Tuition Fee still free in Unity Schools – FG

The Federal Government says tuition fee for students of Unity colleges across the country remains free while it only reviewed boarding and text book fees. The government also said that it added uniform fee for the new student in Junior Secondary school one and Senior Secondary school one in the new school fees regime to address concerns of parent paying uniform fees into separate accounts and also to end too much disparity in uniform of students. According to reports, the circular, titled: “Approved fees/ charges for Federal Unity Colleges (1st…

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Community policing: Buhari approves N13.3bn for take-off

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N13.3billion for the take-off of the Community Policing initiative across the country. The president made this known during the opening of a two-day Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, organised to assess progress made towards the achievement of the nine key priorities of his administration yesterday, in Abuja. President Buhari stated that the approval was part of measures to consolidate efforts aimed at enhancing security nationwide. “We have also approved the sum of N13.3 billion for the take-off of the Community Policing initiative across the country,…

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Senate President seeks support for community policing

The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, on Sunday in Abuja called on Nigerians to give community policing adequate support. Lawan made the call at the finals of a Community Policing Awareness Polo Tournament. He expressed the hope that with community policing the security situation in the country would be further enhanced. The senate president urged communities to cooperate and partner with the police, adding; “the police is your friend.” He said that if a policeman contravened a law it was not enough for the entire Police Force to be…

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Akeredolu, Makinde insist Amotekun’ll not be under federal establishment

As the controversy over the funding of the Community Policing of the Federal Government, being championed by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu continues, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that South West regional security outfit codenamed: ‘Amotekun’ will not operate under the community policing arrangement of the Nigeria Police Force because there are laws guiding its operations as a distinct security arrangement. Akeredolu on Wednesday said it was not the duty of governors to pay for the services of the community policing when it becomes operational. The…

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Many states asking for community policing can’t pay salaries – Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says it took government long to approve community policing in the country so as to make sure that state governments are able to cater to the needs of those hired for the purpose. Shehu who shared this while speaking on a Channels Television programme, noted that it was necessary for steps to be taken to ensure that a proper structure that is implementable in all states is formed before the state policing is actualised in the country. ” A…

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FG approves N13bn for take-off of community policing

As part of measures adopted to consolidate efforts aimed at containing the security situation in the country, the Federal Government has approved the sum of N13.3 billion for the take-off of Community Policing initiative across the country. Accordingly, the National Economic Council (NEC) at its virtual meeting on Thursday (the 6th in 2020), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, with state governors, FCT Minister, CBN Governor and some federal cabinet officials in attendance, resolved that the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, with two other governors, meet with the…

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