A Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker representing the Argungu Constituency in the Kebbi House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Na’amore, has called on the Federal Government to spray pesticides on invading quelea birds on their farms in the area. Na’amore made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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The University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, and the University of Lagos are the Federal Universities that pegged their minimum benchmark for admissions at 200 cumulative scores obtainable during the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations. Our correspondent gathered that prior to the 2023 policy meeting held by the …
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National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new academic programmes for Bingham University, located at Auta Balefi, Nasarawa State. The newly approved programmes are B.A Theology, B.Sc Supply Chain Management, B.Sc Procurement Management, M.Sc Microbiology, Ph.D Microbiology. Others are M.Sc Physiology, Ph.D Physiology, M.Sc Anatomy, Ph.D Anatomy, M.Sc Architecture, LL.M …
Read More »The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to avoid policy confusion by allowing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to focus on monetary policy, while he focuses on prioritising fiscal discipline and budget. Adebayo, …
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Folashodun Shonubi, Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “immediately delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose of identification.” …
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The Zamfara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have commended Gov. Dauda Lawal over the payment of two months salaries owed civil servants by the immediate past administration. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday jointly signed by the …
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion dollars). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official website on Sunday, the total debt stock comprises the external and domestic debts of the Federal Government, the 36 …
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Security Operatives have arrested a suspected oil thief and cultist, identified as Mr. Anthony Sigidi over his alleged oil bunkering activities in Oghior community of Udu local Government Area of Delta State as others flee. The suspect, It was gathered was arrested to the Otu-Jeremi Police Division at Oginibo community …
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Barely 24 hours after assumption of office, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to command, instructional and staff appointments across Army formations and units in the country. This was contained in …
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Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sent names of 19 commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and approval. The Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Yusuf Falgore, disclosed this on Tuesday while reading the governor’s letter of request during plenary. The commissioner nominees were urged …
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