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KBSG Approves N1.14b For Gratuity, Death Benefits

The Kebbi State Government, under the leadership of Governor Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu), has approved the sum of ₦1,144,428,745.74 for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 445 beneficiaries. The approved payments cover retired state and contract staff, local government employees, and personnel of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA). The disbursement, which spans...
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WAEC Suspends Access To 2025 WASSCE Results

Following the discovery of technical issues during an internal review process, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday announced a temporary withdrawal of access to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates. In a statement released and signed by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, the...
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NAFDAC Speaks On Safety Of GMO Foods

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has broken its silence on the controversial Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), assuring Nigerians that GMO foods are safe but need proper labelling. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast show, noted that proper labelling of GMO foods by...
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Entrepreneurial Education Nat’l Workshop Backs Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

A high-level national workshop aimed at repositioning entrepreneurship education as a driver of innovation, employment, and sustainable economic growth is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the organisers have said. In a statement on Thursday, the organisers described the workshop as a bold initiative to promote experiential learning and practical business...
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Obi Raises Alarm Over Worsening Education Sector

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has raised an alarm over the worsening state of Nigeria’s education sector. Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) who made this remark, described the situation as a crisis of immense magnitude that demands immediate national attention. Reacting to the recent revelations by the Universal Basic Education...
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Group Demands Immediate Release Of Sowore

The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned what it described as the unjust and illegal arrest of Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement. In a statement signed by its President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, and dated Thursday, August 7, 2025, the group criticised the Nigeria Police Force for what it...
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K1 De Ultimate Breaks Silence On Airport Controversy

Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate on Thursday denied allegations by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that he breached boarding protocols at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. New Telegraph had earlier reported that FAAN disclosed that the 68-year-old musician attempted to board a ValueJet Airlines flight...
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Poor Sleep Can Lead To Chronic Pain –Study

A new study has found that disturbed sleep increases the body’s sensitivity to pain, and that women react more strongly than men. The study is published in the ‘European Journal of Pain’. According to the researchers from Aalborg University in Denmark, this opens up a new and often overlooked approach to both the understanding and...
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