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BREAKING: NYSC demobilizes 54 UNICAL Graduates ….. Vows to sanitize mobilisation process

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In its continuous efforts to prevent unqualified graduates from getting the NYSC Certificate National Service, a total of Fifty-Four Corps Members that were illegally mobilized by the University of Calabar have been demobilized by the NYSC Management. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed disclosed this today in Abuja. He also added that they would be prosecuted accordingly. He said another nineteen (19) among them that initially registered online for mobilization have been prevented from service, while four (4) Certificates of National Service for other culprits were not produced…

Breaking:WAEC releases 2024 WASSCE results

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE), 2024. The results were made available to candidates on Monday, August 12, 2024. The examination body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The message read, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024.” The school examination was taken by 1,814,344 candidates in 22,229 secondary schools…

BREAKING: Tinubu appoints governing councils for 15 universities and others

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 75 Nigerians to the governing councils of 13 federal universities and tertiary institutions of learning.   This was contained in a statement issued by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelae on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.   According to the statement, the President expects that the new members of the governing boards of these institutions will perform their functions effectively and creditably and within the ambits of their statutory responsibilities.   NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ABUJA   (1) Rabe Mudi Bala…

JUST IN: NYSC declares Akwa Ibom State Coordinator,Driver missing

Lukman Laleye Babalola

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator , Mr. Okun Christopher, and his Driver, Mr Daniel Effiong Asibong, are missing.   NYSC in a release signed Director Press and Public Relations department, Eddy Megwa, said they were abducted between Delta and Akwa Ibom States while traveling for an official assignment on Monday, July 29, 2024.   Megwa added that since their abduction, all efforts to locate their whereabout have yielded no results.   He said the scheme was in touch with their families in…

DSS confirms arrest of Tailors making Russian Flags in Kano

Lukman Laleye Babalola

,The Department of State Services (DSS), has confirmed the arrest of some tailors who were making and distributing Russian Flags in Kano State which protesters were using at the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country against exacerbating hunger and deprivation.   A statement by the security service on Monday which was shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, also noted that several of the sponsors of the flags had been apprehended.   Although the DSS claimed that Adaramoye Michael (aka Michael Lenin) was not in its custody, it noted…

BREAKING: Tinubu to address Nigerians Sunday by 7 am

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am.   Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday evening, August 3, 2024.   According to him, Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast.   “The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and…

BREAKING: Protest turns violent in Kaduna as protesters loot and destroy Govt properties

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The peaceful protest against bad governance has turned violent in Kaduna as protesters loot and destroy government properties. Recall that Nigerians officially commenced a 10-day nationwide protest today, Thursday. The organizers, many of them young people, said they are frustrated by the country’s economic conditions, vowing a show of “days of rage” as they protest. In Kaduna, hoodlums hijacked the demonstration, resulting in the arson of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA) headquarters. The demonstration took a violent turn as the protesters, marching from Kaduna Government House through…

BREAKING: Onyeka Onwenu Dies At 72

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Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, is dead.   Onwenu reportedly died Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos after she slumped after playing at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli.   An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the sad news.   “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped.   “She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it,” the unnamed eyewitness told the newspaper.…

JUST IN: Tinubu orders TETFund to build 72 modern hostels in universities and other tertiary institutions

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to increase the number of modern hostels in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by the year 2025.   TETFund Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, disclosed this during a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students.   According to a statement released by the Fund on Tuesday, the president’s directive to the fund followed his plans to ensure industrial harmony in tertiary institutions.   The statement signed by Public Affairs of TETFund, AbdulMumin Oniyangi, noted…

Tinubu orders NNPCL to sell crude to Dangote refinery in Naira

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in naira rather than dollars. This decision was disclosed by Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), following Monday’s FEC meeting. Adedeji said the measure would assuage the strain on the country’s foreign spending and stabilise the pump price of petrol, diesel and other products in Nigeria. Speaking further, Adedeji explained that this move aimed to facilitate the sale of refined products from…