Tomi Lala

JUST IN: Reps, NUC, CBN, Students’ Body Meet over Proposed Student Loan Scheme

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Student Loans and Access to Higher Education is meeting with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), students’ representatives, and other stakeholders to discuss the proposed student loan scheme of the federal government. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the meeting is convened by the committee chairman,…

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Nigerians only receive more burdens, taxes – Kate Henshaw slams senators over holiday allowances

Veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has claimed that the only ‘prayers’ going into the ‘mailboxes’ of poor Nigerians are more taxes and burdens. Henshaw was reacting to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio’s assurance to colleagues during Wednesday’s plenary session that “prayers” had been sent to them as they embark on a recess. “In order to…

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Ecuadoran Presidential Candidate Shot Dead After Rally

A popular Ecuadoran presidential candidate was shot dead while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, prompting President Guillermo Lasso to declare a state of emergency and blame the assassination on organised crime. Fernando Villavicencio, a 59-year-old anti-corruption crusader who had complained of receiving threats, was murdered as he was leaving a stadium…

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Niger Coup Leaders Form New Govt

Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council. The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will…

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