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March 13, 2024

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FG Postpones Students Loan Launch Indefinitely

The launch of the Nigerian Student Loan Scheme by the Federal Government has been indefinitely postponed. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, revealed this during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday.

The initiative, aimed at providing interest-free loans for higher education to Nigerians, was set in motion when President Bola Tinubu signed a bill in June 2023.

The bill, initially proposed by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, was scheduled to commence between September and October 2023.

However, despite reassurances from Tinubu that the program would kick off in January 2024 after missing the October deadline, the launch has been postponed indefinitely.

The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, announced in January that preparations for the program were complete, including the establishment of the Student Loan Scheme website and implementation plans. Furthermore, Tinubu informed leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students that additional features, such as vocational studies, needed to be incorporated before the program could commence.

March 13, 2024

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 IFMNEWS

Tinubu Appoints Head Of Service, Perm Secs For FCT

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries in the nine Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and other members of the FCT Civil Service Commission.

This was made known in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister, Anthony Ogunleye.

The Minister, Nyesom Wike, had, in October 2023, announced that he had received the approval of the President for the establishment of the Civil Service Commission of the Federal Capital Territory.

Wike had also disclosed during a meeting with the directors of the FCTA and the Federal Capital Development Authority on March 4, 2024, that the Commission would appoint nine permanent secretaries to oversee the secretariats.

The appointments take immediate effect, and the appointees will be sworn in on Monday, March 18, 2024.

March 13, 2024

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President Tinubu Appoints Dayo Mobereola As Nimasa D-G

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola, to serve as the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years.

The appointment follows the exit of Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired.

Mobereola’s appointment was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President of Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement.

The new NIMASA GG holds a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, in England, and a fellow of the same institute in Nigeria.

He was the Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) from 2003 to 2015 and was also the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State from 2015 to 2016.

March 13, 2024

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Ningi Resigns As Northern Senators Forum Chairman

The embattled Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, has tendered his resignation as the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum.

He resigned after being suspended by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly for three months over budget padding claims.

Although the resignation letter was dated March 11, a copy was made public shortly after his suspension.

The letter that was sent to the Forum said his action was necessitated by unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North, and the nation at large.

Ningi thanked members of the Northern Senators Forum for the opportunity given to him in the last eight months to serve as its chairman.

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