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Senate to Pass n58.472trn 2026 Budget in March

The Senate, yesterday, tentatively fixed Tues- day, March 17, 2026, for consideration and passage of the proposed N58.472 trillion budget submitted to them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2026 fiscal year. The Senate Committee on Appropriations made this disclosure while holding special session on the 2026 Appropriation Bill at the National Assembly Complex,...
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One In 3 Nigerians At Risk As Sightsavers Urges Stronge

As the world marked World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day yesterday, Country Director of Sightsavers Nigeria, Prof. Joy Shu’Aibu has said that 25 per cent of Nigerians are predisposed to neglected tropical diseases. She made this known during an interview on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme ‘Spotlighting Neglected Tropical Diseases’, aired on Friday to mark...
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Benue’s Reforms To Enhance Qualitative Education

The Benue State Government, under the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia, has introduced comprehensive education reforms to enhance quality education, reduce financial burdens on parents, and ensure accountability, with key policies taking effect in the 2025/2026 academic year. These reforms, overseen by the Ministry of Education and the Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA),...
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Stakeholders Endorse Limit For Ifá Initiations

To curb the rampant abuse of Ifá initiations and ensure due process, stakeholders at the Ifá Disciplinary and Reformation Summit have agreed that Ifá Priests/Diviners (Babalawos) must hence- forth limit initiations to eight individuals per day. The decision came during the summit, organised by the International Forum of Araba and Oluwo, held on Thursday, January...
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I’ll Lift, Develop Nnewi North Using Soludo’s Model

An aspirant for the position of Mayor in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr Cornel Osigwe, has promised to replicate the giant strides of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo in the council area. Osigwe gave this assurance on Friday, January 30, while fielding...
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KWSG Initiates Study Tour For Livestock Farmers

The Kwara State government has initiated a training tour and capacity building programme series for Livestock farmers across the 16 local government areas of the state to study, learn from successful livestock farms, and adopt sustainable best practices in animal husbandry for implementation on their farms. The series began with a visit to Milkin Barn...
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Group Berates Igbo Govs, Politicians For Betraying Biafra Cause, Kanu’s Freedom

A United States-based pro-Biafra group, Ambassadors For Self Determination, has expressed disappointment with the current South East (Igbo) Governors and political elite over what it termed neglect of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu‘s freedom and the people’s concern for a referendum on self-determination. “These governors,” according to the group, “and their ilk ascended to...
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