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Indian Govt Invites Nigerians, Other Nationals To Apply For Scholarship [See How To Apply]
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, is inviting applications from Nigerians and other international students for scholarships, the Federal Ministry of Education has said. A statement from the Federal Scholarship Board Management explained that the scholarship is meant for students seeking to pursue higher studies at the undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral levels in…
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3 Secondary School Students, 1 Other Arrested For Alleged Cultism in Lagos
Three Secondary students and one apprentice suspected to be cultists have been arrested by Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command in the Alakuko area of the state on Friday. According to Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the student cultists came to Lagos from Ogun State for reprisal attacks on…
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Based On Maturity And Evidence, I Have Changed Most Of The Stances Taken In The Past, Pantami
Embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami has again retracted some of the controversial remarks he made some years ago, stating that, based on maturity and some evidences at his disposal, he has changed several stances taken in the past. Pantami, is under fire for been sympathetic to terrorist groups including Taliban and…
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UI Announces Extension of Registration For 2020/2021 Session
University of Ibadan, UI
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Pantami Is My Friend, But He Can’t Be Defended | Farooq Kperogi
THIS is a difficult column to write because although scores of people have importuned me to intervene in the controversy regarding Communication and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami’s utterances before he came into government, my wife, who knows Pantami is my friend, pleaded with me to stay out of it. But I would…
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Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Insecticide, Mosquito Coil, Others | Research
INDOOR spray insecticides, mosquito coil, lotion type insect repellents, and other chemicals may help to keep the home or yard free of bothersome insects, but at what cost? New research finds that unborn babies are among the most vulnerable to the harmful effects of pesticides, especially when exposure takes place during the first trimester when…
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Governor Makinde Fires LAUTECH VC
Governor Seyi Makinde has fired the Vice-Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso (LAUTECH), Prof Michael Ologunde. Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, stated this in a letter on Friday. The letter reads: “His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State and the visitor to the Ladoke Akintola University, has…
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Don’t Allow Parents, Guardians into Registration Hall, JAMB Warns CBT Centres
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal, quoted Mr Oloyede as saying that the decision was made after inspecting some of the…
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FG Gives Condition For Activation of New SIM Cards
The Federal Government has given condition for the activation of new SIM registration with Mandatory National Identity Number (NIN) adding that it must be line with the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM card registration. The Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, Section 23(a), specifies the role of the Minister to include the formulation, determination…
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Ramadan: Varsity Approves 3pm As Closing Time For Staff
The Management of the University of Jos has approved 3 p.m. as the close time for Muslim staff of the institution during Ramadan. Mr Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. He said the gesture was to enable Muslim employees to observe the…
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