Author: Vreporters
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Weeks After School Closure, OAU Annouces Reopening of Varsity
Weeks after the closure of Obafemi Awolowo University as a result of students protest following the death of a final year student of foreign languages, Aishat, the Management of the institution has announced the reopening of the citadel of learning. The management in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated…
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FG Approves N30 billion For Polytechnics, Colleges of Education
The Federal Government has approved N30 billion for polytechnics and colleges of education in the country. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at a round table organized by ASUP in Abuja, with the theme, “Repositioning Nigeria’s Polytechnics for National Relevance and Global Competitiveness.” The Minister, who was represented by the Executive Secretary,…
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Police Detonate Explosive Devices, IEDs at Oyo Correctional Centre
One of the IEDs planted by the gunmen before the correctional facility was attacked last week 📸 Nigerian Tribune
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Recruitment: Police Give Updates For Successfully Screened Applicants
The Department of Training and Development of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the continuation of the 2020 recruitment exercise, saying that all applicants who have been screened successfully for the recruitment exercise last year 2020 should proceed to the next stage of the recruitment exercise. Such candidates are advised to check the police recruitment…
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ASUU Disagrees With FG Over Payment of Bursary Allowances To Varsity, College of Education Students
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly disagreed with the Federal Government’s plan to make the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) responsible for payment of the proposed N75,000 and N50, 000 bursary allowances per semester to students who are studying education courses in public universities and colleges of education in the country, respectively.…
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Released SANs List Contains Error, LPPC Says
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) said on Friday that the list of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) appointees released on Thursday contained an error. The LPPC Secretary and acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajjo Sarki Bello, in a statement, said a name on the list was not properly identified. Bello said, while…
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How To End Sit-at-home Order, Father Mbaka
Fiery Enugu-based catholic priest, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka has stated that the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, will end the sit-at-home order in some parts of the south-east. Mbaka, who will is the Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, noted that he has been praying hard…
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That peace may return to Great Ife: A rejoinder, by BOLANLE BOLAWOLE
The “rejoinder” you are about to read, titled “Deepening neglect of public-funded education in Nigeria: OAU students’ protests as a metaphor”, was written by Prof. Omotoye Olorode, one of my mentors at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in response to the latest “students crisis” at Ife, with reference to two of…
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Ogun pupil slumps, dies after engaging in a fight over schoolbag
Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested a 16-year-old Senior Secondary School 2 pupil of Itokin Community High School following the death of his classmate, Habeeb Adeosun, 17. According to reports, Adeosun and his classmate simply identified as Ayo, engaged in a fight during school hours on Monday. According to Punch, late Adeosun’s…
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Nigerian Army Speaks On Arrest of Nollywood Actor, as Colleague Knocks Chinwetalu For Wearing Biafra Regalia
Hours after the news of the arrest of Veteran Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, hit the cyberspace, Nigerian Army has confirmed the report saying he was arrested for promoting the cause of the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra by wearing the Biafran regalia. In a statement signed by Onyema Nwachukwu, the army’s spokesperson, Agu was…