Month: June 2021
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MTN’s Service in Nigeria Could Be Disrupted, if… MTN Writes Subscribers
MTN’s service in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country, the local unit of South Africa’s telecoms group said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. MTN Nigeria is the first company to acknowledge a possible disruption to its services due to insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria…
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Post Election Violence: Ten Years After, Buhari Approves Appointment of 10 Siblings of Slain Corps Members
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 10 siblings of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who lost their lives during the 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State into the federal civil service has been approved by President Buhari. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed this during the inauguration of the…
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Inflation: Seven Million Nigerians Became Poor in 2020, World Bank
The World Bank has said rising prices pushed about seven million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020. This was contained in a press statement titled, ‘Critical reforms needed to reduce inflation and accelerate the recovery, says new World Bank report,’ released by the World Bank’s Senior External Affairs Officer of Nigeria, Mansir Nasir. The…
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EFCC Chair, Bawa Cries Out Over Death Threats From ‘Nigerians’
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has cried out over death threats he is receiving from high profiled Nigerians over his radical stance against corruption. Mr Bawa, who spoke on Channels TV Sunrise Daily, said he was in New York last week and that a very senior citizen received a phone…
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Final Year Student Slumps, Dies While Bathing
The An HND II student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Abeokuta, Omotoke Suliyat was reportedly slumped while bathing in the bathroom. The deceased who was a final year student reportedly slumped In the bathroom and was immediately rushed to Hope Hospital at Adigbe where she was confirmed dead on Sunday, June 13. The Speaker of…
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UNILAG Patners Coderina To Empower Students in Robotics, AI, Other Digital Skills
The University of Lagos, Unilag, has partnered with Coderina to help students acquire skills in robotics and artificial intelligence as well as to hone their creativity and entrepreneurial skills. Coderina is one of Africa’s top edtech not-for-profit organisations that leverage technology as an enabler for social, economic, and gender inclusion. While signing the Memorandum of…
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‘I Can Confirm That Twitter Has Written Federal Government’, Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,” a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of…
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Angry EKSU Students Beat Suspected Armed Robber To Death in School’s Hostel
Some irate students of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) have been beaten a suspected armed robber to death in the school’s hostel. According to report, the suspect identified as Sunday Oluwasola and his robbery gang armed with locally made barrel guns and cutlasses allegedly ransacked one of the students’ hostels opposite the university entrance…
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SCOAN Announces Where TB Joshua Will be buried
The highest decision making body in Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has announced that the founder of the church, late Temitope Balogun Joshua will be buried at his church, in Lagos Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday. “We know you are aware that our father in the…
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UTME Registration: Jamb Issues Fresh Directive To Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE), who were unable to register but have secured the profile codes and had initiated the registration process to visit specially designated registration centres to complete the registration on Tuesday, 15th of June, 2021.…