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Shettima Urges Stronger Media-Government Partnership

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday urged the media to be partners in progress with the government by utilising their platforms to strengthen the country’s democracy through constructive journalism and critical thinking. According to him, a society is destroyed not by the absence of ideas but by the “absence of men and women with the courage...
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NELFUND Debunks N25,000 Upkeep Allowance Claim, Insists Students Get N20,000

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has debunked reports claiming that beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s student loan scheme receive a monthly upkeep allowance of N25,000, clarifying that the approved amount remains N20,000. The Fund said the clarification became necessary following the circulation of misleading information suggesting an increase in the allowance for students enrolled...
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Kano APC 2023 Guber Candidate, Gawuna  Defects To ADC

The Kano State All Progressive Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate in the 2023 general elections, Nasiru Gawuna, has formally decamped from the Party. Gawuna, in a resignation letter dated March 29, 2026, and addressed to the APC Chairman in Gawuna Ward, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, said his decision to leave the party was...
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Ogun Empowers MSMEs With Grants, Free Business Registration

Ogun State Government has empowered several Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with grants, free business name and product registrations to mitigate the effects of economic hardship occasioned by fuel subsidy removal on their businesses. Also several participants at the event, themed: ” Empowering Businesses, Shaping the Future,” received N50,000 grant each while 50 entrepreneurs...
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Reps Move To Reform Nation’s Budgeting System

The House of Representatives has begun moves to overhaul Nigeria’s planning and budgeting architecture through a high-level national policy dialogue. This is even as the country intensifies efforts to position itself for a $1 trillion economy. Chairman of the House Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Gboyega Isiaka (APC, Ogun), disclosed this at a...
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Aiyedatiwa Fires SSAs, SAs, To Appoint 1,000 New Aides

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa yesterday fired his Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants. In a statement, he said the sacking was to enhance efficiency and deepen service delivery. The statement said: “The governor thanked them for their contributions to the development of the State thus far and wished them well in their future endeavours....
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