as Fed Govt plans law against proliferation of private universities This is cheery news for Nigerian universities. From next week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will begin the disbursement of the N30 billion revitalisation fund set aside for them by the Federal Government. But there is a caveat: Each university must present an audit […]
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Blessing, after the win Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu suffered a 1-4 loss to Tamyra Marianna Stock Mensah of the United States in the final of Tokyo Olympic women’s wrestling event to claim a silver medal. Oborududu has won a Gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships every year for the last 11 years, except for 2012 […]
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Inspector General of Police (IG) Alkali Baba Usman has appointed Mr. Tunji Disu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), as the new head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Disu’s posting, the IG said, is on the heels of management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for […]
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Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure have blocked the Akure-Ilesa-Ibadan highway in protest over the death of their colleague in a road accident Five students of the institution were involved in a crash on Monday night around the Cathedral area along Oyemekun road, Akure. One of the victims, a 200 Level student in […]
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Five buildings and other property in Obogoro Town in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have been swept into Ikoli River following a landslide arising from coastal erosion. The incident which took place late Sunday night has displaced many locals, as scores of residents were seen fleeing from the ravaging disaster. Residents are appealing to […]
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The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, on Tuesday issued an order unfreezing the N2.1 billion bank account of the founder of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi. He ordered the account domiciled at the First Bank be immediately unfrozen since the criminal charges which precipitated the restriction on the […]
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State says it is open to negotiation on its ongoing industrial action over the payment of half salaries to its members by the state government. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had informed labour leaders that borrowing to augment payment of salaries was no longer sustainable hence the payment of half […]
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Nigeria’s first medalist at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Ese Brume, has said she intends to wear her bronze medal on the general overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo. Brume disclosed her plans to celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the women’s long jump event in the early hours of Tuesday. “I […]
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Popular Nigerian actor, Adebayo Salami, with stage name ‘Oga Bello’, has lost his aged mum. The actor and producer announced the passing away of his mum, Alhaja Aishat Ayoka AbdulKareem, in the early hours of Tuesday, August 3, 2021. In a message shared on his social media pages, Oga Bello said his beloved mother passed […]
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The Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), yesterday, said that the four million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. Government would undergo National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) efficacy test and evaluation before being administered to Nigerians. According to the organisation, it would take up to 48 hours for the results to be […]
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