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Over 500,000 admission spaces were not utilised in the 2018 admissions in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday, inaugurated its public information centre in Abuja to provide structured access to the bank’s operations in Nigeria and across Africa. The centre is named “Leopold Senghor Public Information Centre of the Nigeria Country Department, African Development Bank’’.Inaugurating the centre, Mr Ebrima Faal,
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By Tony Obiechinja, Abuja The National Social Investment Office (NSIO) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday, formally flagged - off collaboration to check corruption in the implementation of the National Social Investment ProgrammesThe Media Launch of the NSIO-ICPC partnership, held at the State
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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has commenced registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates’ 2020 First Series. WASSCE had introduced the First Series in 2018 to give private candidates a second option to take the August/September examination called Second Series. However, a statement by
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja Disturbed by the persistent criticisms of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the organisation from 2001 to 2019 saying that the outcome of the report would decide his next action. President Buhari
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The Police in Anambra have confirmed the death of yet to be identified woman and her child following petrol tanker fire incident recorded on Wednesday in Onitsha. SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state confirmed the death in a statement issued to journalists in Awka. Mohammed
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The Federal Governemnt has imposed fresh restrictions on foreign travels on Ministers and officials of governemnt. The new measures released in Abuja on Wednesday, are part of efforts to curb leakages and ensure efficiency in the management of resources of government. The new cost saving measures will
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday, approved the appointment of six aides for the Office of the First Lady after she tendered an unreserved apologies to her family over the leaked video that was circulated in the social media. The appointments came barely few hours after a delegation from
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan A Higher National Diploma (HND) Mechanical Engineering student of the Mashood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere in Ogun State, Olalekan Oladapo Ogunremi, was on Wednesday, found guilty of criminal impersonation and sentenced to six months in prison. The 21-year-old actually found favour before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan Oyo State government on Wednesday ordered the proscription of the title 'Iyaloja' and 'Babaloja' in the State following the crisis bedevilingthe leadership of Market Leaders Council, an association of market men and women in the State, with a view to forestalling further acrimony in the
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