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Senate confirms 34 career, 30 non-career ambassadors

The Senate has just confirmed the appointment of the remaining 64 ambassadorial nominees. Thirty-four (34) of them are career ambassadors while the other...

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Ex-CJN, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, dies at 71

A former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (rtd.), has died at the age of 71. Justice Muhammad reportedly passed...

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Tax Acts: Dino Melaye threatens to sue NASS over VAT provisions

A legal practitioner and former senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has threatened to institute legal action against the...

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NELFUND loans to Nigerian students hit N154.4bn in 18 months

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Tuesday disclosed that it has disbursed a total of ₦154,373,551,374.00 in loans to no fewer than 788,947 students...

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Dangote petitions ICPC over NMDPRA MD’s alleged corruption

Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the Managing Director of...

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Ayra Starr laments loneliness, cold, weeks after relocating to New York

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr has opened up about life in New York, weeks after she relocated from Lagos to the American city...

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US school shooting: Person of interest taken into custody — Official

A person of interest has been taken into custody overnight in connection with the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, according to...

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Ekiti govt approves N15.18bn for reconstruction of road linking six communities

The Ekiti State Government has approved the sum of N15.18 billion for the full reconstruction of the Ifaki–Esure–Ilomu–Eyio–Awo–Igede Ekiti road, as part of...

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Gov Abiodun’s govt records significant achievements in last six years — APC chieftain

A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Tolu Bankole, has lauded the Governor of Ogun State,...

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One-third of Nigeria’s workforce will no longer pay tax from 2026 —Oyedele

THE Federal Government has unveiled plans to exempt about one-third of Nigeria’s workforce across both the public and private sectors from paying personal...