President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, mourned an actor, Jimoh Aliu, who died at the age of 80. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari mourns popular dramatist, Jimoh Aliu,” Buhari said the deceased would be missed by al lovers of good drama. The statement read, “President […]
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Moves Against Identity Theft In Varsity Admissions ‘State, Private Schools At Liberty To Reopen Based On COVID-19 Guidelines’ • Education Minister Threatens To Shut Institutions That Disobey Safety Protocols • UTME Impersonation Drops From 74,000 To 4,900 • New Fraud Measures Lead To Arrest Of Police Officer The Federal Government yesterday approved the full reopening […]
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as veteran broadcaster celebrates 70 By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Biola Olatunde, novelist, poet, newscaster, script writer, drama producer and public speaker clocks 70 years today, October 3, 2020. The distinguished alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has written more than 200 stories for radio and television, as well as poetry anthologies and two novels […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu INigeria at Sixty,in the silky,plot so pretty,in such humanity,by bad roads,pollution from explosions,full of corruptions. IINigeria at Sixty,in the silty,plod so witty,in such crispy,by power outages,poverty from policies,full of traumas. IIINigeria at Sixty,In the kitty,plop so gritty,in such drippy,by poor drainages,bullets from ballots,full of outrages. IVNigeria at Sixty,In the treaty,plow so tricky,in […]
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By Ben EzeohagwuIn motion,you setunseen notion,through writing. Either towardsHeight or depth,in the choice,it lies. In potion,as volition,flows thoughts,onto paper,through writing. Such drums,blessings or hardships,from such writer,to himself,and audiences. Mind the writing,by such echoes,from pen,uplift or debase. Write so as,inform, entertain or record,such archives,be rich in humanity. Ezeohagwu, who won the Onigraffiks Prize for Literature (2017), […]
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Lagos State Government, in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has launched a N5 billion Post-Coronavirus Recovery Support capital for the education sector to support low-cost private schools across the state in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the intervention fund, which […]
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Students who wish to study Agricultural Sciences related courses at Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, would henceforth undergo their studies free of tuition. Chancellor of of the institution, Dr David Oyedepo, has reportedly removed tuition for Agricultural Sciences in the university. It was learnt that “Dr Oyedepo has introduced an added incentive to students […]
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Pupils in the classroom After six months of lockdown, academic activities resumed on Monday as schools opened across the country. Majority of the schools have to cope with the extra cost of putting in place safety guidelines stipulated by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to prevent the COVID-19 spread. Parents also have to […]
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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved Monday, September 28, 2020, for the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the 2020/2021 academic session across the state. In a statement yesterday in Benin, the state capital, Education Commissioner Jimoh Ijegbai said the governor the schools are to observe social/physical distancing as well as other safety […]
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Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has announced the reopening of academic activities for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year. According to the university’s bulletin, academic activities will resume on Monday, October 5, 2020. This is coming nearly six months after the institution was shut down following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic […]
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