Month: February 2022
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Strike: Likely Position of ASUU ‘Revealed’
There are strong indications that Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may settle for warning strike to drive their demands home as some key members are presently at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, to take position on the looming industrial action. A chairman of one of the branches, who preferred anonymity because…
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FG To Train 500,000 Public Servants On Digital Economy
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) says plans are underway to train 500,000 public servants on digitisation and Information Technology (IT) to improve service delivery. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. Arabi said that the…
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APC Moves To Bar Lawmakers From Participating in Presidential Primary
Punch Newspaper Fresh crisis is looming in the ruling All Progressives Congress amid fresh plans by the APC to bar members of the National Assembly – who are not principal officers – from taking part in the Presidential primary, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Currently, all serving and former members of the APC are allowed to…
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FG Creates 750,000 Jobs To Close Unemployment Gap in Nigeria
The Federal Government has created 750, 000 jobs for youths to close the unemployment gap in the country. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum, on Sunday in Abuja. Arabi, who is also the Chairman, Technical Working Committee on Youth…
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NECO Issues Fresh Guidelines On 2022 SSCE Registration
National Examination Council, NECO, has issued fresh guidelines to candidates willing to participate in the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, adding that, candidates are required to register offline and validate their registration via their respective state offices of NECO. The examination body revealed this in the new registration guideline made available to Punch in…
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Armed Hoodlums Attacked Igboho’s Residence, as Supporters Sustained ‘Gunshot Injuries’ (Video)
Suspected hoodlums who were reportedly armed to the teeth on Saturday attacked the Soka residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho in Ibadan. Some supporters were reportedly attacked and injured during the clash. The Activist is being detained in a prison facility in the Republic of Benin after he was…
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Frank Mba Out as Adejobi Takes Over as Force Public Relations Officer
Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP, Olumuyiwa Adejobi has taken over from Frank Mba, as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Adejobi takes charge of the department with immediate effect, said SP Benjamin Hundeyin of the Public Relations Department at the Force Headquarters on Saturday. The statement was titled, ‘CP Frank Mba hands over to…
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NIN: Service Fully Restored On Our Platform, GBB
Galaxy Backbone, GBB, has announced full restoration of services on its platform after days of network glitches experienced by its teeming customers. The government-owned company said this in a press statement on Friday, which was titled ‘Service outage at customer environments completely resolved’ and signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Chidi Okpala. The statement…
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Bank Customers Raise Eyebrows Over Unexplained Deductions From Their Accounts
Customers are raising eyebrows over the indiscriminate and unexplained deductions from their accounts by various banks. The bank customers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, complained that attempts to get clarification from their banks were usually met with unsatisfactory responses. Razak Jubrin, a customer with one of…
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Matriculation: UNILAG Distributes iPads To Indigent, Visually Challenged Students
University of Lagos distributed a total 104 iPad (tablets) to indigent and visually challenged students during its matriculation ceremony on Friday in Lagos. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, while distributing the iPads said the essence was to ensure that every student is carried along in online learning. The News Agency of Nigeria…