Category: News
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ASUU, SUG President Warn Against Proliferation of Universities
Some stakeholders in University education in Nigeria, on Thursday, warned against the proliferation of universities in the country, following Wednesday’s approval of 20 new private universities by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin, the stakeholders said there was nothing to justify the approval, when…
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How Gunmen Abduct Punch Reporter, Two Neighbor’s Sons in Abuja
A reporter with a leading newspaper in the country, The PUNCH, Okechukwu Nnodim, was on Wednesday abducted by suspected kidnappers at his house in the Arab road area of Kubwa, Abuja. The kidnappers also attacked his neighbours and went away with the two sons of a widow, Mrs Faith Gbeyide. Nnodim’s wife, Oluchi, said her…
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Zamfara: Sheikh Gummi Narrates Encounter With Bandits
Renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Ahmed Mahmoud Gummi has narrated his encounter during a trip to the camps of bandits in Zamfara State. Worried by the high rate of insecurity in the NorthWest region, the well-respected cleric visited the stronghold of the attackers, appealing to them to accept peace. Briefwing Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara…
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Palace of Ooni Reacts To Sunday Igboho’s Apology
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted the apology tendered by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho. He said Igboho, who apologised on Wednesday in a viral video for declaring the Ooni disappointed Yoruba nation for not speaking the truth on herdsmen killings in South West during a recent visit…
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FG Releases N27 Billion For Implementation of Survival Fund Scheme
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum, Thursday said a total sum of N27 billion has so far been released for the implementation of the Survival Fund Scheme. The fund was launched November 2020 alongside the Guaranteed Offtake Scheme (GOS), both targeted at assisting Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)…
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Gbajabiamila Facilitates Installation Of Free Wi-Fi in Six Public Tertiary Institutions in Lagos (Photos)
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has facilitated the installation of free Wi-Fi in six public tertiary institutions in Lagos State for ease of learning. Gbajabiamila’s gesture on free Wi-Fi cuts across both federal government-owned and Lagos State Government-owned tertiary institutions in the state. The six public tertiary institutions that have…
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COVID-19: ‘Cold Bike’ Invented For Transportation, Distribution Of Vaccines in Nigeria
Newly Invented ‘Cold Bike’ 📸 NAN
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Full List: FEC Approves Establishment Of 20 Private Varsities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this while briefing the State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Adamu, the approved universities will…
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Full Video: Sunday Igboho Confirms Reaching Out To Ooni, Tenders Apology
Popular Yoruba Freedom Fighter Sunday Adeyemo, aka, Sunday Igboho has in a new video released on Wednesday confirmed that, he had reached out to the palace of Ooni of Ife over his Outburst against the respected monarch. Recall that Igboho in a viral video verbally attacked the Ooni of Ife over his purported failure to…
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Disquiet Increases About Circumstances of Venezuelan Envoy’s Detention, Was INTERPOL System Exploited?
It is now more than 230 days since the prominent Caracas-based businessman and diplomat Alex Nain Saab Moran was detained on the island of Sal, which is one of the ten main islands which make up the Republic of Cape Verde. Saab is the subject of sanctions imposed by the United States in July 2019…