Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, faulted the salaries paid to members of the National Assembly. He noted that the salaries received by the members were not based on the recommendations of the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission. Lamenting that most of those supposed to operationalise the Nigerian constitution were the ones undermining the […]
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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who emerged best performing candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Soludo said the gesture followed the recent JAMB declaration of Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a cumulative mark of 360 in the examination. The governor […]
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Give offender second chance, NAPTAN chief urges JAMB A clinical psychologist at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Dr. Fisayo Adebimpe, has said the 19-year-old student who forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, Mmesoma Ejikeme, suffered from “inbuilt superiority complex” and “conduct disorder tendency”. She said a personality assessment […]
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked universities to suspend the implementation of the recent increase in fees, which it said is capable of causing students to drop out of school. It also asked the Federal Ministry of Education to immediately review the new fees regime in Federal Government Colleges and revert to the old […]
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Many clearing agents that were operating at the borders have dumped land borders after former President, Muhammadu Buhari ordered the reopening of land borders for businesses, findings have revealed. Recall that Buhari had in December 2020, ordered the reopening of some of the land borders for businesses after shutting the borders since 2019. However, in […]
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President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting the confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the letter at the resumption of the plenary session on Tuesday, said the service chiefs would be screened by the entire Senate in its chamber at a yet-to-be-announced date. Akpabio explained that […]
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Southeast governors, lawmakers, and leaders of the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu over the rising insecurity in the region and the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on Monday at the Imo […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Acting Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Tuesday assured the people of the state that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, with who he said he is in constant touch, will soon return from his medical leave. In a letter to the people, which was titled: “We Sue For Continued Loyalty, Support, And Commitment […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government has described as wicked, mischievous, and insensitive a report credited to the national chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, on the health status of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Adamu reportedly said at a meeting between the party’s national leadership and state chairmen in Abuja on Monday […]
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L-R: Cameroon-bound oil-laden vessel intercepted by taskforce…on Monday. Photo: Dele Ogunyemi Customs CG rejigs border patrol, orders crackdown on fuel smuggling cartels NNPCL intercepts Cameroon-bound vessel laden with 800,000 litres stolen crude oil The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday, vowed a heavy clampdown on oil thieves, insisting that the […]
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