The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it has handed over a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021-2022 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination to the police for investigation over what it described as “result tampering.” According to the board’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who briefed journalists at JAMB’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday, the candidate, Chinedu John, had claimed he scored …
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Striking resident doctors have called the Federal Government’s bluff for invoking the no-work-no-pay policy by stopping their salaries. However, there were indications that states across the country might also adopt the Federal Government policy by equally denying the protesting doctors their salaries. The National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi and the Minister of Labour and Employment, …
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By Adémólá Òrúnbon Of recent, there have been what can be described as guided and concerted attempts by the All Progressive Congress, APC-led Federal Government to stamp its control on what is churned out as information within the Nigerian media space. This is because it has become obvious that the administration is not at home with the kind of access Nigerians, …
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has called for support of the Nigerian Air Force to tackle insecurity in the state. The governor made the appeal in a farewell message to the outgoing Commander, 107 Air Maritime Group of the Nigerian Air Force, Commodore Emmanuel Effiom, at the Government House in Benin City. Commending the Air Force Commander, Obaseki said: …
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•To use electronic machine in today’s LG election For the second time since 2018, Kaduna State will use electronic voting machines for its local government elections which hold today, Saturday, 4th September 2021. The Kaduna State Government’s innovative use of technology to promote election integrity made the state the first in Nigeria to adopt electronic voting, and the second polity …
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More than 7 in 10 Nigerians (73 per cent) have said they would relocate abroad with family members if they had an opportunity, a new survey published this week has found. This is a whopping 41 percentage point increase from citizens who were hoping to emigrate in 2019, when only about a third of citizens (32 per cent) said they …
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The federal government has said it did everything possible to stop the ongoing nationwide strike of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which paralysed activities in government-owned hospitals across the country. A statement by the Deputy Director Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Charles Akpan, quoted the minister Senator Chris Ngige as having …
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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, talks to BOLA BAMIGBOLA about agitations among the youth and his involvement in the recent coronation of the Olu of Warri, among other issues You have declared many times that you have a special interest in the youth and that your throne is dedicated to the Nigerian youths. Are you not worried about the level at …
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With the dusts raised by the legal challenges to the status of Mai Mala Buni as the interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yet to settle, coupled with the ward congresses of the party that ended in crisis in some states still generating controversy, the APC is today going ahead with local government congresses. A High Court sitting …
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*To punish operatives posting police activities on social media Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba yesterday vowed to leave a legacy of a truly professionalised police force. “I want to leave a legacy of professionalised police, a dedicated police force with sincerity of purpose, zeal and courage,” Baba promised during a tour of the Jigawa State Police Command. …
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