Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Student Loan Scheme
- FG Releases Fresh Guidelines, Expands Scope To Skill Development Programmes
- To Develop App For Student Loan Scheme Application
- To Fund Scheme Through Education Tax Fund
With barely 9 days to the deadline set by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the commencement of the Student Loan Scheme, the president has issued fresh directives. READ ALSO:
2. Tinubu Charges Nigerians To Stop Making Money Their god
- We Believe In Your Administration, Ready To Partner With You-CAN
At a meeting with a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by its president Archbishop Daniel Okoh at the State House in Abuja, on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to join hands to fix the country and have a change of mindset towards money. READ ALSO:
3. IPMAN Affirms Marketers Will Make Payment in Naira For Dangote Fuel
- Says The Legal Tender in Nigeria is The Naira.
The clarification regarding the trading currency for refined petroleum products from the recently completed Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has been provided by an oil marketers’ association to the effect that the product will be only in naira as the registration process for marketers at the refinery is ongoing. READ ALSO:
4. ICPC Clamps Down On Internal Corruption, Warns Staff
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has vowed to clamp down on corrupt practices within the Commission. READ ALSO
5. Akeredolu To Begin Final Journey Home As Family Releases Funeral Schedule
Former governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu will be buried on February 23, 2024 as the family on Monday evening released the funeral timetable for the former governor of the Sunshine state. READ ALSO
6. Super Eagles Beat Guinea-Bissau, Qualify For AFCON Round of 16
The Super Eagles have progressed to the next round of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after defeating Guinea-Bissau on Monday.
READ ALSO7. NBS Report Shows Price of 12kg Cooking Gas Rises by 12.31% In 12 months
In December 2023, the average retail cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of cooking gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, increased by 12.31% year over year to N11,510.16 from N10,248.97 in December 2022.
READ ALSO8. Insecurity: Tinubu Gives FCT Minister, Wike, Approval For Emergency Procurement
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has received permission from President Bola Tinubu to purchase some digital security and tracking technology on an emergency basis. READ ALSO
9. Court Declares Fubara’s N800 Billion Budget Illegal
The N800 billion budget that the Rivers State House of Assembly’s Edison Ehie-led group enacted and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara signed into law has been declared void by a Federal High Court in Abuja. READ ALSO
10. Unknown Show Promoters Attack Portable At His Home
On Monday morning, Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, was attacked at his residence. READ ALSO
