Author: News Agency Report
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Just In: JAMB Releases Mock Results (See How To Check)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of the 2022 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted on April 9. JAMB made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar, on Monday in Abuja. “Consequently, candidates who sat for the examination are to visit www.jamb.gov.ng and click…
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JAMB Delists CBT Centre, as 175,000 Candidates Participate in Mock
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said one centre was delisted from participating in the 2022 UTME examination for system failure, just as 175,000 candidates sat for its mock examination. Mr Oloyede, who spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday said the conduct of the…
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98,000 Nigerians To Get Between N50,000-N300,000 as Interest-free Loan, FG
The Federal Government says it has concluded plans to give interest-free loan to 98,000 beneficiaries of its Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, GEEP, 2.0 nationwide. Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development disclosed this in a statement by Nneka Anibeze, her Special Assistant on Media in Abuja on Wednesday. Mrs…
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ASUU Blows Hot, Threatens To Expose Politicians, Govt Officials ‘Behind IPPIS Impasse’
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Bauchi chapter, has threatened to expose politicians and government officials that are allegedly frustrating government’s efforts at resolving the controversial IPPIS impasse. The union accused Nigerian politicians and government officials of feeding fat by using some companies in managing the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in…
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Just In: IPOB Cancels ‘Sit-at-home’ Directive
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has abrogated its sit-at-home directive in southeast Nigeria, saying the development is to embrace peace negotiations organised by the Anambra government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Saturday from Awka that IPOB yielded to the appeal by the Anambra Government and Traditional rulers to pave the way for…
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Tribunal Restrains Multi-Choice From Increasing DSTV, Gotv Tarrif
A competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1.The three-member tribunal, presided over by Thomas Okosun, gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by Festus Onifade, a legal practitioner, on behalf of himself…
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Minister Begs Nigerians To Contribute To Treatment of Victims of Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has asked Nigerians to contribute to the cost of treating those affected in Monday’s train attack. At least nine people were killed while many sustained injuries when bandits attacked a train heading for Kaduna from Abuja. Amaechi, who had visited the scene of the attack on Tuesday, said…
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Pro Chancellors React To Protest Against Emergence of Bamire as OAU VC
The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities has condemned the alleged protest against the appointment of Professor Adebayo Bamire as a new Vice-Chancellor for the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, calling on security agencies to properly investigate the incident with a view to bringing perpetrators to book. This was contained in a statement…
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FG Freezes Accounts of 30 Loan Apps Over Illegal Operations
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, says it has frozen no fewer than 30 bank accounts operated by illegal loan organisations. Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, said this at a media engagement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Irukera also said that the Commission had engaged Google and Apple Stores…
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Tinubu Donates Leadership Centre Worth N1 Billion To LASU
National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has donated a Centre of Leadership Development worth one billion naira to Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo. LASU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, announced the donation at the 25th convocation lecture of LASU on Thursday. The theme of the Convocation Lecture was: “Global Trends: Nigeria and its…