Month: February 2022
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Banks Release More Names of Forex Defaulters Following CBN’s Directive
Some commercial banks have released more names of forex defaulters in compliance with the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish the names of individuals looking to trick the system. Information available on the websites of 10 commercial banks show that as of Friday, February 18, 2022, over 1,226 names were published.…
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MTN Reveals Reason Behind Change of Logo
Leading telecommunications giant, MTN, has revealed reason behind its rebranding journey which has led to the floating of a new logo adding that, the step is aimed at indicating the company’s evolution from a telecoms company to a technology company. The company’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Nompilo Morafo, in a statement, said the…
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Two Varsity Students Found Dead in Hostel
Two students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, UNIZIK, have been found dead in a room at a private hostel. Report has it that, the bodies of the deceased students were discovered on Sunday, February 20, after Room One of the hostel, located at the William’s Lodge, was forced open following a report to the…
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UNIPORT, LAUTECH Emerge Winner In 2022 All Nigerian Universities Debate, Quiz Championships
Two Nigerian universities, the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, and the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have emerged as the winners of the just concluded debate and quiz categories respectively. The events took place from the 13th to 19th of February 2022 where students from 23 universities in Nigeria competed at three major events…
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IPPIS Not Suitable For Varsity System, JAMB Boss, Oloyede Backs ASUU
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has backed the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on its rejection of Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System, IPPIS, adding that, the government adopted payment platform is not suitable for for the university system. Oloyede, a former Vice Chancellor of the University…
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NDLEA Begins Probe Into Seizure of Large Consignment of Tramadol ‘Linked’ To Abba Kyari in Lagos
More trouble appears to be looming for the suspended Commander of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), ACP, Abba Kyari, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launches into the probe of the seizure of a large consignment of Tramadol, an illegal drug, in Lagos. The alleged seizure, it was learnt,…
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Updated: Pregnant Woman, UNILORIN Students, Others Reportedly Burnt To Death in Kwara Auto Crash (Graphic Video)
An auto crash involving a pregnant woman and eight persons which included unspecified number of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, students was reported to have claimed no fewer than nine lives on Sunday morning in Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital. Report has it that, the multiple accident occurred along the Ilorin International Airport road…
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BUK First Class Graduate Shot Dead in Anambra
A first class graduate of Information and Media Studies from the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano, BUK, Mr Sule Mathew, has been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Anambra. The deceased was killed along with some passengers he was travelling with in Ekwulobia, a town in Anambra. A news medium, PR Nigeria, where he…
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APC Sets To Postpone National Convention
There are strong indications that the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) might postpone its national convention scheduled for February 26. According to THISDAY, the convention will be postponed by two weeks. Efforts to speak to the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party, who is also the Governor of Yobe State,…
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2023 General Elections May Be Postponed, If… INEC
Vanguard Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it may be forced to postpone the 2023 elections if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill by Tuesday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in an interview with Sunday Vanguard. According to him, there…