The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that candidates seeking to reprint their certificates will now be required to pay a fee of N50,000. This update was disclosed by NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, in a statement issued in Minna, Niger State. He highlighted that the N50,000 fee for certificate reprints is subject to periodic review. […]
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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has again refuted claims of embezzling the state funds during his eight-year tenure. The Kaduna State House of Assembly indicted El-Rufia’s administration for misappropriating over N423 billion. The former governor and his allies have denied these allegations, claiming they are being witch-hunted by the Assembly and the state […]
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There are indications that the nation’s currency has come under fresh demand pressure in the parallel market with significant depreciation recorded in the past week. Yesterday, parallel market dealers traded at N1,705/ $1.00 down from N1,655/$1.00 a week ago, with sustained day-to-day slide. Vanguard’s Naira watch indicates the steady slide is happening for the first […]
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A former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed the 64th Independent Day Speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as insensitive, evasive and false. Following is the party’s response a statement by the party’s national spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, titled “Independence Day Speech Confirms Tinubu APC’s Insensitivity to Nigerians- PDP …Says Speech Did Not Address Issues, Dwelt on […]
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AT 64, Nigeria is a total mess. It is a deformed adult child at 64! It cannot protect itself and depends on others for basic sustenance, even from resources it has in abundance. A weak union, Nigeria, which got its Independence from the British colonial masters on October 1, 1960, is standing on false structural […]
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PROTOCOL I am greatly delighted to welcome you all to this auspicious occasion of the 64th anniversary celebration of our nationhood. It is an occasion to reminisce on our successes and challenges as a country. 2.Let us recall with a deep sense of history that, this day 64 years ago, the chain of colonization of […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday led other government dignitaries including Vice President Kashim Shettima in a low-key celebration of the 64th Independence anniversary of the nation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The day witnessed a military parade held at the forecourt of the president’s office. It followed intense security checks at the main gate of […]
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In a surprising display of solidarity, police officers handed out water to protesters on Tuesday. A video shared by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on X.com, showed police officers distributing packs of plastic water to the demonstrators. The protesters had converged at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State as the country marks […]
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has insisted that the forthcoming Local Government Election scheduled for 5th October will be held. Fubara said there was no encumbrance known to law to stop the conduct of the exercise. The governor, therefore, urged political parties and candidates contesting for various positions in the election and the electorate to […]
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