Category: News
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NYSC States Position on Proposed Drug Test For Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stated its stance on the proposal for a certified drug integrity test for prospective Corps Members, stating that it cannot implement such a policy without official approval from the government. This clarification follows a request by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General…
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Court Gives EFCC go-ahead to Arrest, Detain Six CBEX Staff
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) over alleged investment fraud to the tune of over one billion dollars. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the EFCC’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, moved…
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JAMB: Over 2 Million candidates to write UTME from Thursday
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will begin today, Thursday as earlier announced. About 2,030,627 candidates are registered to sit for the examination across the country. Of these figures, 41,026 candidates, who applied for the examination, are below 16 years. JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said adjustment had been…
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NDLEA Defends Proposed Mandatory Test For Corps Members, Others
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has insisted that the agency’s call for drug integrity tests for youth corps members, prospective couples, and others aims to curb substance abuse. Marwa spoke in Abuja on Wednesday during a meeting with Olakunle Nafiu, the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),…
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FG Released N50 Billion To Settle ASUU, Others
Punch Newspaper The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, on Wednesday, announced the release of N50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. 7This development was disclos7ed in a statement titled “FG Releases N50bn Earned…
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EFCC arrests two suspects over N1.3tr CBEX scam
The Nation Newspaper Although four Nigerians have been identified with the company, including two siblings, none of the names has been unveiled by anti-graft agency. A Briton has also been implicated but the extent of his involvement was still under investigation. Operatives of the anti-graft agency in-charge of the investigation, suspended public holiday on Friday…
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Unity colleges boil over illegal levies, admission racketeering
Vanguard News …Parents allege paying N600,000 for admission…PTA leaders disregard govt’s directive, increase levies…PTA not another administrative structure in schools —Minister LAGOS—All is not well in federal government colleges, also known as unity schools, as parents are alleging various misconduct against the management. They also accused leaders of Parents/ Teachers Associations, PTAs, of imposing illegal…
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EXPLAINER: How a new Pope would emerge
The Nation Newspaper The passing of Pope Francis at 88 sets in motion the centuries-old process of electing a new Pope. The election of a new pope is a rigorous process involving several stages and rituals. Here is how it works: The College of Cardinals, comprising ordained bishops and Vatican officials, gather in Rome to…
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Breaking: Pope Francis dies at 88 – Vatican
Vanguard News Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. “Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in…
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Panic as U.S. Cancels Visas for Nigerian, Other International Students
Vanguard News Some of the students targeted never were protesters and or charged with a crime, said lawyer Dustin Baxter, who’s suing the government on behalf of more than 100 affected students. “Not only would they revoke the person’s student visa – even if there was no conviction, if there was just an arrest, and…