Category: News
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NAFDAC Seizes Petrol Tankers For ‘Transporting Vegetable Oil’ In Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. In a post on X on Wednesday, the agency said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot. “Concerned about the potential health risks…
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Fake Certificates: Two African Countries Write JAMB To Verify Records of Nigerian Admission Seekers
Vanguard News Following cases of fake certification recently detected by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, examination boards in Kenya and Uganda have written the federal government to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their respective countries. JAMB made this known in a document, titled ”Registrar’s Report on…
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FG Reacts To ASUU’s 21-Day Strike Notice
Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government was working to avert another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, held at the University of Ibadan last weekend, ASUU had given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands…
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Police Parade Motorcyclist in Osun Over Alleged Rape of OAU Student
The Osun State Police Command has paraded a motorcyclist, Damilare Jacob, for reportedly robbing and raping a female student (name withheld) in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, area of Osun State. Parading the suspect at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, Command Spokesperson Yemisi Opalola said, the suspect, Damilare was arrested after the victim…
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Documents Reveal Dangote’s brother among Importers of petroleum products from Malta
DAILY NIGERIAN More facts have emerged on the identities of companies and individuals behind the importation of substandard petroleum products from Malta, with Sayyu Dantata, the half-brother of the president of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote as one of the importers. In July, Mr Dangote alleged that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC…
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ASUU Gives FG 21-Day Nationwide Strike Notice
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice, The PUNCH reports. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice was…
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Fake Admissions: FG Issues Fresh Directive To Varsities, Polytechnics, Colleges on Matriculation List
The Federal Government has directed all higher institutions in the country to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.” The list, the government said, must be submitted “through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.” The initiative is one of…
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Chemist Rapes 9-year-old Malaria Patient To Death in Kano
A 9-year-old malaria patient, Rumaisa Sadiq, has been reportedly raped to death by an acclaimed chemist in Jaba, Fanisau Unogo Local Government Area of Kano State. Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Disabled and Children, Hajia Aisha Saji, who confirmed the victim’s death in a statement, said justice would be served. She said despite moves…
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Matrix Energy Clears Founder, Abdulkabir Aliu of Wrongdoing Over Importation of Petrol From Malta
TheCable Matrix Energy has absolved Abdulkabir Aliu, the company’s founder, from any wrongdoing following a report by TheCable that the businessman is behind the importation of petroleum products from Malta and Russia. On Friday, TheCable reported that one of the biggest petrol importers via Malta is Aliu, a member of the presidential economic coordination council…
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NYSC To Prosecute 54 ‘Corps Members’ From UNICAL
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),through its head, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that 54 corps members from University of Calabar (UNICAL) have been demobilised and will be drag to court for prosecution by the NYSC management. Ahmed in a statement by Director, Information and Public Relations of the service, Eddy Megwavowed, vowed that…