Year: 2024
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UTME ’24: JAMB Kicks Against Official For Directing Muslim Candidate To Remove Hijab
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised its eyebrow over one of its officials in Lagos for directing a female candidate to remove her hijab before entering the examination hall. This came as JAMB said the conduct of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which commenced on Friday, 19th April, 2024, “had…
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APC Speaks On Conduct of Ondo Guber Primary
Following the late arrival of materials and personnel to 13 wards in Okitipupa council area of Ondo state, the All Progressive Congress governorship Primary Election Committee, has rescheduled the exercise for Sunday, April, 21. Recall that the party, held the governorship primary election across the 203 wards in the state on Saturday, April 20. 16…
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Workers’ Day: NLC Lists Seven Demands from FG
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How Naira Transformed From Worst Currency to Best-performing in Six Months – Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Yemi Cardoso, shares his vision on how he intends to shape Nigeria’s monetary policy, address FX issues, and tackle inflation in an interview with the International Monetary Fund African Department Director, Abebe Selassie, at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC, United States of America,…
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Day 1:Mixed Reactions Trail 2024 UTME in Lagos
Hitches were reported at some centres in Lagos on Friday as the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) began across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no fewer than 1.9 million candidates registered for the computer-based examination nationwide. NAN correspondents who monitored the first day of the examination in Lagos report that…
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Popular Northern Monarch Shot Dead in Palace
A renowned Northern traditional ruler, Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada, of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, is dead. He was shot dead by gunmen who invaded his palace on Thursday night. According to witnesses, the assailants who rode into Sansani town on motorcycles, sneaked into the palace to gun down their target.…
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EFCC Vs Yahyah Bello: A Well-Deserved Embarrassment
EFCC Vs Yahyah Bello: A Well-Deserved Embarrassment BY BUSY BRAIN 🧠 For the past two weeks, the action of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been making news and forming opinions in the media. From the Bobrisky money laundering saga to the Cubana Chief Priest case, and now, the EFCC has migrated the…
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Iran Clears Air Over Purported Isreali Attacks in Iranian Cities
No external aggression on Iran occurred after Friday midnight, Iranian sources informed on the matter told Al Mayadeen. Following circulating news on Western-based media outlets, regarding a supposed Israeli attack on Iran, sources told Al Mayadeen that such an event did not occur. Instead, Iranian air defenses repelled a relatively small drone attack in Tabriz…
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Naira Depreciates at Parallel Market Against U.S. Dollar
The Naira, Wednesday, depreciated to N1,105 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,100 per dollar on Tuesday.But the Naira appreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,072.74 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,072.74 per dollar from N1,148.14 per dollar on Tuesday, indicating…
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President Tinubu Gives Marching Order To Education Ministry Over NOUN Law Graduates
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given a marching order to the Ministry of Education to accommodate graduates of the National Open University, NOUN in the National Youth Service Corps scheme, NYSC . The President also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. Tinubu…