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Bola Tinubu, president, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the education and rehabilitation of the rescued Chibok girls, approving an additional $ 1.5 billion to support their academic and welfare support through 2027.

In a statement released on Thursday, the government stated that it has committed to paying for tuition, housing, vocational training, psychosocial support, medical assistance, and parental assistance as of 1, 854, 277, 768.

Mr. President has continued to support AUN’s funding of tuition, housing, and associated fees in order to protect these young women’s education.

The statement read, “The Federal Government has committed the sum of 1, 854, 277, 768 to complete the Chibok Girls Intervention Programme, covering tuition, lodging, vocational training, psychosocial care, and other support until 2027,” the statement read.

Education Minister Tunji Alausa cited the government’s commitment to the Chibok girls as both a financial and moral obligation, with President Tinubu acting as a model for democracy by placing their education before partisan politics.

This commitment goes beyond just financial commitment to moral commitment. It embodies Nigeria’s commitment to make our nation’s darkest historical past a resilient, honorable, and hopeful story.

Beyond partisan politics, Nigerian children’s education is paramount. Mr. President has shown true statesmanship by ensuring that even those who are enrolled in his fiercest critics’ institutions are not denied access to education and rehabilitation,” Alausa said.

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Beyond tuition, the intervention program also offers enrolment in National Health Insurance, vocational starter packs, parental and child care, surgical care, travel assistance, and travel logistics.

The Ministry stated that for the next three years, the girls’ academic progress will be monitored and evaluated.

The statement read in part as “this is about fulfilling a moral obligation to ensure that these girls, who were once victims of terrorism, are given the tools to rebuild their lives.”

More than a decade have passed since Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014.

108 of the young women are still in the federal government’s care, with 68 enrolled at Yola’s American University of Nigeria (AUN). Many of the young women escaped or were released in batches.

The global #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which attracted the support of Malala Yousafzai and Michelle Obama, was born out of the abduction of the Chibok girls.

According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the death toll from the Niger boat accident has reached 30, with 58 people so far being saved. &nbsp,

NEMA stated in a statement on Thursday that rescue efforts are still ongoing in the Gausawa community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. &nbsp,

About the accident, which left several families grieving, the organization stated that “environ 90 people were onboard the ill-fated vessel,” according to witnesses at the scene. &nbsp,

“A total of 58 passengers have been saved so far, and over 30 have lost their lives as one more body was found this afternoon.” Search and rescue efforts are still being conducted for a number of other passengers who are still unaccounted for.

The most recent boat incident, according to investigations, was “caused by the vessel’s overload, compounded by a collision with a tree stump along the water channel.”

Zubaida Umar, NEMA’s director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has since directed the Minna Operations Office to increase the organization’s efforts to rescue people. &nbsp,

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), local divers, and community volunteers are already leading the rescue operation, according to Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA).

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Mrs. Zubaida Umar, the director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has instructed the Minna Operations Office to increase their current rescue efforts… pic. twitter.com/f2zf6jX3JK

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Meanwhile, NIWA has criticised the lack of safety measures on waterways.

Olawale Adetola, the country’s general manager for business development, lamented the recent boat accident fatalities that have occurred in the nation.

“Well, let me first convey the authorities’ condolences to the Niger population regarding this recent boat accident. He stated in the opening line of the Thursday edition of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief that “we are tired of hearing all these fatalities coming from boat accidents.” &nbsp,

As an authority, “we are doing everything we can to prevent things like this from occurring.” We educate and sensibilize all boat owners about the importance of safety when using them on the water.

In the event of a collision of this nature, we have distributed life jackets. However, the majority of people don’t adhere to the safety standards that we have in place.

The recent spate of boat accidents in Nigeria has increased with the incident on Tuesday.

After a boat accident in Sokoto in August, rescue workers announced they were looking for more than 40 people.

In Sokoto state, at least 16 farmers perished in a similar accident about a year prior when a wooden canoe that was being transported across a river to their rice fields capsized.

Former Senator Kabiru Marafa’s claim that he could stifle President Bola Tinubu’s election results in a million votes has been refuted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State.

Marafa’s threat was “baseless,” the party’s state chairman, Tukur Danfulani, said in a statement, calling him “a rejected politician seeking relevance.”

The former lawmaker was “could not even win his constituency” in the 2023 elections, according to the statement.

The APC claimed in the statement that, in addition to Marafa, the party’s victory in Zamfara in the previous presidential election was largely attributable to the influence of party leaders, including Bello Matawalle, the minister of state for defense, and Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor.

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Further, the group claimed that Marafa’s recent outbursts were the result of his frustration with the administration’s failure to secure appointments and election losses.

“It is absurd that Marafa boasts of reducing one million votes, even in his ward of Yandoton Daji or his Tsafe Local Government [Area]Area]. Where will he receive these votes when Zamfara’s entire 2023 tally was “far below that figure”?

We normally wouldn’t have responded to a politician like him, but we must set the record straight because he mentioned the President in a crude manner. No amount of propaganda can distract us, the statement continued. “Zamfara APC is united, formidable, and its recent victory in the Kaura Namoda South State Assembly bye-election proves that no amount of propaganda can distract us,” the statement continued.

In the meantime, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition’s state chapter has indicated its desire to include Senator Marafa.

Alhaji Yusuf Sa’id, the coalition’s chairman, predicted that the senator’s expertise would be crucial to expanding the movement’s political base in Zamfara and beyond.

The coalition welcomes everyone to the party, and we welcome him. As you can see, there are several members of this coalition: some from the APC, some from the LP, some from the NRM, and even some well-known political parties,” Sa’id.

Former APC chieftain Marafa vowed to remove at least one million votes from President Tinubu’s 2027 general election on September 1, 2025.

The former coordinator of the Zamfara State’s Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s program, “Politics Today” said, “Now, whether Mr. President would win or not is a question of seeing, but I want to assure you that something is happening today.

The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified rumors that were being shared on social media about money given to Nigerian TeenEagle 2024/2025 Global Competition winners.

Nafisah Abdullahi, the TeenEagle Global Finals winner, was presented $200,000 in August 2025. Earlier, Nigeriastartupact. According to ng, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, the winner of the TeenEagle World English Language Competition, received $800,000 from the CEO of Manga Automobiles, Muhammad Manga. On August 29, 2025, the total amount was 1.7 million.

The Ministry claimed that the government did not provide any financial support for the eight Nigerian students by giving them personal gifts from the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, in a statement released on Thursday on its official X handle.

The Ministry of Education explicitly declares that the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, gave them as gifts at the national recognition event on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

The statement read, “These gifts were not funded by the Federal Government or the Federal Ministry of Education.”

Dr. Alausa, who had previously addressed the issue on his verified social media page, explained that the gesture was meant to motivate the students.

He said, “This gift was just a token of my appreciation for the effort put forth by these young girls, and it serves as an encouragement to other girls and young children in Nigeria to excel,” adding, “.

The Ministry stressed that in accordance with government policy, its financial provisions are strictly channeled into scholarships and structured educational support rather than cash awards or monetary gifts.

These are restricted to students who enter or continue their education at public tertiary institutions, such as universities, colleges of education, and polytechnics, it was noted.

Further, it urged the general public to disprove claims that the funds came from government accounts, calling them “false and misleading.”

The Minister’s gesture, according to the Ministry, should be seen as a personal gesture of support and encouragement intended to motivate young Nigerians to strive even higher.

Mercy Oluwagbenga, a recent rescuer from Libya, claims she was forced to donate blood to the sick employee’s mother in the North African nation after being beaten and forced to do so.

Oluwagbenga, who spoke on Thursday when she appeared as a guest on Channels TV’s The Morning Brief, also narrated how she worked without a paycheck and was imprisoned in Libya.

Within three months, the first place I worked was fine. I asked them for my salary the first month, and they said they wouldn’t give it to me until their father returned because he had to pay me. They claimed their father would return the following month, which was the third month, the same thing happened the following month. So I assumed they were saving it for me, in my opinion.

I began asking for my salary the third month their father had returned, but they refused to give me a response or to take any action. Because their mother was ill, they began removing my blood.

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“I initially assumed it was normal because you had to take tests every three months to make sure you were okay at the time you worked at an Arab’s house.” However, it started to stay that way.

I learned that the same nurse who was taking their mother kept removing my blood without taking me to the hospital. Oluwagbenga, who is a native of Kabba in Kogi State, said in an interview that he refused to let them take my blood and that is when the beating began.

She explained that her efforts to get help were unsuccessful in various ways.

I called my agent, who later found out he was a prisoner there, and we called back. There was no way I could leave because I was locked up, so I tried to run.

The door was unlocked because I was inside the house the day I attempted to escape. Because I was watching the person who was going to pick me up, I wasn’t aware that they were monitoring me. When did they double-crossed me at that point? I was beaten until I was unconscious.

She claimed that the only reason they allowed me to use my phone was because they were taking care of their sick mother so that they could call and check in on her because my SIM card changed every month. As a result, I didn’t have a stable SIM card at the time.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the leader of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), praised Oluwagbenga for her bravery and survival, citing her as one of the “lucky ones,” as well as the many others who had perished in the desert or the Mediterranean Sea while some of the victims remained untraceable.

Dabiri-Erewa advised young Nigerians to always look for safe and legal travel routes and that irregular immigration was equivalent to “voluntary suicide.“