Category: News
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President Buhari Approves Establishment of 3 New Polytechnics
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the establishment of three new polytechnics in some parts of the country. The approval was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, by the Director of Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Goong. Mr Goong said the new institutions would be located in Kano, Abia…
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2023: Osinbajo Set To Host APC Lawmakers
Members of the Senate Caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have been invited by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to an iftar dinner today by 6:30 pm. The notice of invitation was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary. The letter was signed by…
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Easter: FG Declares Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays in commemoration of Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government on Tuesday. In a statement, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, explained Aregbesola urged Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness,…
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Divorce-seeking UI Lecturer Wants Husband Jailed
A divorce-seeking female lecturer at the University of Ibadan, UI, lecturer, Dr Bilikis Babarinde, has filed an application for committal against her husband, Prof. Sikiru Babarinde, for alleged disobedience to a court order asking him to pay his children’s school fees. Her counsel, Mr Olufemi Adegboroye, on Monday, informed the Grade A Customary Court in…
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NIN-SIM: NCC Warns Desperate Nigerians Over Viral Web Link To Unblock Barred Sim Cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has cautioned desperate Nigerians who want their barred Sim cards unblocked to stay away from the viral web link, https://bit.ly/NCC-Sim-Unbar-Gov-Ng, being circulated by unscrupulous elements on social media to swindle unsuspecting members of the public. The commission in a statement released yesterday said, the link and accompanying narrative represent patent…
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Ngige Reveals Efforts Taken To Resolve Lingering Issues with ASUU
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has revealed efforts being put forward to resolve lingering issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Minister let this out in a statement released yesterday in Abuja by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Patience Onuobia, after a meeting with members of the government’s…
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Daughter of Former U.S. President, Tiffany Trump, Lebanese Lover Visit Lagos Pastor, Adefarasin
Tiffany Trump, daughter of the former President of the United States, Donald Trump and her Lebanese lover, Michael Boulos, visited pastor Paul Adefarasin and his wife, Ifeanyi, at the House On The Rock Church, Lagos. The respected cleric, Adefarasin shared the photos on his official social media pages on Monday, April 11. “Fellowship at The…
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How Man Reportedly Kills Girlfriend, Sleeps With Corpse For Six Days in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Ifeanyi Njoku, for allegedly killing his 24-year-old girlfriend, Precious Okeke, 24, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area for ‘money ritual’ . According to PUNCH Metro, the live-in lovers stayed on Oke Street, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. Punch…
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FG Spends N12 billion To Feed Over 10 Million Pupils
The Federal Government spends about N12 billion on the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes, NHGSFP, monthly under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, MHADMSD. Dr Umar Bindir, National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme of the Ministry stated this on Monday. Mr Bindir disclosed this at a two-day stakeholders consultative workshop on…
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Just In: FG, ASUU Meet Today
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, is set to meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities today, Monday, April 11, 2022, The PUNCH reports. The meeting which is scheduled to commence by 5 p.m will have in attendance representatives of the Federal Government and ASUU. The…