Katsina State Gov Accuses Govt Officials, Security Personnel Turning Insecurity into Business Ventures

Katsina Governor, Dikko Radda, has voiced concerns over the role of certain government officials and security personnel in perpetuating insecurity in Nigeria, labeling it as a lucrative business venture. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Governor Radda highlighted the complicity of these actors as a significant obstacle to resolving the rampant issue of banditry and…

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NACA to Host Inaugural HIV Prevention Conference in Nigeria

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has announced plans to host the inaugural HIV Prevention Conference in Nigeria. The conference, themed “Accelerating HIV Prevention to End AIDS through Innovations and Community Engagement,” aims to open a dialogue on optimizing innovative HIV prevention approaches towards achieving HIV epidemic control. The event, scheduled to…

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Electricity Tariff Hike would Destroy Nigerian Health System-Expert

The President of Save A Life Foundation, Dr. Richard Okoye, has warned that the Federal Government’s decision to increase electricity tariffs in Nigeria would have devastating effects on the country’s healthcare system. Dr. Okoye expressed his concerns after receiving a staggering N25,300,000 electricity bill for his hospital in Rivers State, attributing the increase to the…

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FG to Defund Non-Performing Centres of Excellence

In a bid to foster excellence in the nation’s tertiary education system, the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has announced that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will defund any non-performing Centre of Excellence it established eight years ago. The minister made this known in Abuja on Friday while receiving two reports of TETFund’s…

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Corruption: CISLAC, 49 Other CSOs Decry Attacks on Anti- Corruption Efforts in Nigeria

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), and over 50 other civil society organisations have decried in strong terms attacks on anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria. This was declared in a press briefing on Thursday, in Abuja, by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Rasfinjana and other representatives of various civil society organizations, including, Human and  Environmental…

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JAMB: Federal Lawmaker, Alao-Akala Laments Dismal Performance, Calls for Education System Overhaul

Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Oriire in the House of Representatives, has said the performance of students in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is not encouraging as over 1.4 million students, representing 76 percent of total applicants, were unable to score up to 200, which is mostly the cut off for…

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