CBN Fights Youth Unemployment With N500m Grant For Undergraduates, Graduates

Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria’s CBN Governor In a bid to help the youths in Nigeria to overcome unemployment and become self-sustaining, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will henceforth support youths in tertiary institutions with grants to promote entrepreneurship. The bank made this known on Wednesday October 20, 2021, in a report, titled ‘Guidelines for the implementation of tertiary institutions entrepreneurship scheme’. “Five top Nigerian polytechnics and universities with the best entrepreneurial pitches/ideas shall be awarded as follows: first place – N150m; second place – N120m; third place…

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Be Vigilant, The Terrorists Who Tried To Overthrow Me Are In Nigeria –Turkey President Warns Buhari

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari (right) in a handshake with his visiting counterpart from Turkey, President Recep Erdogan GREAT EXPOSÉ: The President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, has told Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari that the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in 2016 are still active in Nigeria. Erdogan made the disclosure on Wednesday October 20 at a joint press conference with Buhari, on the occasion of his two-day official visit to the country. In 2016, Erdogan had accused allies of renowned cleric, Fethullah Gulen, who own the Turkish…

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At Last, Nnamdi Kanu Arrived Court Premises, Amidst Tight Security

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (2nd from right) with his legal team in court earlier today At long last, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue of his trial over allegations of terrorism and treasonable felony. Although his visuals from the car could not be gotten, he was however believed to be among a convoy of about six vehicles that drove into the court premises around 8:00a.m. on Thursday morning by operatives of the Department of…

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Again, Bandits Abduct Over 30 Travelers In Niger State

Not less than 30 passengers have been allegedly abducted by armed bandits at Garun-Gabas in Rafi Local Government Council of Niger State according to reports reaching our newsroom. According to the locals, the victims were abducted on Wednesday afternoon along the Zungeru-Garin-Gabas highway on three separate vehicles. The travelers were traveling in an 18-seater bus and two other vehicles when they ran into the gunmen. According to eyewitness accounts, the bandits blocked the road and shot sporadically into the air to scare villagers who scampered to various directions before taking…

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Declare Bandits As Terrorists El-Rufai Tells President Buhari

Mr Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that his government has been asking President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists since 2017 without any positive response. El-Rufia disclosed   when he received a Quarter Three security report on the state on Wednesday, adding that declaring bandits as terrorists would allow the military to “kill” them without having to worry about international laws. According to El-Rufai, his government has written letters to the federal government, requesting that bandits be declared…

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