2023 budget: FG plans N1.35tn war chest against B’Haram, bandits
• To acquire fighter jets, ammunition, budgets N1bn for terrorists’ prosecution
As the battle against insecurity continues, the Federal Government has earmarked N1.35tn to prosecute the ongoing anti-insurgency fight in the country. This was contained in the N20.51tn 2023 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by
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Foreign education gulped $609.5m in eight months — CBN
Nigerians spent $609.5m on foreign education between January and August 2022. The figure is contained in the data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, calculated based on the information provided on the amount spent on educational services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign
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NDLEA seizes N1bn tramadol at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 2,465,000 tablets of tramadol 225mg and 250mg weighing 2,356kg smuggled through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the seizure, which took place on Friday, was worth N1,040,000,000 in
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Man United are ‘not that good’, Ten Hag admits
Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag has admitted that his team are not that good at the moment.
The Dutch boss said his players need to up their game after the team survived a scare in Thursday’s Europa League win over Nicosia.
United came from a goal down to
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EPL: Denis Zakaria names two Chelsea players he’s impressed with
Chelsea midfielder, Denis Zakaria, has identified teammates N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech as players he is impressed with in training at Stamford Bridge. Zakaria, who joined Chelsea on a season-long loan from Juventus in the summer transfer window, said what Kante does in training is incredible.
According
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BBNaija: Organizers reveal housemate who topped voting chart from week 1
The full voting chart for the Big Brother level-up season has been released. The organizers of the show released the chart in a statement on Friday.
Recall that in the level-up season, the organizers, for weeks, only showed the votes of the least four housemates.
However, the
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Insurgency: Sheikhs deconstruct extremists’ interpretations of Sharia, Jihad
Resource persons at a workshop in Yola, Adamawa State, have deconstructed interpretations of Islamic law (Sharia) which extremist groups quote to back their violent acts.
The resource persons said at the workshop which ended Friday afternoon that, contrary to interpretations by extremist groups, the killing of anyone is a
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Trailer drivers block Abuja Lokoja highway over closure of Obajana cement plant
Trailer drivers on Friday afternoon blocked the popular Abuja – Lokoja highway in protest against the closure of Obajana Cement Plant by the Kogi State Government.
The blockage at Koton-Karfe has brought about long queues of vehicles that paralysed social and economic activities in the
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EFCC arraigns firm MD for N12m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Managing Director of Sapphire Scents Limited, Adewale Aladejana, before Justice M. A Madugu of the Federal High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N12 million under false pretense.
He was arraigned on Tuesday on three charges
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CONUA, other threats to varsities’ future – Student group
The National Association of University Students, South-West Zone, has said the newly registered academic associations, Congress of Nigeria University Academics, and the National Association of Medical and Dentistry Academics will pose greater threats to universities’ progress.
A statement signed by the South-West NAUS Vice-President, Adesoji Oladimeji, said, “The
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