Year: 2024
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Super Eagles Thrash Benin Republic 3- 0
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their first game of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Ademola Lookman broke the deadlock in the first half. Osimhen extended the lead for the Super Eagles with a sumptuous goal. Lookman’s third goal…
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How Renewed B/Haram Attacks Killed 122 in Yobe, Borno
Daily Trust In just over two months, Yobe and Borno states have experienced four devastating attacks by Boko Haram and its splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) that led to the death of at least 122 persons. These attacks mostly targeted communities where the inhabitants have enjoyed several years of relative peace.…
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JAMB Meets Polytechnic Students Over Non-Mobilization of HND Graduates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it is not within its power to address the unsubstantiated claims of non-mobilisation of some Higher National Diploma (HND) students for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Friday at a meeting with the leadership the National…
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Customs Breaks Silence Over Delay in Implementing Duty Waiver on Food Imports
The Nigeria Customs Service has broken its silence over circumstance surrounding the delay in implementing a duty waiver on food imports to reduce prices in the country, despite the presidential directive. The federal government announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities on 8 July 2024 to alleviate food inflation. Two months have passed…
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Lawmakers Take Stance on Under-18 SSCE, UTME Candidates
Punch Newspaper The recent decision by the Federal Government to peg the minimum age for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination may have come to stay, the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has said. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had in July stated that with effect from 2025,…
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NNPC Outlines Determinant Factors For Dangote’s Petrol Price
Punch Newspaper As Nigerians eagerly await the release of Premium Motor Spirit, popular known as petrol, from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it will lift the product from the plant on September 15 but outlined factors that would determine its price. It said foreign exchange rates and market…
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FG Launches Sale of 50kg of Rice at Subsidized Rate
The Federal government has launched the sale of 50kg bags of rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000, requiring buyers to present their National Identification Number (NIN) for verification. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, announced this during the inauguration in Abuja on Thursday, stating that the initiative will be implemented nationwide. “It…
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FG Gives Condition For WASSCE, NECO Candidates Below 18 To Write Exam
The Federal Government has given condition to the policy announced last month over the age restrictions placed on students willing to write terminal exams in their respective secondary schools stating that, exceptionally intelligent children below 18 years may be allowed to write the West African School Certificate Examinations, WASCE and the National Examinations Council, NECO…
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Missing FUNAAB Student Reportedly Murdered, Nigerians Demand Justice
Nigerians on social media are demanding justice for a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Idowu Christianah over her reported death by her abductors. Unconfirmed report has it that, the young lady has been murdered by a young man simply identified as Ayomide, whom according to a ‘source’ is a serial…
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Former VCs React, as NUC Moves To Regulate Ceremonies in Varsities
The Guardian The slipshod management of some ceremonies in public tertiary institutions over time has stirred the need to return to standard practices and recover some dignity that the Nigerian university system has lost. The move, spearheaded by the National Universities Commission (NUC), is not without questions over the commission’s remit to perform such roles,…