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NYSC Empowers 30 Corps Members With Nine Million Naira
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has under its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (SAED), empowered 30 corps members with a total sum of N9 million. It said the winners, drawn from three states received a package of business mentoring and funding totalling N3,000,000 for corps members per camp. Speaking at the 2021 NYSC…
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Photo News: Okonjo-Iweala Assumes Office as DG, WTO
Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has assumed office as the Director-General of World Trade Organization, WTO, Today, Monday, 1st of March, 2021. Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed for the top trade job on February 15. She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post
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Igboho Accuses FG of Planning To Eliminate Him
Oodua republic advocate, Chief Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho has accused the federal government of planning to kill him. Igboho made the accusations on a radio programme, City Talks with Reuben Abati. The Yoruba activist flayed the government for negotiating with bandits and paying ransom to them Igboho spoke on his recent face-off…
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Abduction of Students: Treat Kidnappers as Terrorists, NANS President Urges FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the incessant invasion and abduction of students and teachers in the country, urging the Federal Government to declare the kidnappers as terrorists and treat them in the same manner. NANS President, Comrade Sunday Asefon, in a statement made available to newsmen, on Sunday, in Abuja, however,…
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How Final Year Student Was Beaten To Death in Kebbi Over Alleged Theft of Phone
The management of the Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA) has shut down the institution indefinitely over the death of a 22 years old final year Biochemistry student who was beaten to death by angry mob over alleged theft of mobile phone. Daily Sun gathered that the deceased student, identified as Sharif…
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Jamb Announces Deadline For 2020/2021 Admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that all admissions in the nation’s tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 Academic Session will end by 15th June, 2021. The decision was collectively taken at a virtual meeting with Heads of Tertiary Institutions in the country, a statement issued by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin…
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Teachers’ Recruitment: Kwara Govt Releases Cut-off Mark For Indigines, non-indigines
Kwara State Government on Saturday released the cut-off marks for the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). A statement by Yakubu Ali-Agan, the Press Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, said that a total of 40,652 applicants sat for the examination…
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DSS Makes U-turn Confirms Arrest of Sacked Ganduje’s Aide
The Abuja headquarters of Department of State Services (DSS) finally confirmed that Mallam Salihu Yakassai, the recently sacked Media Aide to the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje was in its custody. The secret police made the disclosure in a statement made available to news men in Abuja on Saturday around 9:50 pm by the Spokesperson…
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Niger Governor Reveals Those Behind Release Kagara Schoolboys, as Students Recount Experience
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello has said that the 28 students of Government Science College Kagara, four teachers and six family members of the staff were released through joint efforts of security agencies, traditional rulers and other stakeholders after an extensive dialogue with the bandits. Speaking while receiving the victims Government House, Minna, on Saturday,…
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Video: How I Used ‘Alert Sim Card’ To Transfer Money From My Victims’ Bank Accounts, Fraudster Opens Up
A suspected internet fraudster better known as Yahoo boy, has revealed how he used ‘alert sim card’, that’s, sim card linked to bank accounts to defraud members of the public. In a trending video, the young man recounted he uses the BVN on a stolen sim card to transfer money to an “untraceable” account. He…