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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 2023 as Public Holidays. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the declaration is in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. “In the spirit of this special occasion, during which we commemorate the great …

A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, has said Nigeria is losing a huge amount of money for its failure to export human faeces, cockroaches, as well as, scorpions to foreign countries. The lecturer noted that the American government gets $3.5 billion every year because it is used to protect astronauts in space, the PUNCH …

Edo State Government has said the newly revamped Edo State College of Education will boost the capacity of teachers in the State to sustain the gains recorded in the education sector over the past six years by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. The Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Osamuyimen Ekhosuehi, said this during a 3-day onboarding programme for staff of the College with the theme, “Building an effective team for …

President Bola Tinubu, has described Nigeria’s diversity as an “asset” that will bring prosperity to Nigeria. Tinubu stated this an interactive session with Nigerians in Paris on Friday. The President likened the diversity in Nigeria to that of siblings “born of the same father in the same house except living in different rooms.” The president said Nigeria belongs to everyone, …

The Chief Of Army Staff(COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, have appointed Major General A.B Ibrahim, as the Chief Of Policy and Plans(COPP). Lagbaja, has also approved the appointment of New General Officers Commanding(GOCs), for some of the divisions of the Nigerian army and commandant for the Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA). Under the new arrangement, Major General Alabi, is now the General …

There are indications that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is contemplating a new policy where candidates wishing to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would be required to use their mobile phones and other personal devices to take the examination. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made the disclosure on Saturday, …

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and a group, Global Peace Foundation have decried the situation where Nigerians lived with mental challenges and called on government to provide support systems that would bring succour in such cases. Speaking at the Catholic Resource Centre, Durumi Abuja, during a one-day conference on “Trauma Care, Social Cohesion and the Role of Religious Leaders as Agents …

The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday called another witness who tendered more evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court. The PDP and Atiku are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the elected president in the February 25 election. Through their subpoenaed witness, the petitioners, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, tendered Tinubu’s academic records and personal particulars in …

*To satisfy politicians, as well as use experts to drive development President Bola Tinubu has plotted a strategy of managing the political interest groups that helped him achieve his life ambition of becoming president but not without compromising his aspiration of ushering Nigeria into a new era of development. Tinubu who is widely hailed rightly or wrongly as the founder …

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, departed Paris, France, for London for a “private visit.” “Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit,” a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, read on Saturday. The statement is titled …