Author: Vreporters
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Olubadan of Ibadan Land Dies at 81
Punch Newspaper The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, is dead. He was aged 81. Oba Balogun spent two years on the throne of his forefathers, having been presented the Staff of Office by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on March 11, 2022. Confirming his death in a statement by his…
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Why Nigeria, Other African Countries Experience Disruption in Internet Services
An Undersea cable damage on Thursday, March 14, disrupted internet services across Nigeria and by extension Africa, The Nation has learnt. Countries including South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Cameroon, Benin, and others also reported service disruptions. The damage affected major undersea cables near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and is causing downtime across West…
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President Tinubu Transmits Students Loan To Lawmakers For Consideration
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking repeal of the Students Loans Act 2023 and enactment of the Students Loan Bill 2024. Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen read the letter transmitting the Students Loans Repeal and Enactment Bill from the president during Thursday’s plenary. The president in his letter…
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PoS Operator Returns N10 Million Naira Wrongly Sent To His Account
A 37-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator at Kurnar Asabe Quarters in Kano State, Mohammed Sani Abdulrahman, has returned the sum of N10 million wrongly transferred to him by a customer. The spokesperson of Kano Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the development, said the POS operator reported the incident to the command when…
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Economic Hardship: FG Begins Distribution of Grains in Northwest
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it had kicked off the distribution of 42,000 metric tons of assorted grains as part of its relief package to Nigerians. The announcement comes nearly two weeks after the Presidency revealed that the grains were being bagged for distribution. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said,…
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What Happened at Kuriga, Kaduna Before Abductions of Students by Bandit Terrorists
Channels TV After singing the national anthem, students were just about to settle into their classes when the gunshots rang out. Then chaos erupted. It was around 8:00 am on Thursday when dozens of gunmen dressed in military uniforms rode on motorbikes into the school grounds in Kuriga, a quiet agrarian village 100km outside Kaduna.…
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26-year-old Nigerian Invents Water-powered Generator
A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Emeka Nelson, built a generator that operates mainly on water. Nelson invented the water-powered generator despite lacking formal education or engineering certification. The inventor said the generator has a maximum capacity of 1000 Watts and a voltage ranging between 220 and 240. It also has the potential to challenge conventional power-generating…
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Fake Degree: FG Begins Probe of 107 Varsities
The Federal Government has commenced the probe of private universities established in the last 15 years. The move was made following an investigative report by Daily Nigerian journalist, Umar Audu, uncovering certificate racketeering in Benin Republic and Togo. It was gathered that no fewer than 107 private universities were established in the last 15 years.…
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Fake News: Nigeria Not Excluded From Dubai Tourist Visa as Erroneously Claim – Official
Cable News Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says Nigeria is not excluded from its 5-year multiple-entry tourist visa. A social media post announcing the city’s visa category stirred claims on the internet. In a video posted to his Instagram page last week, Rizwan Sajan, Indian businessman and founder of Danube Group, an international…
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FG Postpones Launch of Students Loan Indefinitely
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday. In June 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed a bill to start a Students Loan Fund that would give interest-free…