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NIGERIA STRENGTHENS FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria is intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking as the crime continues to take different forms, including the trafficking of women and children, forced domestic labour and the illegal sale of babies.
FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO MODERNISE POLYTECHNIC LABORATORIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has inaugurated a ministerial committee to oversee the modernisation of polytechnic laboratories and strengthen skills development in Nigeria. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said the initiative aims
FG REWARDS 12 TEACHERS WITH ₦300M By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has rewarded twelve outstanding teachers with over ₦300 million for their professionalism and dedication, at the ongoing Nigeria Teachers’ Summit in Abuja. The beneficiaries were selected through a transparent,
FG, ASUU SIGN RENEGOTIATED AGREEMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has signed a long-awaited renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), marking a major step toward stable and improved academic activities in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. At the
FG DISMISSES FABRICATED ALLEGATIONS OF TARGETING OPPOSITION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government of Nigeria has firmly rejected claims that it plans to arrest, detain, or prosecute opposition figures. The reaction follows the circulation of a fake document alleging the creation
FG DISMISSES SOVEREIGNTY CONCERNS OVER NEW TAX LAWS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the new tax laws scheduled to take effect in January will not undermine the country’s sovereignty. The assurance was given in Abuja at
FG REOPENS UNITY SCHOOLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has reopened all 47 unity secondary schools earlier shut over security concerns. Academic activities have fully resumed following improved security within and around the affected schools. Students have returned safely to
FG ANNOUNCES OVER $2BN INVESTMENT INFLOWS INTO LITHIUM, RARE EARTH PROJECTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government says Nigeria has attracted more than $2 billion in investment into lithium and rare earth projects in the last two years, signalling rising global
FG UPGRADES BUK SOLAR PLANT TO 6MW By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has launched a 6MW solar power upgrade at Bayero University Kano (BUK) to end years of unstable electricity on campus. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is expanding the
REPS MOVE TO ISSUE BENCH WARRANT ON BOA MD, ARCN DG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has warned that it may issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Managing Director of the Bank