The West African Examination Council (WAEC) is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations. This is contained in a statement made from the National Office, at an interactive forum with the Education Correspondents on Thursday night in Abuja. The head of WAEC National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu said it would amount […]
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A lecturer of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) , Ile-Ife, Mr Olufemi Aluko, has said Nigeria is losing out in the pack of countries competing for the 75 billion dollar global leather industry because of ponmo consumption. Mr. Aluko said Nigeria is in its present state because of neglect of the […]
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Oil theft for many, is considered simply as a way of getting one’s share of the “NATIONAL CAKE”, and this has persisted for far to long in the view many. The Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Commodore Aliyu Sule, has identified impunity and slow pace of adjudication as factors responsible for the persistence of […]
Continue Reading[BY Nkem Ndem Vivienne] Nigeria offers a wealth of attractions – from the popular Tinapa Resort, the mysteriousLong Juju of Arochukwu, to the remote Idanre Hills and the great Olumo Rock. But the country also offers some delightful surprises for those looking for a serious get away from it all – places to unplug from tedious office routines, […]
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Nigeria is widely seen as a rich country. The President of Nigeria thinks otherwise. He said on Monday, Nigeria “is not a rich country.” He said the reality was that that impression was wrong. In a statement by President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted the President as speaking while granting […]
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Armed robbers, who specialised in raping and killing their victims were on Thursday arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in Ogbomoso after they were traced through a mobile telephone they stole from one of their victims. Police Commissioner in the state, Mohammed Katsina, said while parading the robbers that one of them died during […]
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BY AYO OLOWO CHANNELSTV reports that the suspects were paraded to newsmen at the State Police Command in Damaturu. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Marcus Danladi, said that the suspects have been carrying out various operations along the road which links Yobe through Jigawa to the commercial city of Kano State, northwest Nigeria. On […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Barack Obama has praised President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for coming into office with his reputation for integrity and a very clear agenda. AllAfrica.com reports that Obama made the remarks at the ongoing meeting with Buhari at the White House on Monday, where both leaders met to discuss how to tackle terrorism […]
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