Author: News Agency Report
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“It’s a huge frustration”,Grenor Rohr Breaks Silence
Gernot Rohr said on Monday he felt “huge frustration” following his sacking as Nigeria coach weeks ahead of the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Rohr was dismissed on Sunday due to poor performances with the biennial African tournament in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6. “It’s a huge frustration, but I don’t want…
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JAMB Speaks On CBT Centres That Will Be Used For 2022 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says only Computer Based Centres that were 100 per cent prepared will be used for its 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The board disclosed this in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, made available to the newsmen on Monday in Abuja. JAMB said as…
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India’s Harnaaz Sandhu Crowned Miss Universe 2021
Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel. In a speech on stage during the pageant, Sandhu urged young people to “know that you are unique and that’s what makes you beautiful, stop comparing yourself to others. I believed…
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Democracy not as standard as Coca-Cola, Chinese Envoy
Democracy is not like Coca-Cola which has one formula and tastes the same around the world, Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, said in an opinion column published Friday. According to him, democracy and human rights have been frequently manipulated by a few countries to exercise interference and hegemony, disturbing and disordering the…
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Full List of Winners of 2021 Nobel Prizes
From investigative journalists to a Zanzibari novelist, to trailblazers on climate and touch: this year’s Nobel Prizes went to 12 men and one woman, honoured in Oslo and Stockholm on Friday. – Medicine –David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, both of the United States, won for their discoveries on human receptors for temperature and touch. –…
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Twitter Ban: Court Dismisses Suit, Awards N100,000 Against SERAP
Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and awarded the sum of N100, 000 against the plaintiff. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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COVID-19: Vaccinated People Prone To Contacting Omicron Variant – Researchers
Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, a group led by Kyoto University Professor, Hiroshi Nishiura…
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Red List: NANS Issues 72hrs To British, Canadian Missions in Nigeria, Threatens To Shut Down Their Activities
The National Association of Nigerian Students has given British Mission in Nigeria 72 hours rescind its decision to pause issuance and processing of visas to Nigerians over discovery of COVID-19 Omicron variant. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NANS gave the the ultimatum during its protest at British Deputy High Commission in Lagos on…
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KWASU Dismisses Lecturer Over Alleged Sexual Harassment of Student
Kwara State University, Malete, has dismissed a member of its academic staff, Pelumi Adewale, over the alleged sexual harassment of one Tosin Adegunsoye, a student of the Department of Pure and Applied Sciences of the school. KWASU Vice-Chancellor, Mustapha Akanbi, made the revelation in Ilorin on Monday, while addressing a news conference to herald the…
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Why NYSC Can’t Be Scrapped, FG
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is here to stay as its contributions to national development are indisputable. Dare spoke in Abuja on Saturday night at the premiere of an advocacy movie produced by the NYSC entitled “A Call to Service”. The movie was produced…