma. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced some key appointments, few hours after his inauguration. Dockaysworld reports that this was disclosed in a statement signed by chief press secretary, Fred Itua on Tuesday evening. Musa U. Ikhilor has been appointed the Secretary to the State ...
20 governors begin payment of new minimum wage
Oct 29, 2024 · 20 governors begin payment of new minimum wage. At least 20 states have either started paying the new minimum wage or will commence payment from this week. After negotiations by the government, the Organised Private Sector and the Labour Centres, the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000. …
Tinubu sacks DSS Director General, Appoints Replacement
Sep 5, 2024 · This was made known in a statement on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Tinubu appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the NIA. The President also sacked Yusuf Magaji Bichi and replaced him with Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS.
Seven states delay approval of 70k minimum wage
4 days ago · Seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have not started paying the new N70,000 minimum wage, which was supposed to begin in October. So far, only 25 states have either started paying or announced what they will pay. The states yet to act include Zamfara, Sokoto, Osun, Cross River, Imo, Plateau, and Taraba. Recommended Stories.
EFCC prosecutes former governors, ministers over N4.92 trillion …
Nov 1, 2024 · EFCC prosecutes former governors, ministers over N4.92 trillion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the successful prosecution of four former governors and two former ministers over the past 12 months under the leadership of Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede. During a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday ...
Senate postpones screening of ministerial nominees
Oct 29, 2024 · The Senate has postponed the screening of seven ministerial nominees earlier scheduled for Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a brief statement in Abuja. Lado said the shift became necessary to allow all the seven ministerial nominees complete necessary documentations.
Senate confirms Tinubu’s ministerial nominees
Oct 30, 2024 · The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed the nomination of seven ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Ministers and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Senate’s resolution followed hours of screening of the ministerial nominees by the Senators at the Committee of the Whole.