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President Muhammadu Buhari has just received the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the presidential villa, Abuja. Mr Ramaphosa and his delegation arrived the forecourt of the president’s office at about 3p.m. on Wednesday. The two leaders are currently in a closed-door meeting in Mr Buhari’s office after which they are expected to address the press.

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had nothing to say on the alleged National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Exemption Certificate scandal hanging on the neck of the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, except what the management of NYSC had said. This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the sum of N34.613 billion for roads and …

Armed police officers numbering over 50 have cordoned off the entrance to the Ekiti State Government house, restricting movement in and out of the complex. PREMIUM TIMES observed a police Armoured Personnel Carrier and Hilux vehicles parked at the entrance blocking the pavilion and the area leading to the governor’s office. The Attorney General of Ekiti State, Kolap Kolade, told …

The Nigeria Police have said security detail attached to all important personalities will be withdrawn before Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The Deputy Inspector General of Police(DIG) Operations, Habilal Joshak, while speaking in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, said the withdrawal would enhance the credibility of the election. He said the security detail of Governor Ayo Fayose, Kayode Fayemi and …

Reverend David Ugolor-led Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and the Nigeria Network on Stolen Assets (NNSA) members have been described as the number one in assets recovery advocacy in the world. This assertion was made by Mrs. Ladidi Mohammed, Director of Assets Recovery and Management Unit (ARMU) of the Federal Ministry of Justice, during an Assets Recovery …

A lawyer, Francis Obalim, has sued the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying for quashing of her appointment for not possessing a valid discharge certificate from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/712/2018, was filed by the plaintiff’s counsel, Johnmary Jideobi, on Monday, according to Vanguard. Following three months …

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme. Instead, she forged an exemption certificate many years after graduation, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The year-long service, organised by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate from universities or equivalent institutions at less than 30 years of …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) says over one million students participated in its 2018 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) which commenced on May 21. The council’s Head, Information Unit, Azeez Sanni disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Mr Sanni, who described the examination as successful, transparent and hitch-free, said it would …

_Dr. William Eyinmosan Some students are not interested in reading. Instead they look for any means to get a good result, which has made examination malpractices, bribery, corruption, female students enticing lecturers for marks or lecturers intimidating female students for sex, influential personalities bribing lecturers for high marks etc, common occurrence in Nigeria, that has led to the society producing …

Deliberations by stakeholders on how to eliminate challenges to sustainable cities began at the weekend at the World Cities Summit in Singapore. Involved in the deliberations are Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, Minister of National Development and Second Minister for Finance, Singapore, Lawrence Wong; with over one hundred representatives of national and municipal …