NO fewer than 5,000 students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo State have been barred from writing the second semester examinations scheduled to commence on Monday, September 29, 2025, for failure to pay school charges. In a memo issued by the UNIBEN Registrar, Ademola Bobola, the university announced …
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Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has removed the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Zainab Baban-Takko, from office with immediate effect. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado, announced this in a statement issued on Monday, September 29, 2025. Gidado said the decision …
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In China, the former Minister of Agriculture, Tan Zhenjiang, was slammed with a two-year deferred death sentence for bribery. This was reported by the NHK television channel. According to the court decision, he was deprived of political rights for life, and all his personal property and illegally obtained income were …
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) reported a profit of ₦539 billion for August 2025, marking a 91.3% increase from the ₦185 billion recorded in July. The figures were contained in the company’s latest monthly financial report. According to the report, revenue rose to ₦4.655 trillion in August, up …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the high level of participation by Nigerians, especially the youths, in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), shows that citizens still had confidence in the process. Reacting to recent claims suggesting that Nigerians had lost confidence in the country’s electoral system, …
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NIGERIANS in United States will storm the streets of New York City on Oct. 4, for the annual Nigeria Independence Day Parade and Carnival in commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is the largest African celebration outside …
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THE National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on schools administrators nationwide, to leverage space education programmes to prepare students for careers in space science and technology. Dr Matthew Adepoju, Director-General, NASRDA, gave the charge at the second graduation ceremony of the Pathway to Space Programme. The programmed …
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A Magistrate’s Court in Jos, on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old labourer , Abraham John, to,18 months in prison for stealing three bags of cement. The Magistrate, Irene Pati summarily tried and sentenced the convict, who pleaded guilty to the charge. Pati, in her judgment however gave the convict an …
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The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), has appointed Mr Henry Ugwu as the new National Secretary General of the association with immediate effect. The Executive National President of RTEAN, Alhaji Musa Mohammed, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mohammed said the decision was taken …
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed New York, United States, after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80). Truthng reports that during his participation, Shettima received commendation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres for Nigeria’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN …
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