Author: News Agency Report
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Strike: UNILORIN VC Proffers ‘Solution’ To ASUU, FG’s Impasse
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has proffered way to end the impasse between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, adding that the former could secure a loan to offset the varsity teachers’ demands. He told newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday that, incessant strikes by the union…
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FG To Train 500,000 Public Servants On Digital Economy
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) says plans are underway to train 500,000 public servants on digitisation and Information Technology (IT) to improve service delivery. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. Arabi said that the…
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FG Creates 750,000 Jobs To Close Unemployment Gap in Nigeria
The Federal Government has created 750, 000 jobs for youths to close the unemployment gap in the country. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum, on Sunday in Abuja. Arabi, who is also the Chairman, Technical Working Committee on Youth…
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Bank Customers Raise Eyebrows Over Unexplained Deductions From Their Accounts
Customers are raising eyebrows over the indiscriminate and unexplained deductions from their accounts by various banks. The bank customers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, complained that attempts to get clarification from their banks were usually met with unsatisfactory responses. Razak Jubrin, a customer with one of…
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Matriculation: UNILAG Distributes iPads To Indigent, Visually Challenged Students
University of Lagos distributed a total 104 iPad (tablets) to indigent and visually challenged students during its matriculation ceremony on Friday in Lagos. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, while distributing the iPads said the essence was to ensure that every student is carried along in online learning. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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AMCON Takes Over Shonga Farms, as Former Governor, Ahmed Replies Kwara Government
Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, the immediate past governor of Kwara, has dismissed recent claims that his administration guaranteed bank loans for Shonga Farm Holdings (SFH) as “uninformed and false”. Mr Wahab Oba, media aide to the former governor, also said in a statement on Friday in Ilorin that the Bukola Saraki administration did not guaranty any…
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Varsity Students Back ASUU’s Planned Nationwide Strike
The students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, have backed the move by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to begin a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s inability to meet its demands. Speaking during a sensitization forum organized by ASUU chapter of the university, the UNICAL Students Union President, Tryon Bassey, said that…
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Police Lock Down Oyo To Prevent Escape Of Daredevil Armed Robbers
The Oyo police commissioner Ngozi Onadeko says the state has been locked down to prevent escape of daredevil robbers who attacked a billion van, killing policemen and other civilians in the process. The daredevil criminals, numbering about seven, waylaid the cash-laden van around Idi Ape area of Ibadan at about 1:00 p.m. carting away with…
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Alleged Fraud: Plea Bargain Between Ex-Jamb Boss, ICPC Fails
The plea bargain talks between a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, and the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission, ICPC, failed on Tuesday. Mr Ojerinde is standing trial over alleged N5 billion fraud. On Tuesday, Mr Ojerinde, through his new counsel, Ibrahim Ishyaku, SAN, had…
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JAMB Announces Additional Code For UTME Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the adoption of an additional code, 66019 to its already existing 55019 code for registration, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The board disclosed this in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday…