The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and allowed the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission. The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting which was held virtually and chaired by the Minister …
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Enugu govt delegation meets with visually impaired Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist A delegation of the Enugu State government on Tuesday met with the visually challenged Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist from Nomeh in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Steve Ogboh, in Enugu. The meeting, according to …
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The United States Tuesday said Nigeria procured 12 new A-29 Super Tucano jets at a sum of $500 million. The procurement, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, is the largest single arms purchase in sub-Saharan Africa. Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa commander disclosed this on …
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A group of Black men known as the Martinsville Seven, who were executed in 1951 after being convicted by all-White juries of raping a White woman, were on Tuesday August 31 pardoned by Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia. The men were all convicted of raping 32-year-old Ruby Stroud Floyd, a …
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Lalong relaxes 24-hour curfew in Jos North NANS summons emergency security summit ‘Don’t resort to self-help’ Plateau Assembly sealed. No, it’s not true, says Govt President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration is on top of events and is moving ahead with force to crush the perpetrators of …
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The Federal Government has disbursed N56,842,780,000 to 1,079,323 persons and businesses under the Survival Fund programme. The companies include those registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Maryam Katagum, Chairperson of the Survival Fund Steering Committee, gave the details at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Katagum, the Minister …
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Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III has dissolved the Warri council of Chiefs and revalidation as Chiefs will commence at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of Itsekiri nation, in Warri South local government area from Thursday. Meanwhile, The Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yayaha Bello, has paid homage to the …
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Ekiti House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the bill for the amendment of the State Electoral Law. Newsextra24 reports that the amended bill was tagged: “Ekiti Independent Electoral Commission (third amendment) Bill, 2021.” The amended was done at Tuesday’s plenary, presided over by the Speaker pro-tempore, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, in …
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The Borno State Commissioner for Health, Mrs Juliana Bitrus has confirmed that 43 people have died as a result of cholera outbreak in the state. Bitrus, who made the confirmation at a briefing yesterday in Maiduguri, the state capital, said the state had so far recorded 559 suspected cases. She …
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The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination kicked off in Anambra on Tuesday. Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu, the Executive Secretary/ CEO, Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ANPHDA,) who spoke at a ceremony to mark the commencement of the vaccination exercise, said 71,892 doses of two brands of vaccines were available. …
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