Year: 2024
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NIA DG Gives Reasons Behind Resignation
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Saturday. In a brief statement following his meeting with the President, Abubakar cited personal and family matters as key reasons for his decision to step down. Despite his departure,…
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Police Break Silence Over Arrest of Whistleblower, PIDOM
Operatives from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have broken his silence over whereabout of a whistleblower, Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM stating that the suspect has been arrested . The arrest took place on August 5, 2024, in his hotel room in Rivers State. A statement by the Force Public Relations…
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Ogun NAUS Visits Police Chief, Solicits Protection of Members
In a bid to ensure safety and well-being of University students in Ogun state, the National Association of University Students, NAUS, through its Campus Monitoring Committee, CMC, has paid a courtesy visit to the commander of SWAT Police in the state, SP. Salami Murphy Akanbi to solicit for his cooperation. The Committee made this known…
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Security Operatives Rescue 20 Abducted Medical Students
Security Operatives have rescued 20 medical students of University of Jos and University of Maiduguri abducted in Benue State last week. Their rescue was made possible by the joint efforts of the military, police and the Department of State Security (DSS). The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Details…
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FG Pays Tuition Fees For 20,000 , As Over 280,000 Students Register For Loan
The Federal Government has paid the tuition fees of 20,000 students directly to their institutions in the ongoing Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer revealed this on Thursday while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)…
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OAU Authorities React To Death of Final Year Student Killed in Car Accident
Authorities the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, have reacted to the death of a final year female student of the institution, Esu Rita Ema. The deceased, who was a student of Foreign Languages was crushed to death by a private vehicle while attempting to cross the Ife-Ibadan highway on the way to submit her final year…
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Murder of Kwara Undergraduate Sparks Security Concerns at Al-Hikmah Varsity
The management of Kwara-based private institution, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin (AUI), has assured parents and guardians of students in the school of the adequate safety of their children and wards. This followed the confusion that resulted in the murder of the 21-year-old student of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State. The police had…
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Medical Expert Links Bottle-feeding of Babies To Ear Problem
Dr Aisha Mohammed of the Peadiatric Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), said research has shown that 14 per cent of ear problems in infants are as a result of bottle feeding. The pediatrician made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Thursday, adding that ear…
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NAFDAC Seizes Petrol Tankers For ‘Transporting Vegetable Oil’ In Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. In a post on X on Wednesday, the agency said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot. “Concerned about the potential health risks…
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Fake Certificates: Two African Countries Write JAMB To Verify Records of Nigerian Admission Seekers
Vanguard News Following cases of fake certification recently detected by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, examination boards in Kenya and Uganda have written the federal government to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their respective countries. JAMB made this known in a document, titled ”Registrar’s Report on…