says update is free The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has urged prepaid meter users to update their meters before November 2024. NERC shared the update on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. The commission added that the update, which is free of charge, would not affect the current prepaid units of users. It further […]
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Daniel Bwala, an aide to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that President Bola Tinubu may be forced to sacrifice the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike if he goes ahead with his planned demolition of structures in the FCT. Wike, upon assuming office on Monday, vowed to demolish […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) says the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards CCMAS (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content and delivery of their programmes towards achieving the overall goals […]
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Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration in Abuja With the creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy after 30 years of advocacy, Adegboyega Oyetola, the pioneer minister, will need to hit the ground running to transform the sector, Adaku Onyenucheya writes: As the […]
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A picture taken on August 22, 2023 shows lightning over Mecca’s clock tower in Saudi Arabia. – Fierce storms closed schools on August 23 in the desert kingdom’s Mecca region, home to the Grand Mosque which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said. (Photo by Hammad Al-Huthali / AFP) Fierce storms closed […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ‘Kemi Pinheiro, has urged the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to effect the immediate release of the former chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrahseed Bawa. Pinheiro noted that Bawa’s continued detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) for […]
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By Monday Ubani In 1993 what you may consider a bizarre event occurred in the continent of Africa and the location was Nigeria. General Ibrahim Badamosi Babaginda was President and Commander in Chief under whose watch the heinous act against Nigerians was committed. The foundation for the annulment of the June 12 presidential election of […]
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ECOWAS Chiefs of Defense Staff after their meeting in Abuja recently By Adama Gaye Everybody saw the coming disaster but the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) whose top leaders, the Heads of State and Governments of its Member States, except the four countries under military regimes they have outlawed – blindly decided on […]
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Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says its Higher National Diploma (HND) to a bachelor’s degree Top Up programme, was designed to facilitate career and academic progression of HND holders. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this in an […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has renewed its call for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) recognition of the Sango festival held annually in the ancient Oyo town. This was in a statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation. Speaking on Saturday, the Commissioner for […]
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