Category: News
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FG Denies Viral Report on Increments of FUCs Tuition Fees to N386,000.00
The Federal Ministry of Education has denounced a fraudulent document circulating among parents, purportedly from the Office of the Director, Senior Secondary Education Department, claiming that approved fees for Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) are N386,000.00, which contradicts the ministry’s established fees. The ministry’s Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, in a statement on…
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How Security Personnel Rescue 20 Medical Students,7 Others, Killed Kidnapper
Punch Newspaper More details emerged on Saturday about how security agents rescued the 20 abducted medical students and seven others in Benue State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that one of the suspected kidnappers was shot dead by the combined operatives, consisting of the military, men of the Department of State Services, and the police. Two suspects…
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NIA DG Gives Reasons Behind Resignation
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar has tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Saturday. In a brief statement following his meeting with the President, Abubakar cited personal and family matters as key reasons for his decision to step down. Despite his departure,…
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Police Break Silence Over Arrest of Whistleblower, PIDOM
Operatives from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have broken his silence over whereabout of a whistleblower, Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM stating that the suspect has been arrested . The arrest took place on August 5, 2024, in his hotel room in Rivers State. A statement by the Force Public Relations…
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Ogun NAUS Visits Police Chief, Solicits Protection of Members
In a bid to ensure safety and well-being of University students in Ogun state, the National Association of University Students, NAUS, through its Campus Monitoring Committee, CMC, has paid a courtesy visit to the commander of SWAT Police in the state, SP. Salami Murphy Akanbi to solicit for his cooperation. The Committee made this known…
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Security Operatives Rescue 20 Abducted Medical Students
Security Operatives have rescued 20 medical students of University of Jos and University of Maiduguri abducted in Benue State last week. Their rescue was made possible by the joint efforts of the military, police and the Department of State Security (DSS). The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Details…
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FG Pays Tuition Fees For 20,000 , As Over 280,000 Students Register For Loan
The Federal Government has paid the tuition fees of 20,000 students directly to their institutions in the ongoing Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer revealed this on Thursday while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)…
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OAU Authorities React To Death of Final Year Student Killed in Car Accident
Authorities the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, have reacted to the death of a final year female student of the institution, Esu Rita Ema. The deceased, who was a student of Foreign Languages was crushed to death by a private vehicle while attempting to cross the Ife-Ibadan highway on the way to submit her final year…
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Murder of Kwara Undergraduate Sparks Security Concerns at Al-Hikmah Varsity
The management of Kwara-based private institution, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin (AUI), has assured parents and guardians of students in the school of the adequate safety of their children and wards. This followed the confusion that resulted in the murder of the 21-year-old student of Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State. The police had…
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Medical Expert Links Bottle-feeding of Babies To Ear Problem
Dr Aisha Mohammed of the Peadiatric Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), said research has shown that 14 per cent of ear problems in infants are as a result of bottle feeding. The pediatrician made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Thursday, adding that ear…