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JAMB Begins Probe of 2000 Candidates Denied Admission Despite High Scores
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has commenced a probe into a report that 2,000 applicants lost their university admission over the failure of the board to upload their results. On October 16, a report surfaced that about 2,000 applicants to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) who sat for JAMB’s Unified Tertiary…
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BREAKING: Tinubu orders release of lecturers’ withheld salaries over ASUU strike
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser…
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Renewed Cities Agenda: FG Solicits Release Of 50 Hectares Per State From Governors
The Federal Government has solicited the release of 50 hectares of land by state governments to enable it actualise its Renewed Cities Agenda in housing delivery for citizens. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this call when the Governor of Taraba, Dr Agbu Kefas, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday…
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Report: Nigerians affected as EU clamps down on countries offering golden passports
The Cable News The European Union (EU) has raised security concerns over the trade in ‘golden passports’ after discovering that five Caribbean states have sold citizenship to 88,000 individuals from nations like Iran, Nigeria, Russia and China. The EU is seeking to review its visa-mechanism in countries that offer investor citizenship schemes to countries with…
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Kwara-born Media Guru, Issa Onilu, Seven Others Get Presidential Appointment
Kwara born media Guru who was also former National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Lanre Issa-Onilu has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) along with seven others for agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. According to…
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Naira Hits New Low Against U.S Dollar
Vanguard News The crises festering in Nigeria’s currency exchange market doubled down yesterday with the local currency depreciating further across all segments of the market. Vanguard’s monitor of the market yesterday indicated that the Naira went down from N1,100 to USD1.0 mid-day in the parallel market before settling at N1,060 in the major trading hubs…
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Tinubu Issues Fresh Directive Ministry of Education Over Varsities Approved by Buhari
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to stagger the take-off of some of the federal tertiary institutions established by the previous administration. Minister of Education, Dr Mamman Tahir, who disclosed this to journalists at the State House, Abuja after meeting with President Tinubu on Wednesday, explained that the decision was…
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20-year-old UNILORIN Student Reportedly Commits Suicide
A 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) identified as Sanni Hameedat, has committed suicide after lending her online lover she met on Snapchat the sum of N500,000. The private hostel management she resided in before her demise, in a statement on Wednesday said the deceased was undergoing her SIWES programme before the unfortunate…
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Man arrested for raping prophetess in church
A 40-year-old mason, Lekan Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt that while he allegedly committed the crime last Thursday, men of the state command succeeded in arresting him on Monday. Our correspondent gathered that the suspect stormed the church, Orioke Aanu Oluwa Gbohunmi,…
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N50/Min, N4/SMS – NCC Introduces New CUG Call, Text Rates
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced amendments to the rates for Closed User Group (CUG) call and text services in Nigeria. These changes, set to take effect from November 1, 2023, will have a significant impact on how friends and family communicate via the country’s major telecommunications companies, including MTN, Airtel, GLO, and 9mobile.…
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