Author: Vreporters
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Eid-el-kabir: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as Eid-El-Kabir holiday. This was contained in a statement by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday June 28th and Thursday June 29th 2023 Public Holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration…
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National University Commission Boss, Abubakar Rasheed Resigns
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has resigned effective June 30, three years and one month to the end of his second term in office. It was gathered that Prof. Rasheed submitted his resignation letter six weeks ago but kept the news secret until late last week when he made his…
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President Tinubu Renames 15 Airports After Prominent Nigerians (Full List)
The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after some prominent Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement made available to Channels Television on Monday noted that the…
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Court Orders Remand of Popular Skit Maker For Allegedly ‘Sexualizing Minor’ in Viral Video
A Magistrate Court at Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, in prison for allegedly sexualising a minor in a viral skit video. The court also arraigned Isiaka Ahmed, 40, and his wife, Rofiat, 29, who are parents of the victim…
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Parallel market dealers groan as exchange rate unification narrows profit margins –
It is certainly a tough time for parallel market dealers now groaning over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to abolish segments of the official FX market to the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) window, where the “willing buyer and willing seller” was re-introduced. The development, according to parallel market dealers who spoke to Daily…
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JAMB: 482,356 Candidates in Tight Race for 78,578 admission quota in medicine, pharmacy, Others
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it received 482,356 applications from candidates in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who want admission into the school of health sciences, to either study medicine, pharmacy or other related courses. JAMB said there were 78,578 admission quota for medicine, pharmacy and other related courses,…
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Nigeria Loses Billions of Naira Over Failure to Export Human Faeces, Cockroaches, Scorpions, Others
A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, has said Nigeria is losing a huge amount of money for its failure to export human faeces, cockroaches, as well as, scorpions to foreign countries. The lecturer noted that the American government gets $3.5 billion every year because it is used to protect…
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My Experience as a Cab Driver in US – Tinubu
Ever since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu told me he would want me to write his biography after finishing the biography of his “son” the then Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola whose biography I had come to interview him for, I started gathering all kinds of materials on Tinubu, not knowing he would one day be…
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6 Nigerian Pilgrims Die, 30 Undergo Psychiatric Treatment During Hajj
Six Nigerians have died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while performing this year’s pilgrimage. The deceased were among the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims who made the annual journey to the holy land for this year’s hajj exercise. The head of the Nigerian medical team for the pilgrimage, Dr Usman Galadima, made the disclosure in Makkah…
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Revealed! Why President Tinubu Fires Service Chiefs
Sunday Sun President Bola Tinubu on Monday, June 19, announced the appointment of new Service Chiefs for the nation’s Armed Forces, Inspector General of Police, others, thus sending the former Service Chiefs, he IGP, others on compulsory retirement. In a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government signed by Willy Bassey, Tinubu…