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Tinubu tackling out-of-school children menace, says presidential aide
Tinubu tackling out-of-school children menace, says presidential aide
The senior special assistant on student engagements to the president, Sunday Asefon, has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to address the spiraling out-of-school children menace in the country.
Asefon said that President Tinubu views the country’s education sector as a priority hence the need for the necessary steps being taken to ridding Nigeria’s tertiary institution of its inherent challenges.
Asefon gave the assurance on Monday, in Ado Ekiti, at the commencement of a two-day leadership training organised by his office for students’ union leaders in the southwest region, with the theme: ‘Building Responsible Leaders for National Development’.
Asefon asserted that the training was aimed at imbuing the students’ leaders with the right skills to manage frictions they have with the school management for steady, unhindered and progressive school calendars to be attainable.
The Presidential aide added that Tinubu as a student and youth-friendly leader, was determined to hand over power to the youthful generation, saying there was a need for such future leaders to be trained in leadership skills for the nation to have a prosperous and blossoming future.
He said Tinubu remains the most committed leader in Nigerian history in terms of investments in the education system, describing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) codenamed Students’ Loan as a game changer that will obliterate school dropouts on account of financial incapacitation.
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“President Tinubu promised that he would stop the cases of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) frequent strikes, and he started achieving this by paying their nine months withheld salaries and by getting them off the IPPIS payroll. That had helped in settling their grievances.
“The tenures of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari were riddled with ASUU strikes. There wasn’t any year when all the unions in the university didn’t go on strike. But President Tinubu has spent one year and three months in office, and no case of national strike has been recorded.
“The NELFUND looked impossible in the beginning, but students from poor backgrounds now have access to the funds in our federal and state tertiary institutions. Let me assure you that the increasing rate of out-of-school children and unrest on our campuses will be eliminated under the present government”, he added
In his submission, the Commissioner for Youth Development in Ekiti State, Mr. Gold Adedayo, described investment in education as the most potent weapon to rid the nation of poverty and criminalities, boasting that Tinubu’s leadership has not failed in this regard.
A former students’ Union Leader at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Mr. Oluwole Moneyin, said dialogue remains the best instrument to be deployed to settle differences on campuses by students, saying there must be a paradigm shift now that the military regime has ceased to exist in Nigeria.
Tinubu tackling out-of-school children menace, says presidential aide
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Nigerian deportees from UAE arrive in Abuja airport
Nigerian deportees from UAE arrive in Abuja airport
Nigerian deportees from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrived in the country, as revealed by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
The deportees, numbering 400, were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday.
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Sharing information about the arrival on X, the aforementioned news platform penned: “Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 males, have been deported from the United Arab Emirates back to Nigeria.
“They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other stakeholders.”
Nigerian deportees from UAE arrive in Abuja airport
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Tinubu visits King Charles at Buckingham Palace
Tinubu visits King Charles at Buckingham Palace
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently visited King Charles at Buckingham Palace, aiming to reinforce diplomatic ties and partnerships between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
According to presidential aide Segun Dada, the discussions centered on deepening the long-standing relationship between both nations.
This visit marks the second time President Tinubu and King Charles have met, following their initial encounter in November 2023 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai, UAE.
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While specific details of their discussions were not disclosed, the ongoing engagement between Nigeria and the UK underscores shared interests in addressing global challenges and fostering economic development.
This high-level interaction reflects the importance both countries place on collaboration in areas such as trade, climate action, and international diplomacy.
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Nigerian man bags 12 years jail for $200K fraud in US
Nigerian man bags 12 years jail for $200K fraud in US
A Nigerian citizen, has been found guilty of aiding in an attempt to defraud a North Dakota law firm through false digital transfers. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota, between November and December of 2020, Christopher Agbaje, along with others, purported to be a business owner in a legal dispute with a Bismarck company, and entered into a fake attorney-client relationship with the firm. After a series of false statements and promises, the firm received a parcel containing a fraudulent Citibank check payable in the amount of $198,850.00, which was deposited in their bank account. At the purported business owner’s request, the firm then sent a $198,336.68 wire transfer to Agbaje’s business partner.
After the transfer, Agbaje directed his partner to initiate a fake $180,000 international transfer to conceal the money’s location, ownership, and control. Upon hearing that law enforcement officers were actively conducting a fraud investigation on the transfer, he reportedly instructed his business partner to “gain leverage”, “press on”, and “claim naivety.”
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Agbaje was originally extradited from the United Kingdom to North Dakota in February 2024, where he faced five different charges. While he was cleared of Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud in May, the suspect was also found guilty of Money Laundering, Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud, and Aiding and Abetting Mail Fraud.On September 11, Agbaje was sentenced to 142 months in prison, and must pay the firm $188,935.74 in restitution.“This strong sentence shows that international fraudsters cannot hide from justice,” United States Attorney Mac Schneider said. “When North Dakotans are the victims of fraud, our prosecutors and law enforcement partners will work internationally to hold defendants accountable in a federal courtroom in Bismarck or Fargo.”
“Today’s sentencing demonstrates that no fraud scheme is beyond the reach of justice, no matter its complexity or scope,” said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis. “Those who engage in fraudulent schemes will be met with swift and decisive action. The FBI will continue to work with partners across the globe to protect the financial security of the American people from those who seek to exploit it.”
Nigerian man bags 12 years jail for $200K fraud in US
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