By Akanni Dorcas JOHN Oluseun Dabiri is a Nigerian-American engineer and professor at Caltech who became popular for his research on how jellyfish swim and his design of wind farms inspired by fish movements. He earned his PhD. in 2005 at the age of 25. In 2020, Dabiri joined the board …
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The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has appointed a Professor of Constitutional Law and Governance, Edoba Omoregie, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. Prof. Shaibu Umaru, Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, announced the appointment on Friday in Benin, Edo State. Umaru said Omoregie emerged the 11th vice-chancellor …
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KOGI State Government has announced that it received approval from the federal government to build an international airport in Zariagi, near Lokoja metropolis. This approval, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said, was given by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. In a statement …
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The naira closed the week stronger at the official market, trading at N1,600 to the dollar on Friday, October 25, 2024. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange showed that the naira gained N1.20. This represents a 0.07 percent gain when compared to the previous trading date …
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THE Defense Headquarters has confirmed that a Naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically and killed a colleague. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja. He said the …
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GOVERNOR Umaru Bago’s government has approved the sum of ₦80,000 as a new minimum wage for civil servants in Niger State. In a statement issued on Friday, Bago noted that the implementation of the new minimum wage will commence in November 2024. Trojaninisghts reports that this announcement comes after a series of …
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THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has indicted the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in connection with the controversial sale of two helicopters by the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. This indictment follows an investigation into the alleged illegal sale which occurred under Sirika’s watch, …
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TWO light aircraft collided near Australia’s largest city, Sydney, killing three people on Saturday, local police said. Emergency services received reports just before midday that two planes had collided near the town of Oakdale, about an hour’s drive southwest of Sydney. “Two crime scenes have been established, and three …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, on her election as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. THE TRUTH reports that leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations meeting in Apia, Samoa, on Friday, elected Botchwey as the 7th Secretary-General. The 61-year-old former …
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An 80-year-old woman, Mariam Salako, has been confirmed dead in a fire accident in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the fire outbreak occurred about 1 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2024. Odutola …
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