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For the 2024 rankings, the analyzed data from 1,907 universities in 108 countries, including over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and survey responses from more than 68,000 scholars globally. Nigeria’s Overall Best Universities 1.Covenant University 2.Ahmadu Bello University 3.Landmark University 4. University of Ibadan 5. University of Lagos 6. Bayero University, Kano 7. Fed Uni of Technology, …

An inter-religious group, Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission, has that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a demonic scheme against Ndi Igbo. In a statement signed by the President/Coordinator, Rev. Tony Uzo Anthony, and the General Secretary, Apostle Tony Osuji, the group accused South-East governors of being involved in a conspiracy …

ABUJA — Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, yesterday, revealed that local airlines have promised to buy jet fuel from only Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Speaking on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm program aired yesterday, monitored by Vanguard News, Keyamo said the decision coincides with the refinery’s commencement of jet fuel production for the local market. He said …

The Nigerian Army has again cautioned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against issuing an unpatriotic warning to youths of the South East to shun the ongoing recruitment into the army. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, published by Vanguard News, the Director, of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema, Nwachukwu described the call as a “brazen yet futile …

*Swears in new council chairmen, says it’s beginning of New Rivers * HURIWA tasks NJC to sanction judges over frivolous court orders Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, said he had to take the position he took on local governments in the state because the system was in a desperate situation, which required desperate measures. Speaking while swearing in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state, at Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara said the outcome …

The Federal Government is set to deliver up to 400,000 barrels of Nigerian crude oil daily to the Dangote refinery under its naira-for-crude agreement, a report by Bloomberg stated on Monday. It said this significant development is expected to take place over the next two months, amounting to 24 million barrels of Nigerian supply between October and November 2024. This …

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has allegedly claimed he paid N5 million upfront to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in an attempt to secure a Federal Government pardon over money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky allegedly disclosed that the SAN had initially requested N10 million for …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 30 of the 31 local government chairmanship seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress with one seat in the October 5, 2024 election in Akwa Ibom State. The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) made this known on Sunday. The commission, which released the results of the October 5 Local Government election, also indicated …

The United Kingdom government is boosting opportunities for young people through ambitious apprenticeship reforms in England. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson last week announced a new growth and skills levy, which will replace the existing apprenticeship levy and include new foundation apprenticeships. These new apprenticeships will give young people a route into careers in critical sectors, …

Nigerian crossdresser, Okuneye Idris popularly known as Bobrisky, has allegedly claimed that he charges as high as $100,000 for his influencing services on various social media platforms. He also denied the claims that he is into money laundering, emphasising that his source of wealth is legal and from a genuine source. The social media personality disclosed this in a call recording shared …