It was seven years yesterday since the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped. Since then, their school has remained shut and scores of the girls are yet to be reunited with their families. The Chibok community yesterday pleaded with the Federal Government to reopen the Government Secondary School in Chibok that was destroyed by Boko Haram. Seven […]
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scraps use of e-mail for UTME, DE registration How board lost N10m to fraudsters, by Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that only admissions through its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) are valid. The board stated this yesterday in a statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin […]
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By Abdu Rafiu What really are the facts surrounding the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross? For more than 2000 years, it is a question that has agitated minds of a great many. In thinking circles, in theological schools, among scholars and researchers the question is being asked — from year to […]
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Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi Enugu yet to access N2.5b Kano accessed N7.7b matching grants in three years Oyo owes no counterpart funding Cross Rivers blames delay on COVID-19 The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that about N41.06 billion matching grant has remained unaccessed by the 36 states and Federal Capital […]
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It’s untrue we printed N60b, FG replies Obaseki Seek alternative funding options as country risks falling into hyperinflation Senate summons minister, AGF over N7.5b secret withdrawals Five days after Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, released a bombshell, saying Nigeria was in huge financial trouble after the Federal Government allegedly printed N60 billion as part of […]
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By Etim Etim It was quite fitting and memorable that former employees of The Guardian newspaper chose to honour Alex Uruemu Ibru, the paper’s late publisher, with a new book that focuses on the birth and story of the newspaper in its first 10 years. Written by Aaron Ukodie (the paper’s first Communications reporter) and O’seun […]
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Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said Nigeria is in serious jeopardy without restructuring. He spoke in Lagos at the launching of “Roundtable discussion on economy and restructuring in Nigeria” by National Pilot Books, a subsidiary of National Pilot Newspapers. He said he is reluctant to speak about restructuring “because the prevailing view […]
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A former military administrator of Oyo and Ondo states, Col Ahmed Usman retired, has passed on at the age of 70 years. Usman, who retired from the army as a colonel, was reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Although from Kogi State, he was the military administrator […]
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President Muhammadu Buahari and President Xi Jinping China’s secrecy clause to loans poses problems, says study Exposure to EXIM Bank increased by over 2000% in eight years Lawyers defend legislative scrutiny, sovereign immunity clause As Nigeria and China this year mark their golden jubilee of official relations, there are growing fears over the imbalanced relationship, […]
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A Nigerian property company will be taking over Shoprite’s local business in Nigeria, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. Persianas is buying Shoprite’s Nigerian business after the South African retailer decided to retreat from other African markets. Shoprite, with more than 2,300 stores across Africa, is awaiting regulatory approval on the sale of its […]
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