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Poverty Is Not a Crime: Why Nigeria Must Stop Punishing the Poor  

Oluwayomi Owoseye of Initiatives for Social Inclusion and Grassroots Literacy (ISGIL) writes....   When the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, declared that “poverty is not an excuse”…

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The Oyo State government, on Tuesday, opened a portal for the recruitment of 7,000 teachers for the state’s public primary schools. The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education…

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Student loan: NELFUND postpones application for state varsities

The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Tuesday, announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state institutions. According to a statement by the…

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Court orders Emefiele to forfeit $1.4m bribery proceeds

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.…

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Napoli lower Osimhen asking price to £85m

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Wire fraud: Court orders Nigerian’s extradition to US

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an application by the Attorney General of the Federation to extradite one Samuel Abiodun to the United States of America to face…

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Seven die in accident involving truck, bus on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

A tragic accident claimed the lives of seven people, including five men and two women, at approximately 9:33 PM on Monday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to Florence Okpe, the Federal…

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Suspected ritualist arrested with human head in Ogun

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Reps to hear Corporate Social Responsibility regulation bill, Tuesday

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Nigeria’s terms of trade falls 0.12%

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Foreign loans drive up capital importation by 19% to $330m

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Church accuses ex-member of alleged blackmail over vehicle gift, false debt

The leadership of Grace Nation Church, Lagos, has accused a former member, one Omolayo Ibukun Michael, of using the media to blackmail it over two vehicles he gifted the church…

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Breaking: Sokoto govt denies plot to dethrone Sultan

Sokoto government has denied allegations by MURIC that it’s plotting  to depose His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The state Commissioner for information and societal…

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Traditional institutions must be protected from state govt’s excesses – Atiku

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De Zerbi’s new managerial job after leaving Brighton confirmed

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Ahead of Dangote Refinery’s commencement of Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol, supply in the Nigerian market, marketers and energy experts in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry have ruled out…

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