The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, UNIUYO, Professor Nyakudo Ndaeyo, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for reviewing its policy on foreign post-graduate scholarship programmes. Professor Ndaeyo spoke when the NDDC Interim Administrator, Mr. Efiong Okon Akwa, paid him a courtesy visit at UNIUYO Senate Chambers. He said that the previous […]
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Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. According to news report, Sunday Igboho was arrested in Cotonou by Benin Republic’s security forces while he was trying to flee to Germany on Monday night. “He was arrested in Cotonou while he tried to travel out on […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Prof. Wushishi replaces Prof. Godswill Obioma who died on June 1, 2021. A statement by NECO’s spokesman, Mr Azeez Sani, said that Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter signed by education […]
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Elder statesman Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader, has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is dreaming if they think states in the south-south will be included in the proposed Republic of Biafra. Speaking with BBC Pidgin on Friday, Clark described IPOB as unrealistic, adding that he does not agree with the way the group is fighting […]
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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has recovered about 100 million dollars of undisputed obligations from forensic audit remittances between 2010 and 2017. Mr Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, NCDMB, made this known this while declaring open the “Nigerian Content Seminar”, at the Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference in Abuja on Monday. “In […]
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Governors of the 17 states in the southern part of Nigeria rose from their meeting on Monday with resolutions that touched on burning national issues. From setting a date to commence the ban on open grazing to their disapproval of selective arrests and justice, each of the resolutions reached after the meeting in Lagos represented […]
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The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar and his alleged assault victim, Clement Sagwark, have been summoned to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on July 13 The Senate is seeking to use their appearance to clarify withdrawal of petition against Umar on by […]
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The Kaduna state government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools in the state, over “security threats”. The director-general of the Kaduna state schools quality assurance authority, Umma Ahmed, announced the development in a circular issued to the schools on Monday. According to Ahmed, the decision became necessary following the abduction of students from […]
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Niger Delta leaders on Friday highlighted the gains of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), declaring the passage by the 9th Nigeria National Assembly as a pointer to Nigeria’s path to greatness and development. “It is another benchmark for ensuring transparency and accountability in the oil and gas industry. We see a country on the point of incredible […]
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Transcorp Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading power producers, announced an alternative energy solution to Nigeria, as part of its broader integrated energy strategy. Unveiling Transcorp’s alternative energy plan at a meeting with the Honourable Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Peter Ikenga, the Head of Transcorp’s Energy […]
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