Day: June 6, 2020

NOUN to conduct virtual matriculation for new students

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National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has concluded arrangements to conduct online matriculation ceremony for its new students on Saturday, June 13, 2020. It would be one of the first times in history a Nigerian university is conducting such virtual ceremony. A press release signed by the NOUN director of media and publicity, Mr. Ibrahim Sheme, stated that the development was due to the ongoing lockdown of the Nigerian education system because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Sheme explained that during the event, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, would…

Gov Sani Bello visits Savannah Fertilizer, warns against fertilizer price hike

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has warned against the sale of fertilizer above government approved price. Governor Sani Bello gave the warning when he visited Savannah Fertilizer Services, Kontagora, . He called for proper coordination towards the sale of fertilizer so that it gets to the real farmers. According to him, anyone found selling the product above government approved price should be reported to the appropriate authority so that action would be taken. He decried the situation whereby the fertilizer ends up in the hands of non-farmers which is…

President Buhari celebrates Alhaja Erogbogbo, ‘Kind Teacher’ at 90

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President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired teacher and businesswoman who turns 90 June 7, 2020. Buhari also felicitated with the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the woman, who was known as ‘Kind Teacher’ in the early part of her professional life. Alhaja Erogbogbo,a well-rounded Nigerian,was born in Kano in 1930, schooled in Lagos, and later taught in Kano, Lagos and Jos, where she impacted positively on the lives of students who passed through her tutelage, hence the sobriquet, ‘Kind Teacher.’ President Buhari saluted…

How Kidnappers of Sheikh Ahmed Suleiman Were Released on Bail

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Controversy has trailed the release on bail of the notorious abductors of the renowned Qur’an reciter, Malam Ahmed Suleiman who was freed from his captives last year. Malam Ahmed Suleiman was kidnapped along Sheme-Kankara road in Katsina State in March last year and was rescued by security operatives who apprehended his abductors and prosecuted them at the Katsina State High court. A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Katsina State chapter, Yusuf Usman Dauran, who was among those arrested over his alleged involvement in the illegal bail of the two…