The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Saturday expressed worry over the high wave of institutional weaknesses, bureaucratic inefficiencies, and endemic grand corruption in the country, saying it has continued to undermine governance at all levels. It also lamented the lack of inclusiveness, transparence and accountability, as well as unaddressed existential conditions brought about […]
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Chief Executive Officer, Caverton Offshore Support Group, Olabode Makanjuola (left); Chief Executive Officer, Stena Bulk, Erik Hannel; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; and Group Chief Executive Officer. NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari The Nigerian maritime industry is on the cusp of transformation, as the […]
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By Banji Ayoola When the gloom outside threatens to clasp, choke and crush; When the environment around you becomes highly charged; When the bombardments from human beings who have gone their way, and turned in hostility against you become intensified, unbearable, too hot and too tempting to draw you in; Rather than return fire for […]
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The naira on Friday depreciated to N1, 630 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,625 per dollar on Thursday. This week the naira experienced a fluctuating trend having opened the week with a depreciation to N1,610 per dollar. The exchange rate for the naira has risen by 1.49 percent when compared to N1,606 per […]
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Schengen visa In a big win for Nigerian travellers, a valid Schengen visa opens the doors to 27 European countries, making it easier and more affordable to explore Europe. Whether for tourism, business, education, or visiting family, Nigerians can enjoy visa-free travel within the Schengen zone once granted a visa by any of the member […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that a blind candidate hired a fellow blind man as an impersonator to sit the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on his behalf. According to the Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the blind impersonator is an undergraduate. Oloyede who spoke at […]
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Osuagwu President of the American Academy of Optometry, African Chapter, Dr Uchechukwu Osuagwu, speaks with Biodun Busari on his life journey from Nigeria to Australia How would you describe your growing up? I grew up in Aba, in the South-East of Nigeria. My parents and younger siblings are still there. After completing my primary education, […]
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A fresh round of hostilities may have erupted between major oil marketers and the Dangote petroleum refinery as both parties jostle for dominance in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. This follows recent revelations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who declared that his $20bn refinery is still “fighting for survival” amid what […]
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By Banji Ayoola There is no uniform level of maturity between any two of the estimated 7.8 billion human beings on earth today. We all stand on different levels. Thus, there is an inner gap, spanning many years, and even earth-lives between every human being on earth and the other. Even if they are of […]
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Ogun State Hovernment has renamed the newly refurbished MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, as MKO Abiola Sports Complex following the addition of new facilities in the structure ahead of the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF). The stadium previously had only a football pitch and an athletics track, but it now boasts a 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool, […]
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