Year: 2025
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MTN Reacts To Network Outage
Following displeasure expressed by Nigerians over a major network outage that left subscribers unable to access internet services, MTN Nigeria has issued an official apology, assuring customers that services have been fully restored. In a message to affected users, the telecommunications giant stated: “Dear customer, we sincerely apologize for the challenges experienced with internet services…
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Naira Appreciates in Parallel Market, Slides in Official Market
The Naira, on Friday appreciated to N1,560 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,590 per dollar on Thursday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,502.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,502.5…
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Sacked VC Drags Education Minister To Court To Challenge Removal
Sacked Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State,Prof. Bernard Odoh has dragged the Minister of Education, Morufu Alausa, to court in a bid to seek an order to stop the Defendants from taking any further step to re-constitute the Council or Governing Council of the University pending the hearing and determination of…
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Education Minister Clears Air Over Alleged Scraping of JSS, SSS
Federal government through the minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has debunked media reports suggesting that the federal government has scrapped the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) and replaced them with a new 12-year uninterrupted basic education model. The minister, who insisted that the reports were not true, explained that he…
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FG Scraps JSS, SSS, Introduces 12-year Basic Education Model
The Federal Government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools in the country and introduced a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model after which a Nigerian child can aspire to higher education. With this development, the Nigerian Government is seeking the abolition of 6-3-3-4 education system and replacing…
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Abubakar Aliyu Makes History as Second Army General to Jump from Moving Plane (Photos)
Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Aliyu made history by being the second General in the Nigerian Army to Jump from a moving plane at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria reports this feat was achieved in a remarkable display of leadership and bravery. Mr Aliyu, has therefore,achieved a historic airborne feat, matching the…
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President Tinubu Announces Leadership Overhaul at Federal Varsities
The Nation Newspaper President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implemented significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. The changes are effective immediately, marking a notable shift in the leadership structure of these institutions. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Adviser to…
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Full List of 31 Additional States Proposed by House of Reps
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution announced on Thursday that it has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states across the six geopolitical zones. During the plenary, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu read a letter from the committee outlining the conditions that must be met before any state…
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Just In: Popular Nollywood Actress Dies at 35
Popular Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu is reportedly died at the age of 35. A colleague of the deceased , Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday along with a funeral poster detailing her funeral arrangements. Pat had lost her father in 2021 and will be buried on February 7, 2025. Announcing…
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Naira Sustains Gains Against US Dollar, Appreciates in Official, Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,595 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,610 per dollar on Monday. Thus the Naira has recorded N45 week-on-week, WoW appreciation from N1,640 per dollar Tuesday last week. Though the Naira was stable at N1,499 per dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), yesterday, it however recorded…