GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance

GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance

GreenLight Initiative Seeks Accountability, Inclusiveness, Youth Participation in Governance The GreenLight Initiative, has expressed its readiness to foster collaboration towards meaningful youth participation in governance. It made its position known during a courtesy visit to the Honourable Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Dalhatu Musa Ezekiel, as part of its ongoing project activities supported by LEAP Africa and the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund which aimed at catalyzing youth action for accountability […]

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FG probes 107 varsities over fake degrees

The Federal Government has invited memoranda from the public as it begins the probe of private universities established in the last 15 years. The Federal Government initiated the probe following an investigative report by Daily Nigerian journalist, Umar Audu, uncovering certificate racketeering in neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo.

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Budget padding controversy: Ranking senators get N17bn constituency votes, Ningi suspended

Fresh revelations at the Senate plenary, on Tuesday, indicated that ranking senators got N500m each for their constituency projects in the 2024 budget passed by the National Assembly.. According to the Senate rules, any lawmaker who has spent at least a term in the House of Representatives or Senate, is considered a ranking senator. On the list of senators in the 10th Senate, at least 34 of them are ranking. […]

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There were myriads of inconsistencies in the results of the November 11, 2023 elections of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States

The Kimpact Development Initiative, KDI, has in a recent report revealed that there were myriads of inconsistencies in the results of the November 11, 2023 elections of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Presenting the document to journalists in Abuja, the Team Lead of KDI, Bukola Idowu, said the report carried out under the Ballot Integrity Project analysed the election results data […]

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Don’t act like Buhari, negotiate with bandits, Gumi tells Tinubu

Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, sought government’s permission to approach and have talks with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The Islamic cleric insisted that dialogue was the way to go, calling on President Bola Tinubu to take a different approach from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, who rejected the dialogue

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FG postpones students loan launch indefinitely

The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday. In June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed a bill to start a Students Loan Fund that would give interest-free loans to Nigerians for higher education. A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi […]

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Privacy breach: JAMB warns against enrollment of minors

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cautioned parents and guardians against enrolling minors in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning while reacting to a suit filed by one Mrs Ifeanyi Eke against the Board over inappropriate text messages sent to her 15-year-old daughter during her registration. This was contained in a statement by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin on Wednesday […]

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Akeredolu didn’t anoint Aiyedatiwa as successor, says late gov’s ex-spokesperson

Richard Olatunde, former Chief Press Secretary to the late Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said that the late governor never wished the current governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to succeed him. Olatunde made his position known in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. He was reacting to Aiyedatiwa’s claim that the late governor desired that he succeed him as governor. In February, Aiyedatiwa claimed that he was part […]

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COMMONWEALTH DAY 2024: NHRC reaffirms commitment to strengthening partnerships towards peaceful, sustainable common future

COMMONWEALTH DAY 2024: NHRC reaffirms commitment to strengthening partnerships towards peaceful, sustainable common future By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has reaffirmed its commitment in upholding the values of the Commonwealth by enhancing efforts and strengthening partnerships towards a peaceful and sustainable common future. The Commission hampered on strengthening cooperation and collaboration to address global challenges such as poverty, climate change and conflict. The Executive Secretary […]

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