The Director in charge of Scholarship at the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) said N2.4 Billion is owed Nigerian scholars abroad by the Board due to inadequate or lack of budgetary provisions.

Fatima Ahmad said there was an outstanding scholarship allowance to the tune of N799.8 million, in 2015 and 2016, out of which Ñ444.2 million has been paid, leaving a balance of N355.6million.

Nigerian have urged the newly launched satellite television provider, TSTV not to renege on its promise to begin sales of its decoders by November 1.

Nigerians who took to various social media platforms urged TSTV not to dash their hopes like it did on October 1, during its official launch.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday in Abuja frowned at the use of unregistered SIM cards in the country in spite of subsisting government ban.

Burutai said the development was a major setback in the use of digital and mobile forensics by the Nigeria military in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping and other national threats.

At least five people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia member assisting the military against Boko Haram jihadists said.

The leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Ajiri Yala, some 15 kilometres (10 miles) north of Maiduguri, said the attack happened at about 4:30 am.

National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) staff staged a protest Friday morning in Abuja over alleged non-promotion of staff in the commision.

The staff have also insisted on a three-day warning strike to commence immediately.

The aggrieved staff who called for the removal of the Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed Kari, said they lacked necessary work tools while their allowances have not been paid.
The workers also lamented the delay in the review of the Insurance Act 2003 by the National Assembly which they said was frustrating policy implementations in the commission.

The workers displayed placards with inscriptions targeting the commissioner for insurance, such as “Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop” and “Mohammed Kari must go.”

Sokoto State Government said it had started the process of connecting a number of rural households with solar power to deepen energy usage and enhance rural electrification in the state.

Alhaji Bashir Gidado, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Public Private Partnership (PPP), made the disclosure at a news conference in Sokoto on Sunday.