Category: News
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35 Professors, Other Varsity Workers in Trouble Over Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 35 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past five years, analysis of media reports by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. Sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s…
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CBN probe: Emefiele’s driver, 19 apex bank officials quizzed
The Nation Newspaper No fewer than 20 persons with links to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its immediate past governor, Godwin Emefiele, have so far been questioned by the special investigators appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the apex bank, The Nation can now confirm. Among those interrogated were the four deputy…
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UK Increases Students’ Visa, Visitors’ Visa Fees
The United Kingdom Home Office has announced that a Student visa will now cost £490 (N476,677.59) as against former fee of £127 (N123,537.58), representing a 286 per cent increment. The government also stated that a visit visa to the UK for less than six months will now cost £115 (about N111,878.28 ) as opposed to…
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Naira Finally Speaks, Mourns Late Singer, MohBad
Azeez Fashola better known as Naira Marley says the death of Mohbad has left him heartbroken because he was more than an artist or a signee, but a brother and dear friend. Mohbad died on Tuesday and was buried the following day, with the cause of death yet undisclosed. Although the duo had a fall-out…
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President Tinubu Names New CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Yemi Cardoso as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was announced in a statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday. The statement said the appointment is subject to confirmation of the Senate. “President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to…
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Chicago State University confirms Tinubu graduated in 1979
Chicago State University (CSU) has confirmed President Bola Tinubu attended the institution and graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Administration. The university made this known in a statement published by CBS News (CBS Broadcasting Inc.), one of America’s biggest and most influential news networks. The institution said it was confident in…
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Mohbad Failed To Show up, After Police Acted on Submitted Petition – Police
The Lagos Annex, Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2, Alagbon, has revealed that it invited music promoter, Samson Balogun, aka Sam Larry and others, following the receipt of the June 27 petition by the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, over alleged assault, amongst others. The federal police department further…
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Tinubu Names Acting Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS
Zacheus Adelabu, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on revenue, has been appointed acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Adedeji, who, at 33, was former governor Abiola’s finance commissioner, was asked to fill the void created by the retirement leave of the outgoing chairman of the commission, Mohammed Nami whose tenure ends…
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ASUU, parents protest as more varsities hike fees
Punch Newspaper Prevail on universities to reverse fee increase, PTA tells Tinubu, fears mass dropout •Lecturers slam FG over poor funding, students will take to cybercrime, parents warn As tertiary institutions across the country begin a new session next week, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, parents and students started protests as more varsities continue…
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Presidential Poll: Labour Party Trying To Force ‘A Lie’ on Nigerians – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka said yesterday that Labour Party (LP) knew its candidate February 25 presidential poll did not win. The literary giant accused the LP leadership of trying to force “a lie” on Nigerians, especially youths, that Obi won the election. According to a report published by The Cable, he spoke at an…