Year: 2023
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UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN Reporter bagged Cotonou Varsity Degree in 6 weeks, Participated in NYSC Scheme
Daily Nigerian Newspaper The story of obtaining questionable degree certificates from universities in Benin Republic and Togo is not new. What is new, however, is how these certificates can be obtained with ease and speed. Cotonou is not only famous for the thriving second-hand car business popularly called ‘tokunbo’; it also serves as a mecca…
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BREAKING: Senate raises 2024 budget by N1.2tn
Punch Newspaper The Senate has increased the 2024 budget by a total of N1.2tn, moving the budget from N27.5tn to N28.7tn. According to the report submitted by the Appropriation Committee led by Senator Solomon Adeola, aggregate expenditure was pegged at N28,777,404.073.861; statutory transfers -N1,742,786,788,150; recurrent expenditure- N8,768.5330,852; capital expenditure-N9,995,143,298,028 and GDP at 3.88%. President Bola…
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Plateau: Security Intervention Averts Fresh Bloodletting
The Nation Newspaper Only an early intervention by security men in Plateau State on Thursday night helped avert a fresh massacre in Bokkos Local Government Area, according to reports yesterday. Bandits had already laid siege to Budel in Tangur district of the LGA , burning and destroying homes. Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos, Monday Kassah…
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Just In: FG unveils 20 new motor parks eligible for 50% rebate on transport fares (Full List)
The Tinubu-led government has released a list of more motor parks where Nigerians can enjoy a 50% rebate on transport fares for return trips during the festive season. This was announced on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Friday, December 29.…
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Naira Depreciates Further at Parallel Market
The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,230 per dollar in the parallel market from N1, 225 per dollar last week Friday. However, the naira appreciated to N872.59 per dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N872.59 per dollar from N885.88 per…
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Gov. Aiyedatiwa announces spokesman, four other political aides
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced five fresh political appointments after taking the oath of office following the death of former governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Mr Aiyedatiwa, in a statement issued by the state deputy chief of staff, Omojuwa Olusegun, on Wednesday, announced his chief press secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan and Sunday Abire as special assistant…
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Ondo Government Gives More Details on Akeredolu’s Death
Channels TV Contrary to reports in circulation that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died of leukaemia, the Ondo State Government has said that the late governor died of complications arising from protracted prostate cancer. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement, said 67-year-old Akeredolu died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment in…
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Ailing Ondo Governor, Akeredolu is Dead
Vanguard News Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is dead. According to reports, Akeredolu died in Lagos on Wednesday. The Ondo governor died at the age of 67. It was learnt that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died…
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We Spent Christmas Without Salaries – ASUU, CONUA Lament
Guardian News Two months after the Federal Government ordered a waiver on “No Work, No Pay” on striking members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ordered eventual release of their four-month withheld salary for 2022, lecturers are yet to be paid, checks by The Guardian have revealed. ASUU and Congress of University Academics…
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Just In: Portable Beats Charles Okocha In Celebrity Boxing Fight (Video)
Punch Newspaper After the fourth round, Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, was announced as the winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor Charles Okocha on Wednesday. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, kickstarted past 1 am and lasted for…