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The Federal Government has revealed that a road map is being developed on Alternate School Programme as part of concerted effort to reduce the menace of out-of-school children in the country estimated to be over 10.2 million.
The National Steering Committee on the programme held its inaugural meeting in Abuja to map out strategies and an action plan to address the challenges of out-of-school children in Nigeria and to rapidly reduce the number by providing them with quality basic education and skills in special settings not addressed in the conventional school system.
In her opening remarks, the co-chairperson, convener of the meeting and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farooq, said that Nigeria topped the list of out-of-school children in the world, hence the decision of the Federal Government to develop strategic plans by the recently inaugurated steering committee.
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Patrick Ajudua, a shareholder of Oando, on Tuesday, won a suit he filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, against the Securities
NDLEA arrests three with 414kg of cannabis in Delta NDLEA arrests three with 414kg of cannabis in Delta
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three persons for trafficking in 690 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 414 kilograms.
Two of the suspects, Anthony Osoria and Onyeka Okoronkwo were nabbed at Issele Azagba along Asaba- Benin expressway on February 18 while Shedrack Nwenyi was arrested in Owerri, Imo State on February 19, 2021.
The state commander of the agency, Obiefule Dennis, who did not give details of the arrest, commended the officers for their vigilance as he called on drug traffickers to desist from the illicit trade.
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