Month: January 2025
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President Tinubu Approves Appointment of Ganduje, Magnus Abe, 43 Others To Head Agencies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointments of board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. This is contained in a State House release issued on Thursday by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.…
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Female Corps Member Dies En Route NYSC Orientation Camp
An accident claimed the life of a female prospective corps member who was going to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp at Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The deceased was among a group of 12 prospective corps members in a 14-seater bus involved in the accident. The female corps member,…
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Tinubu Inaugurates NYSC’s Digital Museum, TV Studio
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Digital Museum of Dynamic History and Television Studio. Mrs Tinubu while inaugurating the projects located at the scheme’s headquarters in the nation’s capital said that they would serve as a tool for civic education in the inculcation of…
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Alaafin: Owoade Puts Traditional Rites on Hold, Returns to Canada
Punch Newspaper Ten days after receiving the staff of office and certificate of appointment from Governor Seyi Makinde, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has yet to begin the month-long traditional rites to pave the way for his coronation. During the January 13 presentation to Owoade, at the Oyo Governor’s Office, State Secretariat,…
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Again, Covenant University Ranks Best Varsity in Latest THE Ranking (Full List)
Topmost private institution in the country, Covenant University has again been ranked as the best tertiary institution in Nigeria in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Rankings. The faith-based varsity secured a global position between 201-1000. At the time, the university accommodated 8,940 students with a gender ratio of 37:63. Ahmadu Bello University…
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NUC Upgrades Pharmacy, Optometry, Other Medical-Related Programmes From Bachelor To Doctoral Status
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded some medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities from Bachelor’s degree to doctoral status. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NUC’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Franca Chukwuonwo. She said the decision was driven by the need to incorporate more clinical and practical sessions, improve foundational course…
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President Approves Bola Tinubu Polytechnic in Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, one of the largest estates in the nation’s capital. According to findings by Daily Trust, the new institution is also named after the President. In a letter dated January 16, 2025 and addressed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Education, Dr.…
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Trump Signs Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has signed an order directing U.S. government agencies to stop issuing citizenship documentation for babies born in the United States to parents without legal status. The order, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” was signed just hours after Trump took office. The order…
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Minutes After Taking Over as President, Trump Takes First Decision Against Migrants
Minutes after the new president of the United States of America took office on Monday his administration officials shut down a mobile app designed for migrants to schedule appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By disabling the CBP One app, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials effectively canceled all pending appointments made by migrants without visas…
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Nigerians To Pay More For Airtime, Data, as NCC Approves Tarrif Increase
Telephone subscribers in Nigeria will pay more for data and airtime as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday approved a 50% tariff increase for telecoms operators in the country. In a statement, a spokesman for the regulator Reuben Muoka said the price adjustment though lower than the “over 100% requested by some network operators,…