The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria to enhance adolescent girls’ learning and empowerment.It disclosed this in a statement published on its website on Friday.The new loan is to provide additional funds for an ongoing project known as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment.The statement read, …
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The apex Yoruba group under the aegis of Yoruba Council Worldwide has stripped former president Olusegun Obasanjo of all chieftaincy titles bestowed on him in Yoruba land. Our Media recalls that the former president Olusegun Obasanjo had ordered Yoruba monarchs in a ceremony in Ibadan to stand up for Oyo …
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Since Friday, June 10, when President Bola Tinubu announced the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, he has caught a niche for himself in the public glare as a man who has an axe to grind with the state. And, unless he is discharged and …
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The global healthcare landscape is undergoing a transformation with far-reaching implications for doctors and aspiring medical professionals worldwide. The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) recently granted recognition to the National Medical Commission (NMC) of India for a period of ten years. This recognition holds the key to a wealth …
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This is according to the 2023 data from the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). The Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Yunusa Ya’u, who quoted the data, emphasised the need for the federal government to come up with a policy on community networks.He spoke Thursday in …
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Dr. Olayemi Cardoso has assumed office as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.A statement by the Director of Corporate Communication of the apex Bank, Dr. Isa Abdulmumin, disclosed this in a statement today.He added that Dr. Cardoso would occupy the office in acting capacity pending the confirmation of his …
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has said no child from nursery to JSS 3, should be charged school fees or any other fees to acquire education Anambra state. The Governor said this while announcing free and compulsory education from nursery to Junior Secondary School (JSS 3) in public schools in Anambra …
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The foreign exchange crisis in the country worsened on Thursday as a dollar exchanged for over N1,000 at the parallel market, Daily Trust reports. Survey at popular black markets in Lagos indicated that a dollar exchanged for between N1,000 and N1,050 in the early hours of Thursday, before settling for N990 in the evening, …
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What was initially planned as a peaceful candlelight procession turned chaotic on Thursday night when police teargassed sympathizers of late Afrobeats musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad at Lekki Toll Gate in Victoria island, Lagos. The sympathizers had gathered at the toll gate to pay tributes to the late singer and demand …
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The bereaved mother of singer Mohbad has asked Nigerians to help her find singer Naira Marley. Speaking while actress Tonto Dikeh and Iyabo Ojo paid her a condolence visit today September 21, the bereaved mum said; ‘’My child will be crying all the time. They will be beating him whenever he …
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