Month: April 2023
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World Bank Recommends Single Foreign Exchange, as Tinubu Eyes N200/$1
The World Bank has recommended a single foreign exchange (Forex) market, urging Nigeria to do away with its multiple forex markets. In its latest ‘Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2023’, the World Bank said unification of the forex markets should be one of the reforms to strengthen the recovery of the country’s economy. According…
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Again, JAMB Postpones DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has announced postponement of the continuation of its Direct Entry registration, which was scheduled to close on Thursday, 20th April, 2023, but was extended by one week. The board said the exercise would now continue on Saturday, 6th May, 2023, when the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the…
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‘Go To Court’ – Unilorin SU Legislative Arm Tells Aggrieved Lawmakers After Suspension of Union President
The legislative arm of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Students’ Union President, has suspended President of the union, Mr Faji Tobiloba over alleged financial related offences. According to campus based blog, The INFORMANT, The council accused Mr. Faji of breaching the provision of the union’s compendium, unlawful collection of funds and also to have committed…
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Lagos State Makes List of Wealthiest Cities in the World (Full List)
The commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos State has been ranked 72nd position in new list of the world’s wealthiest cities in 2023, with New York, Japan’s Tokyo, and Silicon Valley’s Bay Area claiming the first, second, and third spots, respectively. The list, compiled by London-based consultancy Henley & Partners, ranked the cities by taking into…
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Flash: Sultan of Sokoto Announces Sighting of Moon
President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSIA),Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sahad says the crescent to mark the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on Thursday, Sahad, the Sultan of Sokoto, said his office received information on the sighting of the moon to end the end of the fasting, announcing that…
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Saudi Arabia Announces Sighting of Moon, as Nigerian Muslims Await Sultan Directive
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1444. The kingdom via the official twitter handle of the two revered mosques, @haramaininfo stated this on Thursday. According to the tweet, the moon was SEEN today in Tumair and Sudair. After the sighting of the crescent has…
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Tinubu Announces 13-man Presidential Inauguration Committee (Full List)
Vanguard News The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long presidential inauguration event that will usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of…
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Eid-el-fitr: FG Declares Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday 21st and Monday 24th of April 2023, as Public holidays to mark this year’s EIdil-Fitr Celebration. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuiab Belgore noted that the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government While he congratulated…
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2023 UTME Results: What JAMB Candidates Should Expect
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, will not be released immediately after the conduct of the exam. In a statement on Wednesday, Fabian Benjamin, the board’s spokesperson, said the measure is to ensure the results are properly scrutinised before release. Benjamin also announced that…
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Sallah: Sultan Set Up 33-Man Moonsighting Committee (Full List)
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced a committee for the sighting of the month of Shawwal – marking the end of the Ramadan fast. The NSCIA also congratulated the Nigerian Muslims on the occasion of the upcoming Sallah celebration…