Dec 18, 2024 · The proposed N3.52 trillion for the education sector, represents 7.3 per cent of the total budget, a marginal increase from the 5.5 per cent allocated in 2024. The allocation, according to the President, reflected the administration’s commitment to enhancing human capital development, a critical component of its Renewed Hope Agenda.

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Mar 27, 2022 · Adamu’s election was endorsed by the party delegates as four frontline contestants who had earlier indicated interest to seek the office stepped down for him hours before the election kicked off.. They include a former governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura; former Benue governor and current Minister of Special Duties, George Akume; a senator for Niger East, Sani Musa; former Deputy ...

Dayo Aiyetan is the founding Executive Director of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja.He was a senior associate editor and Abuja Bureau chief of TELL Magazine, Nigeria’s leading political weekly, until May 2010 when he resigned to set up the Centre. A graduate of Theatre Arts/English from the University of Ibadan, he started his journalism career as a Features ...

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Jul 24, 2019 · THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday closed a $3.15 billion deal with Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited, SEEPCO, to develop the country’s oil and gas reserves from Oil Mining Lease, OML 13, it revealed in a Twitter post.. The Group Managing Director, GMD, of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, in his statement described the funding arrangement as “a ...

Jan 12, 2023 · The process of conducting elections in Nigeria is governed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act. Nigeria operates a presidential system of government, and as such, presidential and parliamentary elections …

Jun 20, 2022 · ON May 19, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Health Insurance Authority Bill (2022) into law. The ICIR’s Marcus Fatunmole x-rays the law vis a vis the current state of health insurance coverage in the country while highlighting what could be contentious sections of the new law, written in 10 parts and 60 sections.

Jan 5, 2024 · The heightened insecurity in Benue state has put immense pressure on education, resulting in the closure of numerous schools due to attacks. Consequently, this situation has led to a significant increase in the number of out-of-school children, especially in LGAs like Guma, where militant herdsmen and bandits have laid siege.

Nov 14, 2022 · Confidence MacHarry, an analyst with SBM Intelligence, offers some tips on how to stay safe during this period. According to him, to avoid being kidnapped, watch out for unregistered vehicles, avoid travelling on distressed areas and roads, or get a bulletproof car if you can afford it.