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Nigerians’ High Fertility Rate, Over-population a Huge Burden – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development, stressing the need for urgent measures to address Nigeria’s high fertility rate, through expanding access to modern contraceptive methods across the country. The President also inaugurated the National Council on Population...

Restructuring will Take Nigeria from Frying Pan to Fire – JAMB Boss, Prof Oloyede

By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has said that the urgency for Nigeria to adjust its structure and devolve more powers to the federating units, is overrated. Speaking in an interactive session with senior...

My Successor will Inherit Home-grown Economy, Stable Democracy – Buhari 

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night in Abuja pledged his commitment to hand over a strong repositioned agriculture-led, diversified home-grown economy, stable democracy and revamped armed and security forces to the next Administration. Speaking at a dinner in honour of the 2022 Committee of Business,...

With 7bn Paid to FG Annually, 750m to Universities, my Legacy will be Sustained – JAMB Boss

By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has assured stakeholders in the education sector that his fantastic reforms will not go away as soon as his tenure is over. Fielding questions from a...

Breaking: FG Suspends Planned Subsidy Removal Indefinitely

The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products till further notice. The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, stated this at a meeting held at the National Assembly on Monday. The meeting was convened at...