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Almajiri education: FG unveils new policy, bans street begging

Dateline Nigeria — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:07:54 +0000

The Federal Government has unveiled a new National Policy for the Enhancement of Almajiri Education, prohibiting Almajiri learning centres from sending pupils to beg on the streets. The policy introduces compulsory literacy, numeracy, digital education and vocational skills as part of efforts to reform the country’s traditional Qur’anic education system. Recently approved under the Federal …

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CBN declares stable forex, says $52.5bn reserves show economy improving

Hajara Leman — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:03:27 +0000

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the recent stability in the foreign exchange market, rising external reserves, easing inflation show, are its ongoing monetary reforms that are producing positive results. The CBN Governor, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, represented by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, said this on Tuesday …

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Kano partners House of Reps, to host North-West summit on drug abuse, trafficking

Dateline Nigeria — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:44:36 +0000

The Kano State Government is partnering with the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Drugs and Illicit Trafficking to host the North-West Regional Summit on Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, Tobacco and Alcohol Control. The summit, scheduled to be held later this year in Kano, is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s response to the growing incidence …

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Tinubu flags off 122-km Kaduna–Birnin Gwari road reconstruction

Angela Atabo — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0000

President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled a key campaign pledge with the official groundbreaking of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road reconstruction project in Kaduna State. Tinubu, represented by Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, spoke on Tuesday at the flag-off ceremony for the reconstruction of the Kaduna (Mando)–Birnin Gwari Road. The President recalled visiting Birnin Gwari in …

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Man, woman killed in Bauchi over alleged witchcraft, another stabbed to death

Ahmad Saka, Bauchi — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:03:00 +0000

The Bauchi State Police Command says a 51-year-old man, Monday Chiroma, and a 30-year-old woman, Hafse Ubale, were killed separately after being accused of witchcraft. In another incident, a 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 25-year-old man to death in Unguwan Kur, Bauchi State. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafi’u Habib, disclosed …

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Africa must confront the cost of black tax

Fateema B. Bello — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:11:14 +0000

One day, Africans must sit down and have an honest conversation about black tax. Across much of the continent, success quickly becomes communal property. The moment you are perceived to have “made it,” expectations multiply. Parents, siblings, cousins, classmates, neighbours, and entire communities begin to see your income as a shared resource. Refuse, and you …

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Court convicts fake lawyer for impersonation, possession of forged NBA seal

Kabiru Abubakar — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:44:25 +0000

Justice A.M. Lawal of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced a fake lawyer, John Nwawuto Anoruo for impersonation and possession of a forged seal of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. Anoruo, who operates a legal and educational consultancy in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, …

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Tinubu approves salary increases for armed forces personnel

Dateline Nigeria — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:30:50 +0000

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. About 250,000 personnel are to benefit from the new deal. Under the new arrangement, which becomes effective from September 1, officers above the rank of colonel will enjoy a 30 per cent salary increase. This applies …

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Nigeria Immigration migrates 10 more passport centres to central system

Dateline Nigeria — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:07:16 +0000

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced the migration of 10 additional passport offices to the Central Passport Personalization Centre, effective Monday, August 10, 2026. This was contained in an internal circular dated August 3, 2026, signed by TO Olaiya, Assistant Comptroller-General, Passport and Other Travel Documents, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Immigration. According …

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Court jails BDC operator for illegal forex trading in Lagos

Kabiru Abubakar — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:57:24 +0000

Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, convicted and sentenced a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Dabo Malam Ardi, to two months imprisonment for engaging in illegal foreign exchange transactions. Ardi was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

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