Month: September 2023
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Fees Hike: OAU Students Threaten To Shut Down Campus, Writes Banks
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun state have threatened to shut down the campus if the management fails to reverse the school fees. The school management had in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju announced an increment of fees payable by both new and old students by over 300…
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Committee of Vice Chancellors Give Reasons For Hike in Varsities Fees
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNUs) has made it clear that it is no longer possible for any federal university in Nigeria to sustain operation again without increasing its obligatory and some other fees being charged to students. The Secretary-General of the committee, Prof Yakubu Ochefu, shared this position in an exclusive interview…
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Edo Deputy Governor Denied Access To Government House
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. Shaibu arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but met the gate leading to his office under lock and key. He says is yet to receive a formal letter…
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Arrest Marlian Music Boss, Sam Larry – Mohbad’s Close Friend, Bella Shmurda Reacts
Bella Shmurda, a close friend of late singer Mohbad, has vowed to seek justice over the death of the former Marlian signee. In statement posted on his X account, Shmurda, a musician, declared that there would be no rest for those who made Mohbad live in fear while alive. He also called on the police…
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President Tinubu Approves Appointment of Two Ministers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed two new ministers in charge of the Ministry of Youth. They are Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim (Minister of Youth) and Ayodele Olawande (Minister of State For Youth). This was disclosed in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. Ngelale said the…
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35 Professors, Other Varsity Workers in Trouble Over Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 35 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past five years, analysis of media reports by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. Sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s…
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CBN probe: Emefiele’s driver, 19 apex bank officials quizzed
The Nation Newspaper No fewer than 20 persons with links to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its immediate past governor, Godwin Emefiele, have so far been questioned by the special investigators appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the apex bank, The Nation can now confirm. Among those interrogated were the four deputy…
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UK Increases Students’ Visa, Visitors’ Visa Fees
The United Kingdom Home Office has announced that a Student visa will now cost £490 (N476,677.59) as against former fee of £127 (N123,537.58), representing a 286 per cent increment. The government also stated that a visit visa to the UK for less than six months will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to…
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Naira Finally Speaks, Mourns Late Singer, MohBad
Azeez Fashola better known as Naira Marley says the death of Mohbad has left him heartbroken because he was more than an artist or a signee, but a brother and dear friend. Mohbad died on Tuesday and was buried the following day, with the cause of death yet undisclosed. Although the duo had a fall-out…
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President Tinubu Names New CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yemi Cardoso as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was announced in a statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday. The statement said the appointment is subject to confirmation of the Senate. “President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to…