25 July 2026

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Regulatory

Tinubu Hails Free Education as Path from Poverty

President Bola Tinubu has praised Nigeria’s early free primary education schemes, describing them as a powerful tool that lifted many families out of poverty. Speaking at the 70th anniversary of the launch of Free Universal Primary Education in Lagos, Tinubu said the policies introduced in 1955, 1957, and 1960 by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Nnamdi

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Institutions

Grants Focused on Fighting Poverty—Centre

Grooming Centre Nigeria, a microfinance institution, states that its university research grants are designed to help alleviate poverty in the country. The Centre explained that the grants are awarded to students in public and private tertiary institutions, with a focus on projects that offer real solutions to social and economic problems. Speaking at a press

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Institutions

MFI Commits Grants to University Research

Grooming Centre Nigeria, a microfinance institution (MFI), has announced that it provides university research grants to indigent students in both private and public tertiary institutions nationwide. The MFI stated that it prioritises research projects tailored to addressing societal problems and alleviating poverty in Nigeria. Mr. Egulefu Chikezie, the institution’s head of special projects, said this

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