Author: News Agency Report
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Sit-at-home Order: FG Sends Message To WAEC Candidates in South-East
The Ministry of Education has assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, in the South East, will be given another opportunity to write the examination. Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, made this known while monitoring some examination centres in Abuja on Monday. Mr Echono frowned…
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Vigilante Group Kills 11 Bandits Terrorising Kogi Community
Vigilante group in Kogi State have killed 11 terrorists, often referred to as bandits, terrorising various communities in Koton Karfe Local Government Area of the state. The operatives also arrested a security officer and his accomplice alleged to be supplying weapons and rescued abductees from the kidnappers den. Onogwu Muhammed, the spokesman for Governor Yahaya…
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President Buhari Approves Appointment of Board, Management of NNPC (Full List of Members)
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Minister of Petroleum Resources, has directed the incorporation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This is in consonance with Section 53(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, which requires the Minister of Petroleum Resources to cause for the incorporation of the NNPC Limited within six months of…
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Workers, Students Express Views on Appointment of Ninth LASU VC
Workers and students’ union leaders at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo on Saturday expressed their views on the appointment of Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the new Vice Chancellor by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Governor had in a statement on Thursday announced the approval of the appointment of the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor of the state-owned…
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259 Bandits, Kidnappers, Others Arrested in Niger
Dozens of bandits, kidnappers, rapists, murderers have been arrested by the police in Niger state, in a massive crackdown on criminal elements. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Saturday that 259 suspects have been picked up. Among them were also those involved…
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FG Begins Payment of Outstanding Stipends To N-power Beneficiaries
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has commenced the payment of arrears of stipends for batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 volunteers of the N-Power programme nationwide. This is contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Bashir Alkali, on Friday in…
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How Nigeria Can Host World Cup, FIFA President
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino on Thursday, in Abuja, revealed how Nigeria can be made a destination for top Grade A football matches and FIFA competitions. Infantino gave the insight when the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare took him on a tour of the renovated main bowl of the Moshood Abiola national stadium.…
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Recruitment: Nigeria Police To Boost its Manpower with 20,000 officers
The Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, says between now and 2022 no fewer than 20,000 policemen will be engaged in the force to boost its manpower. Mr Baba disclosed this while addressing officers and men of the Police Command in Niger, at the command’s headquarters in Minna on Thursday. According to him, the dispute between…
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FG Fixes New Date for ’60th’ Jubilee Special Award Ceremony, as 60 Honorable Nigerians Set To Be Honored
The Federal Government has fixed September 30, as the new date for the Nigeria at 60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Aso Villa. Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, made this known in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media,…
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Fresh Polytechnic Student Commits Suicide, Leaves Note Behind
23-year-old student of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, identified only as Solomon, has committed suicide. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Solomon, who until his death a National Diploma 1 student of Public Administration, was discovered dangling from the ceiling of his room on Friday night. He was said to have left a terse suicide…