Category: News
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Woman Bags ‘Man Of The Year’ Award in Imo
A former Oxfam Country Director in Nigeria, Lesley Agams, has been given “Man of The Year” award in Umuaka, a community in Imo state. Umuaka Times declared Lesley Agams the Man of the Year for Umuaka community in recognition of her “intervention programs in building the capacity of Umuaka women.” A woman has never held…
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NERC Approves Review of Electricity Tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a minor review of electricity tariff for Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), increasing electricity cost for consumers under the franchise area. IBEDC franchise area includes Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and parts of Niger, Ekiti and Kogi states. NERC in an order (NERC/225/2020) signed by its Chairman, Sanusi…
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Polytechnic Staff Begins 14-Day Warning Strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, has embarked on a 14-day warning strike starting from Jan. 4 to press home their demands. The directives to embark on the strike is contained in a release signed by the Acting National Secretary of the association, Comrade Emmanuel Enyiegor on Monday in Calabar. The association said…
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How Man Gruesomely Murdered 17-year-old Boy For Ritual in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old suspect Musa Hamza for the gruesome ritual murder of a 17-year-old boy, Adamu Ibrahim. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, January 4, 2021, said that detectives of Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters, arrested Musa Hamza, of…
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Pastor Detained Over Disappearance of Female Varsity Student in Port Harcourt
Miss Beauty Sorbari Nwigbaranee, a 20- year- old student of the Department of Education, Rivers State University 📸 The News
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Amotekun Commandant Clears Air On What Happened Between Personnel, Police Officer
The Commandant of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed, Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd), has cleared the air on the circumstances surrounding how one of his officers, Ibrahim Ogundele, shot and injured a Police officer in Oyo town during the new year carnival. Olayanju made the clarification in a statement released by the media officer of…
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OAU Management Gives Updates on Resumption of Academic Activities
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-ife has disclosed on Monday that, the arrangement for full resumption of academic activities is ongoing. The management in a text message disclosed to NEWS4NAIJA that it has not released any official resumption date to the public and therefore urge students to dismiss any purported rumour of its resumption…
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UNIBEN Announces Resumption Of Academic Activities
The management of the University of Benin, (UNIBEN), has announced February 1 as resumption of academic activities for the 2019/2020 session. The school’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Benedicta Ehanire, said the 2019/2020 Semester is expected to run until the 1st of April, 2021. ‘For the 2020/2021 amended calendar, fresh students are to under-go on-line…
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Lagos Govt Announces Resumption Date For Public, Private Schools
The Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to reopen for the second term of 2020/2021 academic session from Monday, January 18. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, announced this on Monday in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi. In the statement…
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774,000 Jobs:FG Gives Updates On Take-Off
The Federal Government says its 774,000 Special Public Works (SPW) jobs will commence on Wednesday. The programme is designed to engage 1,000 artisans from each local government in public works for three months at N20,000 each per month. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at a new year media briefing…