Ologunorisa speaking at the event By Banji Ayoola Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, has called on the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) to build a School of Maritime Transport and Logistic for the University. A statement by the university’s spokesman, Mr Paul Adeagbo, said […]
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Presidential aspirant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that Nigeria must fight banditry and terrorism with all its energies. He spoke on Tuesday during a condolence visit to Kaduna over last week’s terror attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. The politician, who said he was in Kaduna […]
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Several subscribers took to social media on Tuesday to express their displeasure over the barring of their communication lines by telecommunication network providers in Nigeria. However, the Mobile Telephone Network, in tweets, apologised to the complainants over the restrictions. Some customers called out MTN for restricting their lines despite having linked them with their National […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives will on Tuesday grill heads of Nigeria’s security apparatus over the recent attacks on the Kaduna International Airport and the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. Several officials of the House confirmed the rescheduled meeting to our correspondent on Monday. The security chief had last Wednesday failed to […]
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The suspects Six persons have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for their alleged involvement in the kidnap of toddlers in Ondo State. The DSS said the suspects, a nursing mother and five men, were members of a syndicate that specialised in abducting toddlers in the state. Parading the suspects at […]
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad lll- led Jamaatul Nasril Islam, some state governments and the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria have taken a swipe at the Federal Government over its failure to address the rising insecurity in the country. The groups stated this on Monday as killings and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja, joined the Muslim faithful at the State House Mosque to mark the commencement of the Ramadan Tafsir, the interpretation and explanation of the Qur’an. According to a statement signed on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari joined in prayers for justice, […]
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A member of the Northern Elders Forum, Usman Yusuf, has revealed what controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, told bandits they met in the thick forests of eight northern states. According to the elder statesman, Gumi told the bandits (now designated terrorists) that killing, raping, maiming and burning of private and public assets were unacceptable and […]
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Over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers have been barred from making calls on their SIMs, following a directive from the Federal Government to telecommunication companies. On Monday, the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by restricting outgoing calls on all unlinked lines as the deadline […]
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Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has said that Nigeria’s debt, including that of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria and borrowings from the Central Bank of Nigeria, can hit N50tn within the shortest possible time. The Chief Executive Officer, CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, said this during an […]
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