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  • FG INTRODUCES N50m GRANT TO BOOST INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONGST STUDENT

    FG INTRODUCES N50m GRANT TO BOOST INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONGST STUDENT

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    Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has launched a N50m Student Grant Venture Capital Initiative to support student-led enterprises in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.   Announced during the inauguration of the Research and Innovation Commercialisation Committee in Abuja, the initiative, in partnership with TETFund and the Bank of India, targets undergraduate students at 300-level and above…

  • MARKETERS IGNORE DANGOTE’S PETROL CUT, MAINTAIN HIGH PUMP PRICES

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    Despite the Dangote Petroleum Refinery reducing its ex-depot petrol price from N880 to N840 per litre on June 30, many fuel marketers are hesitant to lower their pump prices, fearing potential losses. Marketers explained that they could only consider price reductions after selling off their existing stock purchased at higher prices, around N900 per litre.…

  • FOUNDING PDP MEMBER DAVID MARK RESIGNS FROM PDP, TAGS ALONG WITH OPPOSITION COALITION

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    Founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic party due to worsening internal divisions, leadership crises, and irreconcilable differences. In a letter dated June 27, he cited the party’s decline into a shadow of its former self and public embarrassment as…