Year: 2024
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Planned Nationwide Protest: FG Sends Message To Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged aggrieved Nigerians to abort their planned protests, as everything is in place to alleviate hardships. Speaking at a National Council of Traditional Rulers meeting in Abuja on Monday, 22nd July, 2024, Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, emphasised the need for patience and…
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Gunmen Shot 300-level Student dead in Ondo
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, simply identified as Emmanuel, dead at the weekend. The deceased was shot dead in one of the private students’ hostels in the town. The motive for the attack, which sent shockwaves through the university town, is not yet known.…
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Unilorin Pockets JAMB’s N500m as Merit Award
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has emerged top on the list of winners of the fourth edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NATAP-M Awards) for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions. In a report by the director, Corporate Affairs of the university, Kunle Akogun, the award was instituted by the Joint Admissions and…
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President Tinubu Presents Achievements as ECOWAS Chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday in Accra, Ghana presented the achievements of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under him in the past one year. He was recently re-elected as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the sub-regional group. President Tinubu addressed African leaders on the…
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NANS Writes NYSC Over Discrimination Against ND PT Graduates For Service
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC, not to discriminate against students who completed their National Diploma, ND, under the Daily Part Time Programmes, DPP, and who then went for their Higher National Diploma, HND, full time from being mobilised for the mandatory one year service.…
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Dormant Accounts: CBN Issues Fresh Directive to Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued fresh directive to all banks and other financial institutions to transfer all dormant accounts, unclaimed balances and other financial assets to its dedicated account. The apex bank made this known in a circular released on Friday and signed by its acting Director of the Financial Policy and Banking…
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Over 1 Million Illegal Admissions Recorded in Nigerian Varsities in 3 Years – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that over 1million illegal admissions were discovered in Nigeria between 2017 to 2020. This was disclosed by JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede during his recent public presentation which SaharaReporters saw in a video. Professor Oloyede said the culprits were later pardoned by the Nigerian government via…
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Some Nigerian Varsities Admit 10-years-Old Candidates – JAMB Boss
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has exposed the scandal of violating age limit for admission seekers in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Oloyede revealed that some universities would even admit students as young as 10 years in a desperate attempt to flout the legal age limit of 18. Speaking…
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11 varsity students killed, 22 kidnapped in three months – Investigation
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 11 university students were killed, and 22 others kidnapped in the last three months, Saturday PUNCH investigation reveals. Our correspondent gathered that the affected students were victims of different violent incidents including robbery attacks which occurred across Nigerian universities over the past three months. As parts of the fatalities, a…
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OAU Graduate, Five Other Nigerian Students Make Final List For 2024 Global Students Prize
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ilé-Ifè and other five Nigerian students have been named as part of the fifty finalists for the prestigious 2024 Chegg.org Global Student Prize. This esteemed award aims to recognize extraordinary students worldwide who are making significant contributions to improving our world. The Nigerian finalists include: Clinton Okechukwu, studying…