Senate Passes Student Loan Bill to Ac The senate has passed the student loan (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND that considered the Bill. The chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse (APC – Katsina South) presented the report during plenary. Recall that POLITICS DIGEST reported last week that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wrote to the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeking the repeal of the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, and to…
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reserved a ruling on the motion asking for the court to release the telephones of Professor Cyril Ndifon to a purported National
(CBN) has announced that all valid foreign exchange backlogs have now been settled, fulfilling a key pledge of the Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, to process an inherited backlog of US$7 billion
More than 250 Palestinians have been killed and injured in an ongoing Israeli raid on al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the government media office said.
The Federal Government says it has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing. Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in an email sent to our correspondent on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing. “The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, with the approval of…
NNPCL) has said that the final investment decision for the $25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project will be made in December 2024.
okoto State Governor, Ahmed Sokoto, has ordered the immediate relocation of a dumping site from the Central Market following a fire incident which gutted scores of shops, motorcycles and properties running into billions of naira on Monday.
Tesla founder, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in America again, after surpassing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who had briefly held the top spot in recent weeks.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its governorship candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday traded blame at the Imo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged withholding of vital documents relating to the November 11, 2023 governorship election.
Dangote, BUA and Lafarge, posted a combined loss of N254bn in the year 2023.
The prices of crude oil have continued to rise within the past one week following attacks on Russian refineries by the Ukrainian fighters. From $82.44 in March 11, the Brent Crude rose to $86.87 on Monday morning. The WTI crude, which sold at $78.13 per barrel on March 12, is now selling at the rate of $81.77 as of Monday morning. Similarly, the Murban crude increased from $82.78 to $86.90 in the last one week. Nigeria’s Brass River and Qua Iboe sold at the rate of $90.07 as of Monday, from $84.84 on March 11, according to Oilprice.com. A report…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned Nigerians against the use of underage housemaids, saying such practice is an offence before the law.